Electric power controls
Cat® Energy Control System (ECS) 300
The Cat® ECS 300 integrates advanced site controls for both traditional and hybrid microgrid systems. The Cat ECS ensures precise management of generation assets with operational reliability and optimized cost effectiveness. The system features a user-friendly and intuitive 396 mm (15.6”) color touchscreen interface.
| Application | The Cat ECS 300 is used in a variety of microgrids where the Cat ECS 300 is configurable to meet applicable site-specific asset requirements. |
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| Module Type | Monitoring / control and asset optimization may be configured with up to 4 Distributed Energy Resources (DER's). |
| Enclosure Rating | NEMA 1 wall mountable |
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Control Modes | Auto | Grid Connected - Sub-modes (16):
- Utility parallel, import power from grid - Minimum import kW setpoint is maintained
- Unplanned Islanding or Emergency standby - Closed transition (with soft unload) or Open transition
- Load shed/load add - Automatic or manual load shed up to four (4) stages
- Planned Islanding or Intentional islanding
- Load sense/load demand - Based on asset priority or engine-hour balancing - Automatically matches on-line asset capacity to the loads
- Economy mode - All Gensets and non-renewable "fuel consuming" assets OFF
- Utility parallel, base load operations
- Pro-active add and drop - Ability to manually bring additional gensets online in anticipation of bringing on large loads - Manually turning off gensets instead of waiting for LSLD drop when the customer knows large loads are being taken offline
- Utility parallel, export power to grid - Target export setpoint is maintained
- Reliability mode - At least one high priority "fuel consuming" asset ON
- Scheduling - 5 schedules and 6 segments - BESS dispatch scheduling based on year, month, time, day and segment of day - 5 schedules and 6 segments -Import and export scheduling for active and reactive power based on time, day and segment of day
- 3 Flexible efficiency modes 1, 2 and 3 that may be set up based on asset group priorities
- Grid Reactive Control mode - There are 4 available reactive power control settings- Constant VAr, Constant PF, Volt-VAr curve, Watt-VAr curve
- Load smoothing mode - Non-stable load dispatch using available assets for specified durations of time
Applicable Codes and Standards
- SunSpec® Compliant
- NEMA Type 1
- UL 508A; Note codes may not be available in all model configurations. Please consult your local Cat dealer for availability.
Standard Components
- Telematics PLE702 (See LEHE22212) allows data logging of 300 channels for 1.5 days (requires subscription for visualization).
- Best Battery Diode (BBD) for backup power supply.
- Managed switch that offers configurable site communication and enhanced security provision to assure network integrity. One ethernet (4-Wire) port connection for customer networking of DER's.
Control Modes | Auto | Off-Grid (Island) - Sub-modes (7):
- 3 Flexible efficiency modes 1, 2, and 3 that may be set up based on asset group priorities
- Economy mode - All Gensets and non-renewable "fuel consuming" assets OFF
- Pro-active add and drop - Ability to manually bring additional gensets online in anticipation of bringing on large loads - Manually turning off gensets instead of waiting for LSLD drop when the customer knows large loads are being taken offline
- Load smoothing mode - Non-stable load dispatch using available assets for specified durations of time
- Reliability mode - At least one high priority "fuel consuming" asset ON
Control Modes | Manual |
- Communications, power allocation test mode for site commissioning. Manually control assets and the microgrid system.
Control Modes | Idle |
- Monitoring only - Cat ECS 300 relinquish control to another site controller.
Control Modes | Off |
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