Accelerated Loss of Mains Change Programme (ALoMCP)

The ALoMCP was initiated to avoid future outages due to too sensitive loss of mains (LoM) settings on generating units in GB. In brief Island detection by vector shift (VS) will not be allowed in future and detection by Rate of Change of Frequency (RoCoF) protection setting will need to be set to less sensitive values.

New settings will need to be applied to the following KACO new energy devices:

  • Powador 6.0 TL3 - A
  • Powador 7.8 TL3 - A
  • Powador 9.0 TL3 - A
  • Powador 10.0 TL3 - A
  • Powador 10.0 TL3
  • Powador 12.0 TL3 
  • Powador 14.0 TL3
  • Powador 18.0 TL3
  • Powador 20.0 TL3
  • Powador 30.0 TL3 – M- INT
  • Powador 30.0 TL3 – XL – INT
  • Powador 30.0 TL3 – XL – INT – SPD 1+2
  • Powador 33.0 TL3 – M- INT
  • Powador 33.0 TL3 – XL – INT
  • Powador 33.0 TL3 – XL – INT – SPD 1+2
  • Powador 36.0 TL3 – M1 - INT
  • Powador 36.0 TL3 – M - INT
  • Powador 36.0 TL3 – XL – INT
  • Powador 36.0 TL3 – XL – INT – SPD 1+2
  • Powador 39.0 TL3 – M1 – INT
  • Powador 39.0 TL3- XL – INT
  • Powador 39.0 TL3- XL - INT - SPD 1+2
  • Powador 40.0 TL3 –M – INT
  • Powador 40.0 TL3- XL – INT
  • Powador 40.0 TL3- XL - INT - SPD 1+2
  • Powador 48.0 TL3 - M - INT – Park
  • Powador 60.0 TL3 - M – INT
  • Powador 60.0 TL3- XL - INT
  • Powador 60.0 TL3- XL - INT - SPD 1+2
  • Powador 72.0 TL3- M - INT – Park
  • Powador 72.0 TL3- XL - INT -Park
  • Powador 72.0 TL3- XL - INT - SPD 1+2 - Park
  • blueplanet 3.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 4.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 5.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 6.5 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 7.5 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 8.6 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 9.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 10.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 15.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 20.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIG0
  • blueplanet 50.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIGS
  • blueplanet 50.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIGM
  • blueplanet 50.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIGB
  • blueplanet 50.0 TL3 M2 WM OD IIGX
Inverter Type RoCoF or Vector shift used Information how to change settings

Powador 10.0 – 20.0 TL3

Powador 30.0 – 72.0 TL3     SW > 4.x

blueplanet 3.0 – 10.0 TL3

blueplanet 15.0 – 20.0 TL3

blueplanet 50.0 TL3             SW > 4.x

Yes APL_ALoMCP_Powador_39.0-72.0TL3_blueplanet_3.0-50.0TL3_220704_en.pdf

blueplanet 3.0 – 5.0 TL1

Powador 10.0 – 20.0 TL3        SW < V4.x

Powador 30.0 – 72.0 TL3        SW < V4.x

Yes

A software update to switch off Vector shift is available for downloading after registration at myKACO.com >>
You will find the following software as well as update guides in the download archive for the respective products:
- Software blueplanet 3.0-5.0 TL1 V3.62
- Software Powador 6.0-20.0 TL3 V3.62
- Software Powador 30.0-72.0 TL3 V3.58.

The following inverters do not have settings to make them compliant with the ALoMCP requirements:
 

  • Powador 3200 - INT
  • Powador 4200 - INT
  • Powador 4400 - INT
  • Powador 5300 - INT
  • Powador 5500 - INT
  • Powador 6600 - INT
  • Powador 7700 - INT
  • Powador 8600 – INT
  • Powador 9600 - INT
  • Powador 2002 – INT
  • Powador 3002 - INT
  • Powador 4202 - INT
  • Powador 5002 - INT
  • Powador 6002 - INT

For more information on what to do when you operate a non-compliant inverter, please refer to 1.15 at https://www.ena-eng.org/alomcp/assets/other/ALoMCP_Technical_FAQ.pdf