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Gain Setting - Adjust

This document provides steps for adjusting the gain setting on a Caterpillar Digital Voltage Regulator on a generator. It outlines 4 steps for adjusting the gain to achieve the desired response, including adjusting the proportional, integral and derivative values as well as the gain setting itself. It notes that the adjustment should be application specific for each generator.

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Gain Setting - Adjust

This document provides steps for adjusting the gain setting on a Caterpillar Digital Voltage Regulator on a generator. It outlines 4 steps for adjusting the gain to achieve the desired response, including adjusting the proportional, integral and derivative values as well as the gain setting itself. It notes that the adjustment should be application specific for each generator.

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Product: GENERATOR SET


Model: G3520C GENERATOR SET GZM
Configuration: G3520C Generator Set GZM00001-UP

Testing and Adjusting


Caterpillar Digital Voltage Regulator (CDVR)
Media Number -RENR7941-06 Publication Date -07/01/2010 Date Updated -07/07/2010

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Gain Setting - Adjust


SMCS - 4467

The following steps should only to be used as a guide if the default settings in the CDVR do not give
acceptable performance. Each generator has its own requirements that are application specific.

1. Starting with the factory defaults (Kp = 200, Ki = 600, Td = 0, and Kg = 50), adjust Kg to
achieve the desired response. If that response is not achievable, proceed to Step 2.

2. Perform a "step of reference" test by recording the generator terminal voltage with a chart
recorder or similar device. Limit the step sizes to 5% or less of terminal voltage, that is, from
480V to 504V.

a. If the response is too slow, increase Ki.

b. If the response is oscillatory or has a large amount of overshoot, decrease Ki or Kd.

c. If the desired response is still not achievable, proceed to Step 3.

3. If T'do and Te are known, use the PID calculator in order to obtain the starting PID values. If
T'do is known but Te is not known, use the PID calculator with the default exciter time
constant (Te = T'do/6). If the desired response is not obtainable with these PID values, proceed
to Step 4.

4. Start with Kp = 10, Ki = 2, Kd = 2, Td = 0, and Kg = 30. If the voltage set point is not
achieved, increase Kg until the machine terminal voltage is approximately equal to the set
value. Reduce Ki to 0.01. The terminal voltage should decrease. Adjust Kg in order to obtain
90% of set terminal voltage, for example, if the voltage set point is 480V, adjust Kg to achieve
432V.

5. With Kg set as determined in Step 4, set Kp = 40, Ki = 10, Kd = 10, and Td = 0. Perform a
"step of reference" test, with no more than 5% per step, for example, from 480V to 504V.
Adjust Kp to achieve 80% of the final value (403V in the example) in the desired time frame.

The desired rise time should be based on how fast you want the combined generator and
CDVR to respond. In most application, this will be in the range of 0.5 seconds to 1 second.
Once Kp is adjusted, increase Ki in order to get the desired response. If overshoot or if ringing
occurs, reduce Ki and then increase Kp, Ki, and Kd. Keep the ratio constant.

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ote: Many people use a load application or rejection test in order to adjust the voltage regulator. If
available, use an inductive load. A resistive load is not the best way to adjust the voltage regulator's
PID values. If the only load available is a resistive load, beware that the engine governor's or speed
governor's response will significantly affect the voltage regulator's performance.

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