Thomson MEC 310 OPERATOR’S MANUAL

MEC 310

GENSET CONTROLLER

with Option A - Automatic Mains Failure

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

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MEC 310 OPERATION MANUAL

Table of Contents

1. ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ..............................................................................................................................2

GENERAL PURPOSE.....................................................................................................................................................2

INTENDED USERS ........................................................................................................................................................2

CONTENTS/OVERALL STRUCTURE...............................................................................................................................2

2. WARNINGS AND LEGAL INFORMATION..................................................................................................3

LEGAL INFORMATION AND RESPONSIBILITY ...............................................................................................................3

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE AWARENESS ..................................................................................................................3

SAFETY ISSUES ...........................................................................................................................................................3

FACTORY SETTINGS....................................................................................................................................................3

DEFINITIONS...............................................................................................................................................................3

Notes......................................................................................................................................................................3

Warnings................................................................................................................................................................3

3. PUSH-BUTTONS, LEDS AND DISPLAY........................................................................................................4

DIMENSIONS...............................................................................................................................................................4

PUSH-BUTTON FUNCTIONS - ISLAND CONTROLLER ....................................................................................................4

LED FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................................................................6

AMF CONTROLLER OPTION (AUTO MAINS FAILURE)................................................................................................7

AMF PUSH-BUTTON/LED TERMS & FUNCTIONS.......................................................................................................8

AMF LED FUNCTIONS ..............................................................................................................................................8

DISPLAY FUNCTIONS..................................................................................................................................................9

4. DISCLAIMER ...................................................................................................................................................10

5. BASIC OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................11

INITIAL POWER UP AND FAULT CLEARING ...............................................................................................................11

MANUAL OPERATION MODE ....................................................................................................................................12

AUTOMATIC OPERATION MODE ...............................................................................................................................12

AMF - MANUAL OPERATION (OPTIONAL FEATURE).................................................................................................13

AMF - AUTOMATIC OPERATION ..............................................................................................................................13

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MEC 310 OPERATION MANUAL

Please make sure to read this manual bef

ore working with the MEC 310

set to be controlled. Failure to do this could result in

1. About this document

General purpose

This document is the Operator’s Manual for THOMSON TECHNOLOGY’s generator controller MEC 310.
The document includes information about push-buttons, LEDs, display readings, icon list and basic
operational theory.

The general purpose is to give the operator important information to be used in the daily operation of the
unit.

Intended users

This Operator’s Manual is mainly intended for the daily user. On the basis of this document the operator
will be able to carry out simple day-to-day procedures.

controller and the gen­damage to the equipment or human injury.

Contents/overall structure

The document is divided into chapters, and in order to make the structure simple and easy to use, each
chapter will begin from the top of a new page.

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The notes provide general information, which will be helpful for the reader to

The wa

rnings indicate a potentially dangerous situation, which could result in

death, personal injury or damaged equipment, if certain guidelines are not

Be aware of the hazardous live currents and voltages. Do not touch any AC

The controllers are not to be opened by unauthorized personnel.

2. Warnings and legal information

Legal information and responsibility

THOMSON TECHNOLOGY takes no responsibility for installation or operation of the engine/generator set.
If there is any uncertainty regarding how to install or operate the engine controlled by the MEC 310, the
company responsible for the installation or the operation of the engine/generator set should be contacted.

Electrostatic discharge awareness

Sufficient care must be taken to protect the terminals against static discharges during the installation.
Once the unit is installed and connected, these precautions are no longer necessary.

Safety issues

Installing the MEC 310 controller implies work with dangerous currents and voltages. Therefore, authorized
personnel, who understand the risks involved in working with live electrical equipment, should only
undertake the installation.

If opened / warranty seals broken, the warranty will be void.

measurement inputs as this could lead to injury or death.

Factory settings

The unit is delivered with certain factory settings. Given the fact that these settings are based on generic
values, they are not necessarily the correct settings for matching the individual engine. Therefore
precautions must be taken to ensure the suitability of the settings before running the engine. In some
cases protection settings may be disabled in an effort to allow the commissioning agent ease of initial
startup. As such all alarm/shutdown protection settings must be reviewed to ensure the engine generator
set is adequately protected against catastrophic failure.

Definitions

Throughout this document a number of notes and warnings will be presented. To ensure that these are
noticed, they will be highlighted in order to separate them from the general text.

Notes

Warnings

bear in mind.

followed.

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RUN

OFF

will immediately stop.

AUTO

MAN

Start/Run Sequence

ESC

TEST

test (i.e. timed based off load test).

LAMP TEST

ENTER

3. Push-buttons, LEDs and Display

Dimensions

Front dimensions H x W

Unit depth

Push-Button Functions - Island Controller

The push-buttons on the unit have the following functions:

160 x 220 mm (6.30” x 8.66”)

54 mm (2.13 “)

:
Permits local
engine Start/Run.

Operation Mode
must be in MAN
to enable this
Push-button.

▲:

Normal Display: Scrolls
the display up once.

Program Menu:
Increases set point
value.

:

Silences Local Horn and
resets horn relay output.

Hold for 2 seconds to
display alarm list.

▼:

Normal display: Scrolls the
display down once.

Program Menu: Decreases
set point value.

:
Enters value or
acknowledges alarm.

:
Escape\Exit from Parameter
Menu, Alarm Lists or Event
Logs to the Normal Display.

:

Activates the programmed timed

:
Activates all LEDs for
3 seconds.

:
Stops the engine
immediately.

If the unit is running in
AUTO, the operation
mode will change to
MAN and the engine

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Automatic Operation
Mode selector.

Requires a Remote
Start Input to Initiate
Start/Run Sequence.

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:
Manual Operation Mode
selector.

Requires RUN Push-button
be depressed to initiate