POWER PROVE AC200 Operating And Maintenance Manual

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Operating and Maintenance Manual

AC200 load bank

200kW at 400V AC 3-Phase

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Power Prove

Leicester. LE5 5LZ. United Kingdom

a division of Cressall Resistors Ltd.

164571

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23-JUL-2021

www.powerprove.com

sales@powerprove.com

+44(0) 116 249 1722

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Page 1 Operating and Maintenance Manual AC200 load bank 200kW at 400V AC 3-Phase Reference No. 164571 Revision Revision ref. (ECN) Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Power Prove www.powerprove.com Leicester. LE5 5LZ. United Kingdom sales@powerprove.com a division of Cressall Resistors Ltd. +44(0) 116 249 1722...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Contents Warnings ........................................ 2 Prior to use ......................................2 First use ........................................2 During use ....................................... 2 Product specification .................................... 3 Safety ........................................4 General ........................................4 Protective earth bonding ..................................
Page 3: Warnings
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Operating and maintenance manual 200kW load bank rated at 400V AC 3-phase with 5kW steps Figure 1 - Product photo. Warnings Prior to use Operators of this equipment should be of suitable competency to perform electrical testing and must have read and understood this document.
Page 4: Product Specification
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Product specification Ratings Operating environment Voltage, V 400, 3-phase Service condition Outdoor use Frequency, Hz Ambient temperature -10°C to 50°C Load steps, kW 5, 10, 15, 20, 50, 100...
Page 5: Safety
Perform a walk around of the equipment and ensure all fixings are tight. If there are any obvious signs of damage, please contact Power Prove for support before connecting a power source. Protective earth bonding ELE C T RI C S H O CK H A ZA RD ! The protective earth socket must be connected to an external earth point.
Page 6 Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Typical temperatures of the load bank: • Resistor elements ~500degC above ambient (light/red glow) • Air outlet surfaces ~250degC above ambient • Exhaust air ~100degC above ambient at 1m from the outlet...
Page 7: Operating Instructions
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Operating Instructions I MP O RT AN T! Read section 3, safety instructions before continuing. Connections Ensure the protective earth connection is made first, then connect the external control supply if (as recommended) you are using this, and finally the load power connections (See Figure 3).
Page 8: Controls
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Controls The load bank is controlled from the panel fitted to the load bank behind the padlock-able access door – see Figure 5. I MP O RT AN T! The unit is also fitted with an emergency stop button, located outside of the area covered by the control access door to always be accessible.
Page 9: Digiload Hmi
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Switch on the system using the white ON button marked “I”. The internal control system computer will now begin its start-up boot sequence, this will take around 2 minutes. When the boot sequence is complete you will see the Human Machine Interface (HMI) displayed on the touchscreen monitor.
Page 10: Switching Off And Disconnection
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Switching off and disconnection Once the HMI display is off, the control system powered down. The internal control supply still has power - as indicated by the white LED. This can be switched off using the rotary selector switch.
Page 11: Operating Mode Menu
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Figure 8 - Alerts menu Operating mode menu The bottom right arrow brings up the operating mode menu. This permits the user to select the voltage being applied (if different to the nominal design value of the load bank) so that the system can scale the load steps accordingly.
Page 12: Lock Screen
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author Figure 10 – Power measurements menu Lock screen To prevent accidental button presses during testing the HMI can be locked using the icon on the home screen. To unlock the screen simply press each of the 4 buttons.
Page 13: Maintenance
Document Operating and Maintenance manual, AC200 Reference No. 164571 Revision Date 23-JUL-2021 Author The data exported will be in a .CSV file which can be opened with all common spreadsheet software. The recorded data is formatted into columns by parameter.

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