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Alpha FXM Series 350

USER MANUAL

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Page 1: ...Alpha FXM Series 350 USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...tems 22 5 Installation 23 5 1 Installation of the Micro350 23 5 2 Mounting and wiring the FXM350 as a standalone device 30 5 3 Wiring the External Batteries and Optional Battery Heater Mats 32 5 4 Sta...

Page 3: ...ssembly option wiring box not shown 30 Figure 21 FXM350 Electrical Connections 31 Figure 22 External Battery Wiring for 48 VDC string top and 24 VDC string 32 Figure 23 Securing the batteries with the...

Page 4: ...een 65 Figure 56 Event Log Monitor screen 66 Figure 57 Event Log Monitor Open Event File window 67 Figure 58 Alpha UPS Monitor Upgrade Firmware 67 Figure 59 Upgrade Communication Module 68 Figure 60 A...

Page 5: ...ble I Maintenance Submenu 80 Table J Dry Contact Configuration Settings 81 Table K Setting the Timer Contact 82 Table L Setting the Date and Time 84 Table M Event Codes 87 Table N Battery Temperature...

Page 6: ...xtra care and atten tion The use of ATTENTION indicates specific regulatory code requirements that may affect the placement of equipment and or installation procedures NOTE A NOTE provides additional...

Page 7: ...el to tell emergency personnel that a UPS is installed Use only proper lifting techniques whenever handling equipment parts or batteries Ferules or the equivalent must be used when stranded wire is us...

Page 8: ...ine if the battery is inadvertently grounded If inadvertently grounded remove the source from the ground Contact with any part of a grounded battery can result in electrical shock The likelihood of su...

Page 9: ...Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial env...

Page 10: ...tion in extreme operating environments 40 to 74 C or 40 to 165 F Powerful firmware with enhanced features such as battery run time information 2 2 Micro350 Alpha FXM350 The Micro350 contains a standar...

Page 11: ...n an easy to install terminal block Flexible dual AC and DC output for multiple loads up to 350W with distribution AC input Battery bus voltage AC output dual 120Vac 48V or 24V 120 24Vac 230Vac 24V 23...

Page 12: ...nnector 9 Additional user inputs and dry contacts connector 3 RJ45 communication module connector 10 Status and alarm LEDs 4 LCD control panel and menu navigation buttons 11 Configurable dry contacts...

Page 13: ...UST be attached to the Alpha FXM for normal operation If the sensor is not attached a Temperature Probe Unplugged alarm appears on the LCD Battery voltage test points These test points let you measure...

Page 14: ...lified and the Alpha FXM provides backup battery power to the load s Can be used to generate an On Battery alarm C2 This contact is energized when the battery drops below a pre set voltage level Can b...

Page 15: ...er mat is set to turn on at 5 C or less and turns off at 15 C AC input output connections The terminal blocks provide connections to the AC input and loads for dual outputs 2 4 Micro350 Top Panel The...

Page 16: ...d an isolated bonding network For installations above 1400 m 4500 ft elevation additional cooling may be needed to reduce the operating temperature of the Alpha FXM The maximum allowable operating tem...

Page 17: ...uctions in section 5 1 4 to attach a ferrite ring to the connector end of your RJ45 network cable 3 3 Mounting Options for the Micro350 XL and XL3 Figure 7 shows the mounting hardware for the various...

Page 18: ...when the temperature measured by the battery temperature sensor senses a temperature 5 C It turns the heater mat off when the temperature raises to 15 C For the Micro350XL or bigger systems needing m...

Page 19: ...ounting options for the FXM350 Figure 9 and Figure 11 provide dimensions for mounting the FXM350 UPS as a standalone device 198 7 8 13 7 0 5 88 3 5 342 13 5 Figure 9 FXM350 Mounting Dimensions Page 18...

Page 20: ...ludes a battery cabinet Rack mounted in a 19 or 23 rack with add on ears and a wiring box Figure 10 An optional signals assembly can be ordered which provides two user inputs and three dry contacts Fi...

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Page 22: ...nterface page 76 3 Alpha UPS Monitor installed on your computer and connected to the FXM over the USB interface The Alpha UPS Monitor software can be downloaded from www alpha ca downloads 4 Factory i...

Page 23: ...cks and labels for the dry contacts Temperature sensor cable Battery clip with screws AC plate with screws and bushing Ferrite ring Cable tie Operator s manual USB cable 2 Compare the packing slip and...

Page 24: ...explosion and or damage to the battery pack enclosure and installed equipment Damage caused by improper shipping or transporting a unit with batteries installed is not covered by the warranty 5 1 1 Mo...

Page 25: ...mounting bracket as a template drill 2 holes into the pole to accept the machine bolts 2 Secure the mounting bracket to the pole with the machine bolts as shown in Figure 13 3 Secure the Micro350 cab...

Page 26: ...ach the cabinet to the mounting bracket Two pole mount straps that fit the pole Straps must be stainless or galvanized C001 Band It tool or equivalent C206 3 4 inch stainless steel Band It band or equ...

Page 27: ...se a wooden backing plate that has a minimum thickness of 1 1 4 and a maximum width of 4 that is securely mounted to a wall stud or studs 1 Using the mounting bracket as a template drill 4 pilot holes...

Page 28: ...The AC power distribution terminal blocks in the Micro350 enclosure are located in the below the FXM350 see Figure 16 Refer to Table S for detailed electrical specifications Figure 16 AC Power distri...

Page 29: ...wraps provided with the Micro350 9 Remove the packaging around the door switch after completing the wiring Figure 17 Wiring the Micro350 WARNING The input and output wiring must NOT touch the cabinet...

Page 30: ...stic bag of small parts that were part of your shipment Attach the ferrite ring to the connector end of your RJ45 network cable as shown in Figure 19 Figure 19 Ferrite ring installed on RJ45 network c...

Page 31: ...y Optional signal assembly cable connection Wiring box installation location Figure 20 FXM350 with rack mount ears and signal assembly option wiring box not shown 5 2 1 1 Rack Mounting the FXM STEP 1...

Page 32: ...nnections The electrical connectors are located on the right side of the FXM350 AC Input 120 230Vac 14 AWG AC Output 2 24Vac 12 AWG Ensure that the cables are routed through the AC cover plate and or...

Page 33: ...ess use at least 10 AWG wires The battery return connection is to be treated as an Isolated DC return DC I as defined in GR 1089 CORE 5 3 1 Procedure 1 Place the battery heat mat s on the battery shel...

Page 34: ...string and the red battery cable to the positive terminal of the battery string 9 When the batteries are wired measure the voltage at the battery connection terminals It should read 21 27V for a 24V...

Page 35: ...on the AC Input circuit breaker on the FXM If qualified LINE appears on the LCD 3 Allow the batteries to charge for approximately 8 hours 4 The load should be receiving power if not perform troublesh...

Page 36: ...the input voltage drops a reduction in output voltage is prevented by increasing the ratio of primary to secondary windings in the transformer The ratio is increased by using a relay to change the tr...

Page 37: ...arging current of 4A for 48V battery Charging current of 6A for 24V battery No de rating of load on AC outputs 6 2 2 Back Up Inverter Mode The FXM350 provides back up power from the batteries if utili...

Page 38: ...can also be shut down from the front panel LCD or remotely through the USB and SNMP If the Shutdown command is applied in Back Up mode the unit shuts the inverter and opens the grid relay Figure 26 If...

Page 39: ...power The LCD displays RETRAN then shows LINE or BUCK or BOOST depending on the line voltage See Table A on page 43 The status LED illuminates 3 If there is no line power the Alpha FXM remains in STAN...

Page 40: ...sary to operate the Alpha FXM in the Inverter mode switch the Alpha FXM back to the Line mode as soon as possible by closing the AC input circuit breaker Procedure 1 Switch on the AC input circuit bre...

Page 41: ...re 28 A Alpha FXM model name B Alpha FXM voltage configuration 120 Vac or 230 Vac Alpha FXM Frequency 50 Hz or 60 Hz Sense Type setting Normal N or Generator G see 7 2 2 The LCD Control Menu on page 4...

Page 42: ...tion AVR is enabled BUCK1 The Alpha FXM lowers line voltage without using the batteries AVR is enabled INVERTER The Alpha FXM is providing backup battery power to the load See INVERTER in Table B on p...

Page 43: ...S menu Table C lets you measure various inputs outputs and other values The available measurements are VIN VOUT IOUT AC BATT TEMP FREQ IN OUTPUT PWR BATT VOLT CHGR CUR DATE TIME INV COUNT INV min SHED...

Page 44: ...y contacts of the FXM350 can be programmed to operate as a control for external DC disconnect and reconnect See LVD setting under 7 5 4 Programming the Dry Contacts on page 82 The dry contact is energ...

Page 45: ...Alpha FXM input voltage and frequency parameters are expanded so the Alpha FXM can work with the fluctuations caused by a generator or noisy line FUNC MODE Functional Mode This function toggles betwee...

Page 46: ...lock display format option Let s you select which format to display time information in 24 hour clock format or 12 hour clock AM PM format INV RECORD Inverter record clear This clears the inverter cou...

Page 47: ...STATUS menu 2 Press the SELECT button to enter the submenu Table C 3 Press the SCROLL button to move between items in the submenu When you reach the item you want to measure stop pressing the button T...

Page 48: ...n 3 3 2 SHED TIMER2 SHED TIMER3 MAC Address Communication Module s MAC The Communication Module s MAC address is displayed IP Address Communication Module s IP The Communication Module s IP is display...

Page 49: ...shown TIME EVENT HAPPENED HH MM SS 24 hour clock Depends on selected date format EVENT COUNTER Event 1 shown 4 Press the SELECT button The event counter flashes 5 Press the SCROLL button to scroll th...

Page 50: ...monitored and controlled via a web browser or with SNMP protocols B C A D A Screen selection menus B Current UPS operating mode Updates automatically C Fault and alarm indicators when a light in this...

Page 51: ...s before the installation See Figure 27 LCD Control Panel Logo Screen on page 42 Each UPS on the network MUST have its own unique IP address 7 3 1 1 Procedure 1 Connect the Alpha FXM to a personal com...

Page 52: ...7 3 2 UPS Specifications This screen displays the Alpha FXM350 specifications Figure 31 Web GUI UPS Specification screen Page 51 to 106...

Page 53: ...nd Alpha FXM output values and the Alpha FXM present operating mode NOTE Voltage 2 and Current 2 are the output voltage and current of the 24 VAC output Figure 32 Web GUI Input Output screen 7 3 3 2 U...

Page 54: ...t ting is shown Figure 34 Web GUI Relay Load Shed screen 7 3 3 4 Monitoring User Input Status Shows the current status of the user programmable inputs 1 to 4 Figure 35 Web GUI User Input Status screen...

Page 55: ...nit Configuration 7 3 4 2 Sets the name input output and how often the Alpha FXM parameters update Figure 36 UPS Maintenance Unit Configuration screen 7 3 4 3 Restoring All Parameters to Default Value...

Page 56: ...riod 1 End minute of rush hour of time of day action period 1 Start hour of rush hour of time of day action period 2 Start minute of rush hour of time of day action period 2 End hour of rush hour of t...

Page 57: ...An accurate estimate of the battery health requires that at least one battery discharge cycle greater than 20 depth of discharge has taken place since the unit was switched on When the unit is powere...

Page 58: ...f to start or stop backup battery power to the load Figure 39 UPS Maintenance Inverter screen 7 3 4 6 UPS Maintenance Relay Load Shed The Alpha FXM has 2 dry contacts C1 and C2 on the front panel whic...

Page 59: ...a description of all available dry contact functions C6 is not available with this model C3 to C5 are available with optional additional dry contacts Figure 40 UPS Maintenance Relay Load Shed screen...

Page 60: ...tion An example of a typical application of this timer controlled dry contact function is control of a traffic light When the grid power fails the Alpha FXM goes into the Inverter mode and continues s...

Page 61: ...d 3 PM to 6 PM 2 Select ON under each time period Click the Update Configuration button under the time periods to store the settings Figure 43 Time Of Day Configuration 3 Confirm your settings in the...

Page 62: ...e UPS Maintenance Relay Load Shed screen As an example to assign C1 as the Temperature trigger a Select Temperature from the drop down menu b Click Update Configuration and the current status updates...

Page 63: ...te used to set the Alpha FXM date and time Figure 47 UPS Maintenance Time Date screen 7 3 4 8 UPS Maintenance Password used to reset the Alpha FXM password which is limited to 4 alphanumeric character...

Page 64: ...describes how User Input 1 can be configured as an intrusion alarm input Procedure 1 Select UPS Maintenance User Input to display the User Input Configuration window 2 In the Input 1 column select the...

Page 65: ...Input Current Status at the UPS Monitoring User Input Status page Figure 52 User Input Current Status Perform a quick test by shorting the User Input 1 to SC ground with a short length of PVC insulate...

Page 66: ...e mouse cursor over the light to display the context sensitive message Figure 54 Alarms Faults screen 7 3 4 10 Event History This screen shows the last 200 events recorded by the Alpha FXM Choosing a...

Page 67: ...onitor screen In the Event Log Monitor window the events are displayed by date and time Scroll up and down the list to select the events you want to see To download the latest events from the Alpha FX...

Page 68: ...ndow To view a previously saved event log without downloading any new events from the Alpha FXM and overwriting the saved event file select File Open and navigate to the saved event log file When open...

Page 69: ...start the upload This may take a few minutes to complete Figure 59 Upgrade Communication Module 7 3 7 Configure Site Information This screen is used to enter site location information into the UPS me...

Page 70: ...SNMP Configure SNMP is used to set the UPS for use with SNMP communications Figure 61 Configure SNMP screen 7 3 8 3 Email Notification Email Notification tells the card to send an e mail message whene...

Page 71: ...If necessary modify the mail server settings and press the Update Configuration button to save the settings 4 In the Test Email Destinations box use the default email address or add one if none is sp...

Page 72: ...of the Keep Alive feature provides a method to restore communications when a communication failure is detected A reset temporarily removes power and resets the local communications equipment powered...

Page 73: ...er of pings to repeat before power cycling Minimum 1 Maximum 20 7 3 9 4 Keep Alive action to attempt to restore communication a The Action field has 3 options reset all power ac and dc reset ac power...

Page 74: ...elds the Alpha FXM has a malfunction Hover your mouse cursor over the light to learn the type of malfunction or double click on it to go straight to the Alarms Faults screen To control the unit or cha...

Page 75: ...install it from the Microsoft Windows update web site before installing the software Figure 65 Add or Remove Programs Window 7 4 1 2 Alpha UPS Monitor Installation Procedure 1 Install the Alpha UPS M...

Page 76: ...port it can be used as a normal com port The HyperTerminal program is included in the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems Running HyperTerminal on any other operating system requires a 3rd pa...

Page 77: ...enu type in the submenu number and press Enter To update the main menu screen press Enter The complete menu tree is shown in Figure 67 Tables describing the Line Status Output Status Faults and Alarms...

Page 78: ...onds default 2 Set to 10 seconds 3 Set to 20 seconds 4 Set to 30 seconds 5 Set to 40 seconds 6 Set to 50 seconds 35 Low Battery Warning Voltage 36 Load Shed Timer On Off 1 Timer 1 on 2 Timer 1 off 3 T...

Page 79: ...erance The Alpha FXM is operating in Buck mode Blackout The line is absent Freq low Line frequency is too low Freq high Line frequency is too high 7 5 2 3 Main Menu Screen Output Status Output status...

Page 80: ...rating above temperature range Table H Alarms see Figure 67 AC_Brkr_Open The AC breaker is opened Batt_Brkr_Open The battery breaker is opened Batt_Low The battery voltage is low Fan_Fail The Alpha FX...

Page 81: ...in the Standby or Battery modes Once the Alpha FXM returns to the Line mode the delay resets itself to 0 seconds 32 Change Password Changes the Alpha FXM password The factory set password is 1111 whic...

Page 82: ...ation of the Low Battery condition 3 Timer 1 See Setting the Timer Contact Interval on page 83 4 Alarm Used for remote indication of an Alarm condition 5 Fault Used for remote indication of a Fault co...

Page 83: ...timer1 00 01 00 and press Enter timer1 00 01 00 Sets the value of Timer 1 to 60 seconds timer1 120 and press Enter timer1 120 timer2 00 01 00 and press Enter timer2 00 01 00 Sets the value of Timer 2...

Page 84: ...unction 2 At the HyperTerminal screen prompt type Temp and press Enter to display the current temperature setting For example the Alpha FXM might return temp 20 3 To change the value to 35 C type temp...

Page 85: ...s 00 01 00 then the battery is spent and you need to ask a qualified service personnel to replace the lithium coin battery See Troubleshooting on page 96 Indicates that the Alpha FXM has responded to...

Page 86: ...d line and press Enter To change the Peukert Capacity to 109 123 type ST7 109 123 at the command line and press Enter To determine the Peukert number and capacity of your battery refer to Appendix A P...

Page 87: ...ll lower case and press Enter The events are listed starting with the most recent and appear as eventX 12 25 99 01 45 59 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 000 Event Date Time formats depend on selecte...

Page 88: ...eventX X where X are events from 1 to 200 and press Enter To clear the log type eventclr and press Enter It takes the Alpha FXM 30 seconds to clear the log Do not enter any other commands during this...

Page 89: ...FXM uBug12 software must be installed It is available for download at www alpha ca downloads Note When installing uBug 12 a warning notification may appear Tera Term Pro not installed Click OK Tera Te...

Page 90: ...ing pop up appears It disappears when the Alpha FXM memory is erased If an error message appears send the fbulk command again 7 In the uBug12 screen type all lower case fload 1 space b and press ENTER...

Page 91: ...more than one or two restarts to load the software If the problem persists contact Alpha technical support 9 Type all lower case exit and press ENTER The uBug12 screen disappears 10 Switch off the ba...

Page 92: ...arged the shorter the battery life Frequent power outages imply the need for more frequent battery replacement Depth of discharge the longer the batteries are required to provide back up power the sho...

Page 93: ...pensation values Table N Battery Temperature Compensation Values Battery Temperature Reference Value New 180GXL Suspect Value 35 C or higher 1183 592 30 C 1140 570 25 C 1100 550 20 C 1063 532 15 C 102...

Page 94: ...llowing From the Alpha FXM control panel navigate to the UPS Control Menu INV BYPASS Press the SELECT button once OFF is flashing Press the SCROLL button once ON is flashing Press the SELECT button on...

Page 95: ...l batteries Re torque the battery terminal bolts on Flag Terminal batteries to the manufacturers specifications on if required 6 Label the batteries 1 2 3 and 4 The battery negative cable from the Alp...

Page 96: ...es are almost discharged Also see Adjusting and Controlling the Alpha FXM 35 Low Battery Warning Voltage Check that the DC breaker is closed Ensure that the Alpha FXM charger is working If the chargin...

Page 97: ...touch the AC input terminals Contact Alpha Technical Support Battery Over Voltage Battery voltage is abnormally high Check the voltage at the battery voltage test points Ensure that the battery is in...

Page 98: ...A with fan at maximum speed 25 C 1 meter from the unit Temperature Range 1 2 Operating Storage FXM350 40 to 55 C 40 to 131 F 40 to 75 C 40 to 167 F Micro350 40 to 50 C 40 to 122 F 40 to 75 C 40 to 167...

Page 99: ...20 30 40 or 50 Battery String Voltage FXM 350 24 24 VDC FXM 350 48 48 VDC Battery Charger Current FXM 350 24 6A default user adjustable 0 6A FXM 350 48 4A default user adjustable 0 4A Battery Charger...

Page 100: ...st 1 Transfer 116 Vac 112 Vac 210 Vac 207 Vac Boost 2 Retransfer Boost 2 Transfer 102 Vac 98 Vac 180 Vac 176 Vac Low Line Retransfer Low Line Transfer 97 Vac 88 Vac 162 Vac 151 Vac Table U Regulatory...

Page 101: ...re due to cause s external to the unit including but not limited to environmental conditions water damage power surges or any other external influence The customer is responsible for all shipping and...

Page 102: ...l be present at the output 1 Switch OFF the input circuit breaker 2 Switch OFF the battery circuit breaker 3 Disconnect the AC input power 4 Disconnect the battery string 11 1 3 1 Complete the followi...

Page 103: ...ng battery run time are estimates only The actual run time may vary based on various parameters like the age and status of the batteries etc A 2 Determining the Peukert s Number and Peukert s Capacity...

Page 104: ...output Figure 71 Battery string example The Peukert s number and capacity for the above configuration can be determined as follows 1 Obtain the data sheet of the selected battery See table below 2 Fi...

Page 105: ...1 and 2 is 120 55 Ah 5 The Peukert s capacity for the parallel combination Batteries 1 2 and 3 4 is 2 x 120 55 Ah 241 10 Ah A 5 Using the Spreadsheet Download the spreadsheet Peukert s Parameters Calc...

Page 106: ...the level is set to Low the action will be triggered by the High to Low edge falling edge Figure 72 Edge Trigger B 2 Level Toggle When the Level is set to High the Alpha FXM is triggered to perform t...

Page 107: ...the input then changes from High to Low no action will be triggered because the level is set to High In other words only a Low to High user input level triggers an action when Level is set to High Si...

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