LIFE SUPPORT POLICY ASEA Power Systems does not authorize the use of any of its products or systems for use an AC voltage supply (source) for life support systems. Life support systems are devices which support or sustain life, and whose failure to perform, when properly used in accordance with this Operations Manual, can be reasonably expected to result in significant injury to the user.
A thorough understanding of the information covered in this manual is required for proper installation and operation. If any questions arise while reading this manual, the user is encouraged to call ASEA Power Systems. ASEA Power Systems is located at:...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..TABLE OF CONTENTS CERTIFICATION ...........................2 WARRANTY ..........................2 USING THIS MANUAL .....................3 SAFETY NOTICES......................6 INTRODUCTION TO THE CONVERTER ...............8 SPECIFICATIONS ......................10 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..............10 4.1.1 Input Service ....................10 4.1.2 Output Service ...................10 4.1.3 Control, Metering, and Status ..............12 PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................12...
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..SOFTWARE FEATURES ....................39 GENERAL ......................39 LOAD MANAGEMENT..................39 LOAD MANAGEMENT OPERATION ...............41 7.3.1 Shore Cord Alarm, Single, Master, and Slave converters ......41 7.3.2 Shore Cord Setup, Single, Master, or Slave Converters ......42 7.3.3 Voltage Droop, Single or Master Converters ..........43 7.3.4 Automatic Transfer to Generator, Single or Master Converters (Seamless...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..SAFETY NOTICES Each shore power converter is capable of transferring large amounts of electrical energy very quickly. This quality is fundamental to a high performance power converter. International symbols are used throughout this manual to stress important information. Read the text below each symbol carefully and use professional skills and prudent care when performing the actions described by the text.
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual.. THIS EQUIPMENT CONTAINS HIGH ENERGY, LOW IMPEDANCE CIRCUITS! LETHAL POTENTIALS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE SYSTEM EVEN WHEN IT APPEARS NON-OPERATIONAL. CARE MUST BE EXERCISED WHEN SERVICING THIS EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO PREVENT SERIOUS OPERATOR INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..INTRODUCTION TO THE CONVERTERS The AC100Q-3 is a high performance Yacht Power Converter utilizing dual-conversion technology. The systems will accept any three phase input service with a frequency between 40-70Hertz, and a voltage between 170-520VAC (with limited power capabilities while operating within the under-300VAC input voltage range).
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..Being a converter designed from the ground up specifically for the yachting industry, all efforts have been made to produce a system capable of withstanding the marine environment. The system is constructed using a modular approach where the converter consists of a control module (upper), three power modules (middle), and a transformer module (bottom).
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Parameter AC100Q-3 4.1.1 Input Service Input Power Form Three Phase Input Voltage Range 170-520V Input Frequency Range 40-70 Hertz Input Current, Max. Three Phase Input Current, Soft Start, Max. Input Current Distortion <8% THD @ rated load Input Power Factor >0.98 @ rated load...
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS cont. 4.1.2 Output Service, cont. Table 1 - Output Current, Rated Continuous RMS (Select converter output form specified; read output current for input form in use) Input Form Input Form Input Form Output Form 3Ø, 400V...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..SPECIFICATIONS, cont. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS, cont. 4.1.3 Control, Metering, and Status Input Power Control Input Service Disconnect Switch, 2 pos. Shore Power Control Membrane Switch, Input ON/OFF Control Converter Power Control Membrane Switch, Output ON/OFF Control, Ship’s Power Control...
Table 2. Ensure the room/compartment has adequate ventilation and cooling. The thermal load presented by the converter will be substantial, approximately 21,850BTU/Hr at maximum continuous load for the AC100Q-3. THE CONVERTER IS HEAVY, WEIGHING 1,583lbs. (718kg) EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED IN HANDLING AND INSTALLATION TO AVOID EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PERSONNEL.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..MECHANICAL INSTALLATION The converters were designed for deck mount installations and as such are provided with eight mounting holes. Mounting holes have been provided with 0.56” (14.2mm) diameters; ½” (13mm) stainless steel hardware is required. The mounting surface should be flat and dimensionally stable to within 1/16” (1.5mm) to prevent torsional stresses being applied to the structure of the converter.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION This procedure assumes the physical installation of the converter has been completed. It is the installer’s responsibility to provide input service over-current protection and disconnect means. It is recommended that connection be made to the distribution bus through a manually operated...
THE INSTALLATION OF THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT. POWER MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE INPUT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SUPPLYING POWER TO THE AC100Q-3 PRIOR TO THE START OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS. INPUT POWER MUST BE SECURED (LOCKED) IN THE OFF (DE-ENERGIZED) STATE UNTIL INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE BY THIS DOCUMENT.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, cont. FIGURE 4 INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS Prepare the power cables by removing approximately 6” of the outer cable insulation (in the case of SO type portable cables). Strip the insulation back exposing the appropriate amount of the bare conductor for the chosen 3/8”...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, cont. 5.2.3 Grounding The converter chassis ground MUST be connected to the ship’s hull or common ground point via the compression fitting terminal adjacent to the output power connections. Failure to do so may create conditions that may in turn cause injury or death to operators; failure to do so will also result in the voiding of the equipment warranty.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, cont. 5.2.4 Multi-Cabinet Connections Multi-cabinet systems should have each cabinet’s output connections paralleled at the switchgear panel. The converters’ terminal blocks are sized for a single, appropriated sized cable per phase, neutral, and grounding conductor.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, cont. 5.2.5 Seamless Transfer Connections If the Seamless Transfer Option was ordered with the system, connections must be made between the generator/switchgear and converter. These connections are used by the converter to successfully manage Seamless Transfer operation and are comprised of control, signal, and feedback functions.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, cont. 5.2.6 Other Optional Connections In support of the Seamless Transfer Option, or in support of switchgear and/or power monitoring integration, other options may be ordered and installed in a converter. Installation requirements for such options vary in accordance with switchgear design and hence are beyond the scope of this Operations Manual.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..OPERATION POWER TURN-ON PROCEDURE Close the shore power (input) circuit breaker or switch to the converter. Turn the disconnect (14) switch to the ON position. After 1-3 seconds, fans will be heard, and the display will become active.
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..POWER TURN-ON PROCEDURE, cont. The display will sequence to the SUMMARY DISPLAY indicating the converter’s operational state. Both input and output (converter) should indicate OFFLINE at this time. Press the INFO (13) button to review the Shore Power state if desired. The INFO screen will either list the Shore Power as ONLINE or give a reason for its being off if it was previously on.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..POWER TURN-ON PROCEDURE, cont. Press the CONVERTER POWER (4) button and the screen will now change. As with the shore power displays, the F1-F4 (13) buttons will cycle through a variety of converter power data. Output voltages and currents should indicate zero.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..POWER TURN-ON PROCEDURE, cont. 6.1.2 Systems Equipped With The Seamless Transfer Option With the converter in the Standby State (as left at the end of Section 6.1), press the GENERATOR POWER (3) display button. The generator voltage and form will now be displayed.
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..POWER TURN-ON PROCEDURE, cont. 6.1.2 Systems Equipped With The Seamless Transfer Option, cont. If the generator is supplying power to the ship, the SHIP’S POWER - GENERATOR LED (12A) is lit, and the GENERATOR metering display indicates approximately the same voltage as the CONVERTER metering display, then proceed by pressing the SHIP’S POWER - CONVERTER...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..MULTI-CABINET OPERATION Multi-cabinet systems are operated from the Master’s control panel. Each cabinet retains its own control panel and metering display for individual monitoring. A load management option exists that allows individual cabinets to load according to shore cord size (see section 7 for details).
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..AUTO-RESTART FEATURE The Auto-Restart feature will safely and automatically bring the shore power converter back on-line following a power failure and recovery event. Highlights include: Automatically routes power from the dock to the ship’s power buss.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..AUTO-RESTART FEATURE, cont. 6.3.1 Operation Auto-Restart must be enabled from the converter front panel by simultaneously pressing two buttons. Anytime the system status is “FAILURE,” the converter will disable the Auto-Restart feature. The converter must be ON and ONLINE before Auto-Restart may be enabled. Pressing the SYSTEM STATUS button (5) will display the SUMMARY DISPLAY which will indicate the Auto-Restart status.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..TURN-OFF PROCEDURE 6.4.1 Systems Not Equipped With The Seamless Transfer Option Transfer power from the converter to the generator. This must be performed in a “break-before-make” method. That is to say that at no time can the generator(s) and shore power converter be operated in parallel.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..6.4.2 Systems Equipped With The Seamless Transfer Option The generator must be started and be prepared to accept the ship’s electrical loads. Measure the generator voltage using the converter’s metering display, selecting the GENERATOR POWER (3) function. The voltage and frequency must be the same as the converter’s output in order for the seamless transfer option to successfully transfer power.
RS-485 standard via a din-rail mounted converter/optical-isolator. The two software protocols supported by the converter are SCPI and Modbus. Please contact an ASEA Power Systems authorized distributor or the factory for additional information and comprehensive command/query listings. The Baud Rate and fixed serial port settings can be viewed in the REMOTE INTERFACE CONFIGURATION DISPLAY (as depicted below) by pressing the SYSTEM STATUS (5) and F3 (13) buttons simultaneously.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS, cont. 6.5.1 RS-232C/SCPI The RS-232C serial port is located in the upper-left corner of the Input/Output connection panel (see Figure 4 on page 19). The RS-232C TxD signal originating in the converter is approximately +15V when “High” and -15V when “Low.”...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS, cont. 6.5.2 RS-485/Modbus If included in the converter, a Modbus Option converter/optical-isolator will be located adjacent to the RS-232C serial port (see Figure 4 on page 19). The Modbus Option included converter/optical-isolator connections are depicted in Figure 7 below.
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ASEA Power Systems designed Touch Panel computers. Additional slave converters can be set for Node Id numbers greater than 4 (5-8 recommended). As ASEA Power Systems uses Node Id numbers 9-13 for GMM products, use of these should be avoided.
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SOFTWARE FEATURES GENERAL ASEA Power Systems' shore power converters provide a variety of software-based resources. Each major function is described in detail in the following pages. BOLD upper-case text indicates when a display button is being referenced. Where two buttons are given as BUTTON + BUTTON, the buttons must be pressed simultaneously.
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..LOAD MANAGEMENT, cont. Load Sharing The slave converter of a paralleled converter system can be forced to draw less current than the master converter, if attached to a shore cord with lesser available power due to lower amperage, or lower voltage.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..LOAD MANAGEMENT OPERATION 7.3.1 Shore Cord Alarm, Single, Master, and Slave converters If the yacht’s electrical system includes a power management or load-shed feature, the Shore Cord Alarm can be used to effect a change in loading when the converter reaches a programmed load threshold, or simply draw the yacht engineer’s attention.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..LOAD MANAGEMENT OPERATION, cont. 7.3.2 Shore Cord Setup, Single, Master, or Slave Converters The Shore Cord Setup screen is used to set the actual shore cord ampacity based on the marina’s dock or pedestal circuit breaker. The converter’s new, programmed CONV. CAPACITY is then displayed for reference.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..LOAD MANAGEMENT OPERATION, cont. 7.3.3 Voltage Droop, Single or Master Converters Upon Shore Alarm, the Voltage Droop feature may be used to save up to 10% converter capacity by reducing the converter output voltage up to 5%. This is offered as a solution where the yacht does not already have power management and load-shed capabilities that can be triggered with the Shore Cord Alarm signal.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..LOAD MANAGEMENT OPERATION, cont. 7.3.4 Automatic Transfer to Generator, Single or Master Converters (Seamless Transfer installed) Upon Shore Alarm, the Automatic Transfer to Generator feature may be used to perform a Seamless Transfer to a pre-selected generator. This implies connection and setting of the Generator Autostart Control feature (needed to signal a generator to start and hold the set warm-up time before transferring).
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..LOAD MANAGEMENT OPERATION, cont. 7.3.5 Quick Setup of Shore Cord Alarm, Single, Master, or Slave Converters 1. Turn on the red Disconnect switch of both converters and wait 15-20 seconds for initialization. 2. Press the SHORE POWER + F2 buttons on both converters.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..GENERATOR FREQUENCY ANALYSIS Press the SYSTEM STATUS + GENERATOR POWER buttons to access the Generator Frequency Analysis Display. Used for observing lifetime generator frequency range. GENERATOR FREQUENCY ANALYSIS DISPLAY Generator MIN Frequency: XX.XXHz Generator MAX Frequency: XX.XXHz...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..AGC CONTROL Press the SHORE POWER + F4 buttons to access the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) CONTROL display. AGC CONTROL SCREEN Automatic Gain Control is: ENABLED Enable Disable Exit This function enables or disables AGC. Press the Enable (F1) button to enable the feature, the Disable (F2) button to disable the feature, and the Exit (F5) button to save the settings and exit.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..kW-HOUR METER AND MAXIMUM POWER LEVEL DISPLAY Press the SHORE POWER + CONVERTER POWER buttons to access the Automatic KW-HOUR METER and maximum power level display. KW-HOUR METER kW-Hours:XXXXXXX.XX Run Time. XX:XX:XX:XX Max. Level: XXX.X% Max. Power: XX.XXkW...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..CONVERTER OUTPUT VOLTAGE CONTROL Press the CONVERTER POWER + F5 buttons to access the CONVERTER OUTPUT VOLTAGE CONTROL display. CONVERTER OUTPUT VOLTAGE CONTROL Vout = XXX.X More Less XXXV Exit This function allows the user to increase or decrease the converter output voltage (Vout). Press...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..EVENT LOG Press the EVENT LOG (or CALIBRATE on older converters) button to access the EVENT LOG display. EVENT LOG CONTROL SCREEN F1: EVENT LOG VIEWER XXXX Events F2: EVENT LOG TRACKER F3: EVENT LOG REGISTRY This is for monitoring internal converter logic operation. Press the SYSTEM STATUS button in any screen to exit.
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..EVENT LOG, cont. Press the F3 button to access the EVENT LOG REGISTRY display. EVENT LOG REGISTRY PRESS: ‘SHORE POWER’ to edit Registry, The ‘F1’ for log On & ‘F2’ for log Off. Press: ‘F4’ to CLEAR EVENT LOG.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..TROUBLE-SHOOTING AND DIAGNOSTICS COMMON PROBLEMS When encountering difficulty in achieving successful operation of the converter, there are some problems which are easily identified and solved. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE/SUGGESTED ACTION ...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..FAILURE AND WARNING MESSAGES The converter can display various FAILURE or WARNING messages under certain circumstances. If the event causing such as message has subsided, pressing buttons F1 (13) and F2 (13) simultaneously will clear the FAILURE or WARNING message. Common messages are:...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..STATUS WORDS To aid in system diagnostics, three STATUS WORDs have been provided in the STATUS WORD DISPLAY, which is accessed by pressing the SYSTEM STATUS (5) and F2 (13) buttons simultaneously. These STATUS WORDs contain information about internal logic levels and change dynamically in accordance with the converter’s operational state.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..POWER MODULE SWITCH In the event of a suspected Power Module failure, examine the LED at the upper left corner of each Power Module. With SHORE POWER in the ON state, the LEDs should all be lit. If any Power Module’s LED is not lit, turn OFF the adjacent...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..CALIBRATION In an uncalibrated state the input and output voltage and input current metering system should be within 3%. The uncalibrated output current meter is normally 5% low. For calibration an external reference voltmeter will be required along with a calibrated current transformer or probe.
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AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..CALIBRATION, cont. Converter Power Calibration - The CONVERTER POWER calibration works in a fashion similar to the SHORE POWER calibration described above. Press and hold the CONVERTER POWER (4) button for 7 seconds, or until the converter power calibration display appears.
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..MAINTENANCE Due to the design and construction of the converter, preventative maintenance is held to a modest level. The following table lists minimum recommended tasks and frequency. TASK FREQUENCY COMMENTS Tighten electrical Every 6 months Must be adjusted by the user based upon...
AC100Q-3 Operations Manual..INTERNATIONAL POWER FORM REFERENCE Country Frequency Nominal Voltage Comments American Samoa 60Hz 120/240 277/480 Antigua 60Hz 230/400 Argentina 50Hz 220/380 Aruba 60Hz 127/220 115/230 Australia 50Hz 240/415 250/435 Azores 50Hz 110/190 220/380 Bahamas 60Hz 120/240 120/208 Bahrain...
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