AVR CONTROLS

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✲ Automatic Protection against low engine speed

UFRO
ADJUST UFRO Light Emitting
Diode (L.E.D)

✲ Adjustment is Factory Sealed

✲ The UFRO circuit will switch ON automatically at
approximately 95% of the nominal speed.
✲ Adjustment of the UFRO factory setting is required only for
special application requirements or fault finding purpose

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UFRO
ADJUST UFRO Light Emitting
Diode (L.E.D)

✲ A.C Generators are Constant Speed Devises

✲ The Diesel Engine should maintain a constant speed (in the steady state
condition), of within 4% of the nominal speed.
✲ Operation of the Generator continuously at speeds below the nominal level will
result in additional heating to the excitation windings, and possible damage or
deterioration of the winding insulation.

✲ The UFRO circuit is designed to automatically reduce the excitation current to

safe levels ,should the speed fall below 5% of the nominal. Transient speed drop
may occur as a result of switching on large load currents. In this situation, the
UFRO circuit can assists with rapid engine recovery to the nominal speed.

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FREQUENCY SELECTION LINK

AVR TYPES
SX460,SX440,SA465 AVR TYPES
SX421,MA327 MX341, MX321

4 Pole/ 50 HZ
1
C (Common) 6 Pole/50 HZ
2 6 Pole/60 HZ
4 Pole/60 HZ
(No Link)
4 Pole/50 HZ
4 Pole/ 60HZ 3

✲ The frequency selection links must be set at the operating frequency

of the Generator, 50 HZ , (4 or 6 Pole Generators).
✲ OR 60 HZ , (4 or 6 Pole Generators).
✲ MX341, MX321and MA325 AVR’s have a provision for 6 Pole
Generators, where the lower speed PMG supply requires a different
frequency setting.

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FREQUENCY SELECTION MINI SWITCHES

AVR AVR
MA327 MA325

0 1 9 0 1
9
8 2 8 2
50
60 HZ
HZ 644Pole
Pole
Pole/ /60
50
/60
50HZ
HZ
HZ
7 3 7 3
6 5 4 6 5 4

✲The MA325 and MA327 AVR,s have mini switch selection for setting the
protection circuit to the operating frequency of the Generator, 50 or 60 HZ

✲ The MA325 AVR has a provision for 6 Pole Generators, where the lower
speed PMG supply requires a different frequency setting.

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% SPEED (Hz)
20 40 60 80 100 120
✲ Knee Point Factory set
at approximately 95%

100

% VOLTS
80

60

L.E.D 40

20

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% SPEED (Hz)
✲ Clockwise adjustment reduces
Knee-point setting 20 40 60 80 100 120

100

% VOLTS
80

60

L.E.D 40

20

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% SPEED (Hz)
✲ Anti-Clockwise rotation
increases Knee-point setting 20 40 60 80 100 120

100

% VOLTS
80

60

L.E.D 40

20

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% SPEED (Hz) ENGINE SPEED
✲Engine Speed falls below 20 40 60 80 100 120
Knee-Point setting at 95%

100

% VOLTS
80

60

LED ON
40

20

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% SPEED (Hz) ENGINE SPEED
✲Engine speed rises above 20 40 60 80 100 120
Knee Point Setting at 95%

100

% VOLTS
80

60
LED OFF
40

20

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✲ Adjustment of the UFRO circuit

UFRO
ADJUST UFRO Light Emitting
Diode (L.E.D)
LED ON
LED OFF

✲ To adjust Factory Setting, remove seal.

✲ Reduce engine speed to 95% of the nominal speed.
✲ Adjust the UFRO trimmer until the LED Light is ON.
✲The circuit is now set correctly for the Generator protection.
✲The engine can now be re-set to normal speed, with the
UFRO circuit OFF.

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ENGINE OVERLOAD SITUATION

UFRO UFRO Light Emitting

ADJUST Diode (L.E.D)

✲ Should the ENGINE become overloaded, at approximately 95% below

nominal speed the UFRO protection circuit will switch ON
✲This will immediately result in a fall in output voltage from the generator,
proportional to the speed drop, which automatically reduces kW LOAD.
✲This will relieve the OVERLOAD on the engine, which may now be able to
recover to NORMAL SPEED LEVELS, switching the UFRO OFF.
✲This will also return the overload to engine, the engine speed may fall
again, switching ON the UFRO circuit again…. etc etc etc.
✲This is a self- perpetuating situation which will continue until the kW load
is reduced to acceptable levels for the engine.

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