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USER’S MANUAL
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You enter a current and/or time limit into Display #1 while placed in the
appropriate function using the
and
buttons and then acti-
vate/deactivate the protection with the
button. These functions are
primarily provided as a means to protect sensitive devices against accidental
overheating.
The output will be cut off when the applied current exceeds the specified limit
by a 10 per cent. While the Tlim protection applies to the time for which the
output is ON, The Ilim protection works only with the current taps, not with the
voltage taps Out1 or Out2.
Testing Instantaneous Overcurrent
Instantaneous elements trip usually before the PTE-100-C PRO’s digital
ammeter stabilizes itself on the Display #2, thus being impossible to know
the real current value that has caused the relay to operate.
Furthermore, some instantaneous protections are set to such a high current
value that it might damage the relay if sustained during the time that it
usually takes to regulate with a reasonable accuracy.
If you meet any or both of these situations when testing instantaneous over-
current relays, use the I max, I lim and T lim functions as follows:
1)
Check first that the unit’s output is deactivated and the variac is
placed at its minimum “0” position.
2)
Connect the current input from the relay to the current output tap
that best accommodates the intended injection values. Flag the se-
lected output by means of the
button. Connect also now
the relay’s trip contact to the PTE-100-C PRO’s black/green moni-
tor inputs, so that the unit can detect the relay’s operation and stop
the test appropriately. Refer to the
Timer control
section above for
details on how to setup the various timer start/stop modes.
3)
Select the
Imax function and activate it by pressing
briefly.
Its LED indicator will toggle from slow to fast blinking. In the
Imax
mode, the PTE-100-C PRO’s ammeter works
upwards
only, i.e., it
shows the maximum injected current since the last time the output
Enter/Print
Tap
Enter/Print
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