Method for controlling a genset system

A genset system comprising:

• a plurality of gensets;
• a common bus is configured to be coupled to each of the plurality of gensets and configured to communicate electrical power generated by the plurality of gensets to one or more loads;
• a control system in communication with the plurality of gensets, the common bus, and the one or more loads, the control system configured to
• recognize a data communication failure between one or more gensets of the plurality of gensets and the control system;
• recognizing a state of an engine control switch, a synchronization switch, an engine power output, an engine shutdown event, and one or more warning events of each of the one or more gensets;
• determine an operating state of each of the one or more gensets prior to the communication failure based on the recognized state;
• and
• operate the genset system, upon the communication failure, according to a load control scheme, the load control scheme determining an available power of the genset system based on the determined operating state of each of the one or more gensets and coupling the one or more loads to the common bus based on the available power.

A control system for controlling a genset system, the control system comprising:

• a controller in communication with a plurality of gensets, a common bus, one or more loads, the controller configured to
• recognize a data communication failure between one or more gensets of the plurality of gensets and the controller;
• recognize a state of an engine control switch, a synchronization switch, an engine power output, an engine shutdown event, and one or more warning events;
• determine an operating state of each of the one or more gensets prior to the communication failure based on the recognized state;
• and
• operate the genset system, upon the communication failure, according to a load control scheme, the load control scheme determining an available power of the genset system based on the determined operating state of each of the one or more gensets and coupling the one or more loads to the common bus based on the available power.