PS 2000 B Triple Series TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL About this document ........4 3.3.3 Overcurrent protection .........18 1.1.1 Retention and use ..........4 Manual operation .........19 1.1.2 Copyright ............4 3.4.1 Switching the device on .......19 1.1.3 Validity ............4 3.4.2 Switching the device off .......19 1.1.4...
Limit of liability All statements and instructions in this manual are based on current norms and regulations, up-to-date technology and our long term knowledge and experience. EA Elektro-Automatik accepts no liability for losses due to: • Usage for purposes other than defined • Use by untrained personnel • Rebuilding by the customer...
A piece of equipment which is intended for disposal must, according to European laws and regulations (ElektroG, WEEE) be returned to EA Elektro-Automatik for scrapping, unless the person operating the piece of equipment or another, delegated person is conducting the disposal. Our equipment falls under these regulations and is accord-...
PS 2000 B Triple Series Safety 1.7.1 Safety notices Mortal danger - Hazardous voltage • Electrical equipment operation means that some parts will be under dangerous voltage. Therefore all parts under voltage must be covered! • All work on connections must be carried out under zero voltage (output not connected to a load which is also a voltage source) and may only be performed by qualified and trained personnel.
PS 2000 B Triple Series 1.7.3 Responsibility of the operator Operator is any natural or legal person who uses the equipment or delegates the usage to a third party, and is responsible during its usage for the safety of the user, other personnel or third parties.
PS 2000 B Triple Series 1.7.5 Alarm signals The equipment offers various possibilities for signaling alarm conditions, however, not for danger situations. The signals are optical, as text on the displays. All alarms will cause the device to switch off the particular DC output. The two displays and their knobs are assigned to two separately adjustable and working DC output. The third output is an auxiliary one and can only be adjusted in a very limited range by a trimmer. It doesn’t feature any protections.
PS 2000 B Triple Series 1.8.3 Specific technical data Model 42 V / 84 V PS 2342-06 B PS 2342-10 B PS 2384-03 B PS 2384-05 B AC Input Voltage range 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC...
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PS 2000 B Triple Series Overview For a detailed description of the display and its layout see section «1.9.4. The control panel (HMI)». The HMIs of the outputs 1 and 2 are identical. Power switch Used to power the device on and off. Pushbutton “Settings” Used for access to the setup menu while the DC output is switched off. Color display Used for display of set values, menus, actual values and status.
PS 2000 B Triple Series Construction and function 1.9.1 General description The laboratory power supplies of the series PS 2000 B Triple are very compact and rugged devices and incorpo- rate interesting features within small dimensions. The contactless design makes them ideally suited for operation in schools, educational facilities, workshops or laboratories.
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PS 2000 B Triple Series The set values can be adjusted by rotating the knobs below the display, whereas pushing the knobs is used to select a particular digit. Logically, the values are increased by clockwise turning and decreased by anti-clockwise turning.
2.1.1 Packaging It’s recommended to keep the complete transport packaging for the lifetime of the device for relocation or return to Elektro-Automatik for repair. Otherwise the packaging should be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way. 2.1.2 Storage In case of long term storage of the equipment it’s recommended to use the original packaging or similar. Storage must be in dry rooms, if possible in sealed packaging, to avoid corrosion, especially internal, through humidity.
PS 2000 B Triple Series 2.3.4 Connection to DC loads • Connection of loads which are also voltage sources and can probably generate voltages higher than 110% nominal of the device model isn’t allowed! • Connection of voltage sources with reversed polarity isn’t allowed! The DC output is located on the front of the device and isn’t protected by a fuse.
PS 2000 B Triple Series Operation and application Personal safety • In order to guarantee safety when using the device, it’s essential that only persons operate the device who are fully acquainted and trained in the required safety measures to be taken when working with dangerous electrical voltages • For models which accept dangerous voltages, a protection against unwanted physical contact...
PS 2000 B Triple Series 3.2.2 Current regulation / constant current / current limitation Current regulation is also known as current limiting or constant current mode (CC). The DC output current is held constant by the power supply, once the output current to the load reaches the adjusted limit. Then the power supply automatically switches The current flowing from the power supply is determined by...
PS 2000 B Triple Series Alarm conditions This section only gives an overview about device alarms. What to do in case your device indi- cates an alarm condition is described in section «3.6. Alarms and monitoring». As a basic principle, all alarm conditions are signaled optically (text in the display), as well as status readable via the digital interface.
PS 2000 B Triple Series Manual operation Both displays and the related control elements are identical in the layout and handling. As long as tracking mode isn’t active, both HMIs are completely separate, even in their HMI settings. 3.4.1 Switching the device on The device should, as far as possible, always be switched on using the toggle switch on the front of the device.
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PS 2000 B Triple Series 3.4.3.1 Menu “Settings” This menu is for all settings related to the DC output values: Group Description Presets Allows for adjustment of the set values of voltage and current, alternatively to the adjustment in the main screen of the display.
► How to remotely switch the DC output on or off via the digital interface See the programming guide on the included USB stick if you are creating custom software or refer to the documentation of the included LabView VI set or further documentation provided by EA Elektro-Automatik. EA Elektro-Automatik GmbH Fon: +49 2162 / 3785-0 www.elektroautomatik.de...
PS 2000 B Triple Series 3.4.7 Control panel (HMI) lock In order to avoid the accidental alteration of a value during manual operation, the rotary knobs and the buttons can be locked so that no action is accepted without prior unlocking.
PS 2000 B Triple Series 3.4.8 Tracking mode Tracking is sort of a master-slave operation of output 1 and 2 and where output 1 would be the master. This is why the tracking mode can only be activated and deactivated on the HMI of output 1 (left side).
PS 2000 B Triple Series 3.4.9 Series connection The outputs 1 and 2 can be connected in series. Series connection is done to achieve a higher output voltage, which doubles in this case. The wiring is simple and quickly done using three cables: In the actual series operation it can be decided to adjust the two outputs separately, but it’s more comfortable to...
PS 2000 B Triple Series The cables to the load must have a bigger cross section in parallel operation, because the current at least doubles. Typical laboratory measuring and test cables with 4 mm plugs are usually only rated up to 10 A and even if two of them are wired in parallel, the full current would flow through the plugs and heat them.
Also see the user manual of the software. 3.5.2 Programming Programming details and the communication protocol are to be found in the programming documentation which is supplied on the included USB stick or which is available as download from the EA Elektro-Automatik website. 3.5.3 EasyPS2000 The Windows software EasyPS2000, as offered for the former PS 2000 B design generation with blue LCD, is still available and can also be used with the new design generation with color TFT, but it would still depict the counterfeit of the old design.
Contact the supplier in case of suspicion and elicit the steps to be taken. It will then usually be necessary to return the device to Elektro-Automatik (with or without warranty). If a return for checking or repair is to be carried out, ensure that: • the supplier has been contacted and it’s clarified how and where the equipment should be sent.
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