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    PDU Branch Curr ent Monitoring Boar d Installation and Configuration Inventor y Safety Mounting the boar d in the PDU The branch current monitoring board mounts to brackets in the PDU on the right and left side of each circuit breaker panel. The illustration in step 2 on page 2 shows the mounting brackets on the upper right-hand side of th e PDU ci[...]

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    Installation and Configuration 2 Branch Current Monitoring Kit Installat ion How to mount the board in the PDU. 1. Insert the three socket-head screws into the board and attach the retainers to the screws. 2. Attach the board to any of the four sets of mounting brackets inside the PDU. Note The front of the board must face away from the PDU. 3. Sec[...]

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    Installation and Configu ration Branch Current Monitoring Kit 3 How to ro ute power cable wires. 1. Route the phase conductor throu gh a current sensor . If it is a three-phase cable, route each of the L1, L2, and L3 wires through its own cu rrent sensor . 2. Connect the L1, L2, and L3 wires to single-pol e breakers or to a three-pole breaker . (Th[...]

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    Installation and Configuration 4 Branch Current Monitoring Kit How to connect the board to the monitoring unit. 1. Plug one end of the mon itoring cable i nto the port on the board. 2. Plug the other end of the cable into a port on the PDU monitoring unit. Note If the board is on the left side of the PD U, the port will be on the bottom of the boar[...]

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    Installation and Configu ration Branch Current Monitoring Kit 5 Configuration Configure the branch current m onitoring parameters using either the Panel configuration option or Global panel config option on the Panel screen of the PDU display interface. Panel Config. Configure the branch metering settings for each circuit breaker on the distributio[...]

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    Installation and Configuration 6 Branch Current Monitoring Kit Global Panel Config. Configures the same number of poles or circuit breaker ratings for all circuit breakers in both distribution panels simultaneously . For example, if your syst em uses only three-pole, 20-amp circuit breakers, choose this option, scroll to t he value 3 for Poles and [...]

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