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Revision B

December 2007

2007

by California Instruments.

P/N 5000-967

FCS Series II

AC Power Source

User Manual

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Page 1: ...ber 2007 Copyright 2007 by California Instruments All rights reserved P N 5000 967 FCS Series II AC Power Source User Manual TEL 1 858 677 9040 FAX 1 858 677 0940 Email sales calinst com Web Site http...

Page 2: ...Series II Refers to FCS Series II AC Power Source Analyzers Models Single chassis FCS18 1 FCS18 3 Multiple chassis FCS36 3 FCS54 3 Manual revision B Copyright 2007 California Instruments Company Cali...

Page 3: ...holder or use a repaired fuse DO NOT OPERATE IN A VOLATILE ATMOSPHERE Do not operate the power source in the presence of flammable gases or fumes DO NOT TOUCH ENERGIZED CIRCUITS Disconnect the power...

Page 4: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II California Instruments 4...

Page 5: ...d serial number On receipt of this information service information or a Return Material Authorization RMA number will be given Add the RMA number furnished to the shipping label Pack the instrument ca...

Page 6: ...and Lock Mode LKM LKS Option 45 3 10 Remote Control Interfaces 46 4 Front Panel Operation 47 4 1 Tour of the Front Panel 47 4 2 Menu Structure 54 4 3 Output Programming 75 4 4 Waveform Management ADV...

Page 7: ...ough F MIL704 Mode 129 10 1 General 129 10 2 Initial Setup 129 10 3 Test Revision 129 10 4 Tests Performed 130 10 5 Front Panel Operation MIL704 131 10 6 Steady State Tests 132 10 7 Emergency Test 135...

Page 8: ...w 92 Figure 6 1 Calibration Setup 95 Figure 6 2 Current Limit board access panel 100 Figure 6 3 Location of Gain pot adjustments and TP1 through TP4 100 Figure 7 1 Front panel location 109 Figure 7 2...

Page 9: ...Table 6 3 Output Calibration Coefficients Factory Defaults 101 Table 7 1 Basic Symptoms 103 Table 7 2 Replaceable Parts and Assemblies 112 Table 8 1 Normal Voltage and Frequency minimum 116 Table 8 2...

Page 10: ...156 312 or 200 400 1 1 General Description The FCS Series II AC Power Source is a high efficiency cabinet AC Power Source Analyzer combination that provides a precise output and advanced measurements...

Page 11: ...mal use maintenance and calibration The FCS Series II is equipped with GPIB USB and RS232C interfaces A LAN interface can be specified at the time of order Refer to the Lx Ls Series II Programming man...

Page 12: ...phase 3 wire ground PE Standard 208 VAC 10 Optional 240 VAC 10 380 VAC 10 415 VAC 10 480 VAC 10 Note Each FCS chassis requires its own AC service Line VA total 24 KVA at nominal input voltage Line Cu...

Page 13: ...RMS High voltage range 950 mVRMS Output Coupling Transformer coupled Output Impedance Z Z Vrange 0 001 I_load Power total power per phase either range at full scale voltage FCS18 1 single phase FCS18...

Page 14: ...Coefficient 5 ppm of value C Stability 15 ppm of value Phase 3 phase mode Range Phase B C relative to phase A 0 0 to 360 0 Resolution 0 1 819 1 Hz 0 5 819 1 Hz Accuracy 1 45 Hz 1000 Hz 2 1000 Hz 1200...

Page 15: ...50 25 10 10 50 75 100 OUTPUT CURRENT FS OUTPUT VOLTAGE FS OPERATING RANGE Figure 2 2 Current versus Voltage operating range 100 38 50 Vout max in FS 17 Hz 45 Hz Max Frequency Figure 2 3 Voltage Frequ...

Page 16: ...cation valid for output 20 Vrms Note Crest Factor accuracy applies for Irms 50 of max Note Power Factor accuracy applies for PF 0 5 and VA 50 of max 2 1 4 Harmonic Measurements Harmonic measurement sp...

Page 17: ...nsfer rate 460 800 bps Protocol TCP IP Note If LAN is installed RS232C interface is disabled RS232C Baud rates 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 Data bits 8 Start bits 1 Stop bits 1 Parity None Syntax...

Page 18: ...exhaust Variable speed fan control Acoustic Noise Supplemental specification Measured at 1 m distance Fan speed Low power mode Full power mode Front of unit 65 dBA 70 dBA Rear of unit 62 dBA 67 dBA In...

Page 19: ...ey will display measurement values for selected phase or phase A if all three phases are selected Menu key selects main menu Enter key is used to confirm selections Back key is used to back up to prev...

Page 20: ...quires the trigger mode to be set to EXT factory default This can only be done over the bus using the OUTP TTLT MODE TRIG command It can also be configured to generate an output pulse any time the vol...

Page 21: ...ests for Revisions A through F ABD Airbus ABD0100 1 8 Tests ABD Includes tables A B and C This option can only be used with the provided LxGui Windows software AMD Airbus AMD24C Tests AMD Revision C T...

Page 22: ...uency Range 45 Hz 1200 Hz Voltage Ranges L N Low range 0 156 Vrms High range 0 312 Vrms Current Model FCS18 1 HV single phase FCS18 3 HV three phase 156 V Range 115 2 Arms 38 4 Arms 312 V Range 57 6 A...

Page 23: ...ange 0 400 Vrms Current Model FCS18 1 HV single phase FCS18 3 HV three phase 200 V Range 90 Arms 30 Arms 400 V Range 45 Arms 15 Arms Note Current derates linearly from 50 of voltage range to 20 of spe...

Page 24: ...rease the number of auxiliary units as this may cause reflections on the clock and lock signals Note It is not possible to mix Series I FCS units and Series II FCS units in a clock and lock configurat...

Page 25: ...Sync Input Slew Rate 80 Hz sec Changes in sync input frequency occurring faster than this rate will result in Error 804 External Sync Error Output relay is opened on Error Max Sync Step 20 Hz Sudden c...

Page 26: ...Available three phase input setting is 208 VLL nominal for standard FCS18 models or 230 380 415 or 48 g CAUTION Do not connect 400Vor 480V into a unit designed for 208V use The result could be a seve...

Page 27: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II California Instruments 27...

Page 28: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II Figure 3 1 Rear Panel Connector Locations California Instruments 28...

Page 29: ...ut wiring must be sized to satisfy the cable elect qualified ele r to installati Note that all e size he worst case maximum current that may occur under low line conditions ay also require different w...

Page 30: ...NNECTIONS CIRCUIT BREAKER EMI FILTER 208 187 229 Jumper 1 5 19 23 100 amp 250558 Jumper 3 7 9 13 Jumper 11 15 17 21 270162 240 216 264 Jumper 1 5 20 24 Jumper 4 8 9 13 Jumper 12 16 17 21 100 amp 27016...

Page 31: ...he power source is a single phase model 1 or a three phase model 3 operated in single phase mode all power is available from the A output connection and the neutral connection NEUT The external sense...

Page 32: ...Recommended wire gauge sizes for different levels of EUT load currents are shown in below LOAD CURRENT WIRE GAGE 45A 8 AWG 90A 4 AWG 135A 2 AWG 200A 0 AWG Table 3 3 Wire Gauge table 3 5 2 Output Term...

Page 33: ...the outputs of both chassis together is provided in the FCS36 2 or FCS54 3 ship kit The System Interface cable is a DB25 to DB25 M F cable approximately 2 meters in length CI P N 250778 This cable con...

Page 34: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II g diagram Single Phase mode Figure 3 3 FCS36 2 1 Wirin California Instruments 34...

Page 35: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II Figure 3 4 FCS54 3 3 Wiring Diagram Three Phase mode California Instruments 35...

Page 36: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II Figure 3 5 FCS54 3 1 Wiring Diagram Single Phase mode California Instruments 36...

Page 37: ...Sense connections must be made at the MASTER FCS unit for a multi box FCS system There is NO internal sense mode on the FCS Series II Pin Description 1 Phase A sense Hi 2 Phase B sense Hi 3 Phase C s...

Page 38: ...Isolated Open Collector Can be used to signal external devices when a fault condition is detected 8 DCOM Digital ommon C 9 RPVB Remote Programming Voltage phase B Option R t phase B O PV or Ext Inpu...

Page 39: ...straight thru le to DB9 female interface cable to 9 pin PC serial port connector may be used Pin Designator Dir Description 1 Not used N C 2 TxD Output Transmit data 3 RxD Input Receive data 4 Not use...

Page 40: ...ower source has a built in controller and MUST be used to connect both chassis as shown in Figure 3 2 e that no user accessible signals are provided on the System Interface connections and saf ty cove...

Page 41: ...twork connection or a direct PC connection using the LAN interface refer to the Lx Ls Ser LAN Pin Ethernet TPE 10BaseT 100BastT 1000BaseT EIA TIA 568A EIA TIA 568B Crossover 1 Transmit Receive Data 0...

Page 42: ...he FCS unit s and make sure ing n Table with has sufficient power dissipation capability for full the correct three phase line voltage is wired to the input of the FCS cabinet before apply input power...

Page 43: ...ase configurations use the PHASE button to select individual phase data If all phases are loaded equally the same current and power should be visible for all three unless the voltages are not programm...

Page 44: ...ntroller will display a message indicating it is operating as an auxiliary unit1 2 Disconnect the output terminals A B C NEUT from each ot 3 Disconnect the sy W en powered up each unit r Up and Power...

Page 45: ...e same phase s For higher power configurations use the multi chassis configuration through the system interface connection instead Refer to section 3 5 3 for multi chassis configuration and connection...

Page 46: ...s distributed on the same CD ROM P N CIC496 as this user manual It can also be downloaded from the California Instruments website www calinst com Connector pin out information is provided in sections...

Page 47: ...ecifically the operation of the knob keyboard and the menu layout are covered in the next few paragraphs 4 1 1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators Keyboad Display panel Status Indicator lights ttle kn...

Page 48: ...rcuit breaker acts as a power on off switch for the FCS Series unit When the input current rating of the FCS Series AC power source is exceeded the circuit breaker will trip ts Note that for multi cha...

Page 49: ...s are lit all three phases are selected and changes made to voltage and current limit settings will apply to all three phases Note that in single phase mode the A LED is always lit and the Phase butt...

Page 50: ...Shuttle Knob IMMEDIATE mode Any time the ENTER key is pressed the FCS Series II returns to its normal mode of operation In this mode changes made with the shuttle knob will take immediate effect The I...

Page 51: ...top level menu is accessed by pressing the Menu key Refer to section 4 2 for details on available menus Enter The Enter key is used to confirm selections made in menu s or to active settings made in S...

Page 52: ...om of the left hand column cursor is moved to the top position of the right hand c the present cursor is moved to the top of the left hand column T locate of th active output relays are open LED conve...

Page 53: ...rol r mo ely nu key m to acce labl m The active cu o a LEFT POINTING ARROW y using the n cated to the right of the LCD d p la e o the FCS Series II and a th user throu screen LCD d in st Figure 4 3 Du...

Page 54: ...followed by a three digit code and dash number The firmware revision has a major rev o fore the decimal point and a minor revision after the onfiguration ee sc eens that will appea me order a d irmwa...

Page 55: ...address RS232C or USB LAN internal baudrate LAN settings power on state and Master Auxiliary control mode OUTPUT CAL angle and Calibration password entry If the correct calibration The OUTPUT CAL menu...

Page 56: ...SYNC INT CLOCK INT LAN option only IP Address NC MOD FW 1 33 100 10 1 87 E STAN ALC STATE ON MAC Address VOLT D REF INT 0 20 4A 9A 02 F NO OUTP THREE GWAddress NC ST PH 10 1 1 ASE RAND 100 HostBits 8...

Page 57: ...N A PAUSE 12 0 0 MS704 N A CURR 12 20 0 ABD ON PHASE 12 0 0 ETIME TEMP ETIME 21 20 03 DWELL 12 10 00 LIMITS TEMP 25 33 C TTLT 12 ON 0 0V LIM LVOLT 15 HVOLT 300 0V Pwr on Screens 1 CAL INST LIM LFREQ...

Page 58: ...anged with either Voltage or Frequency shuttle as long as the active pointer points to the VRANGE entry If only one voltage range is available this field cannot be changed PHASE Selects the phase angl...

Page 59: ...is field Care must be taken to connect the e block at all times For sense leads longer than 1 meter twisted pairs should be used SYNC Selects the external sync mode if available Default is i which mea...

Page 60: ...led frequency resolution on the LKM unit is fixed at 1 Hz ALC STATE Sets the Auto Level Control ALC mode This mode uses the three modes of operation output regulation ion cannot be maintained and the...

Page 61: ...g in single phase mode ST PHASE Selects the start phase angle for output changes made to either gram the output voltage up to the set level after the d 360 To set to RAND voltage or frequency This all...

Page 62: ...The following parameters are available in e m ailable o hese thr e FCS Series are not menus in that no cha creens provide load parameter readouts The successively pressing the Meas key which will tog...

Page 63: ...se the fundamental component as the denominator This mode can only be programmed the mode will revert back to RMS PEAK CURR This readout reflects the peak current value detected at the output To measu...

Page 64: ...tion are tus of the transient system Available modes of IDLE Transient system is in IDLE or inactive state To start a transient list press the ENTER key while on the TRAN STATE field Note that the out...

Page 65: ...d wait for a new trigger once the d o hen triggered the transient system will exec well time expires This allows triggered execution f each step in the transient list List parameters VOLT V Step oltag...

Page 66: ...other points have to be specifically set to the rate Saving Transient Lists Once completed a transient sequence can b instrument by using the REGISTER SAVE m are 1 through 15 It is advisable to do so...

Page 67: ...RY DESCRIPTION SAVE REG 0 15 on state Saves the selected setup and transient list from memory Setup only for Reg 0 The left knob Voltage may be used to scroll through the available list of setup regis...

Page 68: ...ctory default is 38400 baud Available settings are 9600 through 460800 baud for RS232C Note For USB use you must set the baud 460800 For LAN use any baud rate can be used but 460800 is recommended Eit...

Page 69: ...HCP mode press SET and enter all zeros 0 0 0 0 as the IP address and cycle power two times The obtained IP address will be displayed after the second power on For the DHCP setting to work however the...

Page 70: ...ing a new value from the keypad or using the Voltage and Frequency shuttles Use numeric data pad or the Voltage shuttle to ente each field To move between the four fields use the decimal point key on...

Page 71: ...n ENTRY DESCRIPTION VIEW ANGLE 0 10 to 1 LCD viewing angle adjustment CAL PWORD V range Calibration password required to access all is the high voltage range value 270 The password can be entered usin...

Page 72: ...osition the cursor on the A application and press ENTER For information on using these applications see sections 8 and 4 2 11 OPTIONS Menu The Options menu provides access to available optional featur...

Page 73: ...A If MODE option is not present N A is shown CLOCK LOC N A Clock and lock is an option If no LKM option is installed this field will show N A MAST LKM Option installed The unit can be used as a Clock...

Page 74: ...lays maximum available output voltage Range the low voltage range in HVOLT High Voltage Range Displays maximum available output voltage in the high voltage range LIM LFREQ Low Frequency Limit Displays...

Page 75: ...ters made with the knob or the entry keypad are immediately reflected at the output To change the output voltage Counter Clock wise Clock wise INCR DECR 1 Place the cursor on the VOLT entry 2 Rotate t...

Page 76: ...eration until the Set key is pressed again ss the Set key twice 2 Place the cursor on the VOLT entry 3 Rotate the Voltage knob clockwise to increase the value counterclockwise to decrease th value 4 A...

Page 77: ...the FUNC entry ta points and reload the waveform register with the newly e elay and 4 4 2 P veform he square wave uency content wavefo imitations th rm with imes Due to AC amplifier bandwidth l e fre...

Page 78: ...ximum programmable rms vo Volt If a custom waveform is used however the maximum programmable rms voltage may be less than the maxim ltage is 300 um range value The voltage range limit is based on the...

Page 79: ...rom the waveform catalogue If the FCS Series II is used over the bus the FREQ MAX query command can be used to ng will also generate the above error during keyboard entry Remote transient entry will n...

Page 80: ...isplaying the requested screen Consequently pressing the MEAS key may not always bring up the selected screen immediately There will be a perceptible delay This will prevent the screen from appearing...

Page 81: ...to the maximum slew rate for both voltage and frequency 4 7 2 Using Transient Modes of the AC source The default voltage mode is FIXED which means the output voltage is constant and remains at the lev...

Page 82: ...e output in a specific manner as in a timed sequence The following figure utput shown represents three different AC 50 Transient list programming is supported from the front panel and may be accessed...

Page 83: ...100 0 1 sec The dwell time is the time the output will remain at this setting In this example it should be set long enough to reach the final programmed value of 20 Vac e g it should be at least 0 1 s...

Page 84: ...sed to dynamically switch waveforms during transient execution This allows different waveforms to be used during transient execution Waveforms may be switched without the output of the source being tu...

Page 85: ...as programmed is not automatically retained Thus if you turn the unit off you will loose your programmed transient list However transient programs may be saved in nonvolatile memory for later recall T...

Page 86: ...ngs It is possible to change the power on initialization values in one of two ways 1 Using the IEEE 488 RS232C LAN or USB bus interface 2 Using the front panel To change the power on initialization va...

Page 87: ...he RI input latches the output in the protection shutdown state which can only be cleared by an OUTPut PROTection CLEar command or by manually resetting the output LIVE The output state follows the st...

Page 88: ...ved from the sense terminal block and directed to the motherboard The assemblies are described in more detail in the following paragraphs The Controller Assembly is located on the front panel of the m...

Page 89: ...FCS Series II 89 Figure 5 1 FCS System Block Diagram User Manual Rev B California Instruments...

Page 90: ...xiliary switching power supply A green LED on this board is lit if DC above 50 volts approximate is present This assembly also includes part of the AC output filtering The AC output is available on J9...

Page 91: ...ate drive circuits switching devices Power amplifier switch current is sensed by current transformers a to provide peak and average current limiting Thermal switches mounted to the amplifier he sink a...

Page 92: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II Figure 5 2 Power Amplifier Exploded View California Instruments 92...

Page 93: ...VDC ARE PRESENT IN THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THIS POWER SOURCE POTENTIALLY LETHAL VOLTAGES DEATH O OBSERVE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS DO NOT TOUCH E N CONTACT MAY RESULT IF PERSONNEL FAIL...

Page 94: ...ons a Load Bank be needed E g Avtron Size of the load bank depends on model and phase mode A load is required to perform the current measurement calibration near full scale Current measurement calibra...

Page 95: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II Figure 6 1 Calibration Setup California Instruments 95...

Page 96: ...The FCS Series II controller measures voltage and current by digitizing both voltage and current All other measurements are derived from these one controller the DVM for calibrating the measurement v...

Page 97: ...V Option Voltage Range FCS18 1 phs mode FCS18 3 phs mode FCS36 2 3 phs mode FCS54 3 3 phs mode Max current 156 V Lo Vrange 1 352 18 kW 4 056 6 kW 2 028 12 kW 1 352 18 kW EHV Option Voltage FCS18 FCS18...

Page 98: ...reading in the MVOLT FS parameter field then press the ENTER key Wait for the calibration cycle to finish factor will be displayed If the auto cal process is unable to complete successfully the origi...

Page 99: ...Factory Defaults 6 5 Phase Offset Calibration The phase offsets for phase B and C can be calibrated using the OUTPUT CALIBRATION screen The same calibration can be done over the IEEE 488 RS232C LAN o...

Page 100: ...y Dangerous Voltages are present inside the AC power To adjust amplifier output gains proceed as follows 1 Turn OFF the front panel circuit breaker F l Remove the four panel to the front panel and rem...

Page 101: ...one phase only adjust only phase A lect the Low Voltage range roll to mode by ogra l three phases spe 12 Close the output relay e external AC DVM to the respective output and use the adjustment indica...

Page 102: ...Vrms 3 3 ohms 36 amps 1 1 ohms 108 amps FCS18 HV 120Vrms 4 0 ohms 30 amps 1 3 ohms 90 amps FCS18 EHV 180Vrms 7 5 ohms 24 amps 2 5 ohms 72 amps FCS18 Series II Current Measurement Calibration Currents...

Page 103: ...unit down to the module level y a ualified electronic technician should attempt this level troubleshooting asic operation Table 7 1 Basic Symptoms PARAGRAPH PROBLEM 7 3 1 Excessive Output Voltage 7 3...

Page 104: ...storted i Output CAUSE SOLUTION Power source is grossly overloaded Reduce load The crest factor of the load exceeds 3 1 Reduce load current peaks by reducing load 7 3 6 U ter 1 2 Seconds nit Shuts Dow...

Page 105: ...Manual Rev B FCS Series II CAUSE SOLUTION lit Current limit programmed down or to zero Program current limit higher Voltage programmed down or to zero Turn amplitude control up California Instruments...

Page 106: ...un in single phase mode not all aspects of the Phase B and C hardware will be tested as a result If the power source is a single phase only configuration the self test can only be run in single phase...

Page 107: ...lockwise The door can now swing open on its hinges To close reverse this sequence Initial Inspection Make a visual inspection of the unit and ensure all the connectors are properly mated and there are...

Page 108: ...s a ribbon cable th he contro is located directly behind t e disconnected to be abl b reached through the opening in the front This connector is locking so the latches be pushed down on both sides to...

Page 109: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II Figure 7 1 Front panel location Figure 7 2 Fuse Locations California Instruments 109...

Page 110: ...rob factory fo lem with the cabinet or one of the power modules cannot be isolated contact the r assistance 7 7 Fuses See Table 7 2 and Figure 7 2 for replaceable fuses and ratings for each of the sub...

Page 111: ...ce 9689 Towne Centre D San Diego California 92121 1964 United States of America support calinst com REF CI PART DESCRIPTION MNF P N QTY Common Assemblies A3 A4 A5 5000 403 1 AMPLIFIER ASSY 16067 3 A6...

Page 112: ...R4 CR5 CR6 6 CR2 310344 BRDG RECT FW 75A 800V OOBV F1 through F9 270168 FUSE 30A 600V 71400 9 208 V Input Models 208 240 CB 270162 Circuit Breaker 100 A 1 Filter 250558 EMI Filter 1 380 V 480 Input Mo...

Page 113: ...ory A CF A NF and A WF will be used to refer to the RTCA2 standard 8 2 Init n 16 RT 16 nge No OCAE A DO16 ion tests for Airbus ABD0100 8 are supported by gh out th e DO e No2 red to Gro ial Setup Nomi...

Page 114: ...al times until the APPLICATIONS OPTIONS Menu appears select the APPLICATIONS screen The APPLICATIONS screen will appear as shown in Figure 8 1 Figure 8 1 Application Menu Scroll to the RTCA DO 160D en...

Page 115: ...ng tests 1 VOLT FREQ MIN 2 VOLT FREQ MAX 3 VOLT UNBALANCE 4 WAVEFORM DISTORTION 5 V 6 FREQ MODULATION 7 POWER INTERRUPT 8 VOLTAGE SURGE 9 FREQ TRANSIENT group 1 A CF FREQ VARIATION group 2 3 A NF A WF...

Page 116: ...410 650 800 Table 8 2 Normal Voltage and Frequency Maximum This test will set the voltage and fr The test will last for 30 minutes The test will be repeated except group1 8 2 and the frequency from T...

Page 117: ...e s t O a U CA des im e in S f war The tual requirement for Airbus ABD0100 8 is now the Airbus mode should not be used Use the and phase C set to a h her voltage specified by the The test will be repe...

Page 118: ...User Manual Rev B FCS Series II ure 8 4 Voltage Modulation Frequency characteristics Fig California Instruments 118...

Page 119: ...ion ra z This value must be between 0 01 Hz and 100 Hz The frequency modulation is calculated based on the modulation rate as defined in Figure 8 5 This test will last for a minimum of 2 minutes ic va...

Page 120: ...circu ES 1 s T1 Power interrupt time e it ay from V nom to zero volts Time i ld take applied voltage to rise from zero to V nom volts V MIN The m m leve ssed as a pe e of V NOM which the applied 2 to...

Page 121: ...to the low range automatically Fmax Fmax 800 Hz for Group3 A WF T2 20 msec Voltage Time Seq No RTCA Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 ALL 1 115 115 115 115 5 Minute 2 160 160 160 170 30msec 3 115 115 115 115 5...

Page 122: ...nce 2 Steps 3 and 6 apply to A CF only Group2 A NF and Group3 A WF only Seq No Initial Frequency Slew rate Final Frequency Group2 Group3 Hz Sec Group2 Group3 1 100 650 800 360 360 2 650 800 100 or 200...

Page 123: ...100 100 Voltage 3 101 5 101 5 101 5 101 5 Frequency 360 360 360 360 Standard Group Group1 Group2 Group3 1 104 104 104 Voltage 3 105 5 105 5 105 5 Frequency 360 360 360 Table 8 8 Emergency Voltage and...

Page 124: ...up3 Voltage offset 8 8 12 Frequency 400 360 650 360 800 Table 8 10 Emergency Voltage Unbalance This test will change the output voltage for phase A and B to 122V and phase C to a voltage lower by a va...

Page 125: ...p1 A CF Group2 A NF Group3 A WF 1 97 97 104 100 97 97 Voltage 3 98 5 98 5 105 5 101 5 98 5 98 5 Frequency 400 400 370 360 360 Table 8 11 Abnormal Voltage Minimum Standard Group RTCA Group1 ACF Group2...

Page 126: ...at repeated with the same frequency but phase A and B are set at 100V and VOLT U This tes will drop the output volt lts for 7 seconds This tes the high source w Note To avoid switching to the high vol...

Page 127: ...sec FREQUENCY TRANSIENTS Group 1 only Seq No Frequency Time 1 400 5 minutes 2 480 5 sec 3 400 10 sec 4 320 5 sec 5 400 10 sec Table 8 14 Abnormal Frequency Transient e at 115V and will remain at this...

Page 128: ...ormat on the same CD as this user manual CI P N CIC496 se of this option requires the following FCS Series1 II Power Source LxGui Windows software revision 1 14 or higher Provided on CI P N CIC496 CD...

Page 129: ...ke considerable time to execute Tests in progress may be aborted by using the BACK button on the FCS front panel 10 2 Initi p er applications DC suggested test protocol use t ter 11 Test Execution Con...

Page 130: ...dulation test Voltage Unbalance test Phase Unbalance test Frequency Modu Voltage Modulation test Transient Voltage low and high test Transient Frequency lo R ENCY STATE Emergency Voltage minimum and m...

Page 131: ...ision can be changed from the front panel Scroll to the REVISION entry using the up and down cursor keys Figure 10 2 Use the shuttle to change the selection 10 5 2 Nom a in l Frequency Selection Three...

Page 132: ...ted test VOLTAGE The MIL704 Steady state screens have the following tests 1 VOLTAGE 2 FREQUENCY 3 VOLT UNBALANCE 4 PHASE DIFFERENCE 5 VOLT MODULATION The above tests can be selected by scrolling to th...

Page 133: ...18V for 1 minute 115V for 1 minute t will be repeated on three phase systems to include all three phases if the coupling is set to all nate the test at any time y The phase angle for the selected phas...

Page 134: ...the output frequency in the following sequence For 400Hz and VFREQ 425Hz for 1 sec 420Hz for 4 sec will terminate OLTAGE TRANSIENT This test will change the output voltage for the selected phase in th...

Page 135: ...ted at the nominal test frequency The key ace will terminate the test at any time ncy Test From the MIL704 m down cursor keys ain menu Figure 10 2 scroll to the EMERGENCY entry using the up and Press...

Page 136: ...he following tests AGE GE CY CY by scrolling to the highlighted selection using the up and down ll change the output voltage for the selected phase in the following sequence 00Hz and VFREQ 50msec The...

Page 137: ...l This t to the steady state frequency The key backspace will terminate the test a Revision D E F F 60Hz only FREQ Time FREQ Time FREQ TIME FREQ TIME Seq1 480Hz 5sec 480Hz 5sec 480Hz 5sec 61Hz 7sec Se...

Page 138: ...704 This chapter covers the implementation that follows the test protocol handbook released with revision F of the standard This mode is Nominal parameters for the AC Power source are as follows Outp...

Page 139: ...frequency Table 11 1 DO160 Test Groups Tests 11 5 Available Available tests at the Group level are shown in this section For details on test levels and test 11 5 1 Normal Operation times for various t...

Page 140: ...ormal Voltage Transients 302 Abnormal Frequency Transients 303 11 5 4 Emergency Operation AC Mode Test Section Emergency Limits for Voltage and Frequency 401 11 5 5 Power Failure Operation AC Mode Tes...

Page 141: ...cursor keys Use the shuttle to change the Key to Run the test The screen will appear as shown in Figure 11 3 The status line will show the type of test that is running followed by the Test condition a...

Page 142: ...roup Menu EVISION sin up and down cursor key Us the to ge the group selection tin a and Test Selection Operating area and test define the test to perform Use the up and down key to access the 11 5 Tes...

Page 143: ...ed for each available frequency selection to satisfy the test requirements Table 11 3 shows the available steady state frequencies for each group Figure 11 7 Steady State frequency GROUP Steady State...

Page 144: ...igh 407 Hz Nominal 1800 Low Voltage D Vlow 108V Fnom 400 Hz Low 1800 E Vlow 108V Flow 393 Hz Low 1800 F Vlow 108V Fhigh 407 Hz Low 1800 High Voltage G Vhigh 118V Fnom 400 Hz High 1800 H Vhigh 118V Flo...

Page 145: ...E 1800 Vmod F 70 Hz V 0 375 Vrms F Vmod F 100 Hz V 0 375 Vrms 1800 G Vmod F 200 Hz V 0 375 Vr 1800 ms SAC 104 Tests Revisions A SAC104 Voltage Modulation Rev A Condition Duration s A Vmod F 1 0 Hz V...

Page 146: ...s A Fmod F 1 Hz sec Fmod Amp 4 Hz 1800 B Fmod F 5 Hz sec Fmod Amp 4 Hz 18 0 0 C Fmod F 10 Hz sec Fmod Amp 4 Hz 1800 D 1800 Fmod F 25 Hz sec Fmod Amp 4 Hz SAC 106 Tests of additional external equipment...

Page 147: ...25 H13 1 06 H15 0 92 SAC 107 T ts R es evisions A SA 07 C1 Total Voltage Distortion Rev A Condition Duration s A 0 08 VTHD 1800 F 100 H3 5 00 H5 4 12 H7 2 94 H9 2 29 H11 1 87 H13 1 06 H15 1 37 SAC 10...

Page 148: ...1 25 ms tr 77 ms R t epetitive Transien N Repeats every 500 msec SAC 109 T ts R es evisions A SAC109 Normal Voltage Transients Rev A Condition Duration s Over Voltage A 135Vrms 210 msec tf 1 25 ms tr...

Page 149: ...c 380 Hz 4 sec tr 10 msec tf 20 mse 20 msec tf 40 msec 390 Hz 5 sec tr Combined I 375 Hz 1 sec tr 100 msec tf 100 msec 62 c 425 Hz 1 sec tr 100 msec tf 100 mse SAC 110 Tests Revisions A SAC110 Normal...

Page 150: ...w 108V 50 msec 62 C Vhigh 118V 50 msec 62 D Vnom 115V 30 msec 62 E Vlow 108V 30 msec 62 F Vhigh 118V 30 msec 62 G Vnom 115V 10 msec 62 H Vlow 108V 10 msec 62 I Vhigh 118V 10 msec 62 J Vnom 115V 3 x 50...

Page 151: ...ition Duration s Nominal Voltage A Vnom 115V Flow 375 Hz 1800 B Vnom 115V Fhigh 425 Hz 1800 Low Voltage C Vlow 100V Fnom 400 Hz 1800 D Vlow 100V Flow 375 Hz 1800 E 1800 Vlow 100V Fhigh 425 Hz High Vol...

Page 152: ...Under Voltage H 85Vrms 180 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 1 25 ms 54 I 85Vrms 180 msec tf 1 25 then 90Vrms ramp up tr ms tr 87 ms 253 msec then 95Vrms ramp up tr 6 41 sec amp up tr 10 sec 135 then 100Vrms r then...

Page 153: ...F s 75 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 50 ms 180Vrm 135 G 180Vrms 3 x 20 msec 0 5 apart tf 1 25 ms tr 1 25 ms 54 Under Voltage H 85Vrms 1450 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 1 25 ms 54 I 85Vrms 1025 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 850 ms 1...

Page 154: ...Hz 4 78 sec tr Combined E 320 Hz 0 5 cycle tr 160 msec tf 160 msec 56 480 Hz 0 5 cycle tr 160 msec tf 160 msec SAC 303 T ts R es evision A SA 3 C30 Abnormal Frequency Transients Rev A Condition Durati...

Page 155: ...on Duration s Nominal Voltage A Vnom 115V Flow 360 Hz 1800 B Vnom 115V Fhigh 440 Hz 1800 Low Voltage C Vlow 102V Fnom 400 Hz 1800 D Vlow 102V Flow 360 Hz 1800 E Vlow 102V Fhigh 440 Hz 1800 High Voltag...

Page 156: ...ower Failure One Phase Condition Duration s A 100 msec 52 B 500 msec 54 C 3 sec 66 D 7 sec 86 SAC 602 Tests Revision F only Not applicable for single phase EUT s SAC 603 Tests Revision F only SAC603 P...

Page 157: ...Va Vb 3V Vc 3V Fnom 1800 TAC 103 Tests Revisions A B C D E F TAC103 Voltage Phase Difference Rev A through F Condition Duration s A A 0 B 116 C 240 1800 B A 0 B 124 C 240 1800 TAC 104 Tests Revisions...

Page 158: ...ts R es evision B C D TA 5 C10 Frequency Modulation Rev B C D Condition Duration s A Fmod F 1 Hz sec Fmod Amp 5 Hz 1800 B Fmod F 5 Hz sec Fmod Amp 1 75 Hz 1800 C Fmod F 10 Hz sec Fmod Amp 1 20 Hz 1800...

Page 159: ...ing transformer and coup networ as sho tandard For this test the AC s e can be ogram 400 Hz and Vnominal of 115 Vrms or Vrms tage dist on spectrum test require the use of additio l ling k wn in figure...

Page 160: ...25 H13 1 06 H15 0 92 TAC 107 T ts R es evisions A TA 7 C10 Total Voltage Distortion Rev A Condition Duration s A 0 08 VTHD 1800 F 100 H3 5 00 H5 4 12 H7 2 94 H9 2 29 H11 1 87 H13 1 06 H15 1 37 TAC 10...

Page 161: ...1 25 ms tr 77 ms Repetitive Transient N Repeats every 500 msec TAC 109 T ts R es evisions A TA 9 C10 Normal Voltage Transients Rev A Condition Duration s Over Voltage A 135Vrms 210 msec tf 1 25 ms tr...

Page 162: ...c 380 Hz 4 sec tr 10 msec tf 20 mse 20 msec tf 40 msec 390 Hz 5 sec tr Combined I 375 Hz 1 sec tr 100 msec tf 100 msec 62 c 425 Hz 1 sec tr 100 msec tf 100 mse TAC 110 Tests Revisions A TAC110 Normal...

Page 163: ...w 108V 50 msec 62 C Vhigh 118V 50 msec 62 D Vnom 115V 30 msec 62 E Vlow 108V 30 msec 62 F Vhigh 118V 30 msec 62 G Vnom 115V 10 msec 62 H Vlow 108V 10 msec 62 I Vhigh 118V 10 msec 62 J Vnom 115V 3 x 50...

Page 164: ...ition Duration s Nominal Voltage A Vnom 115V Flow 375 Hz 1800 B Vnom 115V Fhigh 425 Hz 1800 Low Voltage C Vlow 100V Fnom 400 Hz 1800 D Vlow 100V Flow 375 Hz 1800 E 1800 Vlow 100V Fhigh 425 Hz High Vol...

Page 165: ...Under Voltage H 85Vrms 180 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 1 25 ms 54 I 85Vrms 180 msec tf 1 25 then 90Vrms ramp up tr ms tr 87 ms 253 msec then 95Vrms ramp up tr 6 41 sec amp up tr 10 sec 135 then 100Vrms r then...

Page 166: ...F 180Vrms 75 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 50 ms 135 G 180Vrms 3 x 20 msec 0 5 apart tf 1 25 ms tr 1 25 ms 54 Under Voltage H 85Vrms 1450 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 1 25 ms 54 I 85Vrms 1025 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 850 ms 13...

Page 167: ...tf 160 msec 76 Combined E 320 Hz 0 5 cycle tr 160 msec tf 160 msec 56 480 Hz 0 5 cycle tr 160 msec tf 160 msec TAC 303 Tests Revision A TA 3 C30 Abnormal Frequency Transients Rev A Condition Duration...

Page 168: ...Duration s Nominal Voltage A Vnom 115V Flow 360 Hz 1800 B Vnom 115V Fhigh 440 Hz 1800 Low Voltage C Vlow 102V Fnom 400 Hz 1800 D Vlow 102V Flow 360 Hz 1800 E Vlow 102V Fhigh 440 Hz 1800 High Voltage...

Page 169: ...601 Power Failure One Two Phase Condition Duration s One Phase A Phase A 7 sec 5x 86 B Phase B 7 sec 5x 86 C Phase C 7 sec 5x 86 D Phase A 30 min 1x 1800 E Phase B 30 min 1x 1800 F Phase C 30 min 1x 1...

Page 170: ...440 Hz 300 H 108V 480 Hz 300 I 108V 520 Hz 300 J 108V 560 Hz 300 K 108V 600 Hz 1800 L 108V 520 Hz 300 M 108V 540 Hz 300 N 108V 560 Hz 300 O 108V 570 Hz 300 P 108V 580 Hz 300 Q 108V 600 Hz 1800 R 108V...

Page 171: ...V 2 5 Vrms 1800 D Vmod F 25 Hz V 2 5 Vrms 1800 E Vmod F 70 Hz V 0 375 Vrms 1800 F Vmod F 100 Hz V 0 375 Vrms 1800 G Vmod F 200 Hz V 0 375 Vrms 1800 SVF 10 R 5 Tests evision F SVF105 Frequency Modulat...

Page 172: ...high fre med to a steady state condition of 360 400 600 and 800 Hz and Vnominal of ms 0 Vrms Figure 11 10 Required SVF 106 Test Setup SVF 107 Tests Revision F SVF107 Total Voltage Distortion Rev F Con...

Page 173: ...Transients Rev F Condition Duration s Over Frequency A 360 Hz 800 Hz ts 1 76 sec dur 0 5 cyc tf 1 76 sec 100 B 360 Hz 800 Hz ts 1 76 sec dur 1 sec tf 1 76 sec 80 C 360 Hz 800 Hz ts 0 96 sec dur 0 5 cy...

Page 174: ...amp down tr 6 41 sec then 125Vrms ramp down tr 10 sec then 115Vrms 135 E 180Vrms 50 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 1 25 ms 52 F 180Vrms 50 msec tf 0 5 cyc tr 11 ms then 170Vrms ramp down tr 17 msec then 160Vrms r...

Page 175: ...tr 17 msec tr 71 msec tr 87 sec then 135Vrms r then 130Vrms r then 115Vrms SVF 303 Tests Revision F SVF303 Abnormal Frequency Transients Rev F Condition Duration s Over Frequency A 360 Hz 800 Hz ts 0...

Page 176: ...Hz 300 P 108V 580 Hz 300 Q 108V 600 Hz 1800 R 108V 640 Hz 300 S 108V 680 Hz 300 T 108V 720 Hz 300 U 108V 760 Hz 300 V 108V 800 Hz 1800 oltage Balanced High V W 118V 360 Hz 1800 X 118V 400 Hz 1800 Y 1...

Page 177: ...Hz A 100 msec 52 B 500 msec 54 C 3 sec 66 D 7 sec 86 SVF 602 Tests Revision F Not applicable for single phase EUT s SVF 603 T ts R es evision F SVF603 Power Failure Phase Reversal Condition Duration...

Page 178: ...300 M 108V 540 Hz 300 N 108V 560 Hz 300 O 108V 570 Hz 300 P 108V 580 Hz 300 Q 108V 600 Hz 1800 R 108V 640 Hz 300 S 108V 680 Hz 300 T 108V 720 Hz 300 U 108V 760 Hz 300 V 108V 800 Hz 1800 Balanced High...

Page 179: ...0 375 Vrms 1800 C Vmod F 10 Hz V 2 5 Vrms 1800 D Vmod F 25 Hz V 2 5 Vrms 1800 E Vmod F 70 Hz V 0 375 Vrms 1800 F Vmod F 100 Hz V 0 375 Vrms 1800 G Vmod F 200 Hz V 0 375 Vrms 1800 TVF 10 R 5 Tests evis...

Page 180: ...med to a steady state condition of 360 400 600 and 800 Hz and Vnominal of 0 Vrms arti a cular p VF 07 Tests R Figure 11 11 Required TVF 106 Test Setu T 1 evision F TVF107 Total Voltage Distortion Rev...

Page 181: ...Transients Rev F Condition Duration s Over Frequency A 360 Hz 800 Hz ts 1 76 sec dur 0 5 cyc tf 1 76 sec 100 B 360 Hz 800 Hz ts 1 76 sec 80 dur 1 sec tf 1 76 sec C 360 Hz 800 Hz ts 0 96 sec dur 0 5 cy...

Page 182: ...ramp down tr 87 sec then 135Vrms ramp down tr 253 sec then 115Vrms 135 then 130Vrms ramp down tr 6 41 sec then 125Vrms ramp down tr 10 sec E 180Vrms 50 msec tf 1 25 ms tr 1 25 ms 52 F 180Vrms 50 msec...

Page 183: ...ramp down tr 71 msec ec then 140Vrms ramp down tr 87 then 135Vrms ramp down tr 25 then 130Vrms ramp down tr 6 4 then 125Vrms ramp down tr 10 ec TVF 303 Te ts R s evision F TVF303 Abnormal Frequency Tr...

Page 184: ...1800 R 108V 640 Hz 300 S 108V 680 Hz 300 T 108V 720 Hz 300 U 108V 760 Hz 300 V 108V 800 Hz 1800 Balanced High Voltage W 118V 360 Hz 1800 X 118V 400 Hz 1800 Y 118V 440 Hz 300 Z 118V 480 300 Hz AA 118V...

Page 185: ...ase Rev F Condition Duration s Run at 400 Repeat at 360 600 and 800 Hz One Phase A Phase A 7 sec 5x 86 B Phase B 7 sec 5x 86 C Phase C 7 sec 5x 86 D Phase A 30 min 1x 1800 E Phase B 30 min 1x 1800 F P...

Page 186: ...0 H Vhigh 125V Flow 59 5 Hz High 1800 I 1800 Vhigh 125V Fhigh 60 5 Hz High SXF 103 Tests Voltage Phase Difference tests do not apply for single phase EUT s SXF 104 Tests Revision F SXF104 Voltage Modu...

Page 187: ...n of 400 Hz and Vnominal of 115 Vrms or Vrms ling k wn in figure SXF106 1 of the Mil Std 704 s o c 230 ur d SXF 106 Test Setup SXF 107 Tests R Figure 11 12 Require evision F SXF107 Total Voltage Disto...

Page 188: ...ery 500 msec SXF 110 Tests Revision F SXF110 Normal Frequency Transients Rev F Condition Duration s Over Frequency A 61 Hz 0 5 cyc tr 10 msec tf 10 msec 100 B 61 Hz 5 sec tr 10 msec ec 80 tf 10 ms Und...

Page 189: ...rms 3 x 0 5 cyc 0 5 sec apart tf 8 333 ms tr 8 333 ms 54 Under Voltage F 50Vrms 0 5 cyc tf 8 333 ms tr 8 333 ms 54 G 50Vrms 0 5 cyc tf 8 333 ms tr 16 67 ms then 83Vrms ramp up tr 16 67 msec then 90Vrm...

Page 190: ...High Voltage G Vhigh 125V Fnom 60 Hz High 1800 H Vhigh 125V Flow 59 5 Hz High 1800 I Vhigh 125V Fhigh 60 5 Hz High 1800 SXF 501 Tests SXF Starting operations are not applicable to AC Utilization Equip...

Page 191: ...ion are not tact sales calinst com to upgrade the FCS AC Source with the he MIL STD 704 stimulus can still be run however ADV option T 11 8 1 S Settings teady State To access the MS704 t the following...

Page 192: ...formation will be transferred to the test report Test execution is controlled using the Start Abort buttons to the left The right hand side of this window provides output monitoring for voltage all th...

Page 193: ...asurement functions ate EUT p Note how mum bandwidth r ment for current harmonic measurements of the FCS Series II is limited to 48KHz in single phase mode and 16 KHz in three phase range Harmoni fall...

Page 194: ...ll includ colors if needed Curr Graph This tab displays the current harmonic spectrum in graphical form Ba Chart absolute In three phase mode the phase to be displayed can be selected by using the pha...

Page 195: ...eries II the application subdirectory Reports as a text file named MeasData_XXX_Hz txt where XXX is either 360 400 600 or 800 Figure 11 15 LxGui MS704 Option EUT Performance Test Screen Waveforms Cali...

Page 196: ...roup_1 TVF MS704_Group_2 SAC MS704_Group_3 SVF MS704_Group_4 SXF The total harmonic current distortion level ITHD is set for each group with the enrty Ithd nn n where nn n is the limit in For individu...

Page 197: ...s will show available test steps for the selected standard revision and power group Test method numbers are shown for each step for reference to Mil Std 704 rev F A test method is selected by checking...

Page 198: ...NNN is a random sequential number In addition to the test reports the LxGui program creates a tab delimited text file during MS704 execution which logs the voltage and frequency at the AC source outpu...

Page 199: ...power source ABD option Options installed are listed on unit s serial tag Windows XP 2000 PC with RS232C USB or National Instruments GPIB controller interface California Instruments recommends the us...

Page 200: ...trumen me Refer to the Avionics Software Test u I P N 49 s for all GUI based test options This manual is distributed in PFD format on the same CD as this user manual CI P N CIC496 FCS Series II AC pow...

Page 201: ...ce for best performance r a d from en dd e r order to me Refer to the Avionics Software user manual CI P N 4994 97 GUI based test options This manual is distributed in PFD format on the same CD as thi...

Page 202: ...eration est Unit may be in a mode inconsistent with requ 102 Syntax error Misspelled or unsupported command Command syntax incorrect 103 Invalid separator SCPI separator not recognized See SCPI sectio...

Page 203: ...eters Parameter error Incorrect parameter or parameter 221 Setting conflict programmed with Check other settings E g Redefine transient mode or waveform not set to Sine Transient more than 1 mode As r...

Page 204: ...plication program for correct flow Response must be read after each query to avoid this error D Query issued but response not read 420 Query UNTERMINATED Query incomplete Check for terminator after qu...

Page 205: ...volt second product of he wave form magnitude and time in the transformer volt second sh ou sform 603 Command only applies Co to RS 232 interface mmand relevant for G interface not PIB Do not use comm...

Page 206: ...tment at er up support calinst com to obtain instructions on restoring calibration data or recalibrate unit 813 Missing list parameter One or more list parame missing transient Check programmed lists...

Page 207: ...units powered rking 825 Over voltage prot trip Over voltage detected on output Check output voltage for correct RMS value 826 Peak current prot trip Peak current limit exceeded Peak current exceeded C...

Page 208: ...ssembly 90 Controllers programable 22 Cooling 19 Copyright 2 custom waveforms 80 creating 80 deleting 80 downloading 80 D DHCP 71 Dimensions 19 Distorted output 106 DO160 Airbus 119 Option 115 E Effic...

Page 209: ...rcurrent 18 overload 51 Overtemperature 19 P Parallel 22 password calibration 98 Password Calibration 73 Phase key 54 phase angle 60 Phase Range 14 Power Factor 12 power on screens 56 power on setting...

Page 210: ...ornia Instruments 210 Input 18 Trigger input 18 troubleshooting 105 U UP key 54 USB 18 baudrate setting 70 Setup 48 V Vibration 20 viewing angle 20 adjustment 73 voltage drop cables 31 34 voltage rati...

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