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1. Bye rone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Detail Window User Settable Columns Two columns in the Detail window provide the ability to command start and power settings for a turbine at any given time regardless of the configuration of its associated group These columns are labeled Override Start and Override Power A third column is MP Enable which lets you set a group or individual turbine to be MultiPac enabled or MultiPac disabled These columns are only accessible for user entry when the program is in Control mode e Override Start The Override Start column lets you edit the override start setting for an individual turbine When this textbox is selected a drop down list appears that provides three options as shown in Figure 11 You can either force the turbine on off or make it available to the APS C1000 series controller according the settings of the turbine s associated group Override PwrOut Stremd MP Utility Power Watts Enable Status FORCED OFF 0 OFF ISABLE SA AVAILABLE OFF DISABLE SA FORCED ON T2C200 were Ee OFF ENABLE SA T3 C200 AVAILABLE OFF ENABLE SA T4 200 AVAILABLE OFF ENABLE SA T5 C200 AVAILABLE OFF ENABLE SA T6 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE Figure 11 Detail Window Override Start Column Settings e Override Power The Override Power column lets you edit the override power sett2. C1000 Series MicroTurbine The second level of access is the administration level which is reserved for Capstone Authorized Service Providers ASPs This level of access permits configuring APS C1000 series controller IP Address Table 1 Password Levels Password Level Password User Level usr123p Administration Level ASP Contact Capstone Customer Service Entering the Password To enter the user level or administration level password click the Password menu item on the menu bar at the top of the APS Command Monitor window This opens the password entry pop up window as shown in Figure 3 Type the password in the PASSWORD textbox and press the Enter or Tab key on the PC keyboard The STATUS field will then display whether or not the password was accepted After the password is accepted close the password entry pop up window 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 8 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction WG Capstone Turbine Corporation Bye Stone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition APS Command Monitor Window No Connection Display Communication Power Meter Utility Power kW Enter Password PASSWORD STATUS P
3. Corporation Sc ap or User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition AN Stagg 172 17 10 150 C1000 ID 100 Override Override PwrOut Start T2 C200 ORCED OF ENABLE T3 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE T4 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE T5 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE T6 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE Figure 12 Detail Window Override Power Column Settings e MP Enable The MP Enable column lets you edit the MultiPac Enable Disable setting for a group or an individual turbine When this textbox is selected a drop down list appears that provides two options as shown in Figure 13 Select DISABLE to remove a group or individual turbine from a MultiPac system Select ENABLE to add a group or individual turbine to a MultiPac system Stagg 172 17 10 150 C1000 ID 100 Override Override Stremd MP Utility Start Power DISABLE Y fatus OFF YDISABLE OFF ENABLE T2 C200 ORCED OFI ENABLE T3 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE T4 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE T5 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE T6 C200 AVAILABLE ENABLE Figure 13 Detail Window MP Enable Column Settings Recording Button The START STOP RECORDING button lets you record the data displayed by all parameters in the Detail window as they change over time The parameters are saved in a Comma Separated Variable CSV file with a filename format date _ time csv
4. a running log of events and faults select Event Fault Log from the drop down list of the Display menu on the Command Monitor window menu bar This opens the APS Version window shown in Figure 17 This window provides a list of events and faults generated by the APS C1000 series controller and by CRMS An event or fault initiated by CRMS is identified by CRMS at the beginning of the text of the line item All events or faults are recorded in chronological order with the latest added to the bottom of the list The CLEAR LOG button is used to clear the list but is only available in Control mode with Administration level access Click the CLOSE button to close the window Event Fault Log 13 05 2009 07 06 06 CRMS Commanded clear event fault log a 13 05 2009 07 06 44 CRMS Commanded to start group 469893120 13 05 2009 07 07 00 CRMS Commanded to stop group 469893120 13 05 2009 07 07 04 CRMS Commanded to System disable 13 05 2009 07 07 34 CRMS Commanded to System enable 13 05 2009 07 07 41 CRMS Commanded to set group 2 13 05 2009 07 07 43 CRMS Commanded to start group 469893120 13 05 2009 07 07 51 CRMS Commanded to stop group 469893120 13 05 2009 08 27 10 CRMS Commanded read access of 1O_ANA Datal 13 05 2009 08 27 10 CRMS Read 1 13 05 2009 08 27 10 CRMS Read 0 13 05 2009 08 27 18 CRMS Commanded write access of IO_ANA Data 13 05 2009 08 27 18 CRMS Wrote 0 OK 13 05 2009
5. displayed on the CRMS Tool Bar with a green background color Control Mode is displayed in a similar manner except with a red background color C Capstone Remote Monitoring System File Settings Window View About Help Monitoring Mode f Control Mode Y Monitoring Mode Figure 7 Program Mode Display CRMS APS always opens in Monitoring mode Once set to Control mode after a period of ten minutes of inactivity the program switches from Control mode to Monitoring mode When the system automatically switches from Control mode to Monitoring mode it also clears the password Therefore to switch from Monitoring mode to Control mode always requires a password If you switch from Monitoring mode to Control mode without first entering a password the program prompts you to enter the password Enter the user level or administration level password as described in Entering the Password on page 8 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 13 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction Capstone Turbine Corporation We S User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Iyer ee Individual Turbine Window Menu In the User Edition of CRMS APS the individual turbine window used in all versions of CRMS has a limited menu structure as
6. i 60 i 1 Communication Setting ae te Auto Schedule Off A Auto Detect Port Assign Site TypeAP Off v and Baud Rate OFF j 0 0 KW Demand gt Schedule Connection FTP IP Settings J Schedule type IP address Events 7 I Intervals XXX XXX XXX XXX OF abe xyz com Events Connect every Report Status Log fi721710150 o ooo x Interval hours vj APS Operational APS Identifier APS Operation in 20 seconds T1000 e Hour 0 23 Minute 0 59 Completed Config Retrieval PE 3 0 Please wait Retrieving latest config files from C1000 172 17 11 FTP IP i Loading C AdvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS C1000 172 17 10 port status Connected APS Operational a APS Operation in 20 seconds Communication status Loading C AdvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS C 1000 172 17 10 Loading C AdvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS C1000 172 17 10 connected T Figure 5 Establishing Communication After the IP address is selected click the Comm button at the upper left corner of the Communication Setting window The program will attempt to connect to the selected IP address and the Report Status Log will display the status of the connection If an administration level or higher password has been entered the software will open a pop up window with the message Retrieve CSV files from unit This is to prevent overwriting any configuration changes that may have been s
7. of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction WMG Capstone Turbine Corporation ye Stone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition APS Front Panel Removed C1000 CONTROLLER C1000 Series MioaroTurbine Gontoler WG yyy User LAN Ports User LAN Port APS C1000 Controller Figure 1 APS and C1000 Series Controller LAN Port Locations CRMS APS Software Controller Associated Screens CRMS APS consists of the full CRMS program and the APS remote monitoring and control application The APS application is launched from the CRMS program using the links shown in Figure 2 These links consist of a button on the button bar and the Advanced Power Server selection on the drop down list of the Window menu item When the CRMS APS program first starts the windows that provide the interface for the APS application are automatically opened If the APS application windows are ever closed they can be opened again using these links APS Window Links C Capstone Remote Monitoring Syste _ N File Settings Window View About Help Monitoring Mo MicroTurbine Display J MultiPac Display j m H Olg eI eal MicroTu
8. shown in Figure 8 This only applies to CRMS APS User Edition and does not apply to any other version of CRMS or CRMS APS This window is only used to monitor an individual turbine using the CRMS portion of the software It does not have the same function as the APS Command Monitor window shown in Figure 9 60 65 162 172 17 10 10 Display Communication Menu Bar in CRMS APS a Lartlpdate j ONN User Edition Fadl Sbbs Sbk 0 fox NOT CONNECTED File CPC Lock Comm rre Ff Figure 8 Individual Turbine Window General Monitoring and Command Control The primary windows used for monitoring and controlling the turbine groups in the CRMS APS software are listed below and described in the following paragraphs e Command Monitor window e Detail Information window e Command Monitor Strip Chart window e Report Status Log window e APS Version window e Event Fault Log window 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 14 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction WMG Capstone Turbine Corporation ye Strone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition APS Command Monitor Window The Command Monitor window shown in Figure 9 is the primary window for commanding and monitoring the APS or C1000 series controller thro
9. where date is eight characters expressing year month and day e g 20090421 and time is six characters expressing the hour minute and second e g 103625 Click the green START RECORDING button to start recording the data in the file Once this button is clicked it changes to a red STOP RECORDING button which is used to stop the recording when desired To find the CSV file navigate to the computer drive where the program is installed open the folder with the name and IP address of the APS C1000 series controller in the APS_UNITS folder and open the Detail folder 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 20 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction SG i Capstone Turbine Corporation Jy Sne User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Command Monitor Strip Chart Window To open the Strip Chart window select Graph from the drop down list of the Display menu on the Command Monitor window menu bar This window see Figure 14 plots four data items on a graph at the same time which lets you visually track power being consumed power being generated and power being purchased for the selected group The Command Monitor Strip Chart window displays data for the group that was selected using the Group Select drop do
10. 0 150 MULTIPAC MASTER ID 1 Password Display Communication Power Meter Utility Connect P cridConnect Utility Power na 0 0 IRE Setpoint KRW gt Utility Mode Group Select Power KW Aaa sa Le Spinning Reserve kw Facility Load kw KW Demand 0 0 User Input Stand Alone Group Selected MM1 172 17 10 152 MULTIPAC MASTER ID 1 Password Display Communication z5 Power Meter Utility Connect Utility Power 0 0 StandAlone kW PA Semel Utility Mode KE Setpoint RW Power KW ii 20 40 Facility Load kW 0 0 Figure 9 APS Command Monitor Window e Power Enable Disable Button The Power Enable Disable button is active only in Stand Alone operating mode Click the green ENABLE button to close the output contactors and connect the turbine modules to the load for power generation After power output has been enabled the button color changes to red and displays DISABLE Click the red DISABLE button to open the contactors and disable power generation This button is only available in Control mode and is grayed out in Monitoring mode e Power Demand Feedback Data Textbox Unlabeled Data Box This textbox displays the power setpoint of the selected group in real time 400025 Rev A July 2009 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the desi
11. 08 27 18 CRMS Wrote 10K 13 05 2009 08 27 19 In Transition OldGroup 7 NewGroup 8 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Done Transition Group 8 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Stopping Group Tree ID 7 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Stopping Group Tree ID 2 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Group Tree ID 2 stopped 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Stopping Group Tree ID 3 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Stopping Group Tree ID 4 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Stopping Group Tree ID 5 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Stopping Group Tree ID 6 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Group Tree ID 7 stopped 13 05 2009 08 27 20 Constructed Group ID 1 J Eg a Figure 17 Event Fault Log Window 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 23 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction Capstone Turbine Corporation We Capst User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Jy us The Event Fault log is saved in the Log folder in a file named EventFault txt To find this file navigate to the computer drive where the program is installed open the folder with the name and IP address of the APS C1000 series controller in the APS UNITS folder e g C AdvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS MM1 172 17 10 150 and open the Log folder The EventFault txt file is saved in the same folder as the other log files
12. 172 17 10 0 Stopping Group Tree ID 7 sas 0 Stopping Group Tree ID 2 0 Group Tree ID 2 stopped 0 Stopping Group Tree ID 3 0 Stopping Group Tree ID 4 0 Stopping Group Tree ID 5 0 Stopping Group Tree ID 6 Pa 0 Group Tree ID 7 stopped 0 Constructed Group ID 1 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 1 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction We Capstone Turbine Corporation Sc A Stone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition AN Copyright 2009 Capstone Turbine Corporation All Rights Reserved Publisher Capstone Turbine Corporation 21211 Nordhoff Street Chatsworth e CA 91311 e USA Telephone 818 734 5300 Facsimile 818 734 5320 Website www microturbine com 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 2 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction WMG Capstone Turbine Corporation Bye Strone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition TABLE OF CONTENTS Product OveiMie W arra
13. 6 In a C1000 series controller the top level grouping is the system level The system level is identified as C1000 C800 or C600 depending on model and the system contains the six groups identified as G1 through G6 This corresponds to the labels Group 1 through Group 6 in the APS The same operating mode relationship exists with the C1000 series controller as with the APS G1 is reserved for Stand Alone mode and G2 through G6 are the Grid Connect groups In a Dual Mode configuration the turbines operate in Grid Connect and Stand Alone modes In Dual Mode the same turbines are in the Stand Alone group and in the selected Grid Connect groups Therefore there is not a one to one relationship between an individual turbine and a group The groups are a way to apply settings to turbines that govern how they will function in various applications within their operating mode There are five groups available for Grid Connect mode because of the flexibility required for the range of power dispatch modes when connected to a utility grid Program Monitoring Control Mode The CRMS software including CRMS APS operates in two different program modes Monitoring mode and Control mode In Monitoring mode no control or parameter changes are allowed In Control Mode control is available to the extent allowed by the access level refer to Access Levels on page 8 Select the desired program mode from the CRMS tool bar as shown in Figure 7 Monitoring Mode is
14. CRMS APS To close any of the windows shown in the diagram use the CLOSE button or BACK button located on the window Command Monitor Window Detail Window Strip Chart Report Status APS Version Event Fault ma rats Window Log Window Window Log Window Window APS Setup Window Administration Level Access Only Figure 6 CRMS APS Windows Tree Structure 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 12 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction NG Capstone Turbine Corporation ye rone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Turbine Group Configuration CRMS APS operation involves monitoring groups of turbines that are controlled by an APS Atthe highest level turbines are grouped according to their operating mode Group 1 is reserved for turbines that operate in Stand Alone mode and groups 2 3 4 5 and 6 are the Grid Connect groups The ways in which these groups are selected and viewed for monitoring are described in the APS Command Monitor Window and Detail Window paragraphs below In an APS there are two main groupings or categories which are Stand Alone Groups and Grid Connect Groups The Stand Alone Groups category contains Group 1 only The Grid Connect Groups category contains Group 2 through Group
15. W Capstone JDN G W Y CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller Software User Edition User s Manual C Capstone Remote Monitoring System Eile Settings Window View About Help n S S D eje oga 2 les C1000 172 17 10 150 MULTIPAC MASTER ID 1 C1000 172 17 10 150 MULTIPAC MASTER ID 1 Password Display Communication Override Pwrdmd Override PwrOut Stremd MP Utility Comm Start Watts Power Watts Enable Status 0 0 OFF G2 OFF T100 C1000 OFF OFF OFF OFF DISABLE GC 0 OFF DISABLE GC Event Fault Log 13 05 2009 07 06 06 CRMS Commanded clear event fault log a 4 CRMS Commanded to start group 469893120 0 CRMS Commanded to stop group 469893120 4 CRMS Commanded to System disable 4 CRMS Commanded to System enable 1 CRMS Commanded to set group 2 3 CRMS Commanded to start group 469893120 1 CRMS Commanded to stop group 469893120 Report Status Log 0 CRMS Commanded read access of IO_ANA Datal Completed Event Fault Retrieval i cme Hea Please wait Retrieving EventFautt file from C 1000 172 17 10 1 K P APS Operational 8 CRMS Commanded write access of 1O_ANA Data APS Operation in 20 seconds s r pe wae A on Completed Config Retrieval f a i i g latest config files from C1000 172 17 14 9 In Transition OldGroup 7 NewGroup 8 lvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS C 1000 172 17 10 0 Done Transition Group 8 Loading C AdvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS C1000
16. al CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition ye TOS APS Operational i APS Operation in 20 seconds Completed Config Retrieval Please wait Retrieving latest config files from Stagg 172 17 10 Loading C AdvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS Stagg 172 17 10 Loading C AdvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS Stagg 172 17 10 es CLEAR LOG CLOSE Figure 15 Report Status Log Window APS Version Log To view the running version of the APS C1000 series controller Software select Version Log from the drop down list of the Display menu on the Command Monitor window menu bar This opens the APS Version window shown in Figure 16 This window lists all the running executable programs dynamic linked libraries and version along with the Capstone part numbers that make up the functional program of the APS software Click the CLOSE button to close the window APS Version 521104 xXzz 521101 Zzz 521096 Zzx 521097 Zzz 521100 Zzz 521098 XZxzx 521099 Zzz 521762 Zzxz StartProcess exe util dll corazon dll error_handler dll parser_manager exe modbus_smaster exe modbus_slave exe CPSctrl exe h peb peb peb peb pb panh panh Group dll 10 521767 Zzz Srerot dll 08 521776 Zzz S_user dll 09 521777 Zzxz PS_man dll 09 521773 Xzz PS_elf dll 09 521772 XZxzx Amanul dll 09 521760 Xxz AC_std dll 08 521759 XZX ProfileHan d1ll O07 521770 XZxzxz Dildbal d1ll 09 521765 Zzz Daxeff d
17. and Network Connections application Then edit the Internet Protocol TCP IP settings and enter a static IP address containing the first three numbers of the IP address e g 172 27 179 of the panel PC in the APS C1000 series controller Next add the fourth number to the IP address e g 172 27 179 103 which can be any number between 1 and 255 other than the fourth number in the IP address of the panel PC or PLC in the APS C1000 series controller Set the Subnet Mask to 255 255 0 0 Use an Ethernet RJ45 cable and connect the PC s network connection directly to the LAN port of the APS or the C1000 series controller as shown in Figure 1 On an APS use any available port Install the CRMS APS software as described in the CRMS Technical Reference User Edition 410013 Follow the step by step instructions to complete the installation The procedures to set up CRMS APS for use are contained in the paragraphs below ACD containing CRMS APS User Edition software is included with a C1000 series microturbine when it is shipped to the customer This is not the CRMS APS Maintenance Edition software which is included with an NOTE Advanced Power Server APS when it is shipped to the customer If you have not purchased an APS you must order CRMS APS Maintenance Edition separately 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 6 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents
18. assword Accepted p Prrreenennenernenenee Figure 3 Password Entry Window Configuring the APS C1000 Series Controller IP Address In order to establish communication the IP address of the APS or C1000 series controller must be configured This is done with the APS Setup window shown in Figure 4 First make sure that the administration level password has been correctly entered as described in the previous paragraph Then select Settings from the drop down list of the Communication menu which opens the Communication Setting window At the Communication Setting window click the Assign Site Type IP button This opens the APS Setup window Use the APS Setup window to set up the IP address of each APS and C1000 series controller that your CRMS APS program will be required to communicate with When finished with one click the UPDATE button on the Configuration window to save the configured IP address Click the BACK or CLOSE button the exit the APS Setup without saving the IP address Configure as many IP addresses as necessary In addition to identifying individual units the APS Setup window can be used to group multiple APS C1000 series controllers at a site To create a site group simply assign the same identifier name to the IP addresses you want to be in the same group Configuring an IP address is done using the textboxes of the APS Setup window as described below When setting up a new identifier TCPIP APS C1000 you will be pr
19. aved locally but not uploaded since the last CRMS APS session Click the Yes button on the pop up window to overwrite the files on the PC Click the No button to keep the files as they are stored on the PC 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 11 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction Capstone Turbine Corporation NG User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition ye sie When communication is successfully established between CRMS APS and the IP address the Communication button will change to a green ON button Also Communication Status will have a green LED symbol and display Connected in the textbox At this point the APS or C1000 series controller is ready to communicate with the CRMS APS PRODUCT OPERATION CRMS APS User Edition is used to continuously monitor and send basic commands to an APS or C1000 series controller While an APS and C1000 series controller are similar in function there are important differences in the way CRMS APS relates to each one The following paragraphs describe how each feature of CRMS APS is used Differences between the way it operates with an APS and a C1000 series controller are indicated CRMS APS Overview Refer to Figure 6 for a quick reference diagram of the menu structure in
20. described in the APS Version Log paragraph above This file is very useful for fault isolation and should be included with all files sent to Capstone for assistance locating the source of a fault CRMS Pass Through Communication CRMS APS enables pass through communication with the individual turbines in a MultiPac This is done using the MultiPac display in CRMS which lets you view all of the parameters available in CRMS for each turbine in a MultiPac In CRMS the MultiPac display is used to communicate with the master turbine in a MultiPac When using CRMS APS to communicate with an APS or C1000 series controller the APS or C1000 series controller is set as the master turbine and communication via the MultiPac display is done in pass through mode Refer to CRMS Technical Reference User Edition 410013 for more information about the MultiPac display Refer to Figure 18 for the buttons on the CRMS button bar used to switch between the APS display and the CRMS MultiPac display To switch to the CRMS MultiPac display click the MultiPac display button To return to the APS display click the MicroTurbine display button Microturbine MultiPac Display Display Button Button File Settings Window View About HelN Mertcina Mode SSe a El Figure 18 Switching Between APS and CRMS MultiPac Displays After switching to the MultiPac display select Communication from the Master Turbine window menu then select Settings from the drop down lis
21. e Corporation Jy Sne User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Establishing Communication with the APS or C1000 Series Controller To begin communication between the APS or C1000 series controller open the Communication Setting window as described in the previous paragraph When this window is first opened the Communication button at the top left corner of the window will be a red OFF button Also the Communication Status at the bottom left corner will have a red LED symbol and display Not Connected in the textbox Refer to Figure 5 The FTP IP Settings section on the Communication Setting window is used to select an available APS or C1000 series controller Use the drop down list of the APS Identifier textbox to select the identifier name The first IP address associated with that identifier will be displayed in the IP Address textbox If there is more than one IP address associated with this identifier and it is not displayed use the drop down list of the IP Address textbox to select the desired IP address The last selected identifier and IP address will be displayed in the textboxes each time the CRMS APS program is started after being closed C1000 172 17 10 150 MULTIPAC MASTER ID 1 Password Display Communication Power Meter Utility Connect Utility Power ieee Invalid kw Bui Setpel Utility Mode HE Setpoint Group Select Communication P Grout J Posee Button
22. gn specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction We i Capstone Ay Power Output Display Page 16 of 26 WG Capstone Turbine Corporation Bye Stone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition e User Input Power Demand Selection Box Use this selection box to enter a power demand in kilowatts for the selected group The group must be a Grid Connect group and the group configuration must be associated with a dispatch sequence where Power Demand is set for user input Otherwise this selection box is grayed out This button is only available in Control mode and is grayed out in Monitoring mode e Power Output Display In the middle of the APS Command Monitor window is the Power Output dial and textbox display This displays the power output kW of the selected group in real time To change the power output dial scaling right click on the dial and enter the new maximum value The power output scale on the Command Monitor Strip Chart also changes automatically to match the new scaling on the Power Output dial e Battery Start Stop Button The BATTERY START button is active only in Stand Alone operating mode In Grid Connect mode the button is grayed out Click the BATTERY START button to issue a global start command to the batteries of the turbines in the Stand Alone group This provides power
23. in Stand Alone mode to start the turbine engines This button is only available in Control mode and is grayed out in Monitoring mode e Utility Connect Utility Mode Display The Utility Connect Utility Mode textbox displays the current status of the utility connection of the APS C1000 series controller The options are Grid Connect GC Stand Alone SA or Invalid In GC mode all GC groups can run if configured In SA mode the SA group can run if configured The Invalid mode will be displayed if the APS C1000 series controller has not been set up is not set up correctly or is currently making a transition between GC and SA on a Dual Mode system e Power Meter Utility Power kW This textbox displays power in kilowatts flowing through a power meter if one is present e Power Meter Utility Setpoint kW If the selected group is configured for load following this input box will be accessible to set the amount of power coming from the utility feed that the selected Grid Connect group will try to regulate e Spinning Reserve kW Use the Spinning Reserve input box to set the spinning reserve for the turbine group To set the spinning reserve the power dispatch mode must be set to Maximum Efficiency This function is only available in Control Mode This input box is only available for a group in Control mode and is grayed out in Monitoring mode e Facility Load kW This textbox displays the summation of the utility power reading and
24. ing for an individual turbine When this textbox is selected a drop down list appears that provides two options as shown in Figure 12 If the selection is OFF the APS C1000 series controller assigns a power demand to the individual turbine as specified by the settings of its associated group If the selection is ON the power demand for a turbine is set by the user and not changed by the APS C1000 series controller When Override Power is set to ON a textbox appears prompting you to input the desired power level The selected turbine will maintain this power level until the turbines are turned off or until Override Power is set to OFF Care must be taken when setting Override Power in relation to Override Start If Override Start is set to AVAILABLE the APS C1000 series controller can still command the turbine on or off If Override Power is set to a desired value and Override Start is not set to FORCED ON the APS C1000 series controller can still turn off the turbine if it determines it is necessary In addition Override Power is not functional for a Stand Alone system as the load is not adjustable by the generator when operating in this mode 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 19 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction We Capstone Turbine
25. l hours APS Identifier Hour 0 23 Minute 0 59 C1000 ka d oo Eo eu pat e comente sene Communication status Figure 4 APS Setup Window e TYPE Use this selection box to open a drop down list from which to select the type Select MultiPac Master if connecting to an APS The other types in the drop down list are C1000 C800 and C600 for the specific model of C1000 Series MicroTurbine if connecting to a C1000 series controller e CONTROLLER ID Use this selection box to open a drop down list from which to select the ID for the APS or C1000 series controller ID 1 must be selected if connecting to an APS For C1000 series controllers the drop down list includes ten IDs from ID 100 through ID 109 Assign one of these IDs to each C1000 being added to an APS controlled MultiPac In this case CRMS APS will communicate with the APS which will be ID 1 When connecting CRMS APS to a C1000 series controller rather than an APS assign the C1000 series controller one ID between ID 100 and ID 109 Unlike the Identifier Name this is a unique ID that is applied to a specific APS or C1000 series controller 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 10 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction SG i Capstone Turbin
26. ll 09 521766 Zzz 1 Figure 16 Software Version Window 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 22 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction WMG Capstone Turbine Corporation Bye Strone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Each time the APS Version window is opened the system creates and stores files that capture a running log of events and errors which are communicated from the APS C1000 series controller A Capstone technician can use these log files to help isolate the cause of a fault or failure in the system To find the log files navigate to the computer drive where the program is installed open the folder with the name and IP address of the APS C1000 series controller in the APS_UNITS folder e g C AdvancedPowerServer APS_UNITS MM1 172 17 10 150 and open the Log folder The recorded events and errors are stored in chronological order within each log file but these files are overwritten each time the APS Version window is opened To preserve a record of events for fault isolation make a copy of the log files folder and save it under a different name You can make a zip file of this folder and send it to Capstone for analysis and help in locating the source of a fault Event Fault Log Window To view
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28. ode and is grayed out in Monitoring mode e PLC Reset Button The PLC reset button is used to reset the PLC installed in the C1000 series controller e Group Select Drop Down List This drop down list lets you select a group category or a configured group of turbines in a MultiPac or C1000 Series MicroTurbine Once selected the Command Monitor window can be used to send commands or open other windows for monitoring and configuration settings e Start Stop Button This button provides a manual start stop control for the selected group Click the green START button to start the turbines in the group After the turbine engines are spinning the button color changes to red and displays STOP To stop the turbine engines click the red STOP button For any given group the system must be enabled before the group is allowed to start regardless of group configuration This button is only available in Control mode and is grayed out in Monitoring mode 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 15 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction Capstone Turbine Corporation User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Grid Connect Group Selected _ Menu Bar Power Demand Feedback a 0 0 Power Demand ey no C1000 172 17 1
29. ompted NOTE to choose between Axiomtek or Advantech Panel PC You must select the proper hardware type e IDENTIFIER Enter a name as an identifier for the IP address of the APS or C1000 series controller in this textbox This is not a unique ID and the same identifier name can be used for multiple IP addresses 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 9 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction Capstone Turbine Corporation NG User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Iyer es e TCPIP Enter the IP address of the APS or C1000 series controller in this textbox Use the panel PC IP address which is available on the IP address label on the inside of the APS or C1000 series controller front panel EA No Connection Password Display Communication Settings Power Meter Utility Jonnect Utility Power kW Utility Mode aw Po lier KW t N 2040 60 IDENTIFIER C1000 O terie 172 17 10 150 l TYPE CONTROLLER ID cose Communicati Setting Aato Schedule Off Assign Site TypeAP Off iv AoD Port and Baud Rate _OFF m Scheduie Connection FTP IP Settings Schedule type eee Events I Intervals XXX XXX XXX XXX or abc xyz com Connect every 1724710150 Lv Eveni interva
30. ons and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction Capstone Turbine Corporation NG Capst User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Jy us REFERENCE DOCUMENTS Refer to the following table for a list of Capstone reference documents as required Document Part No Description 410013 CRMS Technical Reference User Edition CAPSTONE CONTACT INFORMATION If you have additional questions please contact Capstone Technical Support Toll Free Telephone 877 282 8966 Service Telephone 818 407 3600 e Fax 818 734 1080 E mail service capstoneturbine com Capstone Technical Support J apan Service Telephone 818 407 3700 e Fax 818 734 1080 E mail servicejapan capstoneturbine com Capstone Applications E mail applications capstoneturbine com 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 26 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction
31. ontroller User Edition AN PRODUCT OVERVIEW Introduction This document provides installation and operational information for the User Edition of the CRMS APS software The software is used to remotely monitor a Capstone Advanced Power Server APS or a C1000 series controller using a Personal Computer PC This software also includes all the functionality of the existing Capstone Remote Monitoring Software CRMS product that allows direct communication with Capstone MicroTurbine products For a description of the software functionality that is not specific to the controller application refer to the CRMS Technical Reference User Edition 410013 CRMS APS Software Installation CRMS APS must be installed on a PC that is properly connected to an APS or C1000 series controller Make sure that the PC meets the minimum requirements for CRMS software as specified in the CRMS Technical Reference User Edition 410013 If the APS C1000 series controller is locally networked connect the PC on the same LAN If the APS C1000 series controller is not locally networked you must perform extra steps to directly connect the PC to the controller as follows 1 Disconnect any network cables connected to the PC 2 Find the IP address label on the inside of the APS or C1000 series controller front panel and make note of the IP address for the panel PC and PLC in the APS C1000 series controller 3 On the PC that will run CRMS APS open the Control Panel
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34. rbine Data 1 Ctrl F3 MicroTurbine Data 2 Ctrl F4 Advanced Power Server Figure 2 User Windows Links in CRMS APS 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 7 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction Capstone Turbine Corporation NG User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition ye aia Controller Setup The following paragraphs describe the steps needed to set up CRMS APS for use with an APS or C1000 series controller after installation of the software The basic steps are as follows e Enter the password for the access level e Assign an ID to the IP address of the APS or C1000 series controller administration level password only e Establish communication with the APS or C1000 series controller After CRMS APS is started for the first time you will only need to enter the password and establish communication with the APS C1000 series controller on each subsequent use Assigning an ID to an IP address only needs to be done at initial startup or to connect to a different APS or add a C1000 Series MicroTurbine to a MultiPac group Access Levels The CRMS APS software has two levels of access as shown in Table 1 The first level of access is the user level which lets the customer monitor the APS controlled MultiPac or
35. t This opens the Communications Settings window as shown in Figure 19 Make sure that the Maint Pass Thru switch is set to Pass Thru and then enter or select the IP address of the APS or C1000 series controller Click the Comm button on to establish communication with the APS or C1000 series controller After communication is established the list at the top will be populated with the turbines in the MultiPac This can take some time since communication is slower in pass through mode The turbine list displays data from various parameters for each turbine Four of the parameters are user selectable Use the four drop down lists to select parameters from the comprehensive list of parameters available in CRMS 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 24 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction We Capstone Turbine Corporation me stone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition Select Parameters Moromona SSS D cje ogo 2 les Display Communication IP Address of nm APS C1000 Controller B 172153175 Event feral howe 10 1 20 101 Set to Pass Thru Figure 19 CRMS MultiPac Display 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 25 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specificati
36. the output power of all running turbines regardless of the groups they belong to 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 17 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction We Capstone Turbine Corporation Sc ap or User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition AN Detail Window To open the Detail window select Detail from the drop down list of the Display menu on the Command Monitor window menu bar The Detail window see Figure 10 lets you retrieve critical information and perform manual override control of any of the turbines that are being controlled by the APS C1000 controller It also allows you to MultiPac enable disable turbines and groups This information is shown for all groups set up for a given Utility Connect mode The data is presented in rows with column headings The columns either provide status information or allow input commands The Detail window is not group specific and shows all turbines for the groups in the current connect mode The following paragraphs describe the data available in the Detail window 17 10 150 C1000 ID 100 Child Override Utility Type Start Status SA SA G1 SA SA T4 C200 AVAILABLE T5 C200 AVAILABLE T6 C200 AVAILABLE Fig
37. tus Log WiINdoOW sssssssessssssserrrnnrrssetrrrrrnntrrssrttnnrrnnnnnnnnssrennnrn nne 22 Figure 16 Software Version WindOW sisicmreniecernienieiiemneni midi 22 Figure 17 Event Fault Log WINndoOW sssssssseesssessserrrrrrresserrrrrrnnnnssrrnssrrrnnrnnnnnssrrennernnne 23 Figure 18 Switching Between APS and CRMS MultiPac Displays 24 Figure 19 CAMS MultiPac Display cccccccnct ceases cesta a ietan iestenndeaidcadmenmaleatlenteentardaatene 25 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page4of26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction WMG Capstone Turbine Corporation Bye Stone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series Controller User Edition List of Tables Table 1 Password Levels ccecccecccecceecccecceeeccecceecaeecaeeaecauesaeesuesauesanesauesaesanesanesaness 8 Table 2 Detail Window Status Column Descriptions c cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaaees 18 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 5 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction We Capstone Turbine Corporation Sc A Stone User s Manual CRMS APS C1000 Series C
38. ugh the CRMS APS software It remains open unless you exit the APS portion of the CRMS APS software From this window you can enter a password open windows for adjusting settings and monitoring control communications with the APS and send commands to turbine groups You can also exit out of the APS section of the CRMS APS software by clicking the CLOSE button on the bottom right of this window The values that the Command Monitor window displays and what controls are available vary depending on which group has been selected For example if monitoring a Grid Connect group the BATTERY START button will not be available for use on the Command Monitor window e Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of the Command Monitor window provides access to CRMS APS functions When a menu item is clicked a drop down list appears from which to select the desired function e System Enable Disable Button This control button allows the APS or C1000 series controller to operate all groups of turbines as they have been previously configured to run The APS or C1000 series controller must be enabled in order to send commands to the turbines Click the green SYSTEM ENABLE button to enable the APS C1000 series controller After the APS C1000 series controller is enabled and operational the button color changes to red and displays SYSTEM DISABLE To disable the APS C1000 series controller click the red SYSTEM DISABLE button This button is only available in Control m
39. ure 10 Detail Window Detail Window Status Columns The Detail window when opened displays the parameters most commonly used to monitor the status of the turbines The first column Child Type in the Detail window lists the groups and individual turbines currently set up and active for a given utility connection Table 2 below identifies the column headings and provides a description of each The Detail window contains more parameters than those initially displayed NOTE in the window Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view the other parameters Table 2 Detail Window Status Column Descriptions Column Heading Description Pwrdmd Watts Value of the Turbine or Groups commanded power demand PwrOut Watts Value of the Turbine or Groups current operating power output Stremd Status of the Turbine or Groups start command on off MP Enable Status of the Turbine MultiPac enable setting Utility Status Status of the Turbine or Groups utility connection GC Invalid SA Comin Status of the Turbine fault or communication status with APS C1000 series controller 400025 Rev A July 2009 Page 18 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction WMG Capstone Turbine Corporation
40. wn menu on the Command Monitor window The data displayed is as follows e Group Output Power kW e Utility Input Power kW if a meter is present and associated with this group e Facility Load kW if a meter is present and associated with this group e Group Power Demand kW To adjust the range of the power output vertical scale on the strip chart window refer to Power Output Display on page 17 Command Monitor Strip Chart 200 0 180 0 160 0 140 0 120 0 100 0 Power Output 80 0 Scale 60 0 40 0 20 0 0 0 258 357 Power Utility Power Facility Load Demand Figure 14 Strip Chart Window Report Status Log To open the Report Status Log window select Report Log from the drop down list of the Display menu on the Command Monitor window menu bar The Report Status Log window see Figure 15 displays a running list of CRMS APS messages as they occur These messages include status of equipment and operations as well as faults Click the CLEAR LOG button to clear the list that is currently displayed in the Report Status Log window Click the CLOSE button to close the window 400025 Rev A May 2009 Page 21 of 26 Capstone reserves the right to change or modify without notice the design specifications and or contents of this document without incurring any obligation either with respect to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction Capstone Turbine Corporation Wi User s Manu
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