MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC KAMAYA

POINT
Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines – PTGWO - ITF Kamaya Point, Brgy.
Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan

Name: 3CL GUNIO, NATHANIEL N Section: COPPER Date: 26 AUGUST

2020
Electro 3 - Marine Electricity and Electrical Maintenance
Week 3 COURSE TOPIC 3: Parallel Running of Generators
COURSE OUTCOME 1:

Demonstrate paralleling and changeover of generators according to established rules and

procedures

LEARNING OUTCOME:

L.O. 1.3: Demonstrate paralleling and changeover of generators according to established

rules and procedures.
Synchronization or Parallel Running of Generators
 It is an activity that uses two or more generators to run simultaneously.
 Synchronization is carried out often on ships and it is a prerequisite for every
engineer on a ship to know the procedure.
 In maritime law, it is require for a ship to have at least two generators and nowadays
ships have 2 to 3 generators on board.
Governor
It is the device used to control the speed of a prime mover
Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR)
It is the automatic control equipment that adjusts the excitation level of a generating unit to
maintain voltage levels.
Synchronizing and Generator Panel
 Synchronizing of an incoming generator or alternator is very important before
paralleling it with another generator.
 The synchronizing of the generator is done with the help of synchro scope or with
three bulb method in case of emergency.
 It is of utmost importance that before paralleling the generators the frequency and
voltage of the generators need to be matched.

Name: ____________________________ Section: _______________ Date: ____________

 MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC KAMAYA
POINT
Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines – PTGWO - ITF Kamaya Point, Brgy.
Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan

Electro 3 - Marine Electricity and Electrical Maintenance

COURSE TOPIC 3: Parallel Running of Generators

COURSE OUTCOME 1:

Demonstrate paralleling and changeover of generators according to established rules and

procedures

LEARNING OUTCOME:

L.O. 1.3: Demonstrate paralleling and changeover of generators according to established

rules and procedures.
Activity 5: Air Circuit Breaker

Direction: Log-in to your Learning Management System’s (LMS) account to provide answer
to the following:
1. What are the types of air circuit breaker? Explain briefly.
The types of air circuit breaker are Plain Break Type Circuit Breaker, which is the
simplest form of air breakers, the main points of contacts are made in the shape of two
horns. The arcs extend from tip to tip. The Magnetic Blowout Type Air Break Circuit
Breaker are used in voltage capacity up to 11KV. The extension of the arc can get by
magnetic field provided by the current blowout in coils. And the third type is Air Chute
Air Break Circuit Breaker which have low contact resistance and are silver plated. These
are made up of copper and conduct current in closed position.

2. Enumerate the different parts of an air circuit breaker.

The parts of an air circuit breaker are :
 Trouble tripping indication resetting button
 Switch on/off button
 Switch ON-OFF indication
 Energy saving-releasing indication manual energy
 Saving hand knob
 Shaking hand knob and its put location
 Skin plating
 Positive indication
 In-out

3. Explain the operation of the air circuit breaker. Answer: (You may use a separate sheet
of paper)
 MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC KAMAYA
POINT
Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines – PTGWO - ITF Kamaya Point, Brgy.
Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan

An air circuit breaker, just like any circuit breaker is used to protect an electrical circuit
from damage caused by excessive current from an overload or short circuit. It is an
automatically operated switch that uses air. The operation of an air circuit breaker can be
broken into three steps: the first is achieved by forcing the arc into contact with a large
are of insulating material. The arc is driven into a chamber called arc chute. The shape
and the arc chute wall would help to achieve cooling. The second step is lengthening the
arc path. This lengthening increases the arc resistance. The third step is using the metal
arc splitter inside the arc chute. Each split arcs have its own cooling and lengthening
effect due to its own mini arc chute and the individual split arc voltage becomes high.

Name: ____________________________ Section: _______________ Date: ____________

Electro 3 - Marine Electricity and Electrical Maintenance

COURSE TOPIC 3: Parallel Running of Generators

COURSE OUTCOME 1:

Demonstrate paralleling and changeover of generators according to established rules and

procedures

LEARNING OUTCOME:

L.O. 1.3: Demonstrate paralleling and changeover of generators according to established

rules and procedures.
Activity 6: Alternators
Direction: List the step by step procedure in operating and paralleling of two alternators in a
bus
Answer: (You may use a separate sheet of paper)
Before you parallel two alternators or generators, they musty first be synchronized.
Synchronizing is done with the help of synchroscope or with three bulb method in case of
emergency. It may be manual, or automatic. As per LMS, the steps using a synchroscope.
 MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC KAMAYA
POINT
Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines – PTGWO - ITF Kamaya Point, Brgy.
Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan

1. The synchroscope consists of a small motor with coils on the two poles connected across two
phases. Let’s say it is connected in red and yellow phases of the incoming machine and
armature windings supplied from red and yellow phases from the switchboard bus bars.
2. The bus bar circuit consists of an inductance and resistance connected in parallel.
3. The inductor circuit has the delaying current effect by 90 degrees relative to current in
resistance.
4. These dual currents are fed into the synchroscope with the help of slip rings to the armature
windings which produces a rotating magnetic field.
5. The polarity of the poles will change alternatively in north/south direction with changes in
red and yellow phases of the incoming machine.
6.  The rotating field will react with the poles by turning the rotor either in clockwise or
anticlockwise direction.
7. If the rotor is moving in clockwise direction this means that the incoming machine is running
faster than the bus bar and slower when running in anticlockwise direction.
8. Generally, it is preferred to adjust the alternator speed slightly higher, which will move the
pointer on synchroscope is in clockwise direction.
9. The breaker is closed just before the pointer reaches 12 o clock position, at which the
incoming machine is in phase with the bus bar
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KAMAYA POINT
Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines – PTGWO - ITF
Kamaya Point, Brgy. Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan
Reflection:
 KAMAYA POINT
Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines –
PTGWO - ITF
Kamaya Point, Brgy. Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan
COURSE OUTCOME 1:

Demonstrate paralleling and changeover of generators according to established rules and

procedures

LEARNING OUTCOME:

L.O. 1.3: Demonstrate paralleling and changeover of generators according to established

rules and procedures.

Laboratory Activity 3:
Instruction: Procede to Engine Room Simulator (ERS) and follow the developed procedure
to demonstrate the paralleling and changeover of generators. The activity shall be done by
pair in the first trial and it shall be done individually in the succeeding trials.
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MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA AND THE

PACIFIC KAMAYA POINT
Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines –
PTGWO - ITF Kamaya Point, Brgy. Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan