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Alarm Configuration
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Subject:
This parameter is used to define the text that will appear in the "Subject"
field for all email notification messages generated by the alarm.
(Defaults = "Alarm: Over Current (Initial)" or "Alarm: Over Current (Critical)")
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Load Shedding:
Provides access to a submenu which is used to configure
and enable the Load Shedding feature for the Over Current Alarm. When Load
Shedding is enabled and properly configured, the VMR will switch user-selected
plugs On or Off whenever the current load exceeds the Alarm Set Threshold value.
If the Auto Recovery feature is enabled, the VMR can also return these user-
selected plugs to their prior status when current load falls below the Alarm Clear
Threshold value. For more information on the Load Shedding Feature and Auto
Recovery, please refer to Section 8.1.1.
8.1.1. Over Current Alarms - Load Shedding and Auto Recovery
The Load Shedding feature is used to switch specific, user-defined, non-essential plugs
On or Off whenever current load exceeds the Alarm Set Threshold value. This allows
the VMR to automatically shut Off plugs in order to reduce current load when the load
approaches user-defined critical levels. When the Auto Recovery feature is enabled,
the VMR can also automatically "undo" the effects of the Load Shedding feature when
current load again falls to a user-defined non-critical level.
The VMR also allows you to define separate Load Shedding/Recovery actions for an
Over Current Branch Alarm and an Over Current Line Alarm. For example, if the Line
Alarm is triggered, Load Shedding can switch Off Plugs A1 and B1, yet when the Branch
"A" Alarm is triggered, the VMR can switch Off Plugs A1 and A2.
Together, the Load Shedding and Auto Recovery features allow the VMR to shut off
power to non-essential devices when the current load is too high, and then switch those
same non-essential devices back On again when the load falls to an acceptable level.
The Load Shedding Configuration Menus allow you to define the following parameters:
Notes:
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Current and Power Monitoring features are not available on NPS units.
• The Line Alarms are not available on some VMR models.
• The Load Shedding Configuration Menus for all Over Current Alarms offer
essentially the same set of parameters, but parameters defined for each
alarm are separate and unique. For example, parameters defined for Over
Current (Initial) Alarm Load Shedding will not be applied to Over Current
(Critical) Alarm Load Shedding and vice versa.
• In the Web Browser Interface, the "Unit to Configure" and "Branch"
parameters are found in the Over Current Alarm configuration menus.
• The "Unit to Configure," "Branch A," "Branch B" and "Line" parameters are
used to determine which unit or branch the Load Shedding functions will be
applied to.