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Preferential Trips

Preferential tripping systems are used to safeguard essential services like propulsion and navigation on ships. They work by having at least two generators so essential services can continue if one fails, and by preferentially disconnecting non-essential loads like lighting and galleys if loads become too high for one generator to handle alone, in order to prevent a complete shutdown. Relays monitor each generator for overloads and trip breakers powering non-essential circuits based on priority levels over time delays ranging from 5 to 15 seconds.

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Preferential Trips

Preferential tripping systems are used to safeguard essential services like propulsion and navigation on ships. They work by having at least two generators so essential services can continue if one fails, and by preferentially disconnecting non-essential loads like lighting and galleys if loads become too high for one generator to handle alone, in order to prevent a complete shutdown. Relays monitor each generator for overloads and trip breakers powering non-essential circuits based on priority levels over time delays ranging from 5 to 15 seconds.

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Preferential tripping
It is essential to prevent interruption of services necessary to maintain propulsion and navigation.
These must be safeguarded even if the other services such as domestic supplies are temporarily
sacrificed.
There are two ways to safeguard these services. First there must be at least two
generators, the rating of which must be such that essential services can be maintained if one set is
out of commission. Secondly, a protection must be provided that if sea load is too much for one
generator a system of preferential selection will operate.
In some cases the non essential load is relatively too small to warrant additional
switchgear. It is generally in larger installations where loads not under direct control of the
engineer that they must be fitted. If the heating, lighting and galley were all switched on without
prior warning, then the generators could become overloaded. Without preferential trips this may so
overload the generators as to cause a complete shutdown. Therefore non essential services are fed
through one or more circuit breakers fitted with shunt retaining coils or shunt tripping coils. Over
current relays with time lags are provided for each generator. When overloaded, appropriate relays
operate and trip out the non essential services. Some being more important than others, degrees of
preference may be given.
Setting
Usual setting is 150% (50% overload) with a time delay of 15 seconds for generator overload
protection and the following times come into operation when the generator reaches 110%.
First tripping circuit

5 seconds

Second tripping circuit

10 seconds

Third tripping circuit

15 seconds

7/17/2008 9:15 PM

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