During power breakdown we need a backup power source to use home appliances. Normally, people prefer generator due to its effectiveness and being the best power backup to keep your home appliances ON during power breakdown.
Power break downs can occur any time, and to start generator and cutoff the utility line requires time and effort. To start a portable generator might be hard for house wives and people not having sound technical knowledge.
Therefore, I overcome this issue by managing a small system with help of professional electrician. This system enables every one at home to start the generator by just pushing a door bell button and the generator will get start and power backup will be ready. The changeover process will be handled by the 'Contractor'.
Pre-requisite:
Make sure that your generator should be working perfectly on any of the fuel available in your area. Natural Gas, Petrol and Diesel etc. It should be a self starter generator.
Following are the required items for ATS::
- Contractor (3 phase OR 2 phase is upto consumer choice )
- Door Bell switch
- Wire (required for wiring, so you should know the actual length from generator to your main electrical distribution box)
- 2 panel lights (Red, Green)
- Wooden box (to enclose the Contractor)
Below is the image of a contractor:
Construction:
Make sure that you should take services from a professional electrician and a generator technician.
Generator technician will provide you four wires from generator 'Self', two wires will be for starting and two wires will be for 'Switching Off'. Once he connected the wires, you must check them by combining both for few seconds (this should not take too much time). Once generator is started quickly separate wires from each other. Now hold the second pair of wires (used for shutting down) and combine them in the same way you did in previous step. Generator should shutdown within 3 sec, when its done separate the wires. Now your generator is ready to work with contractor.
With the help of professional electrician you have to make sure that your main electric distribution box has separate breakers across the house and load is evenly distributed. If its not then ask the electrician to do so and you have to make sure that every thing is evenly distributed. This will help you to keep the heavy appliances(like, Refrigerator, Water pump, Air Conditioner etc) separate.
Once this is done now you need to fix the contractor in the wooden box and make sure that it should have space all around for the wires. Normally we put load on generator according to its output capacity.
Contractor has two inputs and one output. Now, you will use one input for utility supply (the power provided by you local company). Second input will be used for the generator output power. The wire which we used for shutting down the generator will also be connected to contractor. This all will be done by professional electrician. Don't work on this project if you are not professional electrician. It can dangerous and can led to a fire or short circuit.
Once all wires are connected to contractor, install the two lights on the board which will be used one for utility power and second for generator power. So that user may know that which power is available. Install the bell button on the two wires we used for starting generator. After you get go-ahead from electrician. Check all the wiring and connections. Ask him to cross check one more time to avoid any mishap.
To check your ATS switch off your main switch installed on utility power, now use bell switch to start the generator by pushing and holding it until it get start (it should not take more than 3 to 4 sec). Once generator is started check the power sources you connected with generator line.
This system will NOT start your generator but will transfer from utility power to generator power and when utility power resume it will shutdown the generator.
Please make sure to take services from a professional electrician.
Power break downs can occur any time, and to start generator and cutoff the utility line requires time and effort. To start a portable generator might be hard for house wives and people not having sound technical knowledge.
Therefore, I overcome this issue by managing a small system with help of professional electrician. This system enables every one at home to start the generator by just pushing a door bell button and the generator will get start and power backup will be ready. The changeover process will be handled by the 'Contractor'.
Pre-requisite:
Make sure that your generator should be working perfectly on any of the fuel available in your area. Natural Gas, Petrol and Diesel etc. It should be a self starter generator.
Following are the required items for ATS::
- Contractor (3 phase OR 2 phase is upto consumer choice )
- Door Bell switch
- Wire (required for wiring, so you should know the actual length from generator to your main electrical distribution box)
- 2 panel lights (Red, Green)
- Wooden box (to enclose the Contractor)
Below is the image of a contractor:
Construction:
Make sure that you should take services from a professional electrician and a generator technician.
Generator technician will provide you four wires from generator 'Self', two wires will be for starting and two wires will be for 'Switching Off'. Once he connected the wires, you must check them by combining both for few seconds (this should not take too much time). Once generator is started quickly separate wires from each other. Now hold the second pair of wires (used for shutting down) and combine them in the same way you did in previous step. Generator should shutdown within 3 sec, when its done separate the wires. Now your generator is ready to work with contractor.
With the help of professional electrician you have to make sure that your main electric distribution box has separate breakers across the house and load is evenly distributed. If its not then ask the electrician to do so and you have to make sure that every thing is evenly distributed. This will help you to keep the heavy appliances(like, Refrigerator, Water pump, Air Conditioner etc) separate.
Once this is done now you need to fix the contractor in the wooden box and make sure that it should have space all around for the wires. Normally we put load on generator according to its output capacity.
Contractor has two inputs and one output. Now, you will use one input for utility supply (the power provided by you local company). Second input will be used for the generator output power. The wire which we used for shutting down the generator will also be connected to contractor. This all will be done by professional electrician. Don't work on this project if you are not professional electrician. It can dangerous and can led to a fire or short circuit.
Once all wires are connected to contractor, install the two lights on the board which will be used one for utility power and second for generator power. So that user may know that which power is available. Install the bell button on the two wires we used for starting generator. After you get go-ahead from electrician. Check all the wiring and connections. Ask him to cross check one more time to avoid any mishap.
To check your ATS switch off your main switch installed on utility power, now use bell switch to start the generator by pushing and holding it until it get start (it should not take more than 3 to 4 sec). Once generator is started check the power sources you connected with generator line.
This system will NOT start your generator but will transfer from utility power to generator power and when utility power resume it will shutdown the generator.
Please make sure to take services from a professional electrician.
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