S&C Instruction Sheet 1011-540 5
Control Hardware and Software
Applicable Software
This instruction sheet was prepared for use with software
version
UPPD106S
or later releases.
The release date is available on the setup disk label.
For questions regarding the applicability of information in
this instruction sheet to future software releases, please
contact S&C.
This section describes various control components.
The following section,”Overview of Control Operations,”
explains how these components work together to monitor
and manage capacitor bank/reactor operation.
Hardware and Faceplate
Figure 1 shows control hardware components that may
need to be accessible during regular operation and
troubleshooting.
The BankGuard Plus Control faceplate includes LEDs
and buttons for monitoring the capacitor bank/reactor and
the control. It also includes an LCD screen and buttons for
scrolling and selecting data.
Local communications port.
The control has a port
on its faceplate for local communication. If the control
includes communication equipment, it will usually be con-
nected to the SCADA comm port on the back.
Terminal strips.
Every BankGuard Plus Control
includes two numbered terminal strips for connecting to
the external control wiring. Their configuration is shown
in Instruction Sheet 1011-510, “S&C BankGuard Plus®
Control:
Installation
.”
Figure 1. The location of BankGuard Plus Control components.
Terminal strips
(on back)
Power supply
ON/OFF button
Faceplate Local
Communications
port
Faceplate LCD
and keypad
