About Power System Configuration
User Guide •
Smartpack S Controller
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Alarm Monitors
Alarm monitors are software modules used by the system controller to measure
system internal and external input signals or logical states
.
When an alarm monitor is enabled, it compares the measured parameter with pre-
programmed values or limits
, and raises an alarm in the event of the measured
parameter reaching one of the limits.
When this event occurs
, the alarm monitor stores the event in the Event Log, initi-
ates an internal action and activates an output group.
Internal pre-programmed actions may be battery current limiting, boost inhibiting
or similar. The generated alarm activates a pre-programmed group of relay out-
puts
(an alarm output group, AOG).
The alarm monitors’ most commonly used configuration parameters are:
(Refer to the “Alarm Monitor dialog boxes” topic in
PowerSuite
Help)
• Type of input
The measured Input Signal can be
analogue
(e.g. a voltage),
logical
(e.g. an open or close contact) and
numeric
(e.g. number of rectifiers, % remaining capacity, etc.)
• Alarm Monitor activation
You have to
Enable
the alarm monitor so that it functions
• Type of alarm reset
You can select whether the alarm generated by monitor can be reset
manually
, or automatically (when the event that caused the alarm is no
longer true)
Enable
Internal Actions
Event Log display
AOG1
AOG2
AOGn
AOGm
Alarm Output Gr
oups
Alarm R
ela
y Outputs
Input Signals
Major High Limit
Minor High Limit
Minor Low Limit
Major Low Limit
Alarm Monitor