Unipower PCM500 Series, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...controller is in the optional equalize voltage mode Front panel red LEDs give the following alarms rectifier fail alarm minor indicating a single rectifier failure rectifier fail alarm major indicati...

Page 2: ...nd 4 24V Neg Gnd Model No PCM500 CODE OPTION EV EQUALIZE VOLTAGE MODE MP METER PANEL TC BATTERY TEMP COMPENSATION 25 25A 30 30A 50 50A 75 75A 100 100A 150 150A 200 200A 250 250A 300 300A 500 500A 1000...

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Page 4: ...Rights Reserved UNIPOWER Telecom Division of UNIPOWER Corporation 01 14 02 PCM500 Man NORTH AMERICA 3900 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs Florida 33065 USA Tel 1 954 346 2442 Fax 1 954 340 7901 sales u...

Page 5: ...Standards 5 8 0 Front Panel Description 5 9 0 Back Panel Description 6 10 0 LED Indicators 6 11 0 Front Panel Adjustment Potentiometers 6 12 0 Description of Operation 7 13 0 Connections 7 14 0 Alarm...

Page 6: ...URE TITLE PAGE 1 PCM500 Power Control Monitoring System 2 2 Front and Back Panels of PCM500 2 3 PCM500 Functions 8 4 Current Measurement Connections 13 5 Test Setup for Setting Battery Overvoltage and...

Page 7: ...tatus and alarms 1 4 The PCM500 is only one mounting position high 1 75 inches to minimize rack space and comes with brackets that permit mounting in either a 19 or 23 inch relay rack It can be mounte...

Page 8: ...500 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL Figure 1 PCM500 Power Control Monitoring System Figure 2 Front and Back Panels of PCM500 FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW RECTIFIER SHELF CONNECTORS ALARM ENABLE DIP SWITCHES TB1 CONNE...

Page 9: ...ty does not extend to products which have been opened altered or repaired by persons other than persons authorized by the manufacturer or to products which become defective due to acts of God negligen...

Page 10: ...ing material as evidence of damage for the freight carrier s inspection 5 3 UNIPOWER Telecom will cooperate fully in case of any shipping damage investigation 5 4 Always save the packing materials for...

Page 11: ...to indicate conformance to the European Union s Low Voltage Directive 8 0 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 8 1 On the left side of the front panel are the digital voltmeter and digital ammeter These meters fo...

Page 12: ...tputs and other input output connections These terminals accept AWG nos 14 to 22 wire sizes 10 0 LED INDICATORS 10 1 Yellow LED Indicates controller is in the equalize voltage mode option determined b...

Page 13: ...nd up to five fuse panels or circuit breaker panels The alarm outputs are Form C relay contacts which can be used for remote or local system alarms The PCM500 has inputs from the low voltage disconnec...

Page 14: ...8 PCM500 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL Figure 3 PCM500 Functions FUSE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS RECTIFIER SHELVES...

Page 15: ...VDA NC 24 TB1 TERMINAL CONNECTIONS NOTE J1 J4 Connectors are for rectifier shelves 1 4 respectively Numbers following functions refer to rectifier modules 1 4 in each shelf NC No connection 14 25 13 1...

Page 16: ...on Current for further details 13 42 TC Input This is the optional temperature compensation input from the temperature compensation probe that comes with this option The probe is used to measure batte...

Page 17: ...ch to the right enables that function 14 2 Alarm Functions There are 24 separate alarm functions controlled by the Alarm Enable switches Only those functions used should be enabled other wise false al...

Page 18: ...lts test points on the right front panel also permit direct external measurement of the battery voltage when the MP option is not taken 15 3 Current The digital ammeter is scaled at the factory to rea...

Page 19: ...13 PCM500 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL Figure 5 Test Setup for Setting Battery Overvoltage and Undervoltage Figure 4 Current Measurement Connections...

Page 20: ...sation option Option TC comes with a temperature probe and 20 foot cable The probe is a thermistor which is connected to TB1 pins 9 and 40 There is no polarity for this connection The probe is used to...

Page 21: ...here the UVA undervoltage alarm red LED just turns on Turn off the 0 60V supply and disconnect it 17 4 Setting the Battery Float Voltage Connect a single rectifier to the PCM500 by means of J1 Set the...

Page 22: ...Move the SR33 DIP switch to the enable position The RFA MIN and ACFA red LEDs should again turn on Move the SR44 DIP switch to the enable position The RFA MAJ rectifier failure alarm major red LED sh...

Page 23: ...e Form C relay outputs Normally Closed NC means a short between this terminal and the common C terminal when the function is operating properly with power applied Normally Open NO means an open betwee...

Page 24: ...39 and 38 respectively to the positive and negative sides of the battery but on the rectifier side of any battery disconnects or circuit breakers 18 10 The PCM500 is now ready to operate The shunt sh...