FAILURE TO ACQUIRE STANDBY
UnclassifiedGeneral
What This Code Means
Emergency source fails while normal source is available; Immediate failure to acquire standby alarm
Possible Causes
- •ATS does not recognize the standby source
- •Emergency source failure during exerciser operation
- •Generator set did not start
- •Open circuit breaker
Suggested Actions
- 1Allow engine cooldown time delay to expire and open engine start contacts
- 2Allow off-to-preferred time delay to expire
- 3Allow post-transfer load control time delays to expire and close load control contacts
- 4Check ATS calibration
- 5Check and close ATS source and generator set circuit breakers
- 6Check for loose source connections
- 7Check for open switch or circuit breaker to the source
- 8Check source voltage, frequency, phase rotation settings and compare to actual values
- 9Check the labels on the switch for tightening torques
- 10Check voltage sensing
- 11Close Source 1 circuit breaker
- 12Deactivate exerciser
- 13Open Source 2 circuit breaker
- 14Open load control contacts
- 15Refer to Failure to Start Generator Set troubleshooting section
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