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Caterpillar Digital Voltage Regulator (CDVR)

0. Communications
1. Principles of Voltage control
2. Modes of Operation
3. Wiring
4. Features
5. Protections
6. Reference Numbers
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0. Communications

Cat PC Software;
RS-232 direct port.

Electronic Technician;
CAN DATA LINK P9-1,P9-2.
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1. Principles of Voltage control

T0 T1 T2 T3

OUT REF

VR
Excitation Field
L4
L1

Field L2
L3 Armature
Diode

Field
Stator

Alternator Exciter
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1. Principles of Voltage control

PID

VR
ERROR
INPUT OUTPUT
∆V ALTERNATOR V, f
V setting Excitation Field

RETROFEED
V actual
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1. Principles of Voltage control

How to set the Voltage Setting:

PC Software
AVR Voltage (V) …
in “Settings” screen, “Setpoint” tab, “Setpoint” box.

Raise/Lower buttons …
in “Metering” screen, “Fine Adjustment” box.

Externally
Raise/Lower momentary switch
± 10 VDC Auxiliary Supply
CAN DATA LINK
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1. Principles of Voltage control

Power supply to the CDVR
Self excited
T0 T1 T2 T3

Remnant magnetism
L4 L1
Field L2
L3 Armature
Diode

Field
Stator

T0 T1 T2 T3

Permanent magnetism

L4 L1
Permanent
Field
L3
L2
Armature
Diode
magnet
Field
Stator
L5
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2. Modes of Operation

Automatic Voltage Regulation

PF Control
VAR Control

Reactive
Power (kVAR)
Pf= cos ω
ω
Real power (kW)
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3. Wiring

(1) 6-pin connector “P6”

(2) LED Indicator
(3) 12-pin connector “P12”
(4) 9-pin connector “P9”
(5) 9-pin D-sub Connector “J4”

Note: Items 1, 3 & 4 are Molex

brand Connector plugs
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3. Wiring
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4. Features

4.1 PID Settings

4.2 Soft Start
4.3 Load profile
4.4 Voltage Drop
4.5 Voltage Droop
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4. Features
4.1 PID Settings
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4. Features
4.2 Soft Start
V

100% Vn

Soft Start Bias

Hz
100% fn

1 V/Hz Standard Startup Profile

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4. Features
4.3 Load Profile

100% Vn

Min V

0
0Hz Min f 100%Hz
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Worst situation, no help to the engine

3508B, 800kW in one block with:
Knee f =45
Slopes 1and 2 = 0
Min V =50 %
Min f =20 Hz
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Maximum help to the engine

3508B, 800kW in one block with:
Knee f =50
Slopes 1and 2 = 10
Min V =50 %
Min f =20 Hz
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Somewhere in the middle

3508B, 800kW in one block with:
Knee f =49
Slopes 1 = 2; Slope 2 = 4
Min V =50 %
Min f =20 Hz
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4. Features
4.4 Voltage Drop
Used when a single genset is working providing voltage to a load at a certain
distance.
In this case, as the power demand from the load increases ( current through the
cables grows), the voltage losses on the line increases.
We can program on the voltage regulator an increase in the voltage setting according
to the load.

400 v 397 v
Line losses
LOAD
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4. Features
4.4 Voltage Drop

With Voltage Drop

V
Without Voltage Drop
V Genset Output Voltage
Genset Output Voltage Voltage Drop
Voltage Drop Compensation
LOAD Voltage
LOAD Voltage

LOAD
LOAD
0% LOAD 100% LOAD 0% LOAD 100% LOAD
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4. Features
4.5 Voltage Droop
Used when paralleling gensets to help the Reactive Load Sharing between them.
We can program on the voltage regulator a decrease in the voltage setting according
to the reactive load.

V
4 % Voltage Droop

416 V Notice that the effects of “Line

Voltage Droop
Genset Output Voltage Drop”and “Droop”are just opposite,
400 V
that is why we can not select them
together.

REACTIVE LOAD

0% 100% Reactive Load

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5. Protections
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