BEHLMAN BL3300 Series, User'S Manual And Technical Reference Manual

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Page 2: ...ill be refused the customer being liable for all shipping handling and repair costs When packing for reshipment use the original shock absorbent material and shipping container to preclude damage to the equipment Insure that the return authorization numbers RMA is available on the container for identification SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS RACK MOUNTED UNITS 1 Box es must be double wall with minimum 350 lb...

Page 3: ... the equipment in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard KEEP AWAY FROM LIVE CIRCUITS Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made by qualified maintenance personnel Do not replace components with power applied Under certain condit...

Page 4: ...ly the Purchaser a Return Material Authorization RMA number This number must be attached to the equipment sent back for warranty repair Equipment must be shipped back to Behlman prepaid No collect shipments will be accepted Behlman shall be excused from supplying warranty service if the unit s case has been open or if the unit has been subject to unauthorized repair All service outside the scope o...

Page 5: ...rements C1 C6 2 5 Input Considerations for Single Phase Units C8 C9 3 OPERATION 3 1 Controls and Indicators 3 2 To Operate The Equipment 3 3 Shutdown Procedure 3 4 Adjusting Line Drop Compensation Trims 3 5 Remote Programming analog 3 6 External Sync 3 7 Operational Considerations 4 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS 4 1 Maintenance 4 2 Adjustments 4 3 Phase Adjustment 5 THEORY OF OPERATION 5 1 General 5...

Page 6: ... Chassis Schematic 106 951 011 Motherboard Schematic 106 948 000 Phase Control 3N Schematic 106 942 000 Power Chassis Assembly 3 phase 107 348 000 Power Chassis Assembly 1 phase 107 348 001 Power Chassis schematic 3 phase 107 414 000 Power Chassis schematic 1 phase 107 300 001 APPENDIX A IGBT Driver A 1 B IEEE 488 Remote Interface Operation B 1 C RS232 Remote Interface Operation C 1 ...

Page 7: ...put options Some of the output options require additional transformer chassis for higher voltages The table and list below summarize these options Any of the models can include all or any combination of the available options if desired TABLE 1 BEHLMAN 3300 SERIES MODELS MODEL INPUT VOLTAGE ac OUTPUT VOLTAGE ac BL3300C 1 120V 208V 0 135V 3N BL3300C 2 220V 380V 0 135V 3N BL3300C 3 277V 480V 0 135V 3...

Page 8: ... the model number indicated on the power supply rating tag identification label This number refers to an engineering file that contains modification instructions and or drawings related to the special unit This information may or may not be included in this manual Unless specified by purchase contract the decision to include this information in this manual is reserved solely by Behlman All special...

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Page 10: ...ctor load Distortion 1 5 maximum T H D measured at full load 100 Vac 50 Hz Load Regulation 0 7 from no load to full load Line Regulation 0 1 for 10 of line change Efficiency 85 90 with 3 phase input Metering Voltmeter Accuracy 2 of range 1 digit 1 volt resolution Ammeter accuracy 2 of range 1 digit 0 1 amp resolution Frequency Meter 2 of range 1 digit 1 Hz resolution MECHANICAL Dimensions 19 in wi...

Page 11: ...l cool air in through the side panels and exhaust heated air to the rear These units when stacked require proper cooling air circulation one inch clearance between units and a six inch clearance at the rear of the units Rack enclosures must be ventilated 2 Ensure that the line circuit breaker and all other unit controls are in the OFF position before connecting input power 3 Connect 3 phase units ...

Page 12: ...l Code NEC section 250 requires that all separately derived AC power sources generators invertors etc must have one conductor tied to earth This is similar to the concept of the neutral conductor in domestic power distribution systems This connection may be provided by connecting the input neutral to the output neutral neutral carried through or connecting the output neutral to the chassis ground ...

Page 13: ...for C8 9 singe phase units The following lists should be used to select the proper line fuse size for the model numbers shown The selections are based on nominal line voltages and maximum output power All fuses carry a 600 Vac rating DO NOT substitute any other fuse type MODEL L L VOLTAGE FUSE SIZE PART NUMBER BL 3XXX C2 380V 12 AMP 600V 108 201 021 BL 3XXX C3 480V 10 AMP 600V 108 201 020 BL 3XXX ...

Page 14: ... efficiency of 80 This rating deals with the inverter efficiency and is measured with a 3 phase input that yields a power factor closer to 0 95 In order to select the proper electrical service size for this unit the total power consumption and input power factor must be considered What follows below is a typical example The following is assumed Output power is in real watts at an efficiency of 80 ...

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Page 16: ...ge versions of the standard T3 type As shown in figure 2 2 this option includes an additional 3 5 inch high chassis to house the external transformers and range relay for T3D units This is referred to as the transformer chassis The output relay that controls application of power to the load is also moved to the transformer chassis Additional inter wiring is required to bring relay and fan power to...

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Page 18: ...uency 6 Set OUTPUT switch to ON to energize load NOTE It is permissible to energize a load gradually by setting the OUTPUT switch ON and rotating the VOLTS control from zero or a low voltage position up to the voltage desired 3 3 SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE 1 Set OUTPUT switch to OFF 2 Set VOLTS control fully counter clockwise 3 Set the line circuit breaker to OFF NOTE once turned off a period of 30 second...

Page 19: ...ssive internal temperature automatic reset once temperature return to a safe value 7 Digital Panel Meters VOLTS displays output voltage RMS AMPS displays output current RMS FREQ displays output frequency Hz 8 VOLTS control Multi turn control provides continuous adjustment of output voltage 9 LINE DROP COMP trim pots Allows for correction of output voltage that is proportionate to current Used to t...

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Page 21: ... 0 10 Vdc control voltages from externally isolated voltage sources are used to control the unit s amplitude and frequency via the fabricated remote cable TABLE 2 REMOTE PRGM CONNECTOR PIN DESCRIPTIONS PIN DESCRIPTION 1 External synch HI 2 External synch LO 3 Amplitude frequency control rtn 4 Amplitude control hi 5 Frequency control hi 6 Output relay control 7 Output relay control 8 Range relay co...

Page 22: ...e no in rush concerns and usually do not present any problem for the power source Inductive and capacitive loads may present a special problem based on their construction and the way in which they are energized Motors and tungsten filament lamps also present some special start up concerns The following is intended to give the end user some insight into applying the AC source to these types of load...

Page 23: ...his action causes a current waveform with a peak value that may be several times the RMS value This ratio of peak current to RMS current is known as Crest Factor High values of crest factor cause distortion of the AC voltage waveform The amount of distortion incurred is dependant on many factors and is beyond the scope of this manual It should be noted that this type of load may cause the output w...

Page 24: ...Size of output transistor smaller devices will trigger at lower currents 5 Point in the AC waveform where the short occurs highest current at max peak A second current limit circuit responds to the long term a few hundred milliseconds current When the preset current limit trip point is reached the output voltage will decrease to maintain a constant current and sinusoidal output This condition will...

Page 25: ...Y WILL VOID THE WARRANTY AMONG THE ABUSES THAT ARE INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO ARE NOT MAINTAINING THE CLEANLINESS OF THE FILTERS VACUUMING OPERATING OUTSIDE THE ALLOWABLE ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICALLY DAMAGING THE UNIT The decision on whether a units warranty is voided will be exclusively reserved for Behlman 4 2 ADJUSTMENTS NOTE All the potentiometers used in the procedures that follow are located ...

Page 26: ...CY TRIM 45 Hz R15 1 Connect frequency counter to rear panel NA and NEUT terminal strip 2 Turn FREQ control fully ccw 3 Set circuit breaker to ON 4 Set OUTPUT switch to ON 5 Set selector switch to NA 6 Adjust VOLTS control until volts meter indicates 10 Vrms minimum 7 Adjust 45 Hz potentiometer R15 until frequency counter indicates 45 Hz 4 2 4 HIGH END FREQUENCY TRIM 500 Hz R16 1 Turn FREQ control ...

Page 27: ... ON 8 Set selector switch to NA 9 Adjust VOLTS control making certain it does exceed 12 amps to 100 VRMS Increase load until current read on the measuring device is 7amps 10 Adjust I METER potentiometer R58 on NA board until front panel current meter indication is same as load current noted in step 9 11 Repeat 4 2 8 for NB and NC 4 2 9 20 KHz TRIANGLE WAVE TRIM DIST TRIM R34 1 Turn VOLTS control f...

Page 28: ...ft between two phases proceed as follows 1 Connect DVM between NA and NB on output terminal strip 2 Turn on circuit breaker and output switch and adjust output to 100 VRMS 3 To produce a phase shift between phase A and phase B adjust phase difference between NA NB until DVM indicates the Vrms value required to produce the desired phase angle Use the table below as a guide It shows five predetermin...

Page 29: ...urge to the filter capacitor bank Once full voltage is reached a relay is used to bypass the limiting resistors allowing normal operation 5 2 3 Over current protection of the DC supply is provided by the multi pole input circuit breaker Additional protection is provided by fast acting semiconductor fuses located in the control chassis 5 2 4 The output of the power chassis is available at a rear pa...

Page 30: ...as a varying duty cycle based on the modulating signal sine wave generator This output is filtered by a low pass network The result is a sine wave voltage that is an amplified version of the sine wave signal 5 5 2 Pulse Width Modulation is performed by the individual phase control cards The tri wave signal generated by the Motherboard is distributed to each phase control card Components U7 U12 U13...

Page 31: ...factor and other set up parameters which are determined by the actual model and size of the unit being controlled Programmed output voltage and frequency data is applied to serial D A convertors These convertors provide a 0 to 10Vdc output that is applied to the analog remote inputs of the host unit Control of these parameters is as described in the theory of operation for the power source Read ba...

Page 32: ...r can withstand an over current of 10 µsec duration when short circuited An extremely fast protection circuit is used here for this reason LOW SPEED OVER CURRENT CUTOFF A low speed cutoff circuit slowly turns off the IGBT driver in response to an over current sensing This feature protects the driver against damage from high voltage spikes generated during normal drive speed cutoffs PIN DESCRIPTION...

Page 33: ...3 PHASE POWER CHASSIS MECHNICAL OUTLINE ...

Page 34: ...BL3300 CONTROL CHASSIS MECHANICAL OUTLINE ...

Page 35: ...BL33XX SERIES SINGLE PHASE POWER CHASSIS OUTLINE DRAWING 19 0 TYP 17 TYP 7 0 MAX ...

Page 36: ...ger C 0 Not a controller 1 2 IEEE 488 BUS COMMANDS 1 Single Line Commands IFC Clears GPIB interface 2 Multi Line Command DCL Resets AC Power Supply to the quiescent state if a catastrophic failure is not present The only way to clear a catastrophic failure is to read the Power Supply s response by using the Status command 1 3 GPIB COMMUNICATION The embedded TMA receives ASCII encoded command strin...

Page 37: ...ese 3 are sent then generate error message SET FREQ value Optional Sets frequency of output voltage to given value in Hz The following values are permitted 45 value 5 0 0 Default is 6 0 Hz only if SET FREQ SRN FREQ or SRX FREQ are not received Otherwise the values shall be used in the order stated SRX VOLT value Optional Sets maximum limit for SET VOLT command If SET VOLT value is greater than SRX...

Page 38: ...tup command ignored Legal values are 45 value 5 0 0 If a value for SRN FREQ is not specified SRN FREQ defaults to 45 SET VLT 0 Set LO voltage range SET VLT1 Set HI voltage range Delay is necessary after issuing setup command due to output voltage slew rate of 100v per 250 ms On dual range Power Supplies this command selects the LO or HI voltage range Dual Ranges are 0 34 volts 0 135 volts and 0 13...

Page 39: ...cr lf Closes output relay contacts Connects AC Power Supply outputs to output terminal block The setup command specifies the voltage and frequency The setup command must be entered before the CLS CH 0 command OPN CH 0 cr lf Opens output relay contacts Disconnects output of AC Power Supply from output connector AC Power Supply retains voltage and frequency assigned by setup command RST ACS CH 0 Res...

Page 40: ...onse messages and conditions exclude confidence and internal self sp cr lf Device error messages F 07ACS 0 DEV BIT TEST FAILURE description consisting of up to 6 0 characters cr lf TMA error messages All begin with F 07ACS 0 MOD This message is followed by one explanatory message from the following text ILLEGAL NOUN AC Power Supply does not recognize illegal noun ILLEGAL NOUN MODIFIER AC Power Sup...

Page 41: ...limit The OVERTEMP LED on the front panel will light CURRENT LIMIT FAULT cr lf SHORT CIRCUIT FAULT AC SUPPLY cr lf An output loading fault has occured causing the supply to exceed 5 0 0 rated current output The supply automatically shuts down and opens its output relay The OVERLOAD LATCH LED on the front panel will light 1 6 ADDRESS SELECTION The GPIB Address for the BL Series Power Supplies is co...

Page 42: ...pecified measured at its output FTH VOLT cr lf The AC Supply responds by transmitting the average RMS voltage for the 3 phases FTH CURR 1 2 or 3 cr lf The AC Supply responds by transmitting the average current in amps for the individual phase specified measured at its output FTH CURR cr lf The AC Supply responds by transmitting the average current for the 3 phases All other commands for Fetch rema...

Page 43: ...sponse space cr lf Positive response indicating status is OK F 07ACS 0 0 MOD ILLEGAL VALUE cr lf Negative response indicating error condition Typically a negative response would only occur if an error existed in the entry or reception of the command string or the values entered were out of range of the BL Source Transmit output relay close command CLS CH 0 cr lf Transmit status command to request ...

Page 44: ...lf Positive response indicating status is OK Transmit output relay close command CLS CH 0 cr lf Transmit status command to request status response STA cr lf Talk address the BL Source to enable response space cr lf Postive response indicating status is OK Transmit fetch volt command FTH VOLT cr lf Talk address the BL Source to enable response 115 0 cr lf Transmit fetch current command FTH CURR cr ...

Page 45: ...tus is OK Transmit output relay close command CLS CH 0 cr lf Transmit status command to request status response STA cr lf Talk address the BL source to enable response space cr lf Positive response indicating status is OK Transmit fetch volt command for phase 2 FTH VOLT2 cr lf Talk address the bl source to enable response 12 0 0 cr lf Transmit fetch volt command for average of 3 phases FTH VOLT cr...

Page 46: ...e RS232 interface may be connected to modems controllers computers or any other equipment capable of communicating with the RS232 protocol It is assumed in the remainder of this document that the RS232 interface is connected to a host computer The interface is configured to communicate with the following format Duplex Full Baud Rate 9600 Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Other BAUD rates however are ...

Page 47: ...X SRN CLS OPN RST CNF IST STA INX MODIFIERS FREQ VOLT CURR VLT0 VLT1 NOUN ACS The BL Series Power Supply can be used in point to point mode where a host Computer is connected irectly to One Power Supply NOTES 1 Leading zeroes must be entered for commands 2 Leading zeroes are blanked in response transmit EXAMPLES 1 4 AC POWER SUPPLY SYNTAX Setup Command FNC ACS CHO SET VOLT value SET FREQ value SRX...

Page 48: ...s not specified the required maximum value for SET VOLT default to 135 or 270 dependant on range selected and type of unit SRN VOLT value Optional Sets minimum value limit for SET VOLT command If SET VOLT value is less than SRN VOLT value in a command string an error message is generated and a setup command ignored The following values are permitted 0 value 135 or 270 dependent on range selected a...

Page 49: ...smitting the RMS voltage in volts measured at its output in decimal format as follows sp digit digit digit dp digit digit cr lf eos FTH CURR cr lf eos The AC Supply responds by transmitting the current in amps measured at its output in decimal format as follows sp digit digit dp digit cr lf eos FTH FREQ cr lf eos The AC Supply response by transmitting the frequency in hertz measured at its output ...

Page 50: ...messages and conditions exclude confidence and internal self test RESPONSE Status OK sp cr lf eos Device error messages F07ACSO DEV BIT TEST FAILURE description consisting of up to 60 characters cr lf eos TMA error messages All begin with F07ACSO MOD This message is followed by one explanatory message from the following text ILLEGAL NOUN AC Power Supply does not recognize illegal noun ILLEGAL NOUN...

Page 51: ...or Messages All begin with F00ACS0 DEV This message is followed by one explanatory message from the following text OVERTEMP FAULT cr lf eos The heatsink temperature has exceeded its upper limit The OVERTEMP LED on the front panel will light CURRENT LIMIT FAULT cr lf eos SHORT CIRCUIT FAULT AC SUPPLY cr lf eos An output loading fault has occured causing the supply to exceed 500 rated current output...

Page 52: ...e response indicating error condition Typically a negative response would only occur if an error existed in the entry or reception of the command string or the values entered were out of range of the AC Source Transmit output relay close command CLS CHO cr lf eos Transmit status command to request status response STA cr lf eos Talk address the AC Source to enable response space cr lf eos Positive ...

Page 53: ...ponse indicating status is OK Transmit output relay close command CLS CHO cr lf eos Transmit status command to request status response STA cr lf eos Talk address the AC Source to enable response space cr lf eos Positive response indicating status is OK Transmit fetch volt command FTH VOLT cr lf eos Talk address the AC Source to enable response 115 0 cr lf eos Transmit fetch current command FTH CUR...

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Page 55: ... A3L2 100uH A3L3 62uH A3C1 2uF 400v E1 E2 E3 A3C2 1uF 400 E6 A3R1 24 9k1 A3R2 1K1 3w Q1 IGBTBLOCK Q3 IGBTBLOCK A2C1 2 2uF 600V A2C3 2 2uF 600V F1 F2 C103 1uF 600V C104 1uF 600V R102 FREQ C110 1 C111 1 C112 1 A6R1 10K A6R3 10K A6CR1 OVERTEMP A6CR3 OVLD A6CR2 CNST I A6R8 500K A6R9 500K A6R4 1K A6R5 1K A6R6 1K F3 1A 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 J1 DB9 A2 2 2uF 600V Q2 IGBTBLOCK C106 A6R2 10K A6R7 500K S1B S1A C...

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Page 59: ...A PHASE B PHASE C NEUTRAL 250V COMMON 250V B2 FAN BLOWER DC B1 FAN BLOWER DC F3 1 5A 3 PHASE INPUT POWER CHASSIS BL3000 SERIES CE VERSION 107 414 003 107 414 003 S BOEGLE 10 10 08 BL3000 SERIES 3 6 9 2 5 8 1 4 7 K1 KUP RELAY 3 R1 10 10W R2 10 10W R3 10 10W E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 K1 COIL R4 12K 2W D1 120V C1 47uF 250V 2 1 J1 A2 SOFT START BOARD E9 E8 E6 E7 C10 C9 C8 C7 C4 C3 C2 C1 E5 E2 E1 E4 E3 R3 22K ...

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Page 61: ... 12AWG BLK T1 3 TO TB2 2 12AWG WHT T1 4 TO TB2 1 12AWG BLK T1 6 TO K1 B OUT 12AWG WHT FOR 220 VOLT OPERATION CONNECT T1 2 TO K1 A OUT 12AWG BLK T1 3 TO T1 5 12AWG WHT T1 6 TO K1 B OUT 12AWG WHT FOR 230 VOLT OPERATION CONNECT T1 1 TO K1 A OUT 12AWG BLK T1 3 TO T1 5 12 AWG WHT T1 6 TO K1 B OUT 12AWG WHT FOR 240 VOLT OPERATION CONNECT T1 1 TO K1 A OUT 12AWG BLK T1 3 TO T1 4 12AWG WHT E7 E8 R16 18 0K ...

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