GENERAL GCP5000 (GCE) APPLICATION INFORMATION
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SIG-00-22-02 JUNE 2022 (Revised September 2022)
Version: B.1
In some AC/DC coded/CAB applications, additional filters may be required. Contact Siemens
Applications Engineering.
When the PSO track circuit includes a DC track circuit track battery or a track battery is located
within 500 ft. (152.4 m) of a PSO track circuit that is not isolated by insulated joints, PSO Battery
Choke, 7A360 (See Figure 7-1), is connected in
series with the track battery. When GCPs or
motion sensors are installed within PSO track circuits, Battery Choke, 8A065A, or Battery
Choke, 62648 (See Figure 7-2), must be used in place of the 7A360 battery choke (for
description, see Section 7.2.1.1). See Figure 3-3 for a typical application installation.
2.5.6 Surge Protection
The PSO incorporates built-in surge protection. However, primary surge protection must be
installed on all AC power, battery, line, and track leads as described in Section 7. A typical
battery surge protection application drawing is presented in Section 2.6 In electrified territory,
track wire surge protection must be installed.
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2.5.7 Use of GCE with PSO II, PSO III, PSO 4000, and PSO+ Equipment
The GCE PSO receiver and transmitter units are compatible with the signal format and track
levels of Siemens’ PSO II, PSO III, PSO 4000, and PSO+ receiver and transmitter units using
the same address format. This means that a PSO II, PSO III, PSO 4000, or PSO+ transmitter is
capable of driving a track circuit containing a GCE receiver and that PSO II, PSO III, PSO 4000,
or PSO+ receivers are capable of receiving and decoding a signal emanating from a PSO 4000
transmitter (A or C address only).
NOTE
When PSO applications overlap with MS/GCP track circuits, additional
filtering may be required.
2.6
Typical Application Drawings
This section provides drawings to show each of the following GCP5000 (GCE) applications:
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Primary Battery Surge Protection (Figure 2-2)
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Track Wire Connections in Electrified Territory (Figure 2-3)