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S&C Instruction Sheet 1022-510
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Testing Capacitor Bank Operation
Follow these steps to check control operation:
STEP 1. Check that the control is operating properly. If the
faceplate LCD screen is scrolling through the
setpoints, go to step 2 below. If the LCD screen has
an error message:
(a) Connect your computer to the control and start
IntelliLink Setup Software. See Instruction Sheet
1022-530, “S&C IntelliCap
® Automatic Capacitor
Control: Setup ,” for more information.
R e a d t h e m e s s a g e ( s ) o n t h e
Troubleshooting>Event Log screens, and take
appropriate action to correct any problems. See
Instruction Sheet 1022-550, “S&C IntelliCap
®
Automatic Capacitor Control: Troubleshooting ,”
for more information.
(b) After error conditions are corrected, go to step 2.
STEP 2. Check operation of the close/open relays:
(a) Make sure the AUTO/MANUAL switch is set to the
Manual mode.
(b) Following your company procedures, use the
CLOSE/OPEN switch on the faceplate to operate
the capacitor bank. Verify visually that the
faceplate LCD screen correctly indicates each
bank-switch position.
T h e b a n k s t a t u s o n t h e L C D s c r e e n
( **St at=Ba nkOf f l i ne** or **St at=Ba nk
Online** ) indicates the last requested operation,
which is normally the same as the present switch
position. The
**Stat=** display will be blank until
the bank has been switched for the first time.
NOTICE
The capacitor bank cannot be closed for a period of 5
minutes after being opened . This delay provides time
for the capacitor charge to bleed off . For more details,
see Instruction Sheet 1022-540, “S&C IntelliCap Auto-
matic Capacitor Control:
Operation .”
Setting the Control for Manual Operation
The IntelliCap control will only respond to a manual operation.
CAUTION
Be sure to leave IntelliCap control in
Manual
(not
Auto
)
mode until the software in the control has been config-
ured for this installation site .
This completes the IntelliCap control ha rdwa re
installation.
See Instruction Sheet 1022-530, “S&C IntelliCap ® Automatic
Capacitor Control: Setup ” for control configuration
instructions.
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