HYBRID
Firmware for InteliSys and
InteliGen controllers in hybrid
applications
SW version 1.2.0
1 General information 2
2 New features 3
3 Abstract 4
4 Conditions 6
5 General installation structure 7
6 Required communication lines 8
7 Required data exchange 11
8 Configuration of Modbus data 12
9 Communication 16
10 Power management settings 19
11 Related information 20
Information about ComAp solution, references and related products for hybrid applications can be found here:
Hybrid power plant using ComAp’s hybrid solution
For complete description of hybrid applications see our Hybrid Application Guide.
4.1 SW option
The DSR availability is subject to following conditions:
1. The gen-set controller firmware is upgraded to IGS-NT-Hybrid firmware
2. The DSR function must be unlocked by inserting correct SW key (the SW key can be purchased from your
sales partner upon providing serial number– see list of ComAp distributors and subsidiaries)
3. DSR setpoint must then be enabled in setpoints Power management Group, in all the gen-set controllers
In this case there is a single Modbus line used for communication between the InteliSys NTC Hybrid controller
and the PV/wind inverter. The data among ComAp controllers, including InteliSysNTC Hybrid, is shared via
CAN2. There could be up to 32 slaves on the Modbus line, however it is recommended to communicate through
a cluster controller if there is a higher number of inverters, which collects and distributes all data from and to all
the inverters and communicates with the InteliSysNTC Hybrid over one communication line only.
See chapters Sharing the signals (page 16) for more details.
Note: It is also possible to use RS232 connection for Modbus. But RS232 port is not electrically isolated and
without any additional isolation therefore it should be used only for very short connection.
Note: ComAp controllers are gen-set controllers (InteliGenNTC or InteliSysNTC) with IGS-NT-HYBRID
firmware. Master controller is Modbus Master.
In this case there is a single Modbus line used for communication of communication between hybrid master
controller and one of ComAp gen-set controllers. with one of the ComAp controllers. The data from master
controller is then shared via CAN2 to all ComAp gen-set controllers shared via CAN2 to all other ComAp
controllers. See chapters Sharing the signals (page 16) form more details.
Note: It is also possible to use RS232 connection for Modbus but RS232 port is not electrically isolated and
therefore it should be used for very short connection only without any additional isolation.
Note: ComAp controllers are gen-set controllers (InteliGenNTC or InteliSysNTC) with IGS-NT-HYBRID
firmware. Master controller is Modbus Master.
The Modbus TCP communication can be wired only to one controller. The data must be shared via CAN2 to all
other ComAp controllers
Note: Using the switch is optional; however it is necessary if two or more direct Modbus lines to ComAp
controllers are required.
Click on the "+" four times and four new rows will appear. Now there are two fixed Modbus registers 42873 and
42874 that can be assigned any value from the controller. Click on the button in the first row and assign this
Modbus register the value shown in the following picture.
IMPORTANT: Don't forget to write the new configuration to your controller. For further details see
the Reference guide.
These values are calculated in all controllers and the value will be the same in all controllers connected to the
CAN2. You do not need to read this value from each controller separately. If you need to read it from more than
one source due to communication redundancy, you can easily clone the settings using the buttons shown
below. Save the configuration in one archive and load it in another.
Now you have four Modbus registers that can be read to obtain these values from the controller. The following
Modbus command should be used.
The response should have the following format: 01 03 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 95 D7 (first byte contains
address of ComAp controller, second byte is the command, third byte contains the number of read bytes, then
the following eight bytes contain the data, and two last bytes are CRC).
These values can be used in the master controller for internal calculations of DSR evaluation and RE power
limitation.
The expected response if the writing was successful is 01 10 18 D6 00 03 67 50 (first byte is the address of the
ComAp controller and the last two bytes are CRC).
The External value in the controller than can be connected to the logical function that serves as a source value
for the Dynamic Spinning Reserve in the ComAp's power management.
Go to LAI tab in GenConfig and select Logical Analog Input function DynSpinResReq. On the right side you can
see Source value selection. Navigate to ForceValue group and select ExtValue1 (see the following image),
The following response will be received when the writing was successful: 01 06 18 C0 00 01 4F D7
This Modbus Switch can be used in the configuration for indication of healthy Modbus reading. This signal
should be shared via CAN2 using SHBOUT virtual module to all other controllers. It will serve as Modbus and
CAN2 communication status.
In this example there are two controllers receiving the Dynamic Spinning Reserve request from the master
controller. One of them is set to share this value over CAN2 using SHAOUT1-1 output (this value is received in
all other controllers on SHAIN1-1 input). The other one shares the value over SHAOUT2-1 output and this signal
is used only when the main Modbus communication is not working properly.
The following configuration should be used in all the controllers (including the two receiving controllers).
IG-NT-BB-HYBRID1.2.0.mhx
IS-NT-HYBRID1.2.0.mhx IM-NT-BB-HYBRID 1.2.0.mhx
IGS-NT-BB-HYBRID1.2.0.mhx
Archives (*.ant)
For InteliMainsNT GC and
For InteliGenNTBaseBox For InteliSysNT
InteliMainsNTC BaseBox,
and InteliGenNTC BaseBox and InteliSysNTC BaseBox
InteliMainsNT BaseBox
IM-BB-HYBRID-BTB-1.2.0.ant
IM-BB-HYBRID-FDR-1.2.0.ant
IG-BB-HYBRID-MINT-1.2.0.ant IS-HYBRID-MINT-1.2.0.ant
IM-BB-HYBRID-MCB-1.2.0.ant
IM-BB-HYBRID-MGCB-1.2.0.ant