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SECONDS CAN COST MILLIONS Cat® Switchgear

SECONDS CAN COST MILLIONS Cat® Switchgear

SECONDS CAN COST MILLIONS Cat® Switchgear

Product catalog summary
Overview
Caterpillar (Cat) switchgear systems are designed to ensure continuous power supply and mitigate potential outages. These systems offer real-time controls and information access through a color graphical touchscreen, interfacing seamlessly with building management systems. They support multiple genset applications, allowing for kW and kVAR sharing, load-sensitive generator demand, and engine hour balancing.

Key Systems
  • Emergency Generator Paralleling (EGP): Parallels multiple gensets without extended utility paralleling, often used with Cat automatic transfer switches.
  • Emergency Transfer Load Manager (EXL): Parallels a single engine generator with a utility source, allowing manual source selection and automatic transfer upon utility failure.
  • Emergency Transfer and Load Management (XLM): Parallels multiple engine generators with single or multiple utility sources, offering similar functionalities as EXL.
  • Custom Solutions: Fully customized solutions are available if standard configurations do not meet specific needs.

System Configurations
Cat switchgear is available in low and medium voltage configurations, providing intuitive control and power system data access. The systems are scalable, available in preconfigured, configure-to-order, and design-to-order options.
  • Preconfigured: Simplified paralleling configurations focused on economy and quick-ship capabilities.
  • Configure-to-Order: Offers flexible pre-engineered options for specific applications.
  • Design-to-Order: Custom systems for complex sites, including alternative fuels and microgrid applications.

Features and Benefits
  • Ease of Operation: Integrated solutions with standardized components reduce wiring and footprint, enhancing reliability and repair times.
  • Touchscreen Interface: Provides a comprehensive view of system status and easy access to controls.
  • Advanced Communications: Remote control and monitoring capabilities allow access from anywhere.
  • Fault Tolerance: Four levels of fault tolerance ensure no single point of failure, maintaining system performance under any condition.

Customer Support
Caterpillar offers unmatched customer support with a wide range of products and services, including system life extension services, training, and site operation simulators. Cat switchgear provides reliable capabilities to protect facilities from outages, ensuring continuous power supply.
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Catalog excerpts

SECONDS CAN COST MILLIONS Cat® Switchgear-2

POWERFUL SYSTEMS Cat switchgear offers a variety of systems to meet your specific application. All Cat Switchgear offerings help mitigate potential outages by providing you with access to real-time controls and information via color graphical touchscreen. All systems are designed to interface with building management systems. Control for multiple genset applications allow for kW and kVAR sharing, load sensitive generator demand, and engine hour balancing. Emergency Generator Paralleling (EGP) Parallels multiple gensets in applications where extended utility paralleling is not required. (commonly...

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SECONDS CAN COST MILLIONS Cat® Switchgear-3

SCALABILITY Cat switchgear and controls are designed to integrate with on-package, microprocessor-based Cat engine controls. This integrated system provides greater efficiency and reliability in one package, exclusively from your Cat dealer. Products are available in three scalable systems: preconfigured, configure-to-order, and design-to-order. All systems include touchscreen operator interfaces, giving an overview of the system, generator, and engine. This easy-to-use touchscreen also provides annunciation and intuitive system control. Caterpillar offers a variety of simplified paralleling configurations...

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FEATURES DESIGNED FOR EASE OF OPERATION Best-in-Class Footprint Integrated solutions with standardized components have less wiring, a smaller footprint, longer mean time between failures, and shorter mean time to repair. Touchscreen Interface The color touchscreen display is the key to powerful and simple operator interface. The screen gives the operator an instantaneous, easily understandable view of the entire system status. Easy-to-read information emulates traditional meters and gauges, conveying a wealth of information at a glance. To access system controls, simply touch the corresponding...

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Unmatched Customer Support Whatever your application, Caterpillar has your power generation and electrical distribution system. Years of experience and a wide range of products makes your Cat dealer your single-source supplier of integrated generators, switchgear products, and local support and service by highly skilled technicians for your emergency/standby system. System life extension services are also available: • Customer Support Agreement (CSA) • Cat Extended Service Coverage (ESC Policy) • Site-specific replacement parts • Switchgear upgrades and retrofits • Training services • Site operation...

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