ESD precautions must be taken. The human body can generate potentially damaging electrical discharges so care must be taken to earth oneself effectively before removing the NOVAR 315 from its housing. Use of a wrist strap connected to earth through a 1 MΩ resistor is recommended.
2.3 CURRENT BEYOND OPERATIONAL LIMITS If the current is below 10% of nominal rating, the NOVAR 315 will display “_ _ _” ; it will however, function correctly as a capacitor controller. If the current is higher than 120% of nominal rating “A-HI”...
A safety lockout time will be imposed to allow the capacitors to discharge before any further switching. • When in the change setting mode, if no settings have been changed for five minutes, the NOVAR 315 will automatically reset and return to normal operation including all the new settings.
V = nominal primary system voltage. = primary rating of the current transformer. Example : Smallest capacitor step size 100 kvar The Novar 315 should be rated at CT primary rating 500 A the nominal secondary voltage of Primary system voltage = 3300 V any VT used.
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NOVAR 315 Commissioning Instructions NOVAR315 Page 6 of 10 5.2 CHANGE SETTINGS MODE DIAGRAM for adjusting settings ϕ displayed AUTO MANUAL Sequence display AUTO AUTO to display security code security code e.g. 121 AUTO enter security code To change the settings :...
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NOVAR 315 Commissioning Instructions NOVAR315 Page 7 of 10 Stages in 6 Alarm Cosϕ Novar Fascia Key A- NOVAR front case classified IP52 B- High Definition liquid crystal display C- Function keys Figure 1. NOVAR 315...
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NOVAR 315 Commissioning Instructions NOVAR315 Page 8 of 10 6 SEQUENCES Maximum No. Steps per controller for Sequence number Sequence 1 stage 3 stage 6 stage S 00 1:1:1:1:1:1 S 01 1:1:2:2:2:2 S 02 1:2:2:2:2:2 S 03 1:2:3:3:3:3 S 04...
Page 9 of 10 7 DISPLAY MODE for displaying the settings Repeatedly press and release the button to loop through and display the settings. NOVAR 315 continues to operate in the AUTO mode during this procedure. Press and hold the button to return to AUTO and the cosϕ...
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NOVAR 315 Commissioning Instructions NOVAR315 Page 10 of 10 DANGER ! OPEN CIRCUIT CURRENT TRANSFORMERS ARE DANGEROUS. THE CURRENT TRANSFORMER SECONDARY SHOULD BE SHORT-CIRCUITED BEFORE THE CONTROLLER INPUTS ARE DISCONNECTED. Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC Emissions standard EN50081-2 1994 Industrial environment...
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