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Your Power Solutions Partner

Remote Battery Monitoring

System

(RBMS)

Installation & Operation Manual

Part #

0370260-J0

Effective: 11/2017

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Summary of Contents for RBMS

Page 1: ...Your Power Solutions Partner Remote Battery Monitoring System RBMS Installation Operation Manual Part 0370260 J0 Effective 11 2017 member of The Group...

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Page 3: ...S Plus Description 9 2 3 Accessories 11 2 3 1 Utility AC Transformer Optional Alpha Part 0180059 12 2 3 2 Moisture Sensor Optional Alpha Part 7400162 12 2 3 3 Current Sensor Optional Alpha Part 740058...

Page 4: ...8 9 Save Changes and Reset 9 37 4 8 10 Erase String and Battery Database 13 37 4 8 11 Reset All Sensors 14 37 4 8 12 Erase String 15 37 4 8 13 Setup Firmware Server 19 38 4 9 Web Server 38 4 9 1 Acce...

Page 5: ...lation and Opera RBMS Plus Installation and Operation Manual Alpha Technologies Ltd www alpha ca PAGE 3 0370260 J0 Rev B 6 4 MIB Browsers 51 Updating Firmware 52 Summary of Port Usage 53 Resolving Com...

Page 6: ...easurements with a volt meter to ensure that no jar post in the system has lethal AC or DC voltages relative to earth ground Except as explained in this manual there are no user serviceable parts insi...

Page 7: ...cument Cell A collection of plates connected to a single positive and a single negative terminal immersed in electrolyte in a single container The cell may have multiple positive and negative connecti...

Page 8: ...pha ca PAGE 6 0370260 J0 Rev B 1 6 What Comes in the Box The RBMS Plus is typically shipped in a single carton and will contain the RBMS Plus controller cables and options ordered PBT recommends takin...

Page 9: ...ntroller internal temperature two monitorable digital inputs and one controllable digital output The RBMS controller typically obtains its operating power from the battery string being monitored and s...

Page 10: ...asis for admittance measurements Mechanically the sensor consists of two wires with terminal lugs that connect to the jar s positive and negative terminal posts and an electronics assembly that contai...

Page 11: ...h optional sensor modules and makes the data collected by them available via a local area network or the Internet The RBMS Plus has two RJ 45 ports for connection of up to two strings of three or four...

Page 12: ...and Opera RBMS Plus Installation and Operation Manual Alpha Technologies Ltd www alpha ca PAGE 10 0370260 J0 Rev B Option AC Transformer 12V 500mA Output Tamper Input Moisture Sensor Reset Button USB...

Page 13: ...which of its string ports are attached to sensors and discovers each sensor module When a string of sensors is discovered the controller automatically discovers each sensor and its correct position i...

Page 14: ...PBT PA CS 1 kit adds capability to measure the AC output current from the power supply The kit consists of a current transformer module and a wiring harness The sensor cable plugs into a Aux 1 connect...

Page 15: ...f the I O circuitry in the GP is available from Alpha Mating Connector Information J5 TE Tamper on back panel Connectivity 3 644540 2 DigiKey A3110 ND J6 Shell Hirose Electric DF1B 10DS 2 5RC DigiKey...

Page 16: ...ation web page and write the address down 4 Connect the controller to the router via Ethernet connection 5 Power up the controller Upon power up the controller will seek an IP address from the router...

Page 17: ...umber of strings or optional sensors have been auto discovered Verify that the parameter information displayed in the web page appears reasonable 10 Verify Telnet connectivity by connecting to the con...

Page 18: ...odule is supplied with a red plastic insulating sleeve over the lug that will connect to the jar s positive terminal Do not remove this sleeve until instructed to do so Failure to observe this could r...

Page 19: ...tion instructions Pay particular attention to the sensor LED tightening torque and be sure to record the sensor address and jar number since it may require removing several jars to correct a problem T...

Page 20: ...ed and will only fit into one of the RBMS Plus female connectors NOTE If the 8 BATT harness is used the battery strings and the RBMS Plus must share a common negative ground 4 2 Network Connections Co...

Page 21: ...ith Static IP static IP address of 192 168 0 91 To set a default static IP address press and hold the RBMS Plus reset button for a minimum of 5 seconds When all of the string port LEDs light and the R...

Page 22: ...top bit no parity and no flow control Press the rear panel reset button while holding down the x lower case for about 5 seconds A message Device Reset hold x key down until prompted will appear Contin...

Page 23: ...s document may be slightly different than your RBMS Plus screens The RBMS Plus will not ask for the password when using the direct USB connection or if the password is not set Enter the password You o...

Page 24: ...Plus To avoid resetting the RBMS Plus exit by pressing 8 followed by Enter 4 8 1 Server Setup 0 Various options can be controlled by setting the IP address For static IP address operation the IP addre...

Page 25: ...alue of the first octet of the IP address will be shown in parenthesis This indicates that the first octet of the IP address is 0 To change the octet type the new number followed by Enter To move on w...

Page 26: ...will now ask for the network mask To change the mask enter the number of bits required for the local host Example for 255 255 255 0 enter 8 for 255 255 252 0 enter 10 Verify the Netmask was set correc...

Page 27: ...Password Setup 1 To change the Passwords used for the web page access type 1 followed by Enter There are two web passwords Web password 1 is for user access that will allow the operator only to view...

Page 28: ...Web password 2 is admin The password changes will immediately be saved to nonvolatile memory and become effective Type 8 followed by Enter to close the Telnet session without resetting the RBMS Plus...

Page 29: ...nd Operation Manual Alpha Technologies Ltd www alpha ca PAGE 27 0370260 J0 Rev B The default community strings are set to public You now have the option of changing the community strings The present c...

Page 30: ...peration Manual Alpha Technologies Ltd www alpha ca PAGE 28 0370260 J0 Rev B To change any community string type the new string followed by Enter To move to the next item without changing the communit...

Page 31: ...pha ca PAGE 29 0370260 J0 Rev B After setting the community strings you have the option of setting up to three trap receivers The IP addresses of the trap destinations are set similar to the IP addres...

Page 32: ...unmanned location If the SNMP firmware or cable modem hangs this may recover the device without a visit to the remote location The default setting is disabled To enable the reset type a Y to disable...

Page 33: ...to the mail server To keep the present name type Enter To setup the e mail system type a 5 followed by Enter from the setup main menu Enter the outgoing e mail server name If there is no server name...

Page 34: ...Installation and Operation Manual Alpha Technologies Ltd www alpha ca PAGE 32 0370260 J0 Rev B Now enter the server password followed by Enter Up to three e mail address may now be entered The address...

Page 35: ...ver Many servers use this to authenticate the outgoing e mail Finally set the domain name server DNS IP address The DNS allows the e mail application to obtain the IP address of the specified server f...

Page 36: ...nd Operation Manual Alpha Technologies Ltd www alpha ca PAGE 34 0370260 J0 Rev B To save your changes type 9 from the main menu and hit Enter The changes will be saved in nonvolatile memory the Telnet...

Page 37: ...is shipped with the NTP configuration set to get the time from two different US National Institute of Standards NIST time servers The IP addresses of these servers can be changed in the NTP configurat...

Page 38: ...read local time If the time offset is positive east of the UK simply enter the offset in minutes If the time offset is negative west of the UK the offset must be entered in 2 s compliment form To com...

Page 39: ...emory close the Telnet window exit the setup program and reset the RBMS Plus so all changes take effect 4 8 10 Erase String and Battery Database 13 Typing 13 followed by Enter will erase all of the st...

Page 40: ...e communications between the web browser on your PC and the RBMS Plus For this to operate the Java Runtime Environment JRE must be installed on your PC This is a common function of many web sites so i...

Page 41: ...e PC sent to port X The Java applet opens a connection on PC port Y to request the real time data and sends this request to RBMS Plus port 30704 The RBMS Plus responds to PC port Y with the requested...

Page 42: ...wer right of each web page is the PC time not the RBMS Plus time In each of the web pages any display field that has user definable alarm settings associated with it will display a button with an A in...

Page 43: ...web page also displays values for Temperature Line Voltage w optional WT 5 transformer AC Current w optional PBT PA CS 1 current probe Moisture Sensor w optional PBT PA MS 1 sensor and the status of...

Page 44: ...ars to prevent alarming or reporting erroneous readings NOTE Alarm checking and SNMP communications are disabled during initilization System up time is the time the RBMS Plus has been running since th...

Page 45: ...a Jar button to view the detailed information on the jar The Discharge Status is displayed Pressing the A button allows configuration of the alarm status for this parameter The String Status field dis...

Page 46: ...ext String buttons will move to the previous or next string on this RBMS Plus Pressing the Return to Overview Display button brings up the Overview Display All Conductance measurements and Equalizatio...

Page 47: ...sabled through SNMP Missing This sensor was expected based on the string voltage but is not present MeasurementFailed The last admittance measurement failed Admittance measurements are normally made a...

Page 48: ...ized personnel can change these settings There are two levels of password The default user password is user The default administrative password is admin Passwords are case sensitive and can be up to 1...

Page 49: ...is string or to all the strings Checking the Equalize Enable box will enable equalization on this string Default is enabled If the Measure Admittance on All Jars button is pressed an admittance measur...

Page 50: ...Deadband Minor and major alarms operate independently so as the Present Value moves a minor alarm will become a major alarm and vice versa Values in Yellow indicate a minor alarm red indicates a major...

Page 51: ...tion and Operation Manual Alpha Technologies Ltd www alpha ca PAGE 49 0370260 J0 Rev B NOTE For some parameters there may be two sets of alarm radio buttons This allows the alarm to be configured on e...

Page 52: ...ny features users will require including a friendly web based user interface friendly controller provisioning labels and alarms etc reporting tools flexible notification plans and administration privi...

Page 53: ...econd object 2 is used to enable alarms on the high state of the input Each alarm can be set to one of three states Disabled 1 EnableMajor 2 or EnableMinor 3 Major Alarms appear in red on the web page...

Page 54: ...e TFTP client and the window to the left will appear Press the settings button and the window below will appear Ignore the Base Directory setting and set all other options exactly as shown Then press...

Page 55: ...wnloading firmware it is possible that port 69 is blocked by a firewall or router somewhere in you network Consult with your IT department to correct this problem Summary of Port Usage The different f...

Page 56: ...r router Verify that the reset is being caused by no time server communications by setting the IP address of the first time server to zeros from the setup menu This will disable the time server reset...

Page 57: ...etup The unused wires can be connected to string terminal or taped off stowed String 1 Batt 3 String 1 Batt 4 String 1 Batt 2 String 1 Batt 1 String 2 Batt 4 String 2 Batt 3 String 2 Batt 1 String 2 B...

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