Optimizing Job Site Performance with Generator Control
In today’s fast-paced mobile equipment landscape, efficiency and reliability are key to maximizing productivity and return on investment. One of the most impactful advancements in this regard is the ability to automatically start and stop generators supplying power to mobile and rental equipment. This capability optimizes job site performance and significantly increases operational efficiency, leading to a higher rate of return on investment.
Importance of Reliable Communication
Reliable communication between the controller and the generator is crucial for generators to function effectively, especially those that are mechanically or electronically governed. Any lapse in communication can lead to downtime, reducing productivity and increasing costs. Ensuring seamless interaction between the control systems and the generators is paramount for maintaining a consistent power supply and operational efficiency.
Durability in Harsh Environments
Generators often operate in challenging environments, exposed to harsh weather conditions such as rain, snow, dust, and extreme temperatures. Controllers used to power these solutions must be exceptionally durable and designed to withstand these elements. Robust construction and advanced engineering ensure that these control systems can perform reliably, no matter the environmental conditions.
Efficient Controllers for OEMs
By integrating advanced controllers into mobile generators, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) can monitor and manage generator performance from virtually anywhere. This integration offers several significant benefits:
Better Management of Start/Stop Times: Control solutions enable precise management of when generators start and stop, optimizing their use and reducing unnecessary run times.
Fuel Consumption Adjustment: Efficiently managing fuel consumption is critical for cost savings. Advanced control systems can adjust fuel usage based on real-time data and operational needs.
Issue Diagnosis: Early detection and diagnosis of potential issues can prevent costly breakdowns. By adding telemetry devices with remote monitoring capabilities, controllers allow for real-time diagnostics, helping to identify and address problems before they escalate.
Reducing Downtime and Increasing Efficiency
One of the most significant advantages of integrating control solutions into mobile generators is the reduction of downtime. With real-time adjustments, these systems ensure that generators are always operating at their best. This reliability translates into less downtime for mobile equipment, enhancing overall job site productivity.
The ability to manage generators brings a new level of efficiency and reliability to job sites. OEMs can achieve significant cost savings and operational improvements by ensuring robust communication, durability in harsh environments, and comprehensive remote monitoring. These advancements enhance performance and provide a competitive edge in today’s demanding industrial landscape.
Generator Controllers
 DynaGen™ PRO600
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 DynaGen™ TG410
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 DynaGen™ TG350
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 DynaGen™ RA400
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 DynaGen™ Retro Kit
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Telemetry Devices
 Messenger BLE
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 Messenger Lite
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 VisiTek™ 600
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Monitoring Services
Enhancing Safety for Miners on Coal Stockpiles
At that critical moment, the dozer operators must rely on their ability to summon help quickly and reliably. The handheld CB radio in the dozer may not be enough if the signal cannot get through the coal pile. Wireless stop switches are now used to ensure continuous communication so emergency alerts can be sent and received immediately.
Fail-Safe Protection for Dozers on Coal Stockpiles
The BWI Eagle Dozer Stop Switch wireless system is purpose-built to enable dozer operators to stop the feeder and alert emergency personnel with a single button push from inside the cab.
The Dozer Stop Switch system redefines safety on coal storage piles by featuring a full duplex (handshake) link and an operating range of more than 4,500 feet.
If a dozer starts to fall into a cavity, the operator pushes the button to stop the feeder and alert emergency personnel. It also automatically stops if the handshake link is broken due to a signal loss or power failure, ensuring the feeder stops if the operator is unable to push the button.
The BWI Eagle Dozer Stop Switch is the only fail-safe protection for dozer operators working on coal stockpiles with underground feeders. The system features a continuous link between the dozer operation and the control PLC. Falling into a cavity would break the RF link and activate the e-stop as if the button had been hit.
Other RF systems rely on the emergency signal reaching the control receiver, but fail to consider that RF transmissions will not penetrate through layers of coal.
The system can monitor up to eight dozers simultaneously with a precise frequency auto-scanning signal that cannot be blocked or jammed. Integral high-current relays allow direct interfacing with other equipment and devices, while 900MHz spread-spectrum technology ensures the utmost security and reliability. When the operator logs in, onboard LEDs at both ends of the link verify that the handshake has been established, giving the operator and all other involved personnel a sense of confidence and trust.
Stop Switch Transmitter
Single latching e-stop
36 VDC powered
Stop Switch Receiver
100-250 VAC powered
Signal Repeater
100-250 VAC powered
Dozer E-Stop Safety System – Components Overview – PDF Download
Generator Control – Dynagen
Aerospace and Defense, Agriculture, Concrete and Aggregate, Factory Automation, Forestry, Hydraulics, Industries, Medical, Off Highway Vehicle, Oil and Gas, Warehouse Automation, WaterOptimizing Job Site Performance with Generator Control
In today’s fast-paced mobile equipment landscape, efficiency and reliability are key to maximizing productivity and return on investment. One of the most impactful advancements in this regard is the ability to automatically start and stop generators supplying power to mobile and rental equipment. This capability optimizes job site performance and significantly increases operational efficiency, leading to a higher rate of return on investment.
Importance of Reliable Communication
Reliable communication between the controller and the generator is crucial for generators to function effectively, especially those that are mechanically or electronically governed. Any lapse in communication can lead to downtime, reducing productivity and increasing costs. Ensuring seamless interaction between the control systems and the generators is paramount for maintaining a consistent power supply and operational efficiency.
Durability in Harsh Environments
Generators often operate in challenging environments, exposed to harsh weather conditions such as rain, snow, dust, and extreme temperatures. Controllers used to power these solutions must be exceptionally durable and designed to withstand these elements. Robust construction and advanced engineering ensure that these control systems can perform reliably, no matter the environmental conditions.
Efficient Controllers for OEMs
By integrating advanced controllers into mobile generators, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) can monitor and manage generator performance from virtually anywhere. This integration offers several significant benefits:
Better Management of Start/Stop Times: Control solutions enable precise management of when generators start and stop, optimizing their use and reducing unnecessary run times.
Fuel Consumption Adjustment: Efficiently managing fuel consumption is critical for cost savings. Advanced control systems can adjust fuel usage based on real-time data and operational needs.
Issue Diagnosis: Early detection and diagnosis of potential issues can prevent costly breakdowns. By adding telemetry devices with remote monitoring capabilities, controllers allow for real-time diagnostics, helping to identify and address problems before they escalate.
Reducing Downtime and Increasing Efficiency
One of the most significant advantages of integrating control solutions into mobile generators is the reduction of downtime. With real-time adjustments, these systems ensure that generators are always operating at their best. This reliability translates into less downtime for mobile equipment, enhancing overall job site productivity.
The ability to manage generators brings a new level of efficiency and reliability to job sites. OEMs can achieve significant cost savings and operational improvements by ensuring robust communication, durability in harsh environments, and comprehensive remote monitoring. These advancements enhance performance and provide a competitive edge in today’s demanding industrial landscape.
Generator Controllers
DynaGen™ PRO600
DynaGen™ TG410
DynaGen™ TG350
DynaGen™ RA400
DynaGen™ Retro Kit
Telemetry Devices
Messenger BLE
Messenger Lite
VisiTek™ 600
Monitoring Services
Streamline Multi-Pump Control – Control Multiple Pumps From a Single Panel
Hydraulics, Industries, Off Highway Vehicle, Oil and Gas, SCADA, WaterEngine Control Panel CANplus™ CP750-E
Many multi-pump systems rely on a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to coordinate operations effectively. However, the CP1000 and CP750-E engine control panels offer an alternative by removing the need for a PLC in these intricate arrangements. These panels can control up to six pumps concurrently, including configurations that mix CP1000 and CP750-E panels.
Consider the practicality of overseeing multiple pumps from a single panel—applications requiring multiple pumps are not rare. It’s applicable when a single pump might not meet the required flow or pressure, or when the flow demands fluctuate throughout the day beyond the capacity of one pump. Additionally, applications might require standby pumps to activate automatically should any pump fail. It is also typical that the standby pumps get routinely rotated into service so that all pumps have the same overall utilization.
These pump panels can work together in synchronous or parallel mode. In synchronous mode, the designated number of pumps operate simultaneously, each running at its pre-set speed. This configuration is often employed in scenarios like managing water levels in a retention pond during flood situations, where float switches control activation and deactivation.
Parallel mode is particularly effective for tasks that require constant regulation, such as maintaining specific water levels or flow rates. This setup dynamically adjusts the number of active pumps to sustain the desired regulation.
Getting Started
As you set up the application, deciding how many pumps you want working and how many will be kept as backups is essential. You could have five active and one backup, split evenly or in any other combination. Then, you will need to determine the workload distribution across the pumps. For example, you may not want any pumps to operate more than fifty hours longer than the others.
CANplus panels start by setting all pump work hours to zero at the beginning of a job. It’ll keep track and cycle which pumps are running to ensure the workload is shared, keeping all pumps within the specified number of job hours of each other, fifty hours in this example.
This video demonstrates a multi-pump application using a CANplus panel.
Streamline the coordination of multiple pumps with CANplus™ engine control panels to make your operations smooth and efficient without additional control systems.
Fault Diagnostics for CANplus™ Panels and the DynaGen™ 200 Controller
Instant Support & Diagnostics at Your Fingertips
QR-Assist™ is a patented, software-based diagnostic tool designed to support CANplus engine control panels and the DynaGen 200 controller. This innovative tool provides instant access to a comprehensive database of technical system faults and customized, proven solutions, empowering users to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
Effortless Use and Powerful Benefits
A key feature of QR-Assist is its seamless integration with CANplus panels and the DynaGen 200 controller. Accessible via smartphones and tablets with a simple scan, QR-Assist eliminates the need for bulky equipment, complex setups, and lengthy troubleshooting procedures – all thanks to the high-resolution color displays on our advanced engine control solutions.
When a fault is detected within the engine, the display generates a unique QR code. By simply scanning the code, users can receive valuable engine diagnostic data, including detailed descriptions and causes of the problem, step-by-step troubleshooting guides, and relevant technical solutions directly from linked OEM websites.
QR-Assist streamlines the process, enabling quick identification of faults and initiating appropriate troubleshooting measures, minimizing downtime and making maintenance and repairs more manageable.
Say goodbye to downtime and hello to a more efficient and reliable diagnostic experience. Experience the future of troubleshooting with QR-Assist.
Introduced Machine Learning capability on its CANplus™ CP1000 panels for engine and VFD control. Machine Learning delivers the next generation of industry-leading performance and reliability for equipment operators.
Explanation
Look up machine learning online, and you’ll find a myriad of definitions and explanations ranging from highly technical to basic and everything in between. For the CP1000 and CP750-E, machine learning is a function of the engine or VFD control panel that helps it learn what its “Normal Operation” is, so it can alert pump operators when the panel is no longer in the normal range. The normal operating range is specific to your application, engine, or VFD using the panel rather than relying on factory default settings. Machine learning enables your panel to learn and monitor YOUR specific application.
How it Works
Once the CP1000 engine or VFD control panel and application are set up with the desired flows, pressures, and settings, the CP1000 begins the machine-learning process. It cycles through the entire operating range of the application, assessing and learning about all of the sensors and engine or VFD information coming into the panel. The CP1000 uses the information it receives to set up normal levels (green) to indicate that things are going well and operating as expected. It typically takes three to five minutes to complete the sequence.
Once the machine learning process is complete, the panel will automatically start monitoring the system. It will identify when operational parameters are trending out of the normal operating range, allowing preemptive action to address the problem.
It also looks at fluctuations and deviations of all the signals coming in to establish yellow warning and red fault areas. The panel will warn and alert when any monitored parameter moves outside the normal range for a specified amount of time.
Machine learning on the CP1000 utilizes powerful, edge-computing capabilities to monitor your application without the need for telemetry. While not required, the CP1000 Machine Learning fully supports remote monitoring when telemetry is added. Each learned parameter has a custom SPN that can trigger notifications when used with RemoteIQ™.
Machine Learning on CANplus CP1000 and CP750-E
Machine learning is an available option on all new CANpl CP1000 and CP75-E panels, effective March 2023. Existing panels can also be upgraded.