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American Power Conversion LVD400, LVD500, LVD600 manual

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    EQUIPMENT HANDBOOK FOR LOW VOLTAGE DISCONNECTORS LVD300 (15000248), LVD400 (15000408) & LVD500 (15000409) LVD600 (15000218), LVD1000 (15000264), American Power C o n versio n , 132 Fairgrounds Roa d, West Kingston, RI 02892 USA Tel: 1-800-788-2208 Web: www.apc.com American Power C o n versio n UK Ltd . , Raynham Road, Bishops Stortford, Herts, [...]

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    Page 2 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Disc onnectors ser ies CONTENTS Section Description Page 1 S a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n s 4 2 S p e c i f i c a t i o n 5 3 Circuit description 6 4 Controls and indicators 7 5 Installation and commissioning 8 6 R o u t i n e m a i n t e n a n c[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 3 of 20 ISSUE RECORD SERIAL NO . _________ Issue Descripti on D a t e 1 New Docume nt 17-10-95 2 Additi o n o f 1000 A varian t 20-12-95 3 Remova l o f e x t e rn a l busb a rs 11-7-97 4 Master file conver ted in Word for Window s format 0[...]

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    Page 4 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Disc onnectors ser ies SECTION 1: SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Before using the units, carr y out the following: 1.1 READ AND FOLLOW THE S AFETY INS TRU CTIONS. 1.2 IF A FAULT IS FOUND WHEN IN USE, DO NOT PROCEED FURTHER WITHOUT CLEARING THE FAULT. 1.3 CHE[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 5 of 20 SECTION 2: SPECIFICATION INPUT 1 The input voltage is -54.5 V dc nominal fr om an external pow er system. OUTPUT 2 The output voltage is -54.5 V dc nominal. MECHANICAL 3 The units are housed in grey plastic boxes of dimensions 366m[...]

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    Page 6 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Disc onnectors ser ies SECTION 3: CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION GENE RAL 1 With reference to the circuit diagram in Appendix B, the units consist of a contactor and control circuitry to connect and disconnect the input voltage to and from the output. The unit[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 7 of 20 SECTION 4: CONTROLS AND INDICATORS KEYSWITCH 1 The keyswitch, when set to the NORMAL position allows the contactor to operate nor mally as described in Section 3 Par a 2. When set to the OPEN position the contactor contr ol is over[...]

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    Page 8 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Disc onnectors ser ies SECTION 5: INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING GENE RAL 1 When these units are used for indirect connection to datel and data networks, pr ivate circuits, PST N and PBXs, the following caution m ust be complied with. 1.1 When conne[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 9 of 20 INSTALLA TIO N WARNINGS (1) THIS APPARAT US MUST BE INSTA LLED BY A P ROFESSIONAL INSTA LLER. WHEN INSTALLED, A PROTECTIVE EARTH MUST BE PROVIDED FOR S AFETY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS6701: PART 1:1990: CLAUS E 6. 10. 'WARNING: TH[...]

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    Page 10 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Disc onnectors ser ies COMMISSIONING Stage 1 - Prepar ation 7 Proceed as follows: 7.1 Check that the pre installation test (if required) has been carried out as detailed in P ara 4. 7.2 Check that the installation has been carried out satisfactoril[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 11 of 20 SECTION 6: ROUTINE MAINTENANCE GENE RAL 1 Routine maintenance should be carri ed out on a six monthly and annual basis as detailed below . SIX MONTHLY CHECK 2 The following m ust be carried out ev ery six m onths: 2.1 Check that t[...]

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    Page 12 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Dis connectors ser ies SECTION 7: FAULT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR GENE RAL 1 The units are designed for maximum reliability, therefore faults during normal use are unlikely. If faulty operation does occur, the source of the failure can usually be readil[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 13 of 20 FUSE FAILURE 4 Fuse failure should be suspected when one or more of the follow ing typical symptom s are observed: SYMPTOM F U S E Contactor is disconnected at norm al operating voltage. FS1. LVD PCA LED is ex tinguished at normal[...]

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    Page 14 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Dis connectors ser ies LVD PCA FAILURE 8 Failure of the LVD PCA is suspected if the output is not disconnected at 42.5V or not reconnected at 51.5V. F ailure of the PCA is also suspected if LED1 is lit at a voltage less than 42.5V or extinguished a[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 15 of 20 CONTACTOR REMOVA L AND REPLACEMENT Caution This procedure r equires the system to be pow ered down. 11 To remove and replace the contactor, proceed as follow s: 11.1 Switch off and isolate the exter nal power system and check that[...]

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    Page 16 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Dis connectors ser ies SECTION 8: MANUAL HANDLING GENE RAL 1 This unit (weight 15 kg) presents a hazard. 2 The Ma nual Han dling of L oads R egulat ions, 1993 re quire th at all pe rsons workin g on the equipme nt are familiar w ith the Regulations[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 17 of 20 APPENDIX A: SERVICE LOG The service log is to be completed on every occasion that routine maintenance is carr ied out, as detailed in Section 6. SERVICE LOG ACTIONED BY DATE ACTION NAME SIGNATURE[...]

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    Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. Equi pment Handbook f or the L o w V o l t a g e D i s c onnector s se ries Page 19 of 20 APPENDIX B: SYSTEM DRAWINGS DRAWING Test c ertific ate 00524484 ( A524484) Outline d rawing 0S- 9023 ( B524821) Circuit d i a gram 0S-9018 (B524682)[...]

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    Page 20 of 20 Text artwork 990-9030 Rev. A. E q u i p m e n t H a n d b o o k f o r t h e Low Voltage Dis connectors ser ies Rear Page APC Corpor ate APC North America & Latin America 132 Fairgrounds Road West Kingst on RI 02892 USA Call: 800 800 4APC Fax: 401 789 3710 APC Eur ope APC Ireland Ballybrit Business Par k Galway Ireland Call: +35 39[...]