5. Features of the Swithboard without Synchronizing Panels
(1) Compactness
Eliminating the synchronizing panels allows the space requirement of the switchboard to be reduced by 22% (compared to our existing products) as shown in Fig. 5 below.
Fig. 5
(2) Improvement in operational reliability
An shown in Fig. 6 left, a conventional switchboard has a synchronizing panel whichcontains part of generator control circuitry (e.g., engine control circuit). Therefore a fault in a synchronizing panel may affect the operation of all generators. In addition, because an electric wire between panels passes through other generator sections, a failure at a generator panel may diffuse to other generator panels.
In contrast, a switchboards without synchronizing panel (Fig. 6 right) permits a control task to be completed within each generator panel. Therefore limited interlink of a generator with others decreases an influence of a failure within the common section on generator control.
