TECH REF C30 Grid Connect Op

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Capstone Turbine Corporation • 21211 Nordhoff Street • Chatsworth • CA 91311 • USA Technical Reference: Grid Connect Operation – Capstone Models C30 and C60/C65 Time of Use Time of Use may be used for peak shaving during periods of the day when electricity from the utility is at a premium. Time of Use mode allows the user to selectively determine start/stop commands and/or power output levels for up to 20 timed events. Events are programmed by day of week, time of day, and power demand in any order, and sorted by time to determine event order. Figure 5 illustrates how a MicroTurbine may be used in Time of Use mode. 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 Time of Day (24 Hours) MicroTurbine Utility • • Figure 5. Time of Use Dispatch Mode CRMS: From the menu, select Settings > Time of Use Settings, and configure the desired turbine parameters. Display panel: Navigate to Time of Use menu and configure desired parameters as follows. Time of Use Menu Parameter Description Parameter Value Default 1/20 LMTOUEvent