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Three-phase connection (Phase to neutral)

Voltage is measured between L1 and Neutral.

L1

Direct

L1

Inverted

L2

Direct

L2

Inverted

L3

Direct

L3

Inverted

90

270

330

150

210

30

CT Connection

Connection Drawing

Phase to be programmed

L1

L2 L3

k

l

l

L2

L3

N

N

L1

L2 L3

k

l

l

L2

L3

L1

L2

k

l

l

L2

L3

N

L3

L1

L2

k

l

l

L2

L3

N

L3

L1

L2

k

l

l

L2

L3

N

L3

L1

L2

k

l

l

L2

L3

N

L3

Summary of Contents for RVC

Page 1: ...Installation and Operating Instructions Power Factor Controllers RVC ...

Page 2: ...pad 7 3 Mounting 8 4 Connection arrangement 11 5 Switching strategy 12 6 Modes 12 7 Programmable parameters 13 8 Operation of the user interface 15 9 Easy commissioning 16 10 Manual operation 19 11 Programming 19 A Manual setting of parameters 19 B Auto setting 24 12 Alarm Temperature 26 13 Testing and troubleshooting 27 14 Electromagnetic compatibility 32 15 Technical specifications 33 ...

Page 3: ...e no user serviceable parts inside The PF Controller is connected to a current transformer Do not unplug the current transformer connections before making sure it is short circuited or connected to another parallel load of sufficiently low impedance Failure to do so can create dangerous over voltages Do not use this product for any other purpose than its original aim Electromagnetic compatibility ...

Page 4: ...5 AUTOSET MODE AUTOSET MODE POW ER FACTOR CONTROLLER RVC 12 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 AUTO MAN SET COS PHASE DELAY OUTPUT SEQUENCE C k 2 Figures Fig 1 Front view LCD Display Keypad Mounting brackets ...

Page 5: ...ATIC MODE AUTOMATIC MODE NETW ORK SUPPLY NETW ORK SUPPLY LOAD AUTO MAN AUTO SET AUTO SET MAN SET MAN SET MANUAL MODE Made in Belgium M1 L1 L2 L3 k l l L2 L3 M2 1 A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Fig 2 Rear view Voltage connection inputs Curent connection unputs Mounting brackets Step outputs Mounting brackets l k L3 L2 ...

Page 6: ... and keypad A LCD Display 1 Activated outputs 2 Inductive PF 3 Capacitive PF 4 Undercompensation alarm 5 Overtemperature indication B Keypad 10 Mode button 11 button 12 button 6 Demand for switching on or off capacitor steps 7 Numerical display 8 Programmable parameters 9 Modes A 1 2 3 4 5 9 6 7 8 10 11 12 B ...

Page 7: ...SET MODE AUTO SET MODE POW ER FACTOR CONTROLLER RVC 12 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 AUTO MAN SET COS PH ASE DEL AY OUTP UT SE QUEN CE C k 3 Mounting 1 Slide the Controller 1 into the Capacitor Bank cubicle 2 2 1 ...

Page 8: ...9 2 A Insert the Mounting Brackets 3 in the corresponding Fixation Holes 4 of the Controller 2 B Pull the Mounting Brackets backwards 4 3 ...

Page 9: ...AT IC MODE AU TO MAT IC MODE AU TO AU TO MAN MAN AU TO SET AU TO SET MAN SET MAN SET MANUAL MODE MANUAL MODE Mad e in Belgium Mad e in Belgium NETW ORK SUPPLY NETW ORK SUPPLY LO AD M1 L1 L2 L3 k l l L2 L3 M2 1 A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 Turn the Screw 7 into the Mounting Brackets 3 and tighten until the Controller is fixed 7 ...

Page 10: ...2 of the 3 phases not monitored by the CT M1 M2 leads of the normally closed contact A output relay common source 1 12 outputs Leads connection 1 Push the lever of the connector backwards with a screwdriver 2 Insert the wire in the corresponding connection hole while keeping the pressure on the lever 3 Release the screwdriver 4 The wire is properly connected 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 11: ...ime between each step is introduced in order to avoid transient problems and to fulfil EMC requirements When several steps must be switched off the controller does it in one shot because capacitor switch off is transient free All the switching sequences are circular Circular switching increases the lifetime of capacitors and contactors by balancing the switching stress among all the outputs In cas...

Page 12: ...s OUTPUT automatic recognition of number of outputs SEQUENCE automatic recognition of type of sequence Factory default target cos ϕ 1 00 MAN SET Mode Manual setting of the following parameters COS ϕ target PF C k PF controller sensitivity PHASE phase connection DELAY switching delay time OUTPUT number of outputs SEQUENCE type of sequence 7 Programmable parameters COS ϕ It is the target power facto...

Page 13: ...al connections please refer to chapter 10 Programming Setting the phase shift may be done either automatically AUTO SET or manually MAN SET PHASE Switching delay The default value of the switching delay time between steps is 40s and can be programmed from 1s to 999s Setting of switching delay time may be done manually MAN SET DELAY Output Output represents the number of physical outputs and can be...

Page 14: ...15 8 Operation of the user interface ...

Page 15: ...ime is 40 seconds During this delay time the alarm icon blinks and the alarm contact remains closed The AUTO Mode is activated and the LCD display indicates the cos ϕ measurement WARNING for automatic capacitor banks with a switching delay time greater than 40s set delay time before starting Autoset see chapter 10 Step 2 Activate the AUTO SET Mode by pressing twice the Mode button AU appears on th...

Page 16: ...ting procedure is finalized once AU stops flashing If the load is changing rapidly the controller may have to switch on steps several times If an error is detected the Autoset procedure is stopped and an error message is displayed Re start the procedure once the fault has been corrected Please refer to chapter 13 for a complete description of error messages and solutions Step 4 Press the Mode butt...

Page 17: ...lues of the parameters automatically set in the previous step will be displayed All parameters are also programmable manually see chapter 11 Once in AUTO Mode the RVC automatically switches on the necessary steps to reach the programmed target cos ϕ The actual cos ϕ appears on the LCD display Note a negative cos ϕ indicates that the load is re injecting reactive power on the network The RVC contin...

Page 18: ...e step is being processed The display indicates the measured cos ϕ for inductive and for capacitive 11 Programming 11 A Manual setting of the parameters To navigate between the different modes use the Mode button as represented on the flow chart p 8 To adjust the selected parameter use the or buttons 1 Target cos ϕ indicates an inductive PF and indicates a capacitive PF The programmed target cos ϕ...

Page 19: ...60 90 40 1 200 5 40 11 23 34 45 68 90 60 1 300 5 60 07 15 23 30 45 60 75 90 80 1 400 5 80 056 11 17 23 34 45 56 68 79 90 100 1 500 5 100 09 14 18 27 36 45 54 63 81 90 120 1 600 5 120 07 11 15 23 30 38 45 53 68 75 9 0 160 1 800 5 160 056 08 11 17 23 28 34 40 50 56 6 8 200 1 1000 5 200 067 09 13 18 23 27 31 40 45 5 4 300 1 1500 5 300 060 09 12 15 18 21 27 30 3 6 400 1 2000 5 400 067 09 11 14 16 20 2...

Page 20: ...be programmed can be selected from the tables below Three phase connection Phase to phase Voltage is measured between L2 and L3 L1 Direct L1 Inverted L2 Direct L2 Inverted L3 Direct L3 Inverted 90 270 330 150 210 30 CT Connection Connection Drawing Phase to be programmed ...

Page 21: ...al L1 Direct L1 Inverted L2 Direct L2 Inverted L3 Direct L3 Inverted 90 270 330 150 210 30 CT Connection Connection Drawing Phase to be programmed L1 L2 L3 k l l L2 L3 N N L1 L2 L3 k l l L2 L3 L1 L2 k l l L2 L3 N L3 L1 L2 k l l L2 L3 N L3 L1 L2 k l l L2 L3 N L3 L1 L2 k l l L2 L3 N L3 ...

Page 22: ...layed The output value may be programmed as follows RVC 3 up to 3 RVC 6 up to 6 RVC 8 up to 8 RVC 10 up to 10 RVC 12 up to 12 6 Sequence The programmed sequence type is displayed according to the following table Type of séquence Display 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 4 4 4 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 8 8 8 1 2 8 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 4 8 8 1 1 8 Single Phase connection Direct Invert...

Page 23: ...three submenus 1 setting of C k phase output and sequence 2 setting of C k and phase 3 setting of output and sequence To select the AUTO SET mode submenu 1 use the Mode button as represented on the flow chart p 8 To navigate between the 3 submenus use the button ...

Page 24: ... setting press the and buttons simultaneously AU starts flashing The indicated parameters are then automatically set During this procedure which may take several minutes the capacitor steps are activated The setting procedure is finalized once AU stops flashing ...

Page 25: ...l temperature is below 80 c and the temperature icon then disappears AUTO COS AUTO COS 2 1 Alarm contact The RVC is also fitted with a normally closed alarm contact It is closed each time 1 The target cos ϕ is not reached 6 minutes after all outputs have been switched on 2 The internal temperature of the RVC rises above 85 C 3 Power supply is missing After a power outage the reset delay time is 40...

Page 26: ... recommended that the C k value be set to a value slightly higher than the calculated value B Inductive load 1 Set desired cos ϕ 1 2 Select AUTO Mode Capacitor steps will now be automatically switched on to compensate the inductive load the controller will not reset if the inductive current is lower than the preset C k value In such a case test according to A above If all steps are switched on and...

Page 27: ...ensitivity C k Fault The preset power factor is not achieved Solution At low or no load a low power factor can correspond to a very small inductive current The corresponding capacitor steps are too large for compensation If the average cos ϕ over a period of time is too low the preset cos ϕ may be increased Fault All capacitors are switched on although the required reactive power is relatively low...

Page 28: ...controller could not find a known configuration Check connections capacitors and fuses F 5 Phase error closest value is 60 The controller could not find a known configuration Check connections capacitors and fuses F 6 Phase error closest value is 90 The controller could not find a known configuration Check connections capacitors and fuses F 7 Phase error closest value is 120 The controller could n...

Page 29: ...iguration Check connections capacitors and fuses F 13 Phase error closest value is 300 The controller could not find a known configuration Check connections capacitors and fuses F 14 Phase error closest value is 330 The controller could not find a known configuration Check connections capacitors and fuses F 15 C k not found after 10 trials The load is varying too quicly Re start the Autoset proced...

Page 30: ...es F 22 Sequence error closest value is 1 2 4 4 4 The controller could not find a known sequence Check connections capacitors and fuses F 23 Sequence error closest value is 1 2 4 8 8 The controller could not find a known sequence Check connections capacitors and fuses F 24 Sequence error closest value is 1 1 2 2 2 The controller could not find a known sequence Check connections capacitors and fuse...

Page 31: ...s is used in a system EU directives may require that the system be verified for EMC compliance The following guidelines are helpful in improving the EMC performance of a system 1 Metallic enclosures generally improve EMC performance 2 Run cables away from apertures in the enclosure 3 Run cables close to grounded metallic structures 4 Use multiple ground straps for doors or other panels parts as re...

Page 32: ... current setting C k 0 05 to 1A automatic measurement of C k Number of outputs RVC 3 3 RVC 6 6 RVC 8 8 RVC 10 10 RVC 12 12 Switching time between steps programmable from 1s to 999s independent of reactive load Saving function All programmed parameters and modes are saved in a non volatile memory Power outage release Automatic disconnection of all capacitors in case of power outage longer than 40ms...

Page 33: ...reserve the right to alter or modify the information contained herein at any time in the light of technical or other developments Technical specifications are valid under normal operating conditions only We do not accept any responsibility for any misuse of the product and cannot be held liable for indirect or consequential damages UK 1 14 04 2003 9 53 Page 32 ...

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