Ultima Control Technical Article
Remote Monitoring for Standby and Prime Power Generators
Remote monitoring gives operators and service teams visibility of generator condition, but it only helps when the data is selected and presented for practical decisions.
Standby and prime power generators often sit away from the people responsible for them. Remote monitoring can show whether the generator is available, running, healthy, in alarm, low on fuel or due for maintenance.
Useful signals
- Generator running, stopped, available, unavailable and in-alarm state
- Fuel level, battery voltage, coolant temperature, oil pressure and engine speed
- Voltage, current, frequency, kW, kVAr, runtime and starts
- Breaker status, load status, remote start requests and lockouts
- Alarm history, event time stamps and acknowledgement status
Remote monitoring should also be designed around communication limits. Some sites need simple alarm notifications. Others need dashboards, trends, reports and remote support access. The system should match the importance of the asset and the cost of attending site.
How it supports maintenance
When configured well, remote monitoring helps service teams decide what happened before they mobilise. It can also support routine maintenance planning by showing starts, runtime, load profile and recurring alarms.
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