Using an emulator adapter with a Scienlab Charging Discovery System ..28 Connecting an emulator adapter ..............28 Parallel connection ..................... 29 Connecting signal and control lines ................ 30 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 3/44...
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General Instructions for proper Maintenance ............41 Carrying out Maintenance Work ................42 Cleaning the system ................... 42 Decommissioning ....................43 Temporary Decommissioning .................. 43 Storage Conditions ....................43 Dismantling, Final Decommissioning ..............43 4/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
No additional government requirements beyond those set forth in the EULA shall apply, except to the extent that those terms, rights, Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 5/44...
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HAVE A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH WARRANTY TERMS COVERING THE MATERIAL IN THIS DOCUMENT THAT CONFLICT WITH THESE TERMS, THE WARRANTY TERMS IN THE SEPARATE AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL. 6/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
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Do not proceed beyond a NOTICE until the indicated conditions are fully under- stood and met. NOTE A NOTE refers exclusively to application notes without any security relevance. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 7/44...
Touching the connection bars inside the system or the DUT terminals can occur life-threatening body currents. Never touch, connect, or disconnect the connecting lines to the DUT during active operation. Danger of arcing. 8/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
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• On the front side • Press: forces local emergency stop of the system (Responds: see safety relay) • Turn counterclockwise: unlocks • Functional test of the emergency stop button: monthly Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 9/44...
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• Connection for EMC-compliant design Display Soft Front Panel power stage • On the front side • Display is activated when power stage is active/in operation • No settings needed 10/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
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The China RoHS mark indicates that toxic substance within the prod- uct stay inside at least 40 years before expiring. ccr.keysight@keysight.com Contact address for questions to conformity of the product. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 11/44...
These Operating Instructions is part of the SL1200A Series Scienlab Re- generative AC Emulator and should always be kept at the system´s place of use.
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Unless otherwise contractually (e. g. in the context of a spare parts package), all mechanical/electrical instal- lations in or on the system must always be coordinated with Keysight. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 13/44...
System Description System Description Intended Use The SL1200A Series Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator is used for testing the power electronics of charging systems and other components that can be operated on any power grid, in particular 1-, 2- or 3-phase emulation of AC sources (Voltage Priority) up to a...
The main switch uses the power path to disconnect the power TN/TT grid: The generated phases have a potential reference to grounding (PE). IT grid: The generated phases are electrically isolated from grounding (PE). Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 15/44...
1,200 V, an output current of up to 65 A, and an output power of up to 90 kVA. Communication to both a control computer and the parallel-connected systems is ensured by Ethernet interfaces. 16/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
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All essential connections are also located on the rear side of the system, as shown in the following image. Figure 2: System arrangement Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator (left front side, right rear side) (illustration similar) Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 17/44...
62.25 A/ 80 A gG 108.25 A / 125 A gG Communication interface To control PC, for parallel connec- tion of various Scienlab Regenera- Ethernet LAN tive AC Emulators 18/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
Phase angle range 0 – 360 deg 0.5 deg <±2 deg AC Output peak current measure- ±0.5 A ±0.5% of reading (<100 Hz) ment Specification valid in single-phase mode Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 19/44...
Measurement value acquisition (DC) Current rise time (10% to 90%) <2 ms Voltage dynamic (10% to 90%) 500 V/ms Load regulation 0.25% FS Specification valid in single-phase mode 20/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
Transport and installation work on the system may only be carried out by spe- NOTICE cially trained personnel. (see Qualification of the Personnel) Figure 3: SL1200A with 45 kVA (left) and 90 kVA configuration (exemplary) Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 21/44...
Do not use tools with sharp-edges to open the packing. The system can be damaged if the packaging is opened improperly. The protective film must be removed to unpack the system. 22/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
Disposing of the packaging material A recyclable plastic film is used as the packaging material. The plastic film is made of polyethylene. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 23/44...
Assembly, connection and electrical work on the system may only be carried out NOTICE by specialist staff and specially trained personnel. (see Qualification of the Oper- ating Personnel) 24/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
To ensure that EMC limit values are adhered to, it is important that the shielding NOTE of the EMC cable feedthrough fully surrounds the shielding of the cable. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 25/44...
• Connection and coupling of housing ground • Connection for EMC-compliant design Establish the connection in accordance with the pertinent standards and guidelines at the installation location and according to the circuit diagram. 26/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
DUT are routed via a replaceable cable gland plate under- neath the output box of the SL1200A, and connected via the correspond- ing terminal strips. The cables must be connected to the DUT. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 27/44...
Some components are still supplied with voltage after switching off (wiring color orange). Before installation and maintenance work, turn off and lock out all external voltage supplies. Only disconnect or establish electrical connections in a voltage-free condition 28/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
To connect several SL1200A systems in parallel, the interfaces HSI Uplink and HSI Downlink on the top of the output box are used. The load and sense lines must be connected in parallel as well. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 29/44...
• On the top of the Output Box on the rear side • Freely usable interface (e. g. for external oscilloscope) • Input: reaction to trigger signals • Output: sending a trigger signal on specified events 30/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
• Connection via the base plate of the output box according to circuit diagram The internal emergency stop chain is designed redundant (2 channels). The following table shows a short description of each connection terminal: Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 31/44...
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Table 4: Pin assignment Release and Emergency stop In/Out The figure below shows the overview of the emergency/safety contact: Figure 6: Overview of emergency concept of Regenerative AC Emulator 32/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
The SL1200A is in standby/ready mode, the power path is inactive, the ✓ logic path is still active. Turn the service switch/circuit breaker switch to 0 (OFF). The SL1200A is completely switched off. ✓ 34/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
5 Download the control software SL1200A Regenerative AC Emulator Soft Front Panel (SFP) and activate the software. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 35/44...
✓ after a start-up period of 2 minutes. Recommissioning After prolonged storage, the same steps as performed for initial commis- sioning are required, see Section Performing Initial Commissioning. 36/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
• O OFF: Circuit breaker has triggered → system is inactive; all power and communication connections (logic path) are inac- tive. • I ON: Logic path active, system can be activated via main switch Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 37/44...
If the main switch is set to “Trip” due to activation of the emergency stop (un- dervoltage triggering) Before switching the system on again, set the main switch to “OFF”. Only then set the main switch to “ON” to switch back on. 38/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
Table 5:: Possible cause and remedy Tripping of the Surge Protection If the surge protection trips, the fuses must be replaced. Only Keysight- Care staff is allowed to do this. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 39/44...
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Trip • Consequence: Surge protection inlets must be changed by KeysightCare, feedback contact is reset Inserts may only be replaced by local NOTE KeysightCare staff. 40/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
Maintenance work is carried out in consultation with the manufacturer within the specified intervals. In case of questions related to maintenance, contact the KeysightCare de- partment: Contact KeysightCare Keysight Technologies Technical Support www.keysight.com/find/keysightcare-contact Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 41/44...
3 Measure the voltage at the output and terminals to ensure that they are de-energized, 4 Wipe the housing, display modules and front panels with a dry, clean and lint-free cleaning cloth. 42/44 Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions...
Disassemble and decommission the system by performing the steps in re- verse order. All system parts must be disposed of professionally. Scienlab Regenerative AC Emulator – Keysight SL1200A Series – Operating Instructions 43/44...
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