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Technical Guide: 017-220-J0
Effective: 09/2020

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  • Page 1 Alpha Micro 100 UPS Technical Guide: 017-220-J0 Effective: 09/2020...
  • Page 3 ® Alpha Micro 100 UPS Installation and Operation Manual NOTE: Photographs contained in this manual are for illustrative purposes only. These photo- graphs may not match your installation. NOTE: Operator is cautioned to review the drawings and illustrations contained in this manual before proceeding.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.  Specifications ........................12 4. Site Planning ........................14 4.1 Safety Precautions ......................14 4.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Requirements ............14 4.3 Mounting Options for the Alpha Micro 100 ................. 14 5. Inspection..........................15 5.1 Packing Materials ....................... 15 5.2 Check for Damage ......................15 5.3 General Receipt of Shipment .....................
  • Page 5 9.4 Battery Charging Options ....................34 9.5 Operating via the Communication Module (Intranet or Internet) ........37 9.6 Alpha UPS Monitor Interface: Communication via USB ............. 58 9.7 HyperTerminal Interface ..................... 61 10. Peukert Number ........................73 10.1 Introduction ........................73 10.2 Determining the Peukert Number ..................
  • Page 6 List of Figures Figure 1 — Alpha Micro 100, Front View (Without Door) ............10 Figure 2 — Output Connectors and Monitoring LEDs (Bottom View) ........10 Figure 3 — Front Panel ......................11 Figure 4 — Wall mounting template ..................18 Figure 5 —...
  • Page 7 Figure 30  —  Time Of Day Configuration ................... 48 Figure 31 — Time Of Day Action Status ................... 48 Figure 32 — UPS Maintenance: Time and Date Screen............49 Figure 33 — UPS Maintenance: Password Screen ..............49 Figure 34  —  Power Outage Configuration ................50 Figure 35 — Alarms and Faults Screen ..................51 Figure 36 —...

  • Page 8: Safety

    1. Safety SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS: This manual contains important safety instructions that must be followed during the installation, servicing, and maintenance of the product. Keep it in a safe place. Review the drawings and illustrations contained in this manual before proceeding. If there are any questions regarding the safe installation or operation of this product, contact Alpha Technologies or the nearest Alpha representative.

  • Page 9: Electrical Safety

    Place warning label(s) on the utility panel to tell emergency personnel a UPS is installed. • The Alpha Micro 100 uses more than one live circuit. AC power may be present at the outputs even if the system is disconnected from line or battery power.

  • Page 10: Certifications And Compliance

    (applicable to equipment and remote battery supplies not having a grounded supply circuit). • Never let live battery wires touch the Alpha Micro 100 enclosure or any other metal objects. This can cause a fire or explosion. •...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Ethernet Port Terminal Circuit Terminal Block Breaker Block USB Serial Port Figure 1 — Alpha Micro 100, Front View (Without Door) Dry Contacts USB Port Green and Red LEDs IP Reset RJ-45 Connector 0.875" (22mm) holes to accept incoming conduit Figure 2 —...

  • Page 12: Figure 3 - Front Panel

    The Alpha Micro 100 conditions the utility input to provide regulated AC voltage at the output. While the utility is present, the Alpha Micro 100 keeps the batteries fully charged. In the event of a utility failure, the Alpha Micro 100 continues to power the loads using the energy stored in the batteries until they are depleted to low battery discon- nect level.

  • Page 13: Specifications

    3. Specifications Table A — Mechanical Specifications Parameter Value Dimensions H x W x D Std: 381 (15) x 305 (12) x 153 (6) mm (in) Weight kg (lb) 22.7 (50) with 4 batteries 11.3 (25) without batteries Mounting Wall or pole (with optional bracket Alpha Kit # 740-751-21) Humidity Operating: non-condensing up to 95% RH Storage: up to 95% RH...
  • Page 14 Radio Frequencies The Alpha Micro 100 generates, uses and radiates radio frequencies if not installed and tested in accordance with the instructions in this manual. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits established for a Class A com- puting device pursuant to part 15 of FCC rules and CISPR 22 when it is operated alone.

  • Page 15: Site Planning

    4.1 Safety Precautions Install the Alpha Micro 100 in a restricted access location, and on a structure that supports the total weight. 4.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Requirements Observe the following EMC requirements when setting up the Alpha Micro 100 and its internal equipment: •...

  • Page 16: Inspection

    5. Inspection 5.1 Packing Materials Alpha is committed to providing products and services that meet our customers’ needs and expectations in a sus- tainable manner, while complying with all relevant regulatory requirements. As such Alpha strives to follow our quality and environmental objectives from product supply and development through to the packaging for our products.

  • Page 17: Unpacking The Alpha Micro 100

    Follow these guidelines for unpacking the Alpha Micro 100. WARNING! The Alpha Micro 100 is heavy, more than 22.7 kg (50 lb) with batteries. Use proper lifting techniques. The lifting and moving should be done by at least two people to avoid injury.

  • Page 18: Installation

    To avoid personal injury or damage to the equipment, always use at least two installa- tion personnel to remove the unit from its container. Batteries must not be installed until the Alpha Micro 100 enclosure has been securely set in place at its permanent location. Transporting the unit with batteries installed may cause a short circuit, fire, explosion, and/or damage to the battery pack, enclosure and installed equipment.

  • Page 19: Figure 4 - Wall Mounting Template

    7.2.1 Mounting to a Wall The Alpha Micro 100 can be mounted to a wall or to wall studs. The wall or studs should be able to hold a weight of at least 22.7 kg (50 lb). Use appropriate tools to ensure that the Alpha Micro 100 is installed level to the floor 2 pole/ wall.

  • Page 20: Figure 5 - Mounting To A Wooden Pole

    7.2.2 Mounting to a Wooden Pole (optional) The Alpha Micro 100 can be pole mounted with the mounting bracket (Alpha Kit# 740-751-21), which allows you to mount to a wooden pole. Procedure: To bolt the UPS to the pole you need the optional mounting bracket as well as two, ½" bolts (not provided) to fit the pole.

  • Page 21: Figure 6 - Mounting To A Steel Or Concrete Pole

    7.2.3 Mounting to a Steel or Concrete Pole Alpha Kit # 740-751-21 To strap mount the Alpha Micro 100 to the pole you need the optional mounting bracket (Alpha Kit# 740-751-21) and 2, ½" straps (Band-It #C20499 straps, #C00369 Tool and #C25499 Buckle or equivalent).

  • Page 22: Wiring The Alpha Micro 100

    (L-N-G). Torque to 7.0 lb-in (0.8 Nm) using the slot screwdriver. The Alpha Micro 100 has a USB port for configuring the unit on site after installation. If the USB connection is to be permanently installed, the overall length cannot exceed 25 feet. Special crimp tools may be needed to route the cable and connector through the liquid tight fitting.

  • Page 23: Installing And Wiring The Batteries

    Use caution when handling batteries, ensure that the battery terminals do not touch any metal parts. Input Terminal Dry Contact Output Terminal Block Terminal Block Block From Utility From Line Dry Contact and To Load Power Eithernet Cable Figure 7 — Wiring the Alpha Micro 100 017-220-J0 Rev C...

  • Page 24: Figure 8 - Battery Locations And Wiring

    Battery Breaker BLACK BLACK Battery #1 Battery #2 Battery #3 Battery #4 Battery breaker Bracket Figure 8 — Battery Locations and Wiring 017-220-J0 Rev C...
  • Page 25 1. Ensure battery breaker is turned OFF. Install small jumper wire supplied on the negative (-) terminal of battery #1. 2. Connect shorter red cable (with two wires) on the positive (+) terminal of battery #1. Push battery half way in slowly making sure wires are not pinched under the battery breaker bracket.
  • Page 26 4. Install 2nd small jumper wire supplied on the positive (+) terminal of battery #3 and connect longer black wire to the battery negative (-). Push battery half way in. 5. Connect jumper wire from the positive (+) terminal of battery #3 to negative (-) terminal of the 4th battery. Route wire in front of the batteries as shown, push both batteries all the way into the battery compartment.
  • Page 27 Connect shorter black cable (with two wires) on the negative (-) terminal of battery #2. 8. With the multimeter in DC range (200V), measure the DC voltage between negative (-) terminal of battery #2 and positive (+) terminal of battery #4 should be between 24-27Vdc with good batteries. Ensure that the voltage polarity is correct.

  • Page 28: Theory Of Operation

    8. Theory of Operation 8.1 Block Diagram The following block diagram shows the interconnection between the four PCB assemblies, input, output and the transformer in the Alpha Micro 100. Figure 9 — Micro 100 block diagram 8.2 Modes of Operation The following list of operation modes is explained in the following sections.
  • Page 29 8.2.1 Utility Mode In this mode, the unit performs automatic voltage regulation (AVR). For variations in the utility voltage the unit will regulate the output within its 10% nominal value. This is achieved by changing taps on the line frequency transformer and stepping up or stepping down the voltage if needed.

  • Page 30: Figure 10 - Battery Charging In Utility Mode

    8.2.5 Back Up (Inverter) Mode When the Alpha Micro 100 detects loss of utility, it opens the Grid Relay (preventing AC power back feed) and pro- vides AC power from to the load (in 3 to 5 msec) by inverting DC voltage from the batteries.

  • Page 31: Figure 12 - Led Status Indicators

    8.2.8 Fault Mode The Alpha Micro 100 enters the fault mode if it encounters a fault (see Table P for list of faults) and will remain in Shutdown mode. Once the fault is cleared, the unit will restart on reset.

  • Page 32: Operating The Alpha Micro 100

    Under normal operation, the Micro 100 is always powered ON to supply uninterrupted power to the load. Switch- ing off the Alpha Micro 100 will disconnect the power supply from the load. If for any reason you need to switch off the Alpha Micro 100 while maintaining power to your critical load, make sure that you have a plan that provides an alternate source of power.

  • Page 33: Operating Modes

    9.2 Operating Modes The Alpha Micro 100 operating mode automatically changes as a result of changes in the AC input voltage. Refer to Chapter "3. Specifications", for Boost/Buck/Line transfer thresholds. Table H — UPS Operating Modes Mode Description The Alpha Micro 100 inverter is switched off. Line power is disconnected from the load. SHUTDOWN LINE The Alpha Micro 100 is switched on.
  • Page 34 Service Department. Failure to contact Alpha Technologies before performing this procedure could void your warranty. Lets you set how long it takes for the Alpha Micro 100 to return to Line mode after the line has become requalified to make sure the line is stable. It can be set to 3, 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50  Line qualify time seconds.

  • Page 35: Battery Charging Options

    9.4 Battery Charging Options The batteries for the Alpha Micro 100 are located internal to the unit. The default charging algorithm has been de- signed for optimum performance of the UPS and the batteries. Unless absolutely required it is recommended not to modify or adjust the charging method or other battery parameters.

  • Page 36: Figure 14 - Web Interface: Bulk Charging Menus

    Figure 14 — Web Interface: Bulk Charging Menus 017-220-J0 Rev C...

  • Page 37: Figure 15 - Web Interface: Bulk Charging Menus

    Figure 15 — Web Interface: Bulk Charging Menus 017-220-J0 Rev C...

  • Page 38: Operating Via The Communication Module (Intranet Or Internet)

    9.5 Operating via the Communication Module (Intranet or Internet) The internet or a company intranet can be used to communicate with the Alpha Micro 100 through the factory- installed communication module. In addition, it can be monitored and controlled via a web browser or with SNMP protocols.

  • Page 39: Figure 17 - Communications Screen

    Each UPS on the network MUST have its own unique IP address. Procedure: 1. Connect the Alpha Micro 100 to a personal computer with either the Ethernet cable or hub. 2. Configure the computer network card to talk to the Alpha Micro 100 communication module. The module’s default address is http://192.168.0.90.

  • Page 40: Figure 18 - Ups Specification Screen

    9.5.2 UPS Specifications This screen displays factory default specification of Alpha Micro 100. Figure 18 — UPS Specification Screen 017-220-J0 Rev C...

  • Page 41: Figure 19 - Ups Monitoring: Input And Output Screen

    These read-only screens show the Micro 100 current input and output values and other measurements. UPS Monitoring > Input and Output Shows the Alpha Micro 100 current input and output values and the present operating mode. NOTE: Voltage 2 and Current 2 are the output voltage and current of the 24Vac output. Based on individual unit configuration 24Vac output not available on Micro 100.

  • Page 42: Figure 21 - Web Gui: Relay And Load Shed Screen

    Monitoring > Power Outage Shows the last five power outages (Input Voltage = 0Vac) experienced by the Alpha Micro 100. It does not take into account duration unit ran on batteries if input voltage is not within the acceptable range. In the section USB Mainte- nance - power outage users can set up time in minutes for which unit will ignore any small power outages.

  • Page 43: Figure 23 - Ups Maintenance: Unit Configuration Screen

    Figure 23 — UPS Maintenance: Unit Configuration screen 9.5.5 Restoring All Parameters to Default Values The purpose of this command is to reset the Alpha Micro 100 to the factory default parameters in Table K. CAUTION! This command resets all parameters that are user-configurable. This command is pass- word protected.
  • Page 44 Table K — List of Parameters Parameters Default Settings Battery charging current (Amps) Temperature compensation of battery charging (mV/°C/Cell) Standard charging method: -5.0 Bulk charging method: 0 Maximum charge voltage: Standard > Auto mode @25°C (V) 27.3 Maximum float voltage: Standard > Auto mode @25°C (V) 26.4 Maximum charge voltage: Standard > Constant mode @25°C (V) 27.3 Maximum float voltage: Standard > Constant mode @25°C (V) 27.1...

  • Page 45: Figure 25 - Ups Maintenance: Battery Screen

    UPS Maintenance > Battery: Allows adjustments of battery string voltage, charging parameters, low battery warning setting, periodic self test time and starts the self test. Figure 25 — UPS Maintenance: Battery Screen An accurate battery runtime estimation requires adjustment of the following parameter: Peukert Number: Refer to "Peukert Number"...

  • Page 46: Figure 26 - Ups Maintenance: Inverter Screen

    The delay can be adjusted in 1 second steps with a default setting of 0 seconds to a maximum of 600 seconds (10 minutes). The delay is only available in the Standby or Inverter modes. Once the Alpha Micro 100 returns to the Line mode, the delay resets to 0 seconds.

  • Page 47: Figure 27 - Ups Maintenance: Relay And Load Shed Screen

    UPS Maintenance > Relay and Load Shed: The Alpha Micro 100 has two dry contacts (C1 and C2) on the front panel which can be configured by the user to open or close based on the specific trigger conditions. See for a description of all available dry contact functions.

  • Page 48: Figure 28 - Programmable Timer Operation

    An example of a typical application of this timer-controlled dry contact function is control of a traffic light. When the grid power fails, the Alpha Micro 100 goes into the Inverter mode and continues supplying backup power to the traffic light. Since the batteries supplying the backup power have limited capacity, a timer controlled dry contact is usually configured to switch the traffic light into the flashing amber or flashing red mode after a user-defined period to conserve battery power.

  • Page 49: Figure 30 - Time Of Day Configuration

    3. Confirm your settings in the UPS Monitoring > Relay and Load Shed > Time of Day Action Status screen. Once the Time of Day Action is configured, the Alpha Micro 100 will automatically disable the timers during the Inverter mode at the defined peak periods.

  • Page 50: Figure 32 - Ups Maintenance: Time And Date Screen

    Figure 32 — UPS Maintenance: Time and Date Screen UPS Maintenance > Password: used to reset the Alpha Micro 100 password, which is limited to 4 alpha- numeric characters. The factory set password is 1111. Figure 33 — UPS Maintenance: Password Screen...

  • Page 51: Figure 34 - Power Outage Configuration

    UPS Maintenance> Power Outage Users can set up a time-in-minutes, during which, the unit will ignore any power outages (Vin = 0Vac) of shorter durations to avoid logging nuisance alarms. The default time is set to 1-minute. Figure 34 — Power Outage Configuration 017-220-J0 Rev C...

  • Page 52: Figure 35 - Alarms And Faults Screen

    Figure 35 — Alarms and Faults Screen Event History This screen shows the last 200 events recorded by the Alpha Micro 100. Choosing a number in the Event Index drop-down box and then clicking on the View Selected button displays the updated information about the selected event.

  • Page 53: Figure 37 - Event Manager > All Events

    All Events 1. To see the latest events, click Get Events and wait for the latest events to download from the FXM. It might take a couple of minutes to download all of the events to the web page (depending on the total number of events). If you leave the page before the download is finished, you will have to start over when you come back.

  • Page 54: Figure 39 - Alpha Web Interface: Upgrade Firmware

    9.5.7 Upgrade Files When upgrade files are available, either the microprocessor PCB that controls and monitors the Alpha Micro 100 or the Alpha Micro 100 communication module can be upgraded. To upgrade the microprocessor, use Upgrade FXM Firmware and then browse to the appropriate .fbin file and press send file.

  • Page 55: Figure 42 - Configure Snmp Screen

    9.5.9 Communications Configure TCP/IP See section "9.5.1 Installation and Set Up" on page 38. Configure SNMP Configure SNMP is used to set the UPS for use with SNMP communications. Figure 42 — Configure SNMP Screen Email Notification NOTE: The FXM communications module does not pass authentication details to the SMTP server. You must enable anonymous authentication in the SMTP server to allow the FXM to email anonymously.

  • Page 56: Figure 44 - Test Email Feature

    Test Email The Test Email feature tests the operation of the email notification option. Mail server settings can be tested as well. 1. Select Communications > Test Email. 2. If settings have already been saved with the Email Notification option, they will appear under: •...

  • Page 57: Figure 45 - Keep Alive Feature

    9.5.10 Keep Alive Activation of the Keep Alive feature provides a method to restore communications when a communication failure is detected. A reset temporarily removes power and resets the local communications equipment powered by this unit. CAUTION! Enabling the Keep Alive feature will cycle power at the output. Equipment connected to the UPS will lose power momentarily.
  • Page 58 Ping is the only option in the Protocol field. b. In the IP Address field, enter the IP address of this Alpha Micro 100. c. In the Delay Between Retry field, enter the delay between pings: minimum = 5 sec, maximum = 65535 sec.

  • Page 59: Alpha Ups Monitor Interface: Communication Via Usb

    The Alpha UPS Monitor graphical user interface (GUI) provides web-like or Windows-like computer communications with the Alpha Micro 100. It can be connected to a computer with a USB cable (USB-A to USB-B). The screen and its features, shown in below, are used to monitor, control and set various parameters like the date and time, deter- mine when to perform a weekly self test, change the relay configurations, etc.

  • Page 60: Figure 47 - Add Or Remove Programs Window

    In the File drop-down menu, click on Connect to Micro 100. If the computer cannot connect to the Alpha Micro 100 a pop up screen appears asking you to check the wiring and your connection to the proper USB port.

  • Page 61: Figure 48 - Event Log Monitor, Open Event File Window

    9.6.3 Saving Events To build a complete history of events for an Alpha Micro 100 save all the downloaded events from the unit to the same event file. A maximum of 200 events can be stored on the Alpha Micro 100 The oldest events are replaced by the newest ones.

  • Page 62: Hyperterminal Interface

    9.7 HyperTerminal Interface The Alpha Micro 100 front panel has a USB connector. When connected to a PC with Windows® HyperTerminal or other terminal emulation software, the Alpha Micro 100 can be monitored and controlled with the HyperTerminal command-line system.

  • Page 63: Figure 51 - Main Menu Screen

    9.7.2 Main Menu Screen Once HyperTerminal is open, ensure that the Alpha Micro 100 has connected to the computer. See Figure 51 for connection indicators. The main menu screen shows the Alpha Micro 100 current input and output values, displays any faults or alarms and gives access to the submenus.

  • Page 64: Figure 52 - Menu Tree

    Main Menu Screen — Submenus Submenus #1, 2 and 4 are read-only screens for monitoring. To control the Alpha Micro 100 use submenu #3, the Maintenance submenu. 0-Main Menu Submenus Submenus 1-Unit Specifications 2-Input/Output Values 3-Maintenance 4-Line Slow Detection Setup...
  • Page 65 Freq high Line frequency is too high. Main Menu Screen — Output Status Output status line reports how the Alpha Micro 100 is producing power. For an updated value, press Enter. Table M — Output Status Line mode Battery mode Battery mode, low bat.
  • Page 66 Temp_Hi The Alpha Micro 100 is operating above temperature range. Table O — Alarms (see Figure 51) Batt_Low The battery voltage is low. Keep_Alive The Alpha Micro 100 keep alive feature failed to restore communication. Line_Freq The line frequency is outside of the Alpha Micro 100 input specifications. Overload The Alpha Micro 100 is overloaded. Switch off excess loads. Self_test The Alpha Micro 100 is performing self test.
  • Page 67 9.7.3 Adjusting and Controlling the Alpha Micro 100 Use sub menu #3, the Maintenance sub menu (Figure 51 and Figure 52) to control the Alpha Micro 100 and change selected items to meet your operational needs. From the Main menu, type 3 and press Enter.
  • Page 68 For example: a "2" shows it is programmed to be the Low Battery indicator. To change the contact, type c2=X where X is 1 to 14 and press Enter. The Alpha Micro 100 responds with *c2=(1 to 14). For example, to change the C2 contact to be the Temperature indicator, type c2=11 Table Q —...
  • Page 69 Note: In the above example, the default timer setting of 2 hours is used. * Indicates that the Alpha Micro 100 has responded to the command you entered. † Time can be entered in units of 0.5 second; e.g. 120 units of 0.5 seconds = 60 seconds. However, it is more intuitive to enter time in the hh:mm:ss format, such as 00:01:00 for 1 minute or 60 seconds in the above example.
  • Page 70 * Indicates that the Alpha Micro 100 has responded to the command you entered. † If the date or time change is invalid, the Alpha Micro 100 will return the time and date it was set to before you tried making the change.
  • Page 71 9.7.6 Viewing the Serial Number To display the serial number of the Alpha Micro 100 UPS, type "∗QY0" at the command line and press "Enter". 9.7.7 Setting the Peukert Number You can set the Peukert Number using the USB interface or the web interface. To display the current Peukert Num- ber, type "∗QY6"...
  • Page 72 Up to 200 events are stored in the log. If more than 200 events occur, the oldest is over-written. Alpha Micro 100 Procedure: 1. To see the log, type event (all lower case) and press Enter. The events are listed starting with the most recent...
  • Page 73 9.7.9 Restoring All Parameters to Default Values The purpose of this command is to reset the Alpha Micro 100 to the factory default state. See Table K for a list of parameters that will be restored to their default values.

  • Page 74: Peukert Number

    10. Peukert Number 10.1 Introduction The Alpha Micro 100 UPS units run on batteries when the AC utility power fails. In this mode, the user may want to estimate the remaining time that UPS batteries can supply power to the loads.

  • Page 75: Using The Equation

    10.3 Using the Equation The following example shows how to calculate Peukert number and capacity from a configured battery string. Consider four CSB EVX1272 batteries connected and configured as shown in the figure below. Two of the four bat- teries are connected in series, and the two series strings are connected in parallel to the 24Vdc output. The load of the inverter is 85W.

  • Page 76: Using The Spreadsheet

    10.4 Using the Spreadsheet Download the spreadsheet “Peukert’s Parameters Calculator.xls” from www.alpha.ca website. To determine Battery Peukert's Number and Battery Capacity This spreadsheet assists in determining the Peukert's parameter for a battery string and load. This data will be used by the FXM firmware to estimate the battery run time remaining in back up mode (Inverter mode).

  • Page 77: Maintenance

    11. Maintenance 11.1 Updating the Micro 100 Firmware (no Communication Module) Material Required • Laptop with a USB Port and USB cable. Before Upgrading View available serial ports with Serial Ports -> List Ports Serial Ports -> Refresh Ports refreshes COM ports in the drop down box top right) Displays the software...
  • Page 78 Copy the upgrade firmware file (only .sx or .fbin files NOT .ezip) to a folder on the laptop. Procedure: 1. On the Alpha Micro 100, put the battery breaker in the OFF position. 2. Turn off the AC input to the Alpha Micro 100.

  • Page 79: Testing And Replacing The Batteries

    Temperature – higher ambient temperatures, especially above 25°C, reduce battery life. For example, an average operating temperature of 27°C will likely reduce the life of the battery by 25%. Ensure that the Alpha Micro 100 and the batteries, are situated in a well ventilated area with adequate temperature control. A cool environment is preferable.
  • Page 80 Procedure 1. The Alpha Micro 100 must be in the Line mode (includinf Buck/Boost). If it isn’t, wait until the line is qualified before proceeding. 2. Switch the Alpha Micro 100 into the Bypass State by doing one of the following: From the Alpha UPS Monitor main screen or via the web interface, go to the UPS Maintenance >...

  • Page 81: Preventative Maintenance

    11.3.3 Operational Test 1. Activate the Alpha Micro 100 self-test function. 2. After passing the self-test, disconnect the AC input to the Alpha Micro 100 to trigger the unit into the backup (Inverter) mode. 3. Let the Alpha Micro 100 operate in the backup mode for approximately 10 minutes and then stop self test.

  • Page 82: Troubleshooting

    12. Troubleshooting The Alpha Micro 100 is designed for trouble free remote, reliable operation and to operate under wide operating temperature conditions. When connected remotely through the Optional Ethernet communication card, the UPS can provide enough information to troubleshoot the unit remotely.

  • Page 83: Warranty And Service Information

    13. Warranty and Service Information 13.1 Technical Support In Canada and the USA, call toll free 1-888-462-7487 Customers outside Canada and the USA, call +1-604-436-5547. 13.2 Warranty Statement For full information details review Alpha's online Warranty Statement at http://www.alpha.ca/warranty. 13.3 Limited Hardware Warranty Alpha warrants that for a period of two (2) years from the date of shipment its products shall be free from defects under normal authorized use consistent with the product specifications and Alpha’s instructions, unless otherwise specified in the product manual, in which case, the terms of the manual will take precedence...

  • Page 84: Emergency Shutdown Procedure

    14. Emergency Shutdown Procedure The Alpha Micro 100 UPS contains more than one live circuit. In an emergency, line power may be disconnected at the UPS’s input, but AC power can still be present at the output. 1. Switch OFF the input circuit breaker.
  • Page 88 Alpha Technologies Ltd.| 7700 Riverfront Gate, Burnaby, BC V5J 5M4 CANADA Tel.: Toll Free North America: +1 800 667 8743 | Outside North America +1 604 436 5547 | Technical Support +1 888 462 7487 For more information visit our website at: www.alpha.com www.alpha.com ©...

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