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Critical Power

User Manual

Uninterruptible Power Supply

GE Consumer & Industrial SA

General Electric Company
CH – 6595 Riazzino (Locarno)
Switzerland
T +41 (0)91 / 850 51 51
F +41 (0)91 / 850 52 52

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Summary of Contents for VH UL series

Page 1: ...tical Power User Manual Uninterruptible Power Supply GE Consumer Industrial SA General Electric Company CH 6595 Riazzino Locarno Switzerland T 41 0 91 850 51 51 F 41 0 91 850 52 52 www gecriticalpower com ...

Page 2: ...S_V011 Revision 1 1 Identification No SAP 1023054 Local 411254 Up dating Revision Concerns Date 1 0 Initial release 16 10 2012 1 1 Re branding ECN 2191 01 05 2015 General Electric Consumer Industrial SA All rights reserved The present publication and any other documentation supplied with the UPS system is not to be reproduced either in part or in its entirety without the prior written consent of G...

Page 3: ...14 4 OPERATION 15 4 1 OPERATING PANEL 15 4 2 START UP 16 4 2 1 Start up mains available 16 4 2 2 Start up mains not available 16 4 3 USE NORMAL OPERATION 16 4 3 1 Normal operation conditions 16 4 3 2 No load shutdown 16 4 3 3 Output frequency 16 4 3 4 Switching off 16 4 4 USE STATUS AND ALARM INDICATIONS 17 4 4 1 Standby 18 4 4 2 Normal operation 18 4 4 3 eBoost operation 18 4 4 4 On bypass 18 4 4...

Page 4: ...ndard NFPA75 While every care has been taken to ensure the completeness and accuracy of this manual GE accepts no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of the information contained in this document This document shall not be copied nor reproduced without the permission of GE Due to technical improvements some of the information contained in this manual may be ch...

Page 5: ...he weight of the UPS Lift the box with the help of a second person never try to lift it by yourself No liability can be accepted for any transport damage when the equipment is shipped in non original packaging Store the UPS in a dry location with the batteries in a fully charged state Storage temperature must be within 4 and 122 F 20 and 50 C If the unit is stored for a period exceeding 3 months o...

Page 6: ...ric heaters toasters or vacuum cleaners into the UPS The UPS output is intended to be used only for electronic loads such as computers and telecommunications equipment The technical data as well as information concerning connecting requirements can be found on the rating label and in this document and shall be strictly observed 2 3 WARRANTY GE operating through its authorised agents warrants that ...

Page 7: ...ated output power of the VH Series UPS refer to chapter 8 for the ratings The UPS is intended to be used in normal domestic and office situations The UPS must be powered from a single phase grounded socket outlet Do not use extension cords VH3000 This socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible Place cables in such a way that no one can step on or trip over t...

Page 8: ...s in case of VH Series 1500 3000 VA at the bottom side of the UPS cabinet using the 4 screws provided The following two steps 3 and 4 must be performed by qualified skilled and service personnel only 3 Connect the DC connector of the internal batteries Battery block is 36V 72V and 7Ah 9Ah as follows 700VA 3 x 7Ah 36 V 1kVA 3 x 9Ah 36 V 1 5kVA 6 x 7Ah 72 V 2kVA 6 x 9Ah 72 V 3kVA 6 x 9Ah 72 V 4 Asse...

Page 9: ... came with the unit using the screws provided The following two steps 3 and 4 must be performed by qualified skilled and service personnel only 3 Connect the DC connector of the internal batteries 4 Assemble the front panel insert the two metal clamps at the rear of the panel into the holes at the right side of the UPS then click the front panel into position Fix the front panel with the screw pro...

Page 10: ... Protects the UPS from damage caused by high input currents 2a Output thermal circuit breaker 3 Appliance outlets max rating 20A To connect the loads to the UPS Type NEMA 5 20R 700 VA 4 outlets 1000 3000 VA 6 outlets 3a Appliance outlet 2000 VA Type NEMA L5 20R max rating 20A 3000 VA Type NEMA L5 30R max rating 30A 4 DC connector not on VH700 UL To connect a battery extension pack for extended bat...

Page 11: ...ing Manual VH700 UL VH1000 UL VH1500 UL VH2000 UL VH3000 UL Please refer to the previous page for more information Fig 3 4 b Rear panels VH2000 UL VH1500 UL VH1000 UL and VH700 UL Rack mount orientation 7 1 3 4 5 6 2 2000VA 1500VA 1000VA 700VA 8 7 1 3 4 5 6 2 8 7 3 4 5 6 2 1 3a 8 7 1 3 5 6 2 8 ...

Page 12: ...k 36 Vdc or 72 Vdc should match 2 Make sure that the battery breaker on the rear side of the battery pack is in the OFF position 3 UPS and battery pack can be mounted together in one set of mounting supports for rack mount see 3 3 2 4 At the rear side the UPS and battery pack can be coupled using the coupling bracket that came with the battery pack 5 Connect the DC connector of the battery pack to...

Page 13: ... prevent that an overload situation will happen 4 Using the output cords see note below connect the load to the appliance outlets 3 3a fig 3 4 a b of the unit Spread the loads over the appliance outlets as equally as possible If you use a distribution box to connect more than one appliance per outlet please note that the maximum AC current ratings of each appliance outlets is 20A and 30A for the V...

Page 14: ... connector the switch should be of Normally Closed type for normal operation 3 Place the male connector to the connector on the rear panel of the UPS 8 fig 3 4 a b 4 When the switch is opened the UPS will shut down More information is given in section 4 4 14 WARNING The REPO Contact is a Safety Extra Low Voltage Circuit Connect it only to a SELV Circuit NOTE Use standard Low Voltage Cable in accor...

Page 15: ...anneled directly to the load 5 LED on battery on in case of battery operation the mains power fails and the internal batteries supply the required power until either they are depleted or mains power returns 6 LED alarm blinks in case of an alarm 7 LED bar runtime capacity the remaining available battery runtime for the actual load in of the maximum runtime with the actual load 8 LED bar load indic...

Page 16: ...e no load shutdown function is disabled The setting can be changed using the UPS monitoring software For more information please refer to the manual that came with the software If the no load shutdown function is activated and the load is smaller than the 5 threshold the 25 load LED will blink to warn you that the unit will switch off during a mains failure 4 3 3 Output frequency At power up defau...

Page 17: ...2 o Normal operation 4 4 2 0 4 0 3 o eBoost operation 4 4 3 0 4 0 3 On bypass 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 hi o On battery 4 4 5 0 4 0 4 lo Battery low 4 4 6 25 0 4 hi Bypass out of limits 4 4 7 0 4 0 4 lo Overload 4 4 8 0 4 4 hi Battery bad 4 4 9 0 4 0 4 lo General alarm 4 4 10 0 4 0 4 lo hi o Shutdown pending 4 4 11 0 4 0 4 lo o No load shutdown enabled load 5 4 3 2 25 Input Phase Neutral reversed 4 4 13 hi RE...

Page 18: ... provided that the bypass function was not disabled As the status of the UPS is unknown in this situation the indications on the operating panel may differ 4 4 5 On battery The UPS uses the energy stored in the batteries see section 8 Batteries runtime The runtime capacity LED bar will show the remaining runtime The UPS will shutdown after the batteries have been discharged automatic restart or if...

Page 19: ...temperature Output out of tolerance 1 5 secs Charger failure Bypass out of limits see 4 4 7 Battery bad see 4 4 9 4 4 11 Shutdown pending The UPS monitoring software allows you to switch the UPS into standby mode after a programmable delay time During countdown the operation LED will blink 2x per second and the buzzer will beep every 5 seconds 4 4 12 Startup pending The UPS monitoring software all...

Page 20: ...indicated by a blinking LED operation 2 Scroll through the four functions with keypad I one of the LEDs operation on bypass on battery or alarm will blink indicating which function has been selected see fig 4 5 3 Toggle the setting of the selected function by pressing switch O The LEDs on the LEDbar runtime capacity shows the setting 4 Store the new settings and leave the setup mode press keypad 0...

Page 21: ...tteries have been partly discharged during transport storage or during the power failure Deep battery test A deep battery test to be initiated through the UPS monitoring software checks the actual battery capacity in order to ensure accurate runtime prediction During a deep battery test the batteries will be discharged NOTE When executing a deep battery test the available runtime in case of mains ...

Page 22: ...bypass to standby and output power is lost 5 2 RJ11 PORT The RJ11 port is a plug in contact interface port Pin Function 1 Mains failure 2 General alarm 3 Battery low 4 On bypass 5 Remote UPS shutdown RxD 6 GND Active if the output voltage of the UPS is no longer Fig 5 2 guaranteed due to other circumstances than already indicated by pin 1 3 4 The alarms are listed in section 4 4 10 Absolute Maximu...

Page 23: ...been designed to respect the environment using materials and components respecting eco design rules It does not contain CFCs Carbon Fluorine Chloride or HCFCs Halogen Carbon Fluorine Chloride The batteries contain lead which is a harmful substance for the environment Proper disposal or recycling of the batteries is required Refer to your local codes for disposal requirements Don t throw batteries ...

Page 24: ...l not switch on without using battery start and the output has been off for a few secs see also 4 3 4 Line cord not connected Read 3 6 2 Connect line cord Dead wall socket outlet or mains voltage out of limits Contact qualified electrician Tripped Thermal Circuit Breaker See above LEDs operation and alarm blink buzzer sounds 1 2 secs UPS does not start P phase and N neutral are reversed at the UPS...

Page 25: ...pical max 7º during tracking frequency range Typical transfer time msec 1 Overload capability fully protected against overload and short circuits Overload behaviour during battery operation 110 4 minutes 150 2 seconds Overload behavior during bypass operation depends on rating of thermal circuit breaker typical 125 of TCB value for 200 seconds 200 of TCB value for 10 seconds 300 of TCB value for 4...

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