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ELR 9000 Series
3.10 Other applications
3.10.1 Series connection
Series connection is not a permissible operating method for electronic loads and must not be
installed or operated under any circumstances!
3.10.2 Parallel operation in master-slave (MS)
Multiple devices of same kind and model can be connected in parallel in order to create a system with higher total
current and hence higher power. For true master-slave operation, the units have to be connected with their DC
inputs, their master-slave bus and their Share bus.
The master-slave bus is a digital bus which makes the system work as one big unit regarding adjusted values,
actual values and status.
The Share bus will dynmically balance the units in their internal current regulation, especially if the master unit
runs a function like sine wave etc. In order for this bus to work correctly, at least the DC minus poles of all units
have to be connected, because DC minus is the reference for the Share bus.
3.10.2.1 Restrictions
Compared to normal operation of a single device, master-slave operation has some limitations:
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The MS system reacts differently to alarm situations (see below in
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Resistance setting and control (CR) is not available. In case, master-slave is not activated in the menu of the
devices, switching to and use of R mode is not blocked, but R mode will not work correctly in a parallel connection
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Using the Share bus makes the system reacts as dynamically as possible, but it is still not as dynamic as single
unit operation
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Depending on the installed firmware version for the KE and HMI unit, it can occur that not every value related to
the current or power of the MS system is translated to match the nominal values during the master-slave opera-
tion. This applies for manual control, but primarily for remote control when using the command language SCPI.
It means, while you can set the current of a MS system, consisting of 2x ELR 9080-340 with 680 A nominal cur-
rent, to 680 A with the corresponding command, you might not be able to do so with other current related values
like “I max, “OCP” or “OCD”. Which values are actually affected in your device can only be found out by trying.
In this situation these value can only translating them for a single unit. For example, if you want to set 500 A for
OCP and the device would reject the value with an error “Upper limit exceeded”, it would have to be divided by
the number of units before sending it again. The correct number of unit of the initialised MS system can be read
from the master. After the set value has been sent successfully, it is transferred 1:1 to the slaves so the resulting
current of the MS system will match the desired current.
3.10.2.2 Wiring the DC inputs
The DC input of every unit in the parallel operation is simply connected to the next unit using cables with cross
section according to the maximum current and with short as possible length.
3.10.2.3 Wiring the Share bus
The Share bus is wired from unit to unit with an ideally twisted pair of cables with non-critical cross section. We
recommend to use 0.5 mm² to 1 mm².
• The Share bus is poled. Take care for correct polarity of the wiring!
• In order for the Share bus to work correctly it requires at least to connect all DC minus
inputs of the devices
A max. of 10 units can be connected via Share bus.