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Martin Fischer, the general manager of WOODWARD German Company, came to China on December 12 to attend the 2018 China Genset Industry Year-end Conference. After the meeting, Martin and SmartGen team visited key genset enterprises in China.

WOODWARD Company is located in Stuttgart, Germany. The headquarters of Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch are right here. Stuttgart can be called the gathering place of “craftsmen”. This time, Martin would visit Chinese craftsmen in the genset industry as a German craftsman!

WOODWARD attaches great importance to the 2018 China Genset Industry Year-end Conference and especially sponsors some gifts. Martin delivered a speech entitled “New Opportunities for Woodward Controller”. He introduced WOODWARD’s single genset controller, complex parallel application scheme (up to 992 gensets), relay protection and other products. He also showed the actual application cases of WOODWARD in marine, military, petroleum, hydropower and other occasions. WOODWARD will provide a series of complete solution for genset manufacturers.

Visiting Shanghai COOLTECH, Martin signed the OEM Partner Certificate. Xu Naiqiang, the president of COOLTECH, asked for strengthening technical exchanges between two sides’ technical departments. He hoped that WOODWARD could provide complete solutions for the high-end parallel, wind, solar, diesel and other fields.

Visiting Tellhow Sci-Tech Co., Ltd., Martin signed the OEM Partner Certificate. Liu Ting，the general manager of Tellhow, suggested that WOODWARD could regard service as breakthrough, providing personalized service and system solutions. Mr. Liu also invited WOODWARD technical teams to come to Jiangxi factories to learn from each other in the form of forums.

Visiting Guangzhou Wanon Electric & Machine Co., Ltd., Martin signed the OEM Partner Certificate. Shao Jianliang， the president of Wanon, hoped to strengthen cooperation in controller, relay protection and differential protection in the future.

Visiting Guangdong Westin Power, Martin signed the OEM Partner Certificate. We were lucky to see the parallel controller EASYGEN3200XT of WOODWARD, 14 controllers for 7 gensets and 2 controllers of each unit to realize redundant functions. Chen Qifeng, the president of Westin Power, hoped that WOODWARD would simplify and update RGCP3400 and make a redundant control system with higher cost performance.

Visiting RCG-POWER, Martin signed the OEM Partner Certificate. Martin asked about the use of EASYGEN1600 and hoped that the two sides would cooperate on more products in the future.

Visiting Aksa Power Generation， Pu Ligang， the manager of Woodward (Tianjin) Controller Co., Ltd. Suzhou Branch, introduced WOODWARD controller product line, relay protection products and products typical application cases and discussed the application of high-end complex parallel technology with Aksa research and development team.

When we visited Baifa Power, Zhang Chaodan, the president of Baifa, gave us some advice. He suggested that WOODWARD products could add some functions that other brands do not have and add competitive advantages of differentiation. He hoped to seek more cooperation with other products.

Martin also visited other foreign trade enterprises such as LEES, Wuidoo, GODLIKE and APLUS. These are the new stars of the genset export enterprises. Martin hopes that WOODWARD could create new opportunities with all genset enterprises.

The 10-day Chinese craftsmen’s search tour ended and Martin hopes to have more time to come to China in the future. Over the past few days, Martin has fallen in love with Chinese food and culture. His favorite saying is “I love China very much”. Martin gives a very high appraisal and praise to China manufacturing and the craftsman spirit of Chinese genset enterprises. WOODWARD will listen to the reasonable suggestions, develop and optimize product line and make more cost-effective products which are more suitable for Chinese genset industry.

The Winter Solstice is as important as the Spring Festival, people start to count the days to spend the winter.

Do you still remember the winter nine-novenary song?

In the first and second nine days, people keep their hands in pockets

In the third and fourth nine days, people can walk on ice

In the fifth and sixth nice days, people can see willows along the river bank

In the seventh and eighth nine days, the swallow comes back and in the ninth nine days, the yak starts working.

Today is the Winter Solstice.

Look! The restaurant is full of chatter and laughter and happiness is so simple.

Listen! The dumpling is rolling and happiness is coming.

SmartGen wishes you happy winter solstice!

–easYgen-3200 Series Paralleling Control Module

SmartGen starts the strategic cooperation with WOODWARD in 2018. At present, we can not only provide easYgen series single unit control modules to customers, but also provide easYgen-3200 series advanced paralleling control modules and complex paralleling solutions.

easYgen-3200 Series Features

1. Home page display screen is configurable, two editable screens can be used to monitor customer customized data;

2. With high flexibility and easy to set up;

3. Realize the external PLC function through internal logic management/analog management function;

4. The isolated measurement input, relay output, analog output and communication channel enhance the external anti-interference ability of system；

5. Can communicate with devices via Ethernet or USB and has the functions of online using documents and system updating, which enhances the maintainability of customer system；

6. With complete mains, generator and engine protection functions, no need to use the extra power detection and protection relay;

7. Multi-lingual capability: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Slovakian, Finnish, Swedish;

8. Can detect generator, mains and bus parameters and has perfect mains, generator and engine protection；

9. Supporting up to 32 generators parallel, with peak clipping, standby, AMF and other modes, with emergency operation or mains input/output operation;

10. Can control up to two circuit breakers open/close transfer control;

11. With active and reactive load distribution and dispatching start functions among gensets with same or different rated power;

12. Logic management and simulation management functions can meet the complex control requirements of customers；

13. With 3 freely configurable PID.

Gensets parallel has been widely used in the gensets industry. The advantages include flexible operation, priority changeover, cost reduction, energy saving and environmental protection. Weak things united become strong.

Six gas gensets were assembled and debugged in a domestic factory. The factory adopts six HGM9510 parallel cabinets of SmartGen, one 3000A load output cabinet and one HMU15 remote touch screen monitoring control module. It adopts 7 standard 2.2M distribution cabinets and suitable layout that one load output cabinet is in the middle. HMU15 remote touch screen monitoring control module adopts RS485 alternating connection method of one group including 1, 3, 5 and another group including 2, 4, 6.

In debugging parallel system, we must check the lines and cables, and test single unit closing one by one. In the single unit closing test, the main test object is the automatic speed regulation and automatic voltage regulation function, which is the necessary condition for parallel. If there is circulating current after parallel, please check the speed regulation or voltage regulation. If the reactive power fluctuates greatly, please check the voltage regulation part and whether there is a mutual inductor on the voltage regulator plate. If the active power fluctuates greatly, please check the speed regulation part and whether there is a conflict between the speed regulation device and the control module speed regulation.

The synchronization time of each unit is about 5 seconds and the parallel is with load and unload. The manual and automatic parallel is normal and the start is normal. The parallel with load is normal and the power distribution is normal.

It is the first time the clients used the parallel function. Everyone had a new understanding of the parallel system after experiencing and accepting the training. The successful parallel and user’s satisfied smile are the best evaluations of our parallel products.

Booth No.: 1B41

Hello, everyone. We are SmatGen, a supplier of marine engine and gensets automation control system. During “the 8th edition of INMEX China”, we will show you our marine engine and gensets automation control system. Welcome to visit and our booth number is 1B41.

From Dec. 5th to 7th, the 8th edition of INMEX China will be hold in Poly World Trade Center of Guangzhou which is sponsored by China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, China Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and co-sponsored by Guangdong Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Guangdong Association of Shipbuilding Industry, etc.

INMEX China is a biennial international maritime event in Asia region. The 8th edition of the exhibition will have over 500 participating companies and brands from over 20 countries. The overseas companies take 45% including Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Korea, Singapore exhibitors. It also has CSSC, Guangzhou Shipbuilding Corporation and Nantong Shipbuilding Corporation, etc. The exhibition will show the latest products and technologies in shipping, ship building and repair, luxury cruises, waterway passenger transport, yacht, offshore engineering, port, deep-sea aquaculture, marine fisheries and other fields.

SmartGen specializes in development and research, manufacture, sale and service of engine/genset control, ATS and ATS control and related products. We have independently developed “automation control module”, “automation monitor”, “ATS control module”, “power detection and protection module”, “reverse power protection module”, “battery charger” and other modules, which have the characteristics of advanced technology, perfect function, high reliability and strong practicability. They have been widely used in many fields. Especially, marine power protection, load sharing, synchronization, power management and diesel engine control products have been well received by users!

The first Family Day of SmartGen was held on November 24, 2018! More than 100 employees and family members from various departments participated in the event. We all had a happy and unforgettable Family Day!

Welcome speech

Recite Tao Te Ching

Play “whack a mole”

Visit the SmartGen factory

Family games include five parts: parent-child painting workshop, lasso game, throw and catch, four-legged race and hoop rolling.

In the painting game, parents and children draw the pictures together. Some children draw the LOGO of SmartGen and our mascot SMART. Lovely children bring us different kinds of surprises.

During the activity, parents and children can also enjoy the delicious food and drinks.

Cold temps can’t stop excitement of children for playing games, they all have fun!

Happy time always passes so fast. In the end, we drew a lottery and gave winners various prizes. SmartGen also prepared high-tech gifts for every child who participated in the activities. Every family returned home with a full load of presents.

Family life is the source of the greatest human happiness. May every family and SmartGen be filled with love. With love, grow together, work hand in hand with you, create a win-win future!

bauma CHINA 2018, known as “the Top Trade Fair in China”, opened today at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre. The exhibition takes place in Shanghai every two years and is Asia’s leading platform for experts in the sector. Everytime it attracts numerous visitors from home and abroad.

As a control modules manufacturer of generator sets and engine, SmartGen has brought the latest engine control modules which are the greatest highlights to the exhibition. Welcome to visit! Our booth number is N3.381.

In this exhibition, we present not only products of SmartGen, but also the innovation of technology and the commitment to users. In the future, SmartGen will contribute to the gensets and engine industry with better products and services.

In this early winter, 14 overseas partners from all over the world came to SmartGen to participate in the ” 2018 SmartGen Overseas Partners Training Session”. The training session lasts for three days from Nov. 20th to Nov. 22nd.

On the first day of the training, Mr. Yang, the president of SmartGen, delivered a welcome speech. Mr. Yang won applause with his special accent and humorous language. Next, the lecturer Mr. Gao (the deputy director of marketing dept.) and the translator Ms. Zhang introduced the functions and applications of SmartGen sync control modules together.

The partners are divided into five groups, everyone is equipped with a set of different types sync control modules to operate. SmartGen also arranged a professional engineer and an overseas sales manager for each group to communicate. During the training, the partners put the theory into practice in time and freely asked questions when they didn’t understand. The atmosphere was quite harmonious and the partners expressed their excitement about learning new knowledge!

Besides the theoretical training lessons, it is time for partners to do actual operation! On Nov. 21st, the partners came to the testing center of SmartGen for real-time operation and debugging. There are six diesel gensets, the partners are divided into three groups, each group is responsible for the parallel debugging of two units. Everyone meticulously completed the control modules settings, voltage/speed regulation observation experiments and synchronization of the two units. Eventually all of them successfully passed the test. Later, Mr. Yang personally gave the certificate of training and gifts with SmartGen characteristics to everyone. Congratulates all partners on becoming sync control modules experts!

After two days’ study, SmartGen and partners reached Yellow River Scenic Area together to experience the magnificent and beautiful natural scenery of the Yellow River on Nov. 22nd.

In a twinkling of an eye, three days has passed, 2018 SmartGen Overseas Partners Training Session came to a successful end. Partners expressed that they have fallen in love with SmartGen and China, have learned a lot of new knowledge through this training. They will surely use what they have learned to do better. SmartGen will also work with all overseas partners to make progress together and hope to make brilliant achievements in overseas market！

bauma CHINA 2018 will be held on Nov.27th and SmartGen will meet you there. Please remember, our booth number is N3.381, we are looking forward to seeing you!

This time, SmartGen will bring black technology products, such as high-end genset sync control modules and marine engine remote control modules to the exhibition. Welcome to visit our booth!

On October 31, the “2018 Genset Control Tech Expert Forum”, hosted by SmartGen, was held in the Yellow River Scenic Area of Zhengzhou. More than 20 outstanding experts in the industry jointly offered advice for China genset control at the meeting. Experts had a technical discussion on high-end sync, redundant control, mobile base stations, micro-grid, gas engine control and cloud monitoring systems. After the end of the meeting, Mr. Yang, the president of SmartGen, presented certificates to the experts.

In recent years, under the leadership of Mr. Yang, SmartGen has made many innovations about genset control modules and developed customized control modules which adapted to different environments. It not only brings convenience and practicality to customers, but also makes us become the leading enterprise in genset control modules in China. When talking about product innovation, Mr. Yang often mentioned ” create something out of nothing”, which comes from Lao Zi. He said abandoning prejudices can make more possibilities of innovation. Put aside professional, thinking and experience prejudices and we will get more innovations. This is the truth.

“Enjoying happiness alone is not as happy as sharing it.” Mr. Yang has devoted himself to the study of The Tao for a long time and has made great success in applying his theory to enterprise management, product R&D and market development. In order to share the essence of The Tao, Mr. Yang published The Tao, Way to Evergreen in 2017. With his interpretation and case study, Mr. Yang makes the profound truth easy to understand. Many customers and friends show their love of this book. At this meeting, Mr. Yang also gave this book to the experts as a gift personally. We hope experts can discuss The Tao of genset control together.