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IDS1000 Container Data Center
User Manual

6 Troubleshooting

Issue 01 (2014-3-15)

Huawei Proprietary and Confidential

6.6 Failed to Drive the Fire Cylinder

Possible Causes



The gas cylinder is not driven successfully.



Cable connection of the gas cylinder is abnormal.

Tools and Materials

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Gloves

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Multimeter

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Screwdriver

Procedure

Step 1

Check whether the gas cylinder is driven successfully.

Y => Contact Huawei technical support.

N => Go to

Step 2

Step 2

Replace the driving device of the gas cylinder.

Check whether the fault is rectified.

Y => No further action is required.

N => Contact Huawei technical support.

----End

6.7 VESDA Fault

For details about how to rectify VESDA faults, see the documents delivered with the VESDA
or contact Huawei technical support.

6.8 Gas Extinguishing Controller Fault

Possible Causes



The gas extinguishing controller is not properly connected.



The gas extinguishing controller is faulty.

Tools and Materials

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Documents delivered with the gas extinguishing controller

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Screwdriver



Gloves



Dedicated keys to the controller box

Summary of Contents for IDS1000

Page 1: ...IDS1000 Container Data Center Single Zone Fire Extinguishing System User Manual Issue 01 Date 2014 3 15 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD ...

Page 2: ...e customer All or part of the products services and features described in this document may not be within the purchase scope or the usage scope Unless otherwise specified in the contract all statements information and recommendations in this document are provided AS IS without warranties guarantees or representations of any kind either express or implied The information in this document is subject...

Page 3: ...ment is intended for Maintenance engineers Technical support engineers System engineers Hardware installation engineers Commissioning engineers Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows Symbol Description Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Indicates a potentially hazardous situation ...

Page 4: ...al injury Calls attention to important information best practices and tips NOTE is used to address information not related to personal injury equipment damage and environment deterioration Change History Changes between document issues are cumulative The latest document issue contains all the changes made in earlier issues Issue 01 2014 03 15 This issue is the first official release ...

Page 5: ... 3 2 Obtaining Technical Documents 10 2 3 3 Personnel Skill Requirements 11 3 Power On Commissioning 12 3 1 Initial Configuration 12 3 2 Checking Before Power On 17 3 3 Hardware Power On Commissioning 19 3 4 Fire Extinguishing System Commissioning 20 4 Routine Maintenance 29 4 1 Routine Maintenance Overview 29 4 2 Daily Maintenance 29 4 3 Weekly Maintenance 30 4 4 Monthly Maintenance 30 4 5 Quarte...

Page 6: ...lacement 45 7 1 Replacing a Smoke Detector 45 7 2 Replacing a Heat Detector 47 7 3 Replacing a Gas Release Indicator 49 7 4 Replacing an Audible and Visual Alarm 50 7 5 Replacing a Fire Alarm Bell 51 7 6 Replacing a Fire Cylinder 52 7 7 Replacing a Gas Extinguisher 52 7 8 Replacing the Emergency Start Abort Switch 53 7 9 Replacing a VESDA 54 7 10 Replacing a Gas Extinguishing Controller 55 8 Emerg...

Page 7: ...ng equipment uses heptafluropropane as the extinguishing agent It consists of components such as the extinguishing agent vessel gas supply pipe pressure annunciator and solenoid valve driver The control system consists of the gas extinguishing controller and emergency start abort switch Working Principles When a fire occurs and generates smoke and heat the smoke detector and the heat detector will...

Page 8: ... Function Gas extinguishin g controller Controls the fire extinguishing system and reports fire alarm signals VESDA Detects smoke at an early stage displays the smoke density and alarm severities and reports these information to the monitoring system VESDA power box Supplies power to the VESDA Gas extinguishin g equipment Stores and releases an extinguishing agent Fire extinguishin g pipe Transpor...

Page 9: ...mergency the red indicator lights up Heat detector Evenly deployed in the aisles inside containers to detect the temperature inside the containers in real time When it works in monitoring mode the red indicator blinks When the ambient temperature exceeds the alarm threshold it enters alarm mode and the red indicator is steady on Smoke detector Evenly deployed in the aisles inside containers to det...

Page 10: ... controls alarm bells Provides an independent output port for the solenoid valve driver and supports 3 A 24 V solenoid valve electric detonator startup current Detects the open circuit fault of the input loop and the short circuit and open circuit of the output loop in active output mode Provides the intelligent monitoring and overcharge and overdischarge protection for standby batteries Adopts th...

Page 11: ...t includes two types VLS and VLP The VLS is a four pipe scanning detector that can monitor each pipe and generate alarms The VLP is a standard detector that can only conduct general monitoring but not for each pipe The host should be configured based on practical requirements The detector host consists of a suction pump filter high sensitivity smoke detector and precision electrical analyzer The f...

Page 12: ...fore you do not have to replace other components Improved self diagnostic system that enables the monitoring of the VESDA system network and sampling pipe status in real time generating alarm signals and able to locate the faulty areas if a fault occurs Table 1 4 lists the specifications for the VESDA Table 1 4 VESDA specifications Item Specifications Dimensions H x W x D 175 mm x 90 mm x 245 mm P...

Page 13: ...the entrance or exit of the protected zone one to two in general Audible and visual alarm Configured based on the size of the protected zone one to two in general Emergency start abort switch Configured at the entrance or exit of the protected zone one in general Heat detector Configured in couple with a smoke detector based on the size of the protected zone Smoke detector Configured in couple wit...

Page 14: ...system Before commissioning the system perform the jumper operation for the passive output Otherwise the 6 A fuse 5D on the main board will be damaged The main task involves commissioning of fire extinguishing association which can be operated only by professionals in this field Only qualified personnel are allowed to perform the operation and maintenance O M on the fire extinguishing system of th...

Page 15: ...r more information about emergency operations contact Huawei technical support Common Critical Alarms and Faults Table 2 1 describes the common critical alarms and faults of the container data center Table 2 1 Common critical alarms and faults Alarm or Fault Find Through Possible Causes Possible Impact Emergency Operation Early fire alarm System and equipment alarms or maintenance There is slight ...

Page 16: ...nical Manual Function Obtaining Method Remarks Container Data Center Installation Parameter Description Provides guide for the container data center initial configurations You can obtain fire extinguishing system initial configurations and the reported alarm information in the management system Downloaded from http support huawei com Container Data Center Power On Commissioning Guide Provides guid...

Page 17: ...the relationship between the fire extinguishing system and other systems in the container data center Downloaded from http support huawei com Container Data Center Core Component Document Package Provides guide for the power on commissioning configuration and O M of core components Provided by Huawei for the customer during project delivery 2 3 3 Personnel Skill Requirements Table 2 4 describes th...

Page 18: ...e Container Data Center Initial Configuration Guide for the corresponding solution Before commissioning the fire extinguishing system familiarize yourself with the configurations of the fire extinguishing system and the layout of each component in the corresponding solution For details see the Container Data Center Initial Configuration Guide for corresponding solutions Procedure Step 1 Set the ou...

Page 19: ...i Technologies Co Ltd 13 Figure 3 1 Setting passive output for alarms You must perform the jumper operation Otherwise the 6 A fuse 5D on the main board will be damaged The factory setting of the jumper mode on the fire extinguishing controller for the single alarm composite alarm and general fault is active output as shown in Figure 3 2 ...

Page 20: ...toring cables for reporting the single alarm composite alarm and general fault The gas extinguishing controller adopts the passive output to report the alarms and reports alarm signals to the management system through the network cable Figure 3 3 shows the correct cable connections Figure 3 3 Correct cable connections for the general fault cables 4 5 single alarm cables 6 7 and composite alarm cab...

Page 21: ...detecting faults If the jumper state is not OFF adjust it to OFF Figure 3 4 shows the position to be set Figure 3 4 Setting the test mode for the solenoid valve 2 If the system is configured with two or more fire extinguishing cylinders and no fire extinguishing power box is configured mode of the fire extinguishing power module SJ DYX 0607 with relays and batteries Ensure that the jumper state of...

Page 22: ...s 1 for the first two values of the nixie tube and Later plus means plus 1 for the last two values of the nixie tube The adjustment methods are as follows 1 Press Switchover S12 and the H11 indicator lights up indicating that the time is being calibrated The nixie tube displays the year in the format of Press Later plus S10 to add the value which ranges from 1 to 60 2 Then press Switchover S12 and...

Page 23: ... For details about the function and control relationship of each circuit breaker in the Power Supply and Distribution System see the corresponding descriptions in the Container Data Center Initial Configuration Guide Procedure Step 1 Configure and check the initial parameter settings of the fire extinguishing system by referring to the Container Data Center Initial Configuration Guide For details ...

Page 24: ...bort switch Step 4 Check the battery cable connection Figure 3 10 shows the correct cable connections Figure 3 10 Connecting battery cables Step 5 Check the cable connections between other components and the gas extinguishing controller in the fire extinguishing system Step 6 Ensure that cable labels are correct intact and clearly legible Step 7 Ensure that the input circuit breaker for the gas ex...

Page 25: ... Switch on the input circuit breaker for the VESDA power box in the corresponding protected zone For details see the Container Data Center Initial Configuration Guide and Container Data Center Power On Commissioning Guide Step 2 Complete the power on commissioning for the VESDA For details see the delivered VESDA documents If multiple VESDAs are configured in the protected zone follow the precedin...

Page 26: ...tor beside the button is on Step 7 Start or stop the alarm bell When the keypad is unlocked press ALARM BELL to start or stop the alarm bell After the alarm bell is started the indicator beside the button is on Step 8 Check that all smoke detector and heat detector indicators work properly Normally the indicators blink once every 6 seconds Step 9 Check that emergency startup abort switch indicator...

Page 27: ...tions and further prevents accidental damage After the commissioning is complete reconnect the solenoid valves Before commissioning the system perform the jumper operation for the passive output Otherwise the 6 A fuse 5D on the main board will be damaged If a blow drier is used to simulate the high temperature scenario do not get too close to the detector to avoid the damage of the detector probe ...

Page 28: ...alarms from the smoke detector and heat detector are triggered Step 3 Simulate to trigger the smoke detector and heat detector When the gas extinguishing controller is tested and the first and second fire alarms are triggered in sequence the first loop indicator on the panel turns from off to blinking and the second loop indicator turns from off to steady on which are normal reactions 1 Use a cond...

Page 29: ... Figure 3 14 The controller reports a single loop alarm and the fire extinguishing alarm bell alarms Figure 3 14 Loop 1 indicator on the gas extinguishing controller panel You can also use a smoke pistol to release smoke near the smoke detector until the detector is triggered Do not clear the alarm Proceed to the alarm simulation for the heat detector 2 Use a conductor to short circuit terminals 2...

Page 30: ...l alarm begins to operate and enter the 30s countdown mode Figure 3 16 Loop 2 indicator on the gas extinguishing controller panel You can also use a blow drier or heat gun to blow hot air near the heat detector until the detector is triggered 3 Measure the output voltage of the solenoid valve After the countdown is completed use a multimeter to measure the output voltage for the solenoid valve and...

Page 31: ...ure annunciator cables red and black as shown in Figure 3 18 The gas release indicator should light up Figure 3 18 Short circuiting the pressure annunciator terminals Step 5 Commission the emergency startup abort switch The panel of the emergency startup abort switch is for one time use only Before the commissioning remove the panel to perform an operation on the emergency startup abort switch dir...

Page 32: ...s complete solenoid valve driving signals are generated and the gas release indicator lights up If you press the shutdown button during the delay the system will stop generating the solenoid valve driving signals Step 6 Test the functions of detectors Remove the smoke detector or heat detector from the base as shown in Figure 3 20 Simulate a network failure for the smoke detector or heat detector ...

Page 33: ...uawei Technologies Co Ltd 27 Figure 3 21 Loop fault alarm indicators for the smoke detector and heat detector Zone 1 for the smoke detector and Zone 2 for the heat detector Step 7 After the test is complete reset the gas extinguishing controller Step 8 Optional Check that the fire control signals are reported to the monitoring center ...

Page 34: ...ng have expected results and corresponding alarms are generated in the iManager NetEco management system The system can be put into use if operations during the commissioning have expected results To ensure the normal operation of the fire extinguishing system the dowel tightening the fire cylinder solenoid valve and the container valve must be removed Figure 3 22 shows the dowel Figure 3 22 Dowel...

Page 35: ...collected information and take measures to improve operating efficiency Emergency maintenance is a process of rectifying a fault occurred during the system operation For details see 1 Configuration Description Routine Maintenance Interval The routine maintenance interval specifies how often a maintenance task is performed A maintenance task can be performed on a daily weekly monthly quarterly semi...

Page 36: ...ondition or has expired replace the fire extinguisher Gas extinguishers are optional for the container data center The weekly maintenance tasks may vary with the fire extinguishers you use 4 4 Monthly Maintenance Maintena nce Item Operation Expected Result Troubleshooting Appearance of cabinet type gas extinguisher components including the extinguishin g agent vessel solenoid valve driver pipes an...

Page 37: ... the smoke detector For details see the operations described in 6 1 Smoke Detector Fault Alarm indicator on heat detectors Observe the alarm indicator on each heat detector The alarm indicator blinks once every six seconds If an alarm indicator blinks twice every six seconds or does not blink the heat detector is faulty or the cable is not properly connected Connect the cables or replace the heat ...

Page 38: ...tector is faulty Replace the smoke detector If the smoke density exceeds the alarm threshold but the alarm indicator is not steady on replace the smoke detector For details about how to replace a smoke detector see 7 1 Replacing a Smoke Detector NOTE You are advised to clean smoke detectors every two years Heat detectors Use a dedicated test instrument or a blow drier to check the heat detectors O...

Page 39: ... Yearly Maintenance Maintena nce Item Operation Expected Result Troubleshooting Other maintenanc e tasks of the VESDA For details see the documents delivered with the VESDA Fire extinguishin g system commission ing For details see the 3 4 Fire Extinguishing System Commissioning See the troubleshooting and alarm handling procedure of the fire extinguishing system ...

Page 40: ...guishing components are in good condition and properly connected If yes contact Huawei technical support If no go to 2 2 Rectify the fault and check whether the alarm is cleared If yes no further action is required If no contact Huawei technical support Fire extinguish ing triggered Critical Alarm The fire extinguishing equipment has released extinguishing agents into the protected zone of the con...

Page 41: ...rietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 35 Alarm Alarm Severit y Alarm Type Impact on the System Solution extinguishing actions Then see 6 6 Failed to Drive the Fire Cylinder If the fire extinguishing cylinders are not triggered see 6 6 Failed to Drive the Fire Cylinder ...

Page 42: ...ke detectors Procedure Step 1 Check whether the power supply to the smoke detector is abnormal In normal conditions use a multimeter to measure the common terminal base terminal 1 and the signal terminal base terminal 3 and check whether the voltage is about 24 V Y The voltage is normal Go to Step 2 N Regulate the voltage to a normal value Check whether the fault is rectified If yes no further act...

Page 43: ...connected to a lower level device 3 L1 connected to an upper level device 4 reserved Use a multimeter to check whether there is any short circuit or open circuit Y Rectify the connection fault Check whether the fault is rectified If yes no further action is required If no contact Huawei technical support N Contact Huawei technical support End 6 2 Heat Detector Fault Possible Causes The power suppl...

Page 44: ... 1 and the signal terminal base terminal 3 and check whether the voltage is about 24 V Y Go to Step 2 N Regulate the voltage to a normal value Check whether the fault is rectified If yes no further action is required If no go to Step 2 Step 2 Y Replace the heat detector Check whether the fault is rectified If yes no further action is required If no go to Step 3 Step 3 Check the cable connection of...

Page 45: ...ply to the gas release indicator is abnormal The gas release indicator is faulty The cable connection of the gas release indicator is abnormal Tools and Materials Multimeter Gloves Screwdriver Step ladder Procedure Step 1 Check the power supply to the gas release indicator Short circuit the pressure annunciator after the cable is removed from the solenoid valve When the gas release indicator is of...

Page 46: ...bnormal The audible and visual alarm is faulty The cable connection of the audible and visual alarm is abnormal Tools and Materials Multimeter Screwdriver Step ladder Procedure Step 1 Check the power supply to the audible and visual alarm Trigger a smoke alarm and a temperature alarm when the cable is removed from the solenoid valve and observe whether audible and visual alarms are generated Use a...

Page 47: ...erminals on the audible and visual alarm Figure 6 3 Terminals on the audible and visual alarm Terminals two wire 1 reserved 2 24 V positive 3 GND negative 4 reserved Use a multimeter to check whether there is any short circuit or open circuit Y Rectify the connection fault Check whether the fault is rectified Check whether the fault is rectified If yes no further action is required If no contact H...

Page 48: ...e and observe whether the fire alarm bell rings Use a multimeter to measure the two terminals of the alarm bell and check whether the voltage is within normal range Y Go to Step 2 N Regulate the voltage to a normal value Check whether the fault is rectified If yes no further action is required If no go to Step 2 Step 2 Replace the fire alarm bell Check whether the fault is rectified If yes no furt...

Page 49: ... Huawei technical support N Go to Step 2 Step 2 Replace the driving device of the gas cylinder Check whether the fault is rectified Y No further action is required N Contact Huawei technical support End 6 7 VESDA Fault For details about how to rectify VESDA faults see the documents delivered with the VESDA or contact Huawei technical support 6 8 Gas Extinguishing Controller Fault Possible Causes T...

Page 50: ...ion is normal Y Go to Step 2 N Go to Step 1 2 2 Replace the faulty cable Check whether the fault is rectified If yes no further action is required N Go to Step 2 Step 2 Check the gas extinguishing controller 1 Check whether the gas extinguishing controller is faulty Y Go to Step 2 2 N Contact Huawei technical support 2 Replace the gas extinguishing controller Check whether the fault is rectified Y...

Page 51: ...s and Materials Spare smoke detectors Gloves Step ladder Preparations Before replacing the smoke detector inform the related administration department of temporary downtime of the fire control system In addition disable the logical control function of the area or system to prevent false alarms Inform the related departments of the system recovery after the replacement is complete Impact on the Sys...

Page 52: ...ct a new smoke detector Figure 7 1 shows the terminals on the sensor base Figure 7 1 Terminals on the base Terminals no polarity two wire 1 L2 connected to the common terminal 2 L1 connected to a lower level device 3 L1 connected to an upper level device 4 reserved Step 3 Align the smoke detector indicator with B on the base insert the smoke detector in the base and turn it clockwise until the smo...

Page 53: ...ei office for repair 7 2 Replacing a Heat Detector Prerequisites A heat detector needs to be replaced Spare heat detectors are available Tools and Materials Spare heat detectors Gloves Step ladder Preparations Before replacing the heat detector inform the related administration department of temporary downtime of the fire control system In addition disable the logical control function of the area ...

Page 54: ...tinguishing controllers and connect a new heat detector Figure 7 2 shows the terminals on the sensor base Figure 7 2 Terminals on the base Terminals no polarity two wire 1 L2 connected to the common terminal 2 L1 connected to a lower level device 3 L1 connected to an upper level device 4 reserved Step 3 Align the heat detector indicator with B on the base insert the sensor in the base and turn it ...

Page 55: ...epair 7 3 Replacing a Gas Release Indicator Prerequisites A gas release indicator is faulty Spare gas release indicators are available Tools and Materials Phillips screwdriver Spare gas release indicators Gloves Step ladder Key to the control box Impact on the System None Procedure Step 1 Use to screwdriver to loosen the screws that fasten the gas release indicator with its base and remove the gas...

Page 56: ...x Impact on the System None Procedure Step 1 Use a flat head screwdriver to pry off the cover of the audible and visual alarm from the base Step 2 Connect the cable to a new audible and visual alarm using a Phillips screwdriver Ensure that the polarities of the cable are correct After removing cables clearly label the cables with its corresponding terminal ports Step 3 Install the audible and visu...

Page 57: ...vailable Tools and Materials Diagonal pliers PVC insulation tape Crimped terminals Gloves Step ladder Spare fire alarm bells Impact on the System None Procedure Step 1 Push the fire alarm bell out of the base Step 2 Cut the cables connecting the faulty alarm bell using diagonal pliers solder them to the cables of the new alarm bell regardless of the polarity wrap the connection point using PVC ins...

Page 58: ...perly End Follow up Procedure Send the faulty fire alarm bell together with a Repair Notice to your local Huawei office for repair 7 6 Replacing a Fire Cylinder Contact Huawei technical support 7 7 Replacing a Gas Extinguisher Prerequisites A gas extinguisher is damaged or has expired Spare gas extinguishers are available Tools and Materials Trailer Gloves Marker Spare gas extinguishers Impact on ...

Page 59: ...the faulty gas extinguisher together with a Repair Notice to your local Huawei office for repair 7 8 Replacing the Emergency Start Abort Switch Prerequisites The emergency start abort switch is faulty Spare emergency start abort switches are available Tools and Materials Phillips screwdriver Flat head screwdriver Spare emergency start abort switches Key to the control box Gloves Impact on the Syst...

Page 60: ...e polarities of the cable are correct Power on the emergency start abort switch only after the cable is correctly connected Step 4 Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the screws on the new emergency start abort switch Step 5 Check that the emergency start abort switch is working properly End Follow up Procedure Send the faulty emergency start abort switch together with a Repair Notice to your lo...

Page 61: ...shing controller Impact on the System None Procedure Step 1 Open the door of gas extinguishing controller using a key Step 2 Power off the gas extinguishing controller Step 3 Open the gas extinguishing controller and make a note of the cable connection Step 4 Remove the cables and gas extinguishing controller Step 5 Install the new gas extinguishing controller and connect the cables Step 6 Switch ...

Page 62: ...s generated in the data center The emergency operations described in this section are for reference only If an early fire alarm is generated determine whether to extinguish the fire or leave the area immediately based on actual situation and contact the personnel on duty or local fire station Procedure Step 1 Locate the fire alarm area based on the alarm information Step 2 Go to the area with nece...

Page 63: ...roken out close the door immediately and press the emergency start switch to put out the fire If there is no fire go to Step 6 Step 6 Determine the alarm severity based on the documents delivered with the VESDA Step 7 Check whether there is obvious smoke or combustible in the container N Go to Step 8 Y Go to Step 9 Step 8 Check for faults of the power supply system and cooling system If no fault i...

Page 64: ...ermining the severity and impact of the fire Step 3 Observe the gas release indicator to check whether gas is released to extinguish the fire If gas is released contact Huawei technical support If gas is not released go to the next step Step 4 Check whether there are alarms on the gas fire extinguishing controllers outside the container If the gas fire extinguishing controllers reports a single fi...

Page 65: ...dly power off the devices in the smoke area or near the combustibles and switch off the circuit breakers Step 9 After the fire alarm is cleared report the event to the management department of the data center and contact Huawei technical support End Follow up Procedure Analyze the cause of the fault and work out and record the preventive measures 8 3 Composite Fire Alarm Prerequisites A composite ...

Page 66: ...larm and the VESDA reports an alarm go to Step 5 If the gas fire extinguishing controllers reports a composite fire alarm go to Step 5 Step 5 Open the door of the container and check whether a fire has broken out Open the container door a crack and check whether a fire has broken out in the container If a fire has broken out close the door immediately and press the emergency start switch to put ou...

Page 67: ...Acronyms and Abbreviations Issue 01 2014 3 15 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 61 A Acronyms and Abbreviations D DC direct current E EMC electromagnetic compatibility I IDS intelligent data center solution ...

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