EC500 Controller Handbook
Copyright © 2019 Eaton Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Issue A March 2019
Page 39 of 107
Controller will progressively enable rectifiers when load increases. User can select minimum number of
rectifiers which will always run.
Carefully select minimum number of rectifiers to run in Economy Mode taking care of battery
backup conditions and input power conditions.
➢
Enabling Economy Mode Operation
To enable Economy Mode operation
Either:
•
On the EC500 keypad Enable: Home
Settings
Rectifier Settings
Eco Mode
Or:
•
Connect to the EC500 via a web browser (See Ethernet Communications on page 79).
•
Go to
Settings
System Settings
Rectifier Settings
.
•
Click on
Edit
button to enable editing
•
Click
ECO Mode
/ Status field to select Enable / Disable drop down.
•
Select Enable and Click
Save
button.
•
On successful change, more options will appear.
When Economy Mode Operation is enabled, rectifiers cannot be put in Sleep Mode manually.
Any rectifiers already put in Sleep Mode manually will not participate in Economy Mode
operation. Eco mode will bypass that specific rectifier.
Monitoring
Parameter
Description
Where to find:
Economy Mode
Indicates if Economy Mode is enabled or disabled.
Display:
Menu>System Status>
Rectifier > General Status
Web:
Home>System Status>
Rectifier > General Status
Rectifier Status
If rectifier is in Sleep mode, it will be indicated.
Display:
Menu>System Status>
Rectifier
Web:
Home> System Status>
Rectifier
LED Indication
If a rectifier is in Sleep Mode, Red LED starts flashing
at high rate on rectifier front panel.
Rectifier front panel LED
Configuration
Parameter
Description
Where to find:
Economy Mode
Status
Enable to activate Economy Mode operation.
Display:
Menu>Settings>Rectifier
Settings>Eco Mode
Web:
Minimum Active
Rectifiers
Set minimum number of rectifiers which shall
remain active irrespective of Economy mode logic.
Minimum Load
Load percentage (of rectifier capacity). If rectifier
load is below this threshold the Economy mode logic
