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Flexi Power Rectifier

Installation Manual

Emerson Network Power Co., Ltd.

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Manual Version: 03

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Manual Number: 03370500070

Manual Issue: 03
Manual Status: Standard
Release Date: Mar 2009

Copyright 2009 Emerson Network Power Co., Ltd.

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inaccuracies, or errors contained herein.

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History
Date Version Author Change Note No./Notes
02/09/2008 01 David Cao First release
20/10/2008 02 David Cao Correct Section 2.4 Table 13 Ethernet Cable
Emerson part number
Add note in section 3.4 for end user must have
disconnect device
Update caution in section 3.4 for size
requirements for L, N and PE cable from AC
mains
Add note in section 3.9 for parallel operation
supported CU firmware version
Update fig95, fig100 in section 3.9 to match
the actual parallel cable
Update fig105, fig109, fig110, fig112, fig113,
fig114, fig115, fig116 to match the newest
GUI

18/03/2009 03 David Update all the pictures in section 3.3 to show

the latest drawer design
Update the parallel configuration with more
details in section 3.9
Add a new paragraph to show setup of master/
slave FPRA unit in a parallel system
Add fig101, fig112 to show single battery in
parallel configuration
Add table22 and table23 of rectifier and
system alarm indications
Add string polarity marks in fig21 and fig22

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Table of contents
History...................................................................................................................3
Table of contents ..................................................................................................4
List of figures ........................................................................................................5
List of tables..........................................................................................................9
List of terms ........................................................................................................10
Preface ...............................................................................................................12
Chapter 1 Product Introduction .........................................................................15
1.1 General Description...............................................................................15
1.2 The Power Distribution Assembly (PDA) ...............................................22
1.3 The Rectifier ..........................................................................................26
Chapter 2 Preparation.......................................................................................29
2.1 Safety Summary ....................................................................................29
2.2 Installation site.......................................................................................31
2.3 Installation tools and test equipments....................................................32
2.4 Check list of the FPRA ..........................................................................33
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation........................................................................37
3.1 Detach the PDA from the case ..............................................................37
3.2 Route the DC cables .............................................................................44
3.3 Route the Communication cables..........................................................62
3.4 Route the AC cable without the SPD.....................................................78
3.5 Install the PDA into case .......................................................................96
3.6 Install the rectifiers...............................................................................101
3.7 Installation of the cables with cable glands..........................................105
3.8 Install the front and back covers ..........................................................110
3.9 Parallel installation of the FPRA ..........................................................112
Chapter 4 Browser and Control Unit Setup.....................................................131
4.1 Set up the configuration environment ..................................................132
4.2 Change the CU IP-address via the LCD..............................................133
4.3 Connect to the GUI in local Internet / Intranet .....................................133
4.4 Change the CU IP-address via the GUI...............................................135
Chapter 5 Commissioning...............................................................................141
5.1 Set up a commissioning environment..................................................142
5.2 Battery input commissioning................................................................143
5.3 Set up the system parameters.............................................................145
5.4 AC input commissioning ......................................................................147
Chapter 6 Maintenance...................................................................................148
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting .............................................................................149

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List of figures
Figure 1 Output power-derating characteristic .................................................18
Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the FPRA .................................................21
Figure 3 General view of the FPRA .................................................................21
Figure 4 Back view of the FPRA ......................................................................22
Figure 5 General view of the PDA....................................................................24
Figure 6 The front panel of the PDA ................................................................25
Figure 7 General view of the rectifier ...............................................................27
Figure 8 Product tree .......................................................................................33
Figure 9 The FPRA before the installation .......................................................37
Figure 10 Detaching the cable glands..............................................................38
Figure 11 Releasing the PDA earth cable........................................................38
Figure 12 Releasing the RS485 cables............................................................39
Figure 13 Detaching the PDA from the case....................................................39
Figure 14 Cable gland configuration option1 ................................................41
Figure 15 Cable gland configuration option2 ................................................42
Figure 16 Cable gland configuration option3 ................................................43
Figure 17 Inserting the cable through the cable gland .....................................44
Figure 18 Removing the drawer from the PDA ................................................45
Figure 19 Removing the front panel from the PDA ..........................................45
Figure 20 Removing the sub cover from the PDA............................................46
Figure 21 DC terminals distribution..................................................................47
Figure 22 DC inlet grommet.............................................................................47
Figure 23 Removing the load terminals short link and MCB switch lever bar ..49
Figure 24 Removing the battery terminals short link and MCB switch lever bar
.....................................................................................................................49
Figure 25 Inserting the DC load grounding cable through the front panel........52
Figure 26 Securing the DC load grounding cable ............................................53
Figure 27 Connecting the DC cables configuration option1 (typical).............54
Figure 28 Connecting the DC cables configuration option2 ..........................55
Figure 29 Connecting the DC cables configuration option3 ..........................56
Figure 30 Putting the front panel back into the PDA ........................................57
Figure 31 Securing the front panel...................................................................58
Figure 32 Securing the window of the breakers ...............................................59
Figure 33 Fixing the DC cables to the front panel ............................................60
Figure 34 Securing the sub cover ....................................................................61
Figure 35 Drawer internal layout (old version) .................................................62
Figure 36 Drawer internal layout (updated version) .........................................63
Figure 37 Inserting the temperature cable into drawer (old version) ................64

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Figure 38 Inserting the temperature cable into drawer (updated version)........64

Figure 39 Connecting the temperature cable only (old version).......................66
Figure 40 Connecting the temperature cable only (updated version)...............66
Figure 41 Placing the temperature probe.........................................................67
Figure 42 Connecting the parallel cable only From PSU (old version)..........69
Figure 43 Connecting the parallel cable only From PSU (updated version)..69
Figure 44 Connecting the parallel cable only To PSU (old version) ..............70
Figure 45 Connecting the parallel cable only To PSU (updated version)......70
Figure 46 Connecting the Alarm In cable only (old version).............................73
Figure 47 Connecting the Alarm In cable only (updated version) ....................73
Figure 48 Connecting the Alarm Out cable only (old version)..........................74
Figure 49 Connecting the Alarm Out cable only (updated version)..................74
Figure 50 Fixing all the communication cables (old version)............................75
Figure 51 Fixing all the communication cables (updated version) ...................76
Figure 52 Putting the drawer back into the PDA ..............................................77
Figure 53 Securing the drawer to the PDA ......................................................77
Figure 54 Removing the rear cover..................................................................78
Figure 55 The PDA rear internal chassis layout...............................................79
Figure 56 The AC cable connection chart........................................................80
Figure 57 AC terminal block configuration 1 ..............................................81
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Figure 59 AC terminal block configuration 3Y ...............................................83
Figure 60 Inserting the AC cable through the front panel.................................84
Figure 61 Schematic diagram of AC connection without the SPD 3Y ...........86
Figure 62 Detaching the Strain-relief from the chassis ....................................86
Figure 63 Connecting the PE cable from the AC mains 3Y ..........................87
Figure 64 Connecting the L and N line cables to the AC terminal block 3Y ..88
Figure 65 Fixing the AC ground clamp back onto the chassis 3Y .................89
Figure 66 Fixing the AC terminal block back onto the chassis 3Y.................90
Figure 67 Restraining the AC mains cable onto the chassis 3Y....................91
Figure 68 AC connection without the SPD 3Y...............................................92
Figure 69 Schematic diagram of AC connection without the SPD 1...........93
Figure 70 AC connection without the SPD 1 ..............................................93
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Figure 73 Securing the rear cover back to the PDA.........................................95
Figure 74 Putting the PDA back into the case .................................................96
Figure 75 Securing the PDA to the case..........................................................97
Figure 76 Connecting the PDA earth cable to the case ...................................98
Figure 77 Connecting the system earth cable..................................................99
Figure 78 Connecting the Ethernet cable.......................................................100
Figure 79 Putting the rectifier into the first slot of the case ............................101
Figure 80 Securing the rectifier to the case ...................................................102

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Figure 81 Connecting the AC power cable to the rectifier..............................103

Figure 82 Connecting the RS485 cables to the rectifier.................................104
Figure 83 Installing the other rectifiers ...........................................................104
Figure 84 Alarm cable exits from top of the case ...........................................105
Figure 85 Installing the two cable glands .......................................................106
Figure 86 Fixing the cables to the cable gland...............................................106
Figure 87 Fixing the AC cable to the side of the case....................................107
Figure 88 Fixing the cables to the case sidewall............................................108
Figure 89 Fixing the PDA earth cable ............................................................108
Figure 90 Cables exit from right of the FPRA ................................................109
Figure 91 Cables exit from left of the FPRA...................................................109
Figure 92 Cables exit from both sides of the FPRA .......................................109
Figure 93 Installing the front cover to the FPRA ............................................110
Figure 94 Installing the back cover to the FPRA ............................................110
Figure 95 General view of the FPRA cables run from right.........................111
Figure 96 General view of the FPRA cables run from left ...........................111
Figure 97 General view of the FPRA cables run from both sides................111
Figure 98 Serial number of the FPRA unit .....................................................113
Figure 99 Master/slave definition of FPRA units in parallel............................113
Figure 100 Current flow of two battery blocks in parallel................................115
Figure 101 Example of a parallel configuration 2 FPRAs & 1 BAT .............116
Figure 102 Example of a parallel configuration 2 FPRAs & 4 BATs............117
Figure 103 Example of a parallel configuration 2 FPRAs & 6 BATs............118
Figure 104 The locating points on the FPRA .................................................119
Figure 105 Stacking the two FPRA units .......................................................120
Figure 106 Fixing the two FPRA units............................................................120
Figure 107 Parallel cable configuration within the two drawers .....................121
Figure 108 Paralleling the two drawers (old version) .....................................122
Figure 109 Paralleling the two drawers (updated version) .............................122
Figure 110 Installing the two FPRA units .......................................................123
Figure 111 General view of the two FPRA units in parallel ............................124
Figure 112 Example of a parallel configuration 3 FPRAs & 1 BAT .............125
Figure 113 Example of a parallel configuration 3 FPRAs & 5 BATs............126
Figure 114 Example of a parallel configuration 3 FPRAs & 9 BATs............127
Figure 115 Parallel cable configuration within the three drawers ...................128
Figure 116 Paralleling the three drawers (old version)...................................129
Figure 117 Paralleling the three drawers (updated version) ..........................129
Figure 118 General view of the three FPRA units in parallel .........................130
Figure 119 Setting up the configuration environment.....................................132
Figure 120 Login the GUI...............................................................................134
Figure 121 The GUI home page (1) ...............................................................135
Figure 122 Local Are Connection Properties ..............................................136
Figure 123 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties .......................................137

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Figure 124 Allocate secure IP-Address..........................................................138

Figure 125 The GUI home page (2) ...............................................................139
Figure 126 Setting up the CU IP-address ......................................................140
Figure 127 Commissioning configuration of the FPRA ..................................143
Figure 128 Commissioning of the battery input..............................................144
Figure 129 Battery related settings via GUI ...................................................145
Figure 130 System related settings via GUI...................................................146
Figure 131 Time settings via GUI...................................................................146
Figure 132 Commissioning of the AC input....................................................147

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List of tables

Table 1 Contents of this manual ......................................................................12

Table 2 Symbols in the Installation Manual......................................................13
Table 3 Reference documents of the FPRA ....................................................13
Table 4 Main specifications of the FPRA .........................................................15
Table 5 Applicable rated input voltage types of the FPRA ...............................16
Table 6 Main voltages and the corresponding EAC alarms .............................17
Table 7 Static data of the DC output ................................................................19
Table 8 EAC alarm settings .............................................................................23
Table 9 LEDS on the PDA front panel .............................................................26
Table 10 LEDS on the rectifier front panel .......................................................28
Table 11 Term and Symbols in this manual.....................................................30
Table 12 Symbols on the FPRA.......................................................................30
Table 13 Delivery contents by FPRA ...............................................................34
Table 14 Three typical battery / load cables configurations .............................50
Table 15 Flow chart of securing the front panel ...............................................58
Table 16 Flow chart of securing the sub cover.................................................60
Table 17 The connection of the temperature cable..........................................65
Table 18 The connection of the parallel cable .................................................68
Table 19 The connection of the Alarm cable....................................................72
Table 20 Recommended preparation for AC mains cable ...............................85
Table 21 Flow chart of securing the rear cover ................................................95
Table 22 Rectifier alarm indications ...............................................................150
Table 23 System alarm indications ................................................................153
Table 24 Failures likely to happen .................................................................156

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List of terms

A Ampere
AC Alternative current
AWG American Wire Gauge
BAT Battery
BR Battery Return
BTS Base Transceiver Station
C Temperature in degrees Celsius
CSA Cross Section Area
CU Control unit
DC Direct current
EAC External Alarm and Control
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FPRA Flexi Power Rectifier
GND Ground
GUI Graphical User Interface
IE Internet Explorer
IP Ingress Protection
IP Internet Protocol

L Live cable from the AC mains

LAN Local Area Network

LED Light Emitting Diode
LVD Low Voltage Detection
MAC Media Access Control
MCB Micro Circuit Breaker

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N Neutral cable from the AC mains

N/A Not applicable
PC Personal Computer
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PDA Power Distribution Assembly
PE Protective earth
PSU Power Supply Unit
RTN Return
S/N Serial Number
SPD Surge Protect Discharge
V Volt
VPN Virtual Private Network
1 Single-phase AC type
3Y 3-phase star AC type
 3-phase delta AC type

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Preface

About this manual

This manual guides the user on how to install the FPRA, including the
hardware installation, the browser and CU setup. The manual also introduces
the FPRA as well as its commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting.
The contents of this manual are listed in Table 1.

Table 1 Contents of this manual

Chapter Title Content

1 Product instruction Describes the specifications, properties,

mechanical data, etc. of the FPRA and the
modules it contains.

2 Preparation Describes the installation safety, site, and

tools.

3 Hardware installation Describes how to install the AC cables, DC

cables, communication cables, parallel
installation, etc. of the FPRA.

4 Browser and CU Describes how to set the browser and CU,

setup and access the GUI.

5 Commissioning Describes how to commission the FPRA

after the installation.

6 Maintenance Describes how to maintain the FPRA.

7 Troubleshooting Describes how to solve the detected

issues of the FPRA.

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Term and Symbols in this manual

These term and symbols in Table 2 might appear in the manual:

Table 2 Symbols in the Installation Manual

Symbol Description

Safety symbol, see Safety summary

Safety symbol, see Safety summary

Provides hints to the user for easier

installation, maintenance and troubleshooting
The necessary supplementary of the article
to let user be clearer.

Reference documents
The documents of the FPRA contain:

Table 3 Reference documents of the FPRA

Emerson Network Power

Document
File No.

Internal product specification System / PDA 41970005110

Internal product specification Rectifier 41970004980

Surge Protect Discharge for Flexi Power Rectifier

03370500080
User Manual

Flexi Power Rectifier - User Manual 03370500090

Flexi Power Rectifier - Installation Manual

03370500070
(This manual)

- To be continued -

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Table 3 Reference documents of the FPRA

Surge Protect Discharge for Flexi Power Rectifier

03370500100
Quick Start Guide

Flexi Power Rectifier Quick Start Guide 03370500110

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Chapter 1 Product Introduction

1.1 General Description

The FPRA is a 6kW output power AC rectifier package made up of three
individual 2kW AC/DC power modules operating in a parallel mode
configuration. The FPRA outputs a positive earthed 54VDC (V48N) as a
respective BTS operational supply voltage rail and for site battery charging. It
also includes a Power Distribution Assembly (PDA), which has a fully
integrated battery protection LVD, load / battery circuit breakers, battery
current shunt and alarm signals to the BTS EAC interface.

1.1.1 Specification
x Main specifications

Table 4 Main specifications of the FPRA

Parameter Specification Description

Min Nom Max

Rated AC input voltage 180 -- 276 See Table 5

(VAC)

DC Nominal Vout -56 -54 -52 See Table 7

(VDC)
Output
Iout (ADC) 0 -- 109.9 See Table 7

Ambient Operation -40 23 55 (1) Max output 6kW

temperature
Storage -45 -- +45
(C)
Start up -40 (2) -- -- Max output 6kW

Note: (1) The power supply unit is fully compliant with the operational and power output
requirements outlined within the Product Specification at the maximum ambient
temperature 55C (plus solar load).

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(2) At -40C external ambient start up and after a period of 15minutes operation,
the FPRA is fully compliant with the operational and power output requirements
outlined within the Product Specification.
Battery is disconnected from the 48V power supply during the FPRA cold-start
at -40C.

x AC input
The rated input voltage of the FPRA is 180~276VAC (200~230 VAC
10%/+20%). The rectifiers can be connected as single-phase 230 VAC
inputs or as 400 VAC (phase to phase) 3-phase Star or as 200 VAC
(phase to phase) 3-phase Delta.
Table 5 shows the various rated inputs that the FPRA are applicable
and allowed for.

Table 5 Applicable rated input voltage types of the FPRA

VAC / V VAC / V Frequency / Hz Supply Network Type

(Nominal) (Range)
240 180 276 45 66 US Single phase; three-
wire; earthed mid point of
phase
230 180 276 45 66 Europe Single Phase

208 180 276 45 66 US 3-phase star; four

Phase to Neutral wire; earthed neutral
240 180 276 45 66 US 3-phase delta; four-
Phase to Phase wire; earthed mid point of
phase
202 180 276 45 66 Japanese 3-phase delta
Phase to Phase
230 180 276 45 66 European 3-phase star;
Phase to Neutral four wire; earthed neutral)

The FPRA is designed to operate with extended operation input main

voltage, at the low range between 90 ~180 VAC (with derated output
power, see Figure 1) and at upper range between 276~310 VAC.
The FPRA accepts, without damage, single phase AC input voltage of
up to 350VAC at frequency of 45~66Hz, for a duration of up to 60s.

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Table 6 Main voltages and the corresponding EAC alarms

VAC / V Status EAC alarm

<85 Low mains voltage Yes (2)

Rectifier shutdown Mains phase failure (3)
#1 / #2 / #3

90 ~ 180 (-5) (1) Operational extended and Yes

low mains voltage range
Minor (3)

180 ~ 276 Rated operation No (2)

Refer to Table 5

277 (+5) ~ 310 Operational extended and Yes

high mains voltage range
Minor (3)

>315 (5) Over mains voltage Yes

Rectifier Shutdown Major (3)

Note: (1) Here indicates the 180 VAC has a 5 VAC tolerance.
(2) Yes / No means the PDA sends /not sends the EAC alarm. The illustration is
available for all same expressions in this table.
(3) Refer to Table 8 for the detailed EAC alarms.

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Figure 1 Output power-derating characteristic

Note: N+1 (failure) defines the condition that one of the three rectifiers has failures, and
only two rectifiers operate normally to support the load.

x DC output
The 54VDC output, here referred to as V48N, is with respects to
V48RTN (positive) which is grounded within the FPRA.
See Table 7 for more details about the DC output.

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Table 7 Static data of the DC output

Parameter Spec Description

-54 2(1) Nominal output voltage

Output Voltage (VDC)
-57~-45 Output voltage range

Factory Output Voltage set point

-53.30.6 Factory default setting at +27C
(VDC)

For a load from Minimum to

Line regulation <1%
Maximum at +27C

For a load from Minimum to

Minimum Hold Up (ms) 20
Maximum

Current Limit (ADC) +10% @ Maximum output 6kW

OVP Limit (VDC) 58.5 1.0 Factory set

Output Low Voltage Alarm (VDC) 400.5 Factory set

Max output 6kW,

Ripple & noise (mV) 300
-10~+55C (plus solar load) (2)

6 -40C ~+55C (plus solar load)

Max Output power (kW) 6kW derating to 4.5kW @
6 ~ 4.5
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Minimum Output power (kW) -- No minimum load limitation

Nominal AC input range,

Efficiency >90%
Max output 6kW

Note: (1). The values in the table shall be met for all input voltages and frequencies within the
rated and extended input ranges, and all valid output load conditions.
(2). Maximum output ripple voltage at -40C start up shall not be greater than 4% of the
FPRA output voltage factory set point 54.6V during the 15 minutes warming up period.

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1.1.2 Properties
The FPRA has the following properties:
x High-integrated power system.
The FPRA integrates the rectifiers, the AC and DC distribution, and
supervisor and communication functions.
x Modularized design.
The modularized design of the FPRA leads to easier installation,
maintenance and troubleshooting.
x Flexible applications.
The FPRA supplies the user with a varied output power of 2/4/6kW by
means of installing 1/2/3 rectifier modules. Also the 3 battery back-up
channels and 2 load channels of the FPRA provides the user with
flexible battery and load applications.
x Variable AC power connections.
The FPRA can be used with different AC power types mentioned in
Table 5 by means of reconfiguring the internal AC terminal block.
x Easy to control.
The user can control and supervise the operation of the FPRA via the
GUI after connecting the FPRA to a user PC.
x IP54/55
The FPRA is IP54 rated and IP55 rated when fitted with front and rear
covers.
The FPRA comprises of one PDA and one to three identical 2kW rectifiers
working in a parallel mode. The schematic diagram of the FPRA is as
shown in Figure 2.

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Figure 3 presents the general view of the FPRA with the cables breaking
out from the system right side. Depending on the field application, all the
cables can break out from left or right or both sides of the FPRA.

Figure 3 General view of the FPRA

The FPRA has a dimension of 475.0 X 504.0 X 128.7 (W X D X H) mm.
Figure 4 shows the back view of the FPRA after installing all the rectifiers.

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Fan Guiding pole AC cable

Figure 4 Back view of the FPRA

1.2 The Power Distribution Assembly (PDA)

The Power Distribution Assembly (PDA) is the internal power distribution
assembly of the FPRA. It has the following properties:
x AC power distribution.
The PDA supplies the rectifiers with three AC input power system types,
as listed in Table 5 by using a different configuration of the internal AC
terminal block connections.
x DC power distribution.
The rectifiers are all connected directly to a DC bus bar internal to the
PDA.
The three battery back-up channels and two load channels are connected
to the DC bus bar through the internal micro circuit breakers (MCB). Each
breaker is rated to 63A.
x Battery control function.
The PDA carries out an automatic battery test periodically by the control
unit (CU), and records the last 10 battery test data including the test date,
discharge current and time, test end voltage, battery temperature,
discharged Ampere-hours, etc.
The batteries will stop discharging and disconnect from the loads once the
battery voltage is below the LVD set point.
The user can set the batteries charge voltage level to commensurate with
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level to disconnect the batteries from the loads to under deep discharging
condition.
x Supervisor of the FPRA.
The PDA has a built-in MCU to monitor the status of the rectifiers and
batteries such as voltage, current and temperature, etc., and display the
corresponding data through the LCD and LEDS.
The PDA also supplies 6 isolated and floating EAC alarms for the BTS.

Table 8 EAC alarm settings

EAC alarm Description

Main phase #1 Mains phase failure indicates any single phase voltage of
the 3-phase FPRA power source configuration that is below
Main phase #2 85VAC

Main phase #3

Critical xBattery low voltage

xPDA controller fail
xDC distribution failure (e.g. breaker failure)

Major xBattery failure

xRectifier fail
xHigh float voltage

Minor xBattery temperature High/Low

xRectifier temperature High
xRectifier over current
xConfiguration change
xExtended and high mains voltage range (refer to Table 6)
xExtended and low mains voltage range (refer to Table 6)

x Network connection based on LAN.

The PDA can be connected to a user PC via the internal RJ45 interface.
The user can monitor the whole system via a web-based GUI.

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The PDA has a dimension of 176.2 X 364.0 X 102.0 (W X D X H) mm.

Figure 5 shows the general view of the PDA before the installation.

(1) (3) (4) (5) (2) (9)

(6) (10) (7) (8)

(1) Rear cover (2) Sub cover (3) Restricted area (4) BR bus bar (5) 54V bus bar
(6) Front panel (7) Drawer (8) RS 485 cable (9) Window of the breakers (10) PE of the PDA
Figure 5 General view of the PDA

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Figure 6 shows the front panel of the PDA.

(3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

(2)

(1)

(11)

(10)

(9)

(8)

(13) (14) (12) (15)

(1) LCD (2) Red LED (3) Yellow LED (4) Green LED (5) Up button (6) Middle button
(7) Down button (8) AC cable inlet (9) Alarm Out (10) Alarm In (11) To PSU (12) From PSU
(13) Temperature (14) Ethernet interface (15) DC grommet
Figure 6 The front panel of the PDA

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The LEDS on the PDA front panel will have any of the status listed in Table 9.

Table 9 LEDS on the PDA front panel

LED Mark Status Indication

xFault
F/MA
ON xMajor EAC alarm (refer to Table 8)
/ Red
xMains / phase failure (refer to Table 8)

M/MA xMessage
ON
/ Yellow xMinor EAC alarm (refer to Table 8)
SYSOK
ON System OK
/ Green
Turn on
simultaneously
All LEDS System initialization
and turn off after
about 20 seconds

1.3 The Rectifier

The FPRA supports the operation of up to three rectifiers in parallel. Each
rectifier is an AC/DC module, which meets the specifications listed in Table 5
and Table 7. The rectifier has the following properties:
x High efficiency. The rectifier has an over 90% efficiency at the nominal AC
input voltage.
x Over current protection. The rectifier shuts down once an over current is
detected, and recovers automatically when the fault is no longer present.
x Over voltage protection. The rectifier shuts down once an over voltage is
detected for the first time, and recovers automatically when the fault is no
longer present. If the over voltage is detected for the second time, the
rectifier will shuts down for ever until the AC power supply re-powers up to
restart the rectifier.
x Monitoring function. The rectifier monitors different parameters such as
input voltage, output voltage, etc., and sends out a corresponding alarm
signal in case it detects a fault.
x Self-cooling function. Each rectifier is forced convection cooled. The fan at
its back is replaceable.

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x RS485 interface. The rectifier can be connected to the PDA via the
internal RS485 interface. In this way, user can monitor and control three
rectifiers via the GUI.
The rectifier has a dimension of 81.8 X 383.7 X 100.0 (W X D X H) mm.
The general view of the rectifier is as shown in Figure 7.

(8) (7) (6) (5)

(1)

(9)

(10)

(3)

(2) (4)
(1) Rectifier front panel (2) AC input connector (3) RS485 interface (4) connector clip
(5) 54V bus bar (6) BR bus bar (7) Case (8) Fan cover (9) Handle (10) LED
Figure 7 General view of the rectifier

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Table 10 lists the LED indications of the rectifier.

Table 10 LEDS on the rectifier front panel

LED Mark Status Indication

Yellow (amber)
ON Minor EAC alarm (refer to Table 8)
/ Message

xRated mains voltage (refer to Table 5)

Green / Normal ON
xSystem OK

xRectifier failure
xFan failure
Red / Alarm ON
xAC input phase voltage less than 80V
xLow output voltage

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Chapter 2 Preparation

2.1 Safety Summary

2.1.1 Injury and product damage precautions
The following precautions must be observed during all phases of servicing
the product, such as installation, maintenance or configuration. Any
omission of the precautions might cause injury and/or product damage.
x Do not service the product during a thunder / lightning storm to avoid
electric shock.
x Turn off the AC power source when accessing the AC cables or the
SPD to avoid electric shock.
x Make sure the product is well grounded before servicing the product to
avoid electric shock.
x Do not install the product in an explosive atmosphere to avoid injury or
fire hazard.
x Do not service the product if the environment cannot meet the
requirements defined in the product specification.
x Do not place the product in an unstable rack, to avoid the product
damage in case of a fall.
x Do not open the restricted area by unqualified personnel, to avoid
damage to the product.
x After unpacking, do not start the installation if you suspect any product
damage caused by shipment.
x Pay attention to the specific warning/caution terms and symbols in this
manual.

2.1.2 Safety Term and Symbols

These term and symbols listed in Table 11 may appear in this manual:

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Table 11 Term and Symbols in this manual

Term & Symbol Description

Warning statement identifies conditions or practices

that could result in bodily injury or loss of life.
It warns the reader to be extremely careful.

Caution statement identifies conditions or practices

that could result in damage to this product or
devices connect to it.
It indicates that the reader must be careful.

These symbols listed in Table 12 may appear on the FPRA:

Table 12 Symbols on the FPRA

Symbol Description

Risk of electric shock:

To avoid electric shock, user shall not touch the product.

DC Voltage Hazard
DC Voltage Hazard:
There is DC voltage at the indicated position.

Hot surface:
To avoid being burnt, user shall not touch the product when it
is in operation.

ESD caution:
Means user should wear a well-grounded ESD wrist strap to
avoid product damage.

- To be continued -

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