generator is 730 kva.to check its working time, consumed diesel, i purchased a software.but i wish to know how i connect it with computer? is it safe? any precaution? any electric wiring diagram? is it safe etc. i want to use thumb scaneer as start and stop switch.
Even some older Gen-Sets have contacts for a remote start switch. This is where you might wire in sensors to detect when commercial power is lost. You may install a relay to actuate those contacts. You can control that relay with a computer controlled module that is run by your software. The computer you have installed the thumb scanner on can control this. If the software is for this specific generator, then it may already include a remote start, as well as a logger to record start and stop times. Kits are often available.
It really depends on how old the generator is. In the last 15 years or so the engine/generator controllers came with some of the things you seek. It really depends on the manufacture, (onan, kohler, generac,cat etc.) If your generator control panel is of a digital display you MAY have the capability. If it has dials and guages you probably do not. It can be retro-fit with new generation controllers that will give you what you seek. It would be expensive though,
