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The Easy Choice for

BTS - Telecom Power Supply

Fully Integrated Ready-to-use System for Telecom

NSM is the first company supplying a complete DC generator

that is totally developed and manufactured in-house.
Working at variable speed, for high fuel savings, it is
integrated and calibrated for the power supply of
BTS - telecom towers.

FIRST includes PMG, a complete electronic system with

controller and actuator kit to adjust the engine revolutions.
Adaptable to all types of batteries and engine models,
interfacing with the control units by the main
manufacturers, FIRST represents a highly customizable
solution like never before.

User friendly, turnkey, extremely market oriented,

FIRST satisfies the growing OEM demand to
reduce the weight and size of the gen-set.
Increased efficiency and optimized performance
in order to drastically reduce fuel consumption,
noise and emissions.
The refuelling interval is significantly increased
as well. Not only is the extremely high
efficiency an advantage for fuel
consumption, but it also definitely
extends both the battery
and engine’s life.

M A D E I N I TA LY
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User Friendly:
- FIRST is a turnkey, fully integrated DC system.
Just connect the PMG to the engine, the gen-set control unit and the
battery pack to have a complete functioning installation in one easy
step.
- The actuator, acting directly on the accelerator lever, is extremely easy
to be assembled.
- Easier maintenance as the PMG is without bearings
nor brushes.
- Plug and play technology.

Cost-effective:
- High reliability and durability.
- Reduced weight and size.
- The necessary refuelling and maintenance operations, which can be
carried out at extended service intervals, allow for reduced site visits,
thanks to the high efficiency and reliability of the properly sized system.
- Not only is the extremely high efficiency an advantage for the fuel
consumption, but it also definitely extends both the battery and
engine’s life.

Top-notch Technology:
- The system works at variable speed since the engine speed is
consistently adjusted according to the load power demand (load +
battery).
- Load sharing (between gen-set and sun converter modules in the
case of hybrid installation).
- Digital inputs/outputs available for interfacing with other gen-set
devices such as air conditioners, thermostats, water refill systems and
so on - (available on request).
- Reduced noise and emissions of the properly sized gen-set.
- As the NSM controller manages the complete battery cycle, the
actuator and all the system parameters, it is not necessary to use a
telecom dedicated gen-set control unit.
A basic control unit is required to monitor the engine’s signals, to
communicate with the controller by a serial communication and to
display all the gen-set parameters.
- FIRST controller is set according to the specific engine model’s map
for an exceptionally optimized fuel consumption.
- The whole system is tailor-made according to the engine model
(specific requested set-up and working rpm).

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Hybrid Compatible:
- Each model/version can host one or multiples DC/DC sun converter
modules thanks to the integrated Hybrid technology.
- The system ensures that even 1 Watt coming from the photovoltaic
panels is directed to the battery, while supplying the needed balance
energy: no free green power is ever wasted.
- FIRST can work in parallel with the energy coming from a renewable
energy source.

Redundancy and Paralleling:

- FIRST can work in parallel with another complete gen-set for a 100%
redundancy of the system, as the ultimate goal of the technology is to
ensure continuity of energy supply to the installation.
- Thanks to the integrated NSM controller, two gen-sets can work
either simultaneously or alternatively in a seamless way, sharing the
requested power accordingly.

Smart Battery Management:

- The battery charge cycle is completely programmable according to
the needs and the type of battery used.

High Efficiency:
- Variable speed plays a key role in significantly reducing the fuel
consumption.
The result is an amazingly high efficiency on all range (from 88 to 90%)
and consistently throughout the whole cycle, not only at the maximum
power.
(Standard constant speed AC alternators maximum efficiency is
reached only at full load demand).

Example of a Typical Fuel Consumption Chart

6000

5000
Fuel Consumption [g/h]

4000

3000

2000

1000 Fuel Consumption at Variable Speed

0 Fuel Consumption at Fixed Speed (1900rpm)

0 4000 8000 12000 16000 20000

Output Power [W]

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PMG-DCs
Permanent Magnet Generator
+ DCs System
+ Actuator kit

Key features:
• Built-in rectifier bridges on the PMG granting DC output
power directly from the generator.
• Speed range: the output voltage is directly connected
to the engine speed.
• Voltage ripple depending on the number of engine
cylinders, the weight/dimensions of the engine
flywheel and the PMG.
Thanks to the very high working frequency, the
voltage ripple is consequently reduced.
• Protections: 2 built-in Pt100 temperature sensors
(both on the windings and rectifier bridges) with
automatic derating.

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HOW DOES PMG-DCs WORK?

Block Diagram

DCs System
Genset
PMG Current Safety
DC Load
Control Engine DC Sensor Relay
Unit

Actuator

Current
Controller Sensor
RS232/RS485/CAN-bus

12Vdc
48Vdc
48Vdc
Battery Pack

3,5kW DC/DC
Photovoltaic Panel Sun Converter Module
No. 1

- + 3,5kW DC/DC
Photovoltaic Panel Sun Converter Module
No. 2
12Vdc
Supplied by NSM
3,5kW DC/DC as standard
Photovoltaic Panel Sun Converter Module Option
No. ...
Power connection

Signal/communication
connection

Model Max Power Max Current Max Power Max Current Max Power Max Current Max Power Max Current

[kW] [A] [kW] [A] [kW] [A] [kW] [A]

1500rpm 2000rpm 2400rpm 3000rpm

PMG-DC 150SC 3,0 54 4,0 71 4,8 86 6,0 107

PMG-DC 185SC 4,5 80 6,0 107 7,5 134 9,0 160

PMG-DC 185SF 7,5 134 8,4 150 9,0 160 9,0 160

PMG-DC 185PF 7,5 134 11,0 196 13,8 246 16,8 300

PMG-DC 295RB 13,0 232 16,0 286 18,5 330 22,0 393

PMG-DC 295RF 19,0 339 24,0 429 28,0 500 33,6 600

PMG-DC 295PH 28,0 500 30,8 550 32,5 580 33,6 600

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PMG-DCc
Permanent Magnet Generator
+ DCc System
+ Actuator kit

Key features:
• The PMG has a Vac 3-phase output.
• The grid can be connected to the converter module
(PMG must be switched off), through a transformer
granting a 3-phase voltage up to 140Vac.
• Speed range: the output voltage is independent of the engine speed. The
range is determined at a 1:3 ratio
(ex: 1000÷3000 rpm - depending on the engine).
• Low voltage ripple: lower than 150 mV p-p (suitable for direct feed of
telecom equipment). It is independent of the number of engine cylinders,
the weight/dimensions of the engine flywheel and the PMG.
• Scalable: easily increase the output power by adding multiple 4kW
converter modules.
• Complete redundancy of the single modules within the same system,
not only of the gen-set, to grant the continuous supply of the available
residual energy.
• Load sharing between the several converter modules.

PMG-DCc [No. of modules] [kW]

Modules Chart 9 36 9 295SF

8 32 8

7 28 7

6 24 6

5 20 5 5 295SB

4 16 4 4 4 185SF

3 12 3 3 3 3 185SC

2 8 2 2 2

1 4 1 1

[rpm]
2000

3000

3400
2400

2600
2500
2200

2700
1000

2750
1600

1800
1500
1300

1700
1650

3150

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HOW DOES PMG-DCc WORK?

Block Diagram

DCc System

Safety Auxilary
Relay Board
RS232/RS485/CAN-bus
48Vdc
Controller Battery Pack
Current
Grid Sensor
Actuator

12Vdc
Genset
Control Engine PMG 48Vdc
Unit
Sun Converter Module

Sun Converter Module

Converter Module

Converter Module

Converter Module

3,5kW DC/DC

3,5kW DC/DC
4kW AC/DC

4kW AC/DC

4kW AC/DC

DC Load
No ...

No ...
No 2
No 1

No 1

- +
12Vdc

Photovoltaic Photovoltaic Supplied by NSM

Panel Panel as standard

Option

Power connection

Signal/communication
connection

Model Output Power Efficiency Weight

PMG +
range Converter PMG cone PMG SAE 4 Dcc System Actuator
(*) (**) (***)
[kW] % [kg] [kg] [kg] [kg]

PMG-DCc 185SC 4,0 - 12,0 85 - 87 14,50 15,0 6,0 2,0

PMG-DCc 185SF 4,0 - 16,0 85 - 87 17,5 18,0 6,0 2,0

PMG-DCc 295SB 8,0 - 20,0 85 - 87 - 41,0 6,0 2,0

PMG-DCc 295SF 12,0 - 36,0 85 - 87 - 51,0 6,0 2,0

(*) depending on load conditions - (**) SAE 5 = SAE 4 - 1kg; SAE 3 = SAE 4 + 3kg - (***) DCc module weight not included (1 module = 3,2kg)

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Development and facilities. researching and developing innovative solutions for whatever the
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motion systems, have been developed to carefully satisfy our proudly bear as we are one of the very few companies boasting all
international partners’ needs. the production cycles, from design to manufacturing, in our Italy-
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