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When you wish to bring a second generator on-line in order to do maintenance on the first one. They would be connected in parallel, but not yet switched on together, until you are sure they are both in phase.

This is simply accomplished by connecting a light bulb between the Phase of one to the Neutral of the other. The bulb will wax and wane as the generators come in and out of phase. When the bulb is brightest, switch them together.

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