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MAGNETIC PICKUP LOCATION ON EARLIER 3500 ENGINE 1. Magnetic pickup. View Image
MAGNETIC PICKUP LOCATION ON LATER 3500 ENGINE 1. Plug (one of three available locations on top of flywheel housing). View Image
Magnetic Pickup
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The magnetic pickup is a single pole, permanent magnet generator made of wire coils around a permanent magnet pole piece. As the teeth of the flywheel ring gear go through the magnetic lines of force around the pickup, an AC voltage is made. The ratio between the frequency at this voltage and the speed of the engine is directly proportional. This engine speed frequency signal (AC) is sent to the 2301 Control Box where a conversion is made to DC voltage. The DC signal is now sent on to control the actuator, and this voltage is inversely proportional to engine speed. This means that if engine speed increases, the voltage output to the actuator decreases. When engine speed decreases, the voltage output to the actuator increases.
A Droop Potentiometer can be connected between terminals T13, T14 and T15 to control the amount of speed droop. Droop is necessary when paralleling with a utility bus, or a unit with a hydra-mechanical governor. An oil pressure switch is connected between terminals T9 and T10. This switch will not permit the control box to accelerate the engine to Rated speed if there is not enough engine oil pressure at low idle. The switch is normally open, and when closed by constant oil pressure, it does not affect the system until the engine is started again. However, if the oil pressure drops below the switch setting, the control box will return the engine to Low Idle. The speed failsafe circuit will return the voltage output of the control box to zero if the magnetic pickup signal has a failure. This will cause the actuator to move to the FUEL OFF position. Also, the engine will not start if the magnetic pickup signal has a failure.
NOTE: On the 7N182 Control Box, the jumper between terminals T3 and T4 must be removed to deactivate the speed failsafe circuit for test purposes. On the 8N408 Control Box, a jumper must be added between terminals T3 and T4 to deactivate the failsafe circuit for test purposes.
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The 2301 Parallel Control Box has two functions: precision engine speed control and kilowatt load sharing. The system measures engine speed constantly, and makes necessary corrections to the engine fuel setting through an actuator connected to the fuel system. The engine speed is felt by a magnetic pickup. As the teeth of the flywheel ring gear go through the magnetic lines of force around the pickup, an AC voltage is made. The ratio between the frequency of this voltage and the speed of the engine is directly proportional. An electric circuit inside the control box feels this AC voltage. In response it sends a DC voltage from the control, inversely proportional to engine speed, to the actuator. The actuator is connected to the fuel system by linkage. It changes the electrical input from the control box to mechanical output that changes the engine fuel setting. For example, if the engine speed was more than the speed setting, the control box will decrease fuel to the engine. Kilowatt load sharing between a group of engine driven generator sets is made possible by electric circuits in the control box. The load on each generator in the system is measured constantly by its control box. Loads are compared between control boxes through paralleling wires between all the units on the same bus. From the input of the paralleling
wires, the load sharing circuits in the control box make constant corrections to the voltage sent to the actuators. This gives kilowatt load sharing. The Rated and Low Idle engine speeds are set with speed setting potentiometers. An optional remote Speed Trim Potentiometer will give 4% speed setting adjustment. The Ramp Time Potentiometer controls the amount of time it takes the engine to go from Low Idle to Rated Speed. An oil pressure switch is connected between terminals T14 and T15, and this switch is normally open. When the engine oil pressure increases to the switch high pressure setting, the switch closes. This permits the control box to now automatically accelerate to Rated speed. If the oil pressure decreases to the switch low pressure setting, the switch will open and the control box will now automatically return the engine to Low Idle. A minimum fuel switch can be connected between terminals T22 and T23. This gives an optional method for shutdown (make reference to Service Procedure H). The Gain and Stability Potentiometers control the response of the engine to a change in load. The Gain Potentiometer is used to decrease response time to a minimum. The Stability Potentiometer is used to get the best speed stability for the gain setting that is used. The Speed Droop Potentiometer controls the amount of speed droop. It can be set between 0 and 13%. Droop is necessary when paralleling with a utility bus, or a unit with a hydramechanical governor. NOTE: Potential transformers and current transformers must be connected for speed droop to function. The De-Droop Potentiometer gives compensation (during isochronous operation) for droop caused by component tolerances and outside electrical noise. Make this adjustment after equipment installation is complete. The Load Gain Potentiometer is set so that the ratio between the actual kilowatt output and the rated kilowatt output of each unit in the system is the same. The speed failsafe circuit will stop all voltage output to the actuator if the magnetic pickup signal has a failure. This will cause the actuator to move to the FUEL OFF position. Also, the engine will not start if the magnetic pickup signal has a failure. On the 8N409 Control Box terminals T12 and T13 are used for either 24V or 32V DC. Even though all the units are connected in parallel, terminals T25 of each unit must be connected together in series. This gives a high voltage selection of all battery voltages. Selection of the high voltage as the common supply to all units prevents small speed changes caused by different battery supply voltages.
NOTE: See Service Procedure F to find which of the Control units have the high voltage selection feature.
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WIRING DIAGRAM FOR 2301 PARALLEL CONTROL BOX (8N409) View Image
3. Reverse Voltage Damage - incorrect wiring at installation can cause reverse polarity voltage to the supply circuit, and the result will be permanent damage to the 2301 Control. The preregulator also gives protection against these reverse voltages. 4. Lead Shorts - incorrect wiring at installation or lead insulation damage during use can also cause lead shorts. The preregulator is fused to prevent any current surges that can result in damage to 2301 Control. For installation and correct wiring procedures, see Service Procedure V.
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It is recommended that the cold start relay be installed on 2301 Control units if the engine is to be started at temperatures below: Control units without 4W5391 Preregulator: 4C (40F) Control units with 4W5391 Preregulator installed: 10C (50F) NOTE: The cold start relay cannot be used for tandem engine applications since these applications require a separate power supply for the 2301 Control unit.
EG-10PC Actuator
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The EG-10PC Actuator is an engine driven device that hydraulically changes an electrical input to a mechanical output (terminal shaft rotation) that controls the engine fuel rack. This actuator is used with the 2301 Electric Governor Control Box. The 2301 Control sends a voltage input signal to the solenoid coils of the actuator. The position of the actuator terminal (output) shaft is directly proportional to this input signal to the actuator. When the voltage signal to the actuator is stopped, the terminal shaft of the actuator will move to a position to shut the fuel off to the engine. The direction of rotation for the correct oil flow is determined at the factory by placement of plugs in specific oil passages in the actuator base and case. There is a relief valve in the actuator to maintain operating oil pressure at approximately 2750 kPa (400 psi) above the supply oil pressure. NOTE: The only adjustment that can be made to the EG-10PC Actuator is the external needle valve. See subject Needle Valve. To better understand the complete operation of the actuator, a separate explanation of each system follows. These systems are: Oil Pump, Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic and Feedback (Mechanical & Hydraulic Buffer).
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Actuator has the ability to drive the fuel linkage during hot engine restarts when both of the main problems (thin oil and increased linkage effort) are present to make a high effort actuator necessary.
solenoid coils will be increased. The magnetic force of the solenoid coils also will now be increased. Now the force of the coils will be greater than the force of the centering spring, and the pilot valve plunger will move down to allow pressure oil under the power piston. Since the surface area (that oil pressure works against) of the power piston is larger at the bottom than at the top, the piston will move up. The rotation of the terminal shaft will now be in the increase fuel direction.
Feedback Systems
A high degree of stability is necessary to maintain a constant output from the generator set. The stability of a system controlled by the 2301 Control is increased with the use of a temporary actuator feedback signal that biases (makes a correction to) the 2301 Control command signal to the pilot valve plunger. Since the 2301 Control makes an adjustment rapidly to a change in engine load, the actuator can make the engine go into a "hunt" condition (temporary increase and decrease in engine speed) if the corrections are too sensitive. The purpose of the feedback system is to prevent over-correction to the load change. The EG-10PC Actuator is different because two feedback systems are used, one mechanical and one hydraulic. Under normal conditions, the mechanical system will correctly control the actuator. However, during cold engine start-up conditions, the addition of the hydraulic buffer system eliminates erratic (variable) speed problems caused by the cold engine oil.
The result of the two systems is constant speed control at all times. The explanation for the operation of each feedback system is as follows:
With the pilot valve "centered," no oil flows to or from the power piston. If there is a decrease in load (causing an increase in engine speed), the solenoid coils will get a voltage signal to lift the pilot valve plunger. The oil under the power piston will now be released to go to sump. Pump pressure oil on the right side of the buffer piston will now force the buffer piston to the left. This displacement of oil in the power cylinder oil pressure circuit will move the power piston down and cause rotation of the terminal shaft in the decrease fuel direction. The movement of the buffer piston to the left also decreases the compression of the buffer spring on the right side, and increases the compression of the buffer spring on the left side. The increase of the left buffer spring force (caused by resistance to this movement) results in a small decrease in oil pressure on the left side of the buffer piston and on the bottom surface of the pilot valve plunger compensation land. This pressure difference on the two sides of the compensation land makes a force (greater at the top) to push the pilot valve plunger back down to the "centered" position. When the terminal shaft has turned far enough to satisfy the new fuel requirement, the force of the pressure difference on the compensation land will have again "centered" the pilot valve plunger (even though the engine speed is not yet completely back to normal). The movement of the power piston, and the terminal shaft, is now stopped. The continued decrease of engine speed to its steady-state setting results in a continued increase in downward force to the pilot valve plunger as the 2301 Control signal (to the solenoid coils) increases to its on-speed value. At the same time, the pressure difference on each side of the buffer piston (and at top and bottom of the compensation land) is being released by the flow of oil through the needle valve orifice. This controlled discharge allows the buffer piston to return slowly to its normal, "centered" position. The increase in the solenoid voltage signal to its on-speed value, and the controlled reduction of the pressure difference on the two sides of the compensation land occur exactly at the same rate (while the pilot valve plunger remains "centered") until the engine is again at the on-speed condition at the decreased load. Increased Engine Load When the engine load is increased, engine speed will decrease. The 2301 Control will now send a stronger signal (more voltage) to the solenoid coils, and the pilot valve plunger will move down. The control land has now opened the control port to allow pump pressure oil to the bottom of the power piston. Even though the pressure on each side of the power piston is approximately the same at this time, the pressure against the larger surface area at the bottom of the piston makes a larger force and the power piston will move up. This upward piston movement will cause terminal shaft rotation in the increase fuel direction, and the engine speed will begin to increase. When the power piston moves up, the displacement of the oil above the power piston will move the buffer piston to the right. This movement will cause a pressure increase on the bottom surface of the compensation land. The pilot valve plunger will now move up to
close the control port of the pilot valve bushing before engine speed returns to normal. Any movement of the power piston, and the terminal shaft, is now stopped. As the engine starts its return to normal speed, the controlled discharge of the oil pressure difference through the needle valve orifice is at the same rate that the voltage signal is decreased to the solenoid coils. The engine now returns to its steady-state condition, with the terminal shaft already set at the new fuel position that is required for the increase in engine load.
Needle Valve
The needle valve orifice is adjustable to permit a variable time rate that a pressure differential acts on the compensation land of the pilot valve plunger. This permits limited control of the EG-10PC actuator to be calibrated (set) to the response characteristics of the engine. Normally the settings can be made in the range of 3/4 to 2 turns open to get the desired characteristics.
EG-3P Actuator
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ACTUATOR
The EG-3P Actuator is also used with the 2301 Control Systems. The actuator's terminal (output) shaft position is directly proportional to the input signal to the actuator. The actuator normally goes to minimum fuel position if the electric signal is stopped. The output signal of the 2301 electric control is a level of voltage that determines the actuator terminal shaft position required to maintain a particular load on the engine. The
voltage is always the same polarity. This type of control unit requires an actuator in which the output shaft takes a position proportional to the voltage of the input signal. The main element of the actuator is an electrohydraulic transformer which controls oil flow to and from the power piston through the action of a polarized solenoid. The position of the actuator shaft is proportional to the input current to the solenoid coil controlling the hydraulic pilot valve plunger. Operation of the actuator is as follows: The drive shaft rotates between 1200 and 3000 rpm. It can rotate in one direction only. The direction of rotation is determined by the placement of plugs in the oil passages in the actuator base and case. A relief valve is incorporated within the actuator to maintain the operating oil pressure at approximately 2400 kPa (350 psi) above supply pressure. Engine lubrication oil from an internal sump in the engine enters the suction side of the oil pump. The pump gears carry the oil to the pressure side of the pump, first to fill the oil passages and then to increase the hydraulic pressure. When the pressure becomes great enough to overcome the relief valve spring force and push the relief valve plunger down to uncover the bypass hole, the oil goes back through the inlet side of the pump. The movement of two opposing pistons turns the actuator terminal shaft. The engine fuel linkage is fastened to the terminal shaft. Pressure oil from the pump is supplied directly to the bottom of the loading piston. Pressure in this hydraulic circuit always moves the terminal shaft in the "decrease fuel" direction. Since the linkage that connects the loading piston to the terminal shaft is shorter than the linkage that connects power piston to the terminal shaft, the loading piston cannot move up unless the power piston moves down. The power piston moves down only when the oil blocked under it can go to sump. The flow of oil to and from the power piston is controlled by the pilot valve plunger. With the pilot valve plunger "centered," no oil flows to or from the power piston. The pilot valve plunger is "centered" when its control land exactly covers the control port in the pilot valve bushing. The greater of two forces moves the pilot valve plunger up or down. When the forces are equal, the plunger does not move. The pilot valve plunger is connected to a permanent magnet that is spring-suspended in the field of a two-coil solenoid. The output signal from the electric control box is directed to the solenoid coils and produces a force, proportional to current in the coils, which moves the magnet - and pilot valve plunger - down. A spring force moves the pilot valve plunger and magnet up. The centering spring is positioned on top of the case in which the solenoid coils are located. It puts a constant
upward force on the pilot valve plunger. The restoring spring puts a downward force on the pilot valve plunger. The downward force from the restoring spring depends upon the position of the restoring lever. The restoring lever moves up to decrease the restoring spring force as the terminal shaft turns in the "increase fuel" direction. The resultant force from the combined output of the centering spring and restoring spring is a force that moves the pilot valve plunger in the "up" direction. This combined force increases as the terminal shaft moves in the "increase fuel" direction.
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With the unit running on-speed under steady-state conditions, the combined spring force and the force from the solenoid coils are equal but opposite. When the unit is running on-speed under steady-state conditions, the pilot valve plunger is "centered". A decrease in voltage input to the solenoid coils (due to a decrease in speed setting or a decrease in load) decreases the force and will lower the pilot valve plunger. However, the unchanged spring force is now greater and lifts the plunger above center. As oil moves from under the power piston, the terminal shaft turns in the "decrease fuel" direction. When the terminal shaft has turned far enough for the new fuel requirement, the increase in restoring spring force will equal the decrease in downward force from the solenoid coils, and the pilot valve plunger will be "centered" again by equal but opposite forces that push on it. When the voltage signal input to the solenoid coils increases (due to an increase in load or an increase in speed setting), similar but opposite conditions will take place. The now greater downward force from the solenoid coils will move the pilot valve plunger down. The power piston and restoring lever will be moved up, decreasing the downward force of the restoring spring. When the terminal shaft turns far enough for the new fuel requirement, the decrease in restoring spring force now equals the increase in downward force from the solenoid coils, and the pilot valve plunger will be centered again by the equal but opposite forces that push on it.
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