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Operating Manual PS 3000 C DC Power Supply Attention! This document is only Doc ID: PS3EN valid for devices with firmwares “KE: 2.03”, “HMI: 2.02” and “DR: Revision: 02 2.0.1” or higher. Date: 04/2021...
PS 3000 C Series TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL OPERATION AND APPLICATION About this document ........4 Personal safety ..........29 Operating modes .........29 1.1.1 Retention and use ..........4 3.2.1 Voltage regulation / Constant voltage ..29 1.1.2 Copyright ............4 3.2.2 Current regulation / constant current / current 1.1.3...
PS 3000 C Series General About this document 1.1.1 Retention and use This document is to be kept in the vicinity of the equipment for future reference and explanation of the operation of the device. This document is to be delivered and kept with the equipment in case of change of location and/or user.
PS 3000 C Series Disposal of equipment 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.
PS 3000 C 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 informed persons.
PS 3000 C 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 3000 C Series 1.7.5 Alarm signals The equipment offers various possibilities for signalling alarm conditions, however, not for danger situations. The signals may be optical (on the display as text) acoustic (piezo buzzer) or electronic (pin/status output of an analog interface).
PS 3000 C Series 1.8.3 Specific technical data Model 160 W PS 3040-10 C PS 3080-05 C PS 3200-02 C AC supply Voltage range 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC Connection Wall outlet Wall outlet Wall outlet...
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PS 3000 C Series Model 160 W PS 3040-10 C PS 3080-05 C PS 3200-02 C Power regulation Display: Resolution See section „1.9.5.4. Resolution of the displayed values“ Display: Accuracy ≤ 0,5% P ≤ 0,5% P ≤ 0,5% P Nenn...
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PS 3000 C Series Model 320 W PS 3040-20 C PS 3080-10 C PS 3200-04 C AC supply Voltage range 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC Connection Wall outlet Wall outlet Wall outlet Frequency 45-65 Hz 45-65 Hz...
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PS 3000 C Series Model 320 W PS 3040-20 C PS 3080-10 C PS 3200-04 C Power regulation Display: Resolution See section „1.9.5.4. Resolution of the displayed values“ Display: Accuracy ≤ 0,5% P ≤ 0,5% P ≤ 0,5% P Nenn...
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PS 3000 C Series Model 640 W PS 3040-40 C PS 3080-20 C PS 3200-10 C AC supply Voltage range 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC 90...264 V AC Connection Wall outlet Wall outlet Wall outlet Frequency 45-65 Hz 45-65 Hz...
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PS 3000 C Series Model 640 W PS 3040-40 C PS 3080-20 C PS 3200-10 C Power regulation Display: Resolution See section „1.9.5.4. Resolution of the displayed values“ Display: Accuracy ≤ 0,5% P ≤ 0,5% P ≤ 0,5% P Nenn...
PS 3000 C Series 1.8.4 Views Figure 1 - Front side Figure 2 - Rear side (320 W model sjhown) Do not loosen the grounding point (brass screw next to AC socket G) in order to connect PE cables! The device is supposed to be grounded via the AC cord, while the grounding point is used to connect the enclosure to PE.
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PS 3000 C Series Figure 3 - Side view from left, horizontal position (320 W model shown) Figure 4 - Top view (320 W model shown) EA Elektro-Automatik GmbH Fon: +49 2162 / 3785-0 www.elektroautomatik.com Page 16 Helmholtzstr. 31-37 • 41747 Viersen Fax: +49 2162 / 16230 ea1974@elektroautomatik.com...
PS 3000 C Series 1.8.5 Control elements Figure 5 - Control Panel Overview of the elements on the control panel For a detailed description see section „1.9.5. The control panel (HMI)“ and „1.9.5.2. Rotary knobs“. Colour display Used for display of set values, menus, actual values, status and rotary knob assignment.
General description The laboratory power supply devices of PS 3000 C series are the third generation of small desktop units in the power class up to 640 W. Due to their compact size they’re especially suitable for research laboratories, test ap- plications or educational purposes.
PS 3000 C Series 1.9.3 Scope of delivery 1 x Power supply device 1 x USB stick with documentation and software 1 x Mains cord 1 x UK wall socket adapter 1.9.4 Optional accessories For these devices the following accessories are available: IF-KE5 USB Digital interface card with USB port.
PS 3000 C Series 1.9.5 The control panel (HMI) The HMI (Human Machine Interface) consists of a display, two rotary knobs and six pushbuttons. 1.9.5.1 Display The graphic display is divided into a number of areas. In normal operation the upper part (⅔) is used to show actual and set values and thelower part (⅓) to display status information:...
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PS 3000 C Series • Status display (lower part) This area displays various status texts and symbols: Display Description The HMI is locked The HMI is unlocked Remote: The device is under remote control from..Analog ..the optional analog interface ..the optional USB port...
PS 3000 C Series 1.9.5.4 Resolution of the displayed values In the display, set values can be adjusted with a fixed step width. The number of decimal places depends on the device model. All values have 4 digits. Adjustment resolution of set values in the display:...
PS 3000 C Series 1.9.8 Analog interface (optional) On the rear side of the device there is a slot to install one out of three types of optionally available, user-retrofittable interface cards. Also see section 1.9.4. One of the types features an analog 15 pole D-Sub type connector, plus a USB port.
2.3.2 Preparation Mains connection for a PS 3000 C series device is done via the included 1.5 meters long 3 pole mains cord. Dimensioning of the DC wiring to the load has to reflect the following: • The cable cross section should always be specified for at least the maximum current of the device.
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PS 3000 C Series 2.3.3.1 The handle The included handle isn’t only used to carry the device, it can also uplift the device’s front for easier access to knobs and buttons or better display readability. The handle can be rotated into various positions in an angle of 300°, such as a variable position (60...150°), 0°, -45°, -90°...
PS 3000 C Series Standing surface (handle in -45° position) 2.3.4 Connection to DC loads • When using the model which is rated for 40 A, attention has to be paid to where the load is connected on the DC output terminals. The front 4mm banana plug hole is only rated for max.
PS 3000 C Series 2.3.6 Connection of remote sensing • Remote sensing is only effective during constant voltage operation (CV) and for other regulation modes the sense input should be disconnected, if possible, because connecting it generally increases the oscillation tendency.
PS 3000 C Series 2.3.9 Connecting the LAN port An Ethernet/LAN interface in form of a pluggable interface card is optionally available and can be retrofitted by the user on location into the rear side located slot. Connection to a remote host of any type (switch, server, PC) is done with standard Cat 5 Ethernet cables (patch cable, not included with the interface card).
PS 3000 C 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 generate dangerous voltages, a protection against unwanted physical contact...
PS 3000 C 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.
PS 3000 C 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 signalled optically (text + message in the display) and acoustically (if activated), as well status and alarm counter readable via an optional, digital interface.
PS 3000 C Series Manual operation 3.4.1 Powering the device The device should, as far as possible, always be switched on using the toggle switch on the front of the device. After switching on, the display will first show the company logo, followed by a language selection which will close automatically after 3 seconds and later manufacturer’s name and address, device type, firmware version(s), serial...
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PS 3000 C Series 3.4.3.1 Menu “Settings” This is main menu for all settings related to the general operation of the device and of the interface(s). Sub menu Description Output Settings Allows for adjustment of set values related to the DC output, alternatively to the...
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PS 3000 C Series 3.4.3.3 Menu “Profiles” See „3.8 Loading and saving a user profile“ on page 45. 3.4.3.4 Menu “Overview” This menu page displays an overview of the set values (U, I, P or U, I, P, R) and alarm settings as well as adjust- ment limits.
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PS 3000 C Series Sub menu Communication Protocols Element Description Enabled Default setting: SCPI&ModBus Enables/disables SCPI or ModBus RTU communication protocols for the device. The change is immediately effective after submitting it with Enter button. Only one of both can be disabled.
PS 3000 C Series 3.4.4 Adjustment limits Adjustment limits are only effective on the related set values, no matter if using manual adjust- ment or remote control! Defaults are, that all set values (U, I, P) are adjustable from 0 to 102%.
PS 3000 C Series 3.4.6 Switching the main screen view The main screen, also called status page with its set values, actual values and device status, can be switched from the standard view mode with three values to a simpler mode. Refer to „3.4.3.7. Menu “HMI Setup”“ to see where to switch the view mode in the MENU.
PS 3000 C Series Remote control 3.5.1 General Remote control is possible via any of the optionally available, user-retrofittable interface cards (refer to „1.9.4. Optional accessories“) and their feature analog or digital interface port. Important here is that only one of both ports can be in control.
PS 3000 C Series 3.5.4 Remote control via the analog interface (AI) 3.5.4.1 General The optionally available, once installed built-in, galvanically isolated, 15-pole analog interface (short: AI) is located on the rear side of the device and offers the following possibilities: • Remote control of current, voltage and power...
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PS 3000 C Series 3.5.4.3 Acknowledging device alarms In case of a device alarm occurring during remote control via analog interface, the DC output will be switched off the same way as in manual control. The device would indicate all alarms (see 3.6.1) in the front display and some of them also as signal on the analog interface (see table below).
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PS 3000 C Series 3.5.4.5 Overview of the Sub-D Socket 3.5.4.6 Simplified diagram of the pins Digital Input (DI) Analog Input (AI) V~0.5 The DI is internally pulled up and thus it High resistance input (impedance requires to use a contact with low resist- >40 k...
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PS 3000 C Series • Remote control isn’t active In this mode of operation pin REM-SB can serve as lock, preventing the DC output from being switched on by any means. This results in following possible situations: Parameter Level „Analog on pin ...
PS 3000 C Series Alarms and monitoring 3.6.1 Device alarm and event handling A device alarm incident will usually lead to DC output switch-off, the appearance of a text message in the display and, if activated, an acoustic signal to make the user aware.
PS 3000 C Series ► How to configure the alarm sound (also see “„3.4.3. Configuration via MENU“) While the DC output is switched off, press button In the menu navigate with the arrow buttons (↓, ↑) to Page 2 and press .
PS 3000 C Series Loading and saving a user profile The menu Profiles serves to select between a default profile and up to 5 user profiles. A profile is a collection of all settings and set values. Upon delivery, or after a reset, all 6 profiles have the same settings and all set values are 0.
PS 3000 C Series Other applications 3.9.1 Series connection Series connection of two or multiple devices is basically possible, but for reasons of safety and isolation following restrictions apply: • Both, negative (DC-) and positive (DC+) output poles are coupled to PE via type X capacitors, limiting the max.
PS 3000 C Series Service and maintenance Maintenance / cleaning The device needs no maintenance. Cleaning may be needed for the internal fans, the frequency of cleanse is depending on the ambient conditions. The fans serve to cool the components which are heated by the inherent high dissipation of energy.
PS 3000 C Series Contact and support Repairs Repairs, if not otherwise arranged between supplier and customer, will be carried out by EA Elektro-Automatik. For this the equipment must generally be returned to the manufacturer. No RMA number is needed. It’s sufficient to package the equipment adequately and send it, together with a detailed description of the fault and, if still under guarantee, a copy of the invoice, to the following address.
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