MV BLUEFIN QUALITY MANUAL - Australian Maritime College

Australian Maritime College
APPENDIX 2.5
ENGINE ROOM - TO PARALLEL ALTERNATORS,
No. 1 ON LOAD, No. 2 INCOMING
ONCE A.E. 2 HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 5 MINUTES
1. Turn Synchronising Switch from No. 1 to Pos. 1–2.
NOTE: If synchronising switch is turned to Pos. No 2, ship will blackout.
2. Turn Synchroscope Switch to Pos. 1–2.
3. Adjust No. 2 Speed until Synchroscope creeps clockwise.
Remember: Turn switch anticlockwise to raise speed.
4. Close No. 2 Breaker when needle between 10 and 11 o’clock.
No. 2 now on board.
5. Raise No. 2 Speed to Balance Load.
6. Turn Excitation Switch (on separate panel, Pt side) from Single to Parallel.
7. Monitor and adjust load levels until Governor Droop Stabilizers.
Append 2.5 - Alternators.docx 1
Revised: November 2010