MCM3320 Abnormal Scenarios – Controller Reaction Jan 27, 2006

1.1 Abnormal Scenarios / Fault Reaction

In general the rules for abnormal situations are to try to connect to an available source (utility preferrred) and to avoid taking
any breaker actions which could unintentionally parallel two sources.

1.1.1 Utility Main Fail to Open

If a UMFTO occurs during an open transition transfer to the genset bus, the MCM3320 will flag the fault and continue trying
to open the utility breaker.
If a UMFTO occurs during a closed transition transfer or extended paralleling, the MCM3320 will flag the fault, stop trying
to open the utility breaker, and instead open the genset main breaker. It will not reattempt until user resets the fault.

1.1.2 Utility Main Fail to Close

If a UMFTC occurs, the MCM3320 will treat this as a utility source failure and take the normal actions for utility source
failure. This state will be latched until user resets the fault.

1.1.3 Utility Main Breaker Contacts

Normally the control expects the breaker 'a' and 'b' contacts to be in opposite states. If they are not, the MCM3320 will flag
the fault and consider the utility breaker to be closed (safest assumption). If the current on all 3 phases are above an
adjustable threshold (5% default), the control has confirmed that the breaker is closed. If this is not the case, the control will
consider the utility source as failed and take normal actions from there. If then the control attempts to open the utility
breaker, the breaker contacts may or may not read correctly. If they read correctly (breaker is open), the transfer to gen can
proceed. If the contacts are still indicating conflicting information, then a transfer to gen is not possible. In this case it is
possible that the load could be unpowered depending on the actual state of the utility breaker. This contact failure state is
latched until the user resets the fault.

1.1.4 Utility Main Breaker Tripped

If the utility breaker tripped input on the MCM3320 is active, the MCM3320 will flag a fault and will consider the utility
source as failed and take normal actions from there. If the tripped input goes inactive, the utility source can be considered
available again. (This is not a latched operational state, though a user reset is required to clear the fault itself.)

1.1.5 Utility Main Breaker Disconnected

If the utility main breaker is to be racked out for service, this will result in the MCM3320 seeing a utility breaker contact
failure which will result in starting the gensets and transferring to the genset bus. If this operation is not desired, the
individual genset controls must be put in the Off mode. The MCM3320 does NOT have a cell switch input.

1.1.6 Genset Main Fail to Open

Operation is analogous to the Utility Main Fail to Open.

1.1.7 Genset Main Fail to Close

If a GMFTC occurs, the MCM3320 will treat the genset source as not available and take normal actions from there. This
state will be latched until the user resets the fault.

1.1.8 Genset Main Breaker Contacts

Operation is analogous to Utility Main Breaker Contacts

1.1.9 Genset Main Breaker Tripped

Operation is analogous to Utility Main Breaker Tripped.

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1.1.10 Genset Main Breaker Disconnected
If the gen main breaker is racked out, this will result in the MCM3320 seeing a genset main breaker contact failure which
will result in the genset source being unavailable.

1.1.11 Fail to Disconnect

Fail to Disconnect logic applies to cases where the gen and utility sources are paralleled. If one of the breakers fails to open
when commanded to do so, the fail to disconnect logic will then try to open the other breaker. If it succeeds, the action is
complete and this state is latched until the user resets the fail to open fault. However, if upon attempting to open the second
breaker, it too fails to open, then the MCM3320 flags the fail to disconnect fault and activates the breaker inhibit line to the
individual genset controls in a last attempt to disconnect. In addition, the Fail to Disconnect fault can be mapped to one of
the 8 configurable outputs which can in turn be used to externally trip a breaker. This entire logic function can be optionally
disabled.

1.1.12 Maximum Parallel Time

If extended paralleling is not enabled, then the maximum parallel time is enforced by the MCM3320. If the maximum
parallel time is exceeded, the MCM3320 will disconnect from the genset bus and flag a max parallel time fault. This state is
latched until the user resets the fault. (I.E. Paralleling can't occur again until the fault is reset.)

1.1.13 Fail To Synchronize

If the synchronizer has been unable to bring the genset bus into sync with the utility bus within the fail to sync time delay, the
MCM3320 will flag the fault. A fail to synchronize could occur for a number of reasons: utility is unstable, utility frequency
or voltage is out of range of the synchronizer, genset bus is unstable, etc. If a fail to synchronize fault occurs, the MCM3320
can take 1 of 3 actions. One, it can continue trying to synchronize (default action). Second, it can be configured to stop
synchronizing until the user resets the fault. Third, it can be configured on a retransfer to utility to go back to the utility on an
open transition.

1.1.14 Genset Bus Failure

If the genset bus fails during a test with load, the MCM3320 will do an open transition retransfer to the utility immediately,
overriding the retransfer time delay and any active retransfer inhibit.
If the genset bus fails while paralleled, the MCM3320 will immediately open the gen main breaker.

1.1.15 Utility Source Failure

Aside from the normal utility source failure operation, if the utility source fails while paralleled, the MCM3320 will
immediately open the utility main breaker.

1.1.16 Lockout
A number of the faults cause the control operation to be restricted until the user resets the fault (as described in some of the
above abnormal scenarios). Collectively this is called control "lockout". The HMI has an LED on it which indicates this
situation. The faults which cause control "lockout" are:
1. Utility Breaker Fail to Close Fault State = Active
2. Utility Breaker Fail to Open Fault State = Active
3. Utility Breaker Position Contact Fault State = Active
4. Genset Breaker Fail to Close Fault State = Active
5. Genset Breaker Fail to Open Fault State = Active
6. Genset Breaker Position Contact Fault State = Active
7. (Fail to Synchronize Fault State = Active AND Fail to Sync Lockout Enable = Enabled)
8. Maximum Parallel Time Fault State = Active
9. Genset Bus Overload Fault State = Active AND (Load Demand Enable = Enabled OR Load Add Shed
Enable = Enabled)

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