The Kongsberg C3-GP (8100251) is an RIO-C3-GP Generator Protection Module used in Kongsberg DataChief C20 / K-Chief marine automation and power-management systems. It monitors generator electrical parameters and provides protective tripping functions for the generator circuit breaker.
Key Features
- Dedicated generator protection module for marine Power Management Systems.
- Provides short-circuit, overcurrent and reverse-power tripping of the generator circuit breaker.
- Can calculate generator kW, kVAr and power factor (cos φ).
- Provides local indication of trip reason and local trip reset.
- Dual 24 V DC power connections are used for reliable/interruptible operation.
- Kongsberg documentation lists 8100251 specifically as RIO-C3-GP – Generator Protection.
Typical Applications
- Marine generator protection
- Generator circuit-breaker trip control
- Overcurrent and short-circuit protection
- Reverse-power protection
- Generator load and power-factor monitoring
- Kongsberg DataChief C20 / K-Chief PMS installations
- Main and auxiliary generator switchboards
