Argus RSM 48 UPF, Manual

Page 1: ...RSM 48 50 UPF Modular Switched Mode Rectifier 010 511 B2 ...

Page 2: ... 1233 Argus Technologies reserves the right to make changes to the products and information contained in this document without notice Copyright 2008 Argus Technologies Ltd Argus is a registered trademark of Argus Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Printed in Canada This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 3: ...ode Rectifier 010 511 B2 The following documents and drawings are included in this manual to provide the necessary information required for routine operation and fault diagnosis of the unit Specifications RSM 48 50 UPF 010 511 B1 Rev A CSA NRTL Equivalence 048 554 10 Warranty Policy 048 507 10 Installation and Operation Instructions 010 030 C0 Rev E Factory Service Information 048 527 10 Patent 5 ...

Page 4: ...de the following statement as specified in the FCC guide lines for conformance to Part 15 Class A NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment ge...

Page 5: ...ec 10 second increments Input Transient Suppression Tested to IEEE ANSI C62 41 Category B Breaker Rating 25 Amp 10 000 Amp interrupting capacity at 250 VAC Recommended Feeder Breaker 25 Amps or greater 240 VAC Miscellaneous Size 3 Module Shelf 267mm H x 432mm W x 381mm D 10 5 H x 17 0 W x 15 D 4 Module Shelf 267mm H x 546mm W x 381mm D 10 5 H x 21 5 W x 15 D Module 262mm H x 132mm W x 343mm D 10 3...

Page 6: ... AWG 1 12 12 2 8 12 3 6 12 4 4 12 Three Phase Operation of shelf Minimum Minimum slots connected main input module input to main input wire size wire size AWG AWG 1 8 12 2 8 12 3 8 12 4 4 N R 12 N R For example to connect 4 modules in one cabinet to a single phase input requires two 8AWG main inputs or one 4AWG main input N R Not recommended Connecting 4 equivalent loads to a three phase source in...

Page 7: ... do NRTLs are third party organizations recognized by OSHA US Department of Labor under the NRTL program The testing and certifications are based on product safety standards developed by US based standards developing organizations and are often issued by the American National Standards Institute ANSI 4 The NRTL determines that a product meets the requirements of an appropriate consensus based prod...

Page 8: ...RTED IN ALL OF THE ABOVE LISTED PRODUCT MANUALS THIS ADDENDUM REPLACES THE ADDENDUM ADDNEW DOC INCLUDED WITH DOCUMENT 022 000 C1 EXPLANATION The market shift from vented or wet cell to valve regulated lead acid VLRA batteries has prompted Argus to update its factory default settings to accomodate the requirements of these batteries The changes listed below are being implemented immediately as new ...

Page 9: ...ems nom 48 volt systems nom LVD 21 42 TABLE 1 4 SUPERVISORY CONTROL SYSTEMS SD 02 03 04 05 Function 12 volt systems nom 24 volt systems nom 48 volt systems nom Load Out 10 5 21 42 Load In 12 5 25 50 LVA 12 24 48 HVA 14 28 55 5 HVSD n a 29 5 58 NOTE THIS ADDENDUM SHEET IS TO BE INSERTED IN ALL OF THE ABOVE LISTED PRODUCT MANUALS THIS ADDENDUM REPLACES THE ADDENDUM ADDNEW DOC INCLUDED WITH DOCUMENT ...

Page 10: ...To reduce risk of injury charge only lead acid type rechargeable batteries Other types of batteries may burst causing personal injury and damage 4 Do not expose charger to rain or snow 5 Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by the battery charger manufacturer may result in a risk of fire electric shock or injury to persons 6 Do not operate charger if it has received a sharp blow been dropp...

Page 11: ... Module Fail Alarm 9 3 3 12 Low Voltage Alarm 9 3 3 13 HighVoltage Alarm 9 3 3 14 Current Limit 9 3 3 15 Over Voltage Shutdown 10 3 3 16 Remote Equalize 10 3 3 17 Remote Shutdown 10 3 3 18 Automatic High Voltage Shutdown Restart 10 3 3 19 Start Delay 11 3 3 20 Soft Start 11 3 3 21 Slope or Forced Paralleling 11 3 3 22 Input Output Circuit Breakers 11 3 3 23 A C High Low Voltage Shutdown 12 3 3 24 ...

Page 12: ...qualize Voltage 31 7 4 Current Limit 31 7 5 Test Voltage 31 7 6 Load Sharing Parallel Operation 32 7 6 1 Slope Control RSM units in parallel with variable slope units 32 7 6 2 Slope Control Argus units in parallel with fixed slope units 32 7 6 3 Forced Paralleling Argus RSM units in parallel with other RSM units 32 7 7 Start Delay 33 7 8 High Output Voltage Shutdown 33 7 9 Low Output Voltage Alarm...

Page 13: ...e 4 Module Shelf RSM 48 30 24 50 15 Figure 6 Shelf Connections RSM 48 50 24 100 Shelf 16 Figure 7 Shelf Connections RSM 48 30 24 50 Shelf 16 Figure 8 1 Phase Hookup 16 Figure 9 3 Phase Hookup 17 Figure 10 Alarm Control Connections RSM 48 50 24 100 19 Figure 11 Alarm Control Connections RSM 48 30 24 50 20 Figure 12 DC Output Connections 22 Figure 13 Vertical Bus Bar Adaptor RSM 48 50 24 100 22 Figu...

Page 14: ...t have the RMA clearly marked and the product shipped prepaid to the Argus factory service center Argus will endeavor to repair products within five working days of receipt Repairs to the returned product are warranted for a period of six months A service charge may be applied if no fault is found in the returned product Argus will not accept products without an RMA number Business Hours Argus Nor...

Page 15: ... will be in Bold Italic typeface Items that refer to states or modes and generated messages such as found on the LCD display panel will be in BOLD UPPERCASE typeface 2 2 ARGUS Numbering system ARGUS technologies uses a eight digit drawing number system which is broken into three blocks The first three digits describe the category of the product ie rectifier or fuse panel The next three digits indi...

Page 16: ...ze soft start current limit and test mode status designators pulsate to differentiate them from the output voltage and current readings The serial number is displayed with normal mode alarm mode messages The corporate identity is displayed only during normal operation Please see Figure 3 and Table 1 for the complete menu tree and display messages possible Possible alarm messages are referenced in ...

Page 17: ...ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES 010 030 C0 Rev E Page 3 of 42 Figure 1 Front Panel RSM 48 30 RSM 24 50 Figure 2 Front Panel RSM 48 50 RSM 24 100 NOTE View hole may or may not be present ...

Page 18: ...nd holding the ENTER SELECT button and pressing the right SCROLL ADJUST but ton labelled with an upwards arrow The viewing angle can then be adjust by pressing either SCROLL ADJUST button repeatedly and then pressing the ENTER SELECT button to return to NORMAL mode Due the limited number of characters that can be displayed abbreviated messages are used The manual uses both abbreviated and complete...

Page 19: ...y AC input voltage INT AMB TP XXXC XXXF display internal ambient temperature LCL ACC ALM ENAB DISAB display adjust local access alarm setting LOAD SHARING enter current sharing menu LOW O P XX XV display adjust output low voltage alarm value LOW O P ALARM enter output low voltage alarm setting MANUAL TEST starts manual test mode MODULE ID enter module id setting MODULE ID XX adjust module id MODUL...

Page 20: ...Controller Fail Reset Located in between the Module Status Ok and Alarm Condition Present indicators is a sepa rate Microcontroller Fail Reset indicator to illuminate in the unlikely event that the micro controller fails Failure of the micro controller to respond to a watch dog timer triggers the alarm The LCD will be suppressed during this mode of failure The minor alarm contact at the shelf leve...

Page 21: ...s set by the TEST adjustment Up and Down keys on the front panel MANUAL TEST mode is indicated by MT beside the output voltage reading on the LCD display When the mode is exited the module returns to the previously selected output mode ie EQUALIZE 3 3 09 2 Auto test units without High Output Alarm feature AUTO TEST automatically ramps the unit s output to simulate a manual test The auto process st...

Page 22: ...de The H V shutdown does not require manual reset as it will restart automatically AUTO TEST is aborted if the output breaker is closed during the process When the mode is exited the module will return to the previous output mode ie FLOAT 3 3 10 Alarms System alarms work on several levels Specific to the shelf only is the group A C fail alarm If A C is removed from one of the modules at the termin...

Page 23: ...odule rises to the level set by the setting found in the submenu ADJUST MENTS the minor alarm indicator relay will turn on and the message HIGH O P VOLTAGE will be displayed on the LCD panel When the output level is lowered below the alarm level the alarm and indicator will extinguish The alarm has a fixed hysterisis of 1V for 48V systems and 0 5V for 24V systems 3 3 14 Current Limit The current l...

Page 24: ... tripped To the out side world the units appears as if the output breaker was turned off All the appropriate trouble alarms would be extended such as Module fail Removal of the signal will return the Module to the condition prior to signal application The feature requires the same type of input that is used for re mote EQUALIZE Remote shutdown via this hardware method cannot be disabled locally Th...

Page 25: ...r Excessive current passing through the breaker will result in the breaker releasing to the tripped reset position The breakers must be manually reset to turn the unit back on Both break ers allow the operator to isolate the unit from either the input or output 3 3 23 A C High Low Voltage Shutdown The unit is electronically protected from low voltages to the input by fault detection circuitry If t...

Page 26: ...ins must be within limits to generate a reset pulse For the RSM 48 50 UPF and RSM 24 100 UPF series one must reset the micro controller by open ing the AC input circuit breaker waiting 20 seconds and then pressing the Enter Select key and turning the input breaker back on 3 3 28 Output Voltage Test Points Each module is equipped with test jacks to monitor the unit s output The jacks are protected ...

Page 27: ...ce the life of or damage the unit This control is equipped with hysteresis When the ambient temperature has cooled by approxi mately ten degrees the unit will resume normal operation The fan will not operate during the shut down condition The temperature sensor is constantly monitored to establish reliable operation If an unrealistic temperature is measured it is assumed that the sensor has failed...

Page 28: ...le or part of power plant note any dam age to the shipping container Uncrate the unit and inspect the exterior If any damage is ob served contact the carrier immediately Continue the inspection for any internal damage In the unlikely event of internal damage please in form the carrier and contact Argus Technologies for advice on the impact of any damage 4 3 Preparation Mounting The unit must be mo...

Page 29: ...t of the cabinet 4 3 2 4 Module Shelf The 4 Module RSM 48 50 and RSM 24 100 shelves are not adjustable and must be ordered for centre or flush mounting from the factory The 4 Module RSM 48 30 and RSM 24 50 shelves can be configured for flush mount or center mount 5 or 6 offset 4 4 Input Connections Grounding Instructions This Module should be connected to a grounded metal permanent wiring system a...

Page 30: ...010 030 C0 Rev E Page 16 of 42 ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES Figure 6 Shelf Connections RSM 48 50 24 100 Shelf Figure 7 Shelf Connections RSM 48 30 24 50 Shelf Figure 8 1 Phase Hookup ...

Page 31: ...ut wires can be routed through the access holes located on either side of the shelf Refer to the connection drawing in Figure 6 or Figure 7 to determine the location of the AC in put connections Standard AC cable knock outs for the 3 Module and 4 Module RSM 48 30 24 50 shelves are Left Side 1 conduit Right Side no provision for AC cable Standard AC cable knock outs for the 3 Module RSM 48 50 24 10...

Page 32: ...liability The 3 x 1 2 knock out plate and the 7 x 1 2 knock out junction box facilitates the installation of individual feeds Use of a flexible conduit for the feeder wires is recom mended If a cable knock out plate is used re attach it to the shelf chassis using the two Philips head screws provided WARNING D C power may be present across the output terminals from a connected battery or parallel u...

Page 33: ...P25 2 3 TB5 10 NC P25 1 2 Module Fail 1 TB5 11 COM TB5 12 NO P21 2 3 TB5 12 NC P21 1 2 Module Fail 2 TB5 13 COM TB5 14 NO P22 2 3 TB5 14 NC P22 1 2 Module Fail 3 TB5 15 COM TB5 16 NO P23 2 3 TB5 16 NC P23 1 2 Module Fail 4 TB5 17 COM TB5 18 NO P24 2 3 TB5 18 NC P24 1 2 Table 2 TB5 Connections Jumpers RSM 48 50 24 100 Figure 10 Alarm Control Connections RSM 48 50 24 100 ...

Page 34: ...2 NC P21 2 3 A C Fail TB3 3 COM TB3 4 NO P22 1 2 TB3 4 NC P22 2 3 Module Fail 1 TB3 5 COM TB3 6 NO P23 1 2 TB3 6 NC P23 2 3 Module Fail 2 TB3 7 COM TB3 8 NO P24 1 2 TB3 8 NC P24 2 3 Module Fail 3 TB3 9 COM TB3 10 NO P25 1 2 TB3 10 NC P25 2 3 Module Fail 4 TB3 11 COM only on cabinets TB3 12 NO P26 1 2 with 4 modules TB3 12 NC P26 2 3 Table 3 TB1 TB2 TB3 Connections Jumpers 5KW 7KW ...

Page 35: ...to the hot bus should be removed if an external remote common is desired to activate remote functions Assure that the wire is completely removed The Remote Equalize should be connected between cabinets When Remote Equalize is con nected to the ground bus it will put all units into Equalize mode The Sense and Sense lines if used should be connected to the desired regulating point most likely at the...

Page 36: ... Over tightening of the post nuts may result in damage to the unit WARNING 010 030 C0 Rev E Page 22 of 42 ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES Figure 12 DC Output Connections Figure 13 Vertical Bus Bar Adaptor RSM 48 50 24 100 ...

Page 37: ...e the module to the frame by tightening the two front panel screws If the output is connected to a battery or to parallel operating Module s the Module Fail indicator yellow Status Alarm and front panel LCD display will illuminate WARNING Do not force the module into the cabinet if it doesn t slide in easily WARNING WARNING If the Module Fail yellow Status Alarm indicator and front panel LCD displ...

Page 38: ...tax Depress the menu Up Down keys until the float voltage setting is displayed If the level is to be changed depress the Enter Select key The display will now read ADJ FLOAT V Using the Up or Down keys adjust the level to the desired setting Holding a key down will cause the adjustment to increase or decrease rapidly after approximately 1 second Single depressions of a key will cause the output vo...

Page 39: ...ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES 010 030 C0 Rev E Page 25 of 42 Figure 14 Display Adjustment Sequence and Syntax ...

Page 40: ...uces the output high voltage level from 62V 48V units or 31V 24V units until the unit trips and goes into O P HV SHUTDOWN The unit then stores that level returns to the previous mode of operation float or equalize and resets the O P HV SHUTDOWN condition To confirm the setting use one of the test modes Scroll through the menu until exit function is se lected Depressing the enter key will return th...

Page 41: ...forced sharing system via the forced share en able disable menu item of load sharing found in the adjustments submenu Pressing the enter se lect key will toggle between enable and disable This will cause all Argus RSM series rectifiers to parallel without fine tuning the output voltage or slope All units should be set to 0 5 slope It is possible that more than one master may exist in a multi modul...

Page 42: ...acitors 5 3 Normal Mode Normal operation of the Module will be in the FLOAT mode The Module Status OK green indica tor will be illuminated and normal mode messages will be displayed see Figure 1 or Figure 2 5 4 Float Equalize Test When the A C power is applied the unit may be operated in the FLOAT EQUALIZE or TEST modes Mode status is indicated by the corresponding message on the LCD display FLOAT...

Page 43: ...4 Fan Speed 5 Fan Setting 6 Internal Ambient Temperature 7 Heat Sink Temperature 8 Forced Share Enable Disable Master Slave 9 Remote Communication Access Lockout 10 Current Limit Alarm Enable Disable 11 Software Version The internal ambient temperature reading is the internal ambient temperature of the module If the fan fails to operate for some reason the internal ambient temperature will approac...

Page 44: ...arm 22 30VDC 27 7VDC Current Limit 50A unit 15 55 Amps 51 Amps Current Limit 100A unit 30 110 Amps 102 Amps Output Slope 50A unit 0 2 0 09 Output Slope 100A unit 0 2 0 1 7 1 3 Common to 24 volt and 48 volt units Forced Sharing enabled disabled disabled Delay Start 0 500 sec 0 seconds Back light time out 0 60 minutes 5 minutes Equalize time out 1 30 hours 30 hr Current limit alarm enable disable di...

Page 45: ...reater accuracy is required an external meter should be used to fine tune the setting The external meter should be monitoring the termination point of the sense lines Adjust the EQUALIZE level as re quired The EQUALIZE level should not be adjusted when the Module is in current limit 7 4 Current Limit The method of setting of the CURRENT LIMIT level is similar to FLOAT and EQUALIZE To accurately te...

Page 46: ...by selecting EQUALIZE for a while and re selecting FLOAT to get a low load condition the latter two methods for battery plant loads If the Argus units output current varies less than the fixed slope units then the slope of the Argus units is too high Conversely if the output current of the Argus units varies more than the fixed slope units the slope of the Argus units is too low Decrease or increa...

Page 47: ...d Adjustments The unit is equipped with the following adjustments which require a password to access Current limit alarm disable enable Equalize Time out Display Calibration Local access alarm disable enable Security code set The factory default password is set to 123 Anytime a menu item that requires a password is se lected the message SECURITY will show and the first dash will be replaced with a...

Page 48: ...le The meter is accurate to 0 1V measured at the output of the module just before the output breaker 7 11 5 Section Deleted 7 11 6 Local Access Alarm When disabled activity of the local control keys will not cause the minor alarm to be activated in the adjustment remote communication and test modes The control toggles between an enabled and disabled condition Use the enter select key to toggle the...

Page 49: ... to determine the location of the SCI Board and connectors The interconnect cable is a 9 PIN to 9 PIN straight through cable although only pins 1 2 4 and 5 need be connected Argus part 877 012 10 is recommended for interconnecting the cabinets Connect the cable from 1 connector labeled RS485 to another connector labeled RS485 on the next shelf See Figure 15 ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES 010 030 C0 Rev E Page...

Page 50: ... 25 ft 877 006 10 Terminal PC DB25 DTE 6 12 25 ft 877 009 10 Terminal PC DB9 DTE 6 12 25 ft 877 010 10 The SCI Board is configured as a DTE The SCI Board RS232 signals are PIN Signal 2 TX DATA 3 RX DATA 7 SIG GND No other pins may be connected because they would interfere with the RS485 interface Con nect the cable from the SCI Board connector labeled RS232 to your equipment Refer to Fig ure 16 fo...

Page 51: ... these types of modems are complex in thier setup and have not been tested extensively with the RSM 8 1 3 2 Modem setup The baud rate of the modem is normally set to match the highest baud rate programmed in the RSM module that it is capable of achieving The SCI module is currently not programmed to send initialization strings to the modem The modem may or may not have indicator lights for transmi...

Page 52: ... capable of sending the modem command strings c Send the required initialization strings to put the modem in automatic answer mode and to set the appropriate carrier loss disconnect time register S10 for Hayes compatible modems d Send the required initialization strings to put the modem in the desired baud rate see section 8 1 3 2 e WITHOUT DISCONNECTING POWER to the modem connect the modem s seri...

Page 53: ...t baud rate programmed in the RSM module that it is capable of achieving Set the parameters to 8 data bits 1 stop bits and no parity 8 1 5 Communicating with the RSM The RSM is designed to communicate directly with a dumb terminal to eliminate the need for addi tional software Communication with a PC is also possible with a terminal emulation program such as PROCOMM or LYNC LYNC a publicly availab...

Page 54: ...ew setting Do this immediately after sending the ENTER command E to be able to continue the session DO NOT CHANGE THE MODULE BAUD RATE IF YOU ARE CONNECTED BY MODEM UNLESS YOU ARE ABLE TO CHANGE THE MODEM PORT BAUD RATE REMOTELY AS WELL 8 1 6 Access to the RSM There are two distinct levels of communications possible with the RSM 8 1 6 1 Remote Access Lockout When remote communications are locked o...

Page 55: ...rease or decrease the number displayed The digits will wrap around ie when the number 99 is reached pressing the Up key will cause the number to jump to 01 Press Enter Se lect to enter the desired number The unit will display RETURN If two modules have the same ID a line conflict will occur which will result in garbled communications 8 3 Baud Rate The unit has four programmable baud rate settings ...

Page 56: ...it blank Output Current xx xADC Output Voltage xx xVDC Fan Speed Set spd spd Int Amb Temp xxxC Auto Manual test blank Remote Equalize Remote Shutdown Start Delay xxx Sec SS Heat Sink Temp xxxC Module Settings Float xx xVDC Equalize xx xVDC Load Share Forc Slope OVP Shutdown xx xVDC Low O P Alarm xx xVDC Slope x xx O P I Limit xx xA Equalize Timeout xxhrs Start Delay xxx Sec Backlight Tmout xxMin I...

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