Hello,
I am having a problem finding information about a new Kohler 20Kw (50Hz)
generator with the ADC control we would like to buy.
We are also installing a
Victron Quattro 8Kw/24v, and there is the 2 wire
Alarm relay on the unit (as well as on the Blue
Power Panel used to
monitor the
battery banks) that in theory should be able to connect to the Kohler "Advanced Digital Control" of the
generator.
The main purpose is that when and if the
battery bank falls below the set level, the Quattro or Blue
Power Panel
alarm relay will turn on the generator, and once the alarm relay opens, the generator will turn off like we had on an older
Perkins genset we had on the last vessel.
The local Kohler sales people have not been able to answer this question, nor provide the diagrams and specs to assure us of this ability. I have attached the image of the general specs of the Kohler panel saying it can
work, but when I ask them if the connections must be tapped into on the main wire loom or is there a connection on the back of the panel, no one knows. I have also attached the image of both.
The other thing that I asked them was that if I have a
remote start switch at the main breaker panel on the main
deck for the Kohler GenSet, and then have the
Victron connected as well, would this result in conflicting information to the control and perhaps damage the control... No One Knows.
I can't believe I am the fist one to do this on a vessel !
Does anyone have a working knowledge of the new Kohler ADC and the Victron Alarm relay connections, as well as having the
remote start/hour counter working together ?
Thanks,
Alan
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