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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Low Safety Power Supply System plus microControl SICHERHEITSBELEUCHTUNG Betrieb / P owe r Betrieb / P o we r Betrieb / P owe r LADUNG/CHA R GE LADUNG / CHARGE Fehler / Error F ehler / Error Fehler / Error TIEFENTLADUNG /...
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 3 Contents General ................................7 Further applicable documents ................................7 Liability and warranty ..................................7 Copyright protection ..................................7 Spare parts ......................................7 Disposal ......................................7 Safety ................................... 8 Content of the instruction manual ..............................8 Changes and modifications of the system .............................8 Responsibility of the operator .................................8 Staff requirements....................................8 Safety at work ....................................9...
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 4 7.1.3 Charger unit LDM25 ................................25 General operating instructions ..............................26 Menu – quick reference guide ..............................27 Commissioning of the power supply system ....................28 Checking the system state and basic settings .................... 29 System state ....................................
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 5 11.11.6 Setting the menu language ..............................45 11.11.7 Authorisation, login with password, logout .......................... 46 11.11.8 Setting the system date and time............................47 11.11.9 Programming an automatic capacity test..........................47 11.11.10 Configuration of the automatic Email notification ......................
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 7 General This instruction manual is aimed at electrically skilled people according to DIN VDE 0105 or authorised technical staff and explains the safe and professional handling of the power supply system. The general safety regulations and the local accident prevention regulations which are valid for the area of use as well as safety instructions have to be observed.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 8 Safety The power supply system is safe to operate and complies with valid and recognised rules of engineering at the time of its development and production. There is, however, the risk of danger when the system is used by non-professional staff or when it is used in a non-professional or non-intended way.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 9 2.5 Safety at work Observance of safety notes and instructions is the basis of safe working and thus damage to persons and property while working on and with the system can be avoided. The following organisational measures have to be defined in writing and observed: safety measures during the work e.g.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 10 Preface Thank you very much for buying a power supply system! This system complies with the national and international standards DIN EN 50171, DIN V VDE V 0108-100, DIN VDE 0100-560, DIN VDE 0100-718 as well as ÖVE/ÖNORM E 8002, and ÖVE/ÖNORM EN2 (versions relevant on delivery) and guarantees the correct functioning of your emergency lighting system by means of a state-of- the-art micro-processor-controlled function control system.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 11 Danger and information signs Please strongly observe the safety instructions when installing and using your system. Observe instructions and keep them located near the battery system for future reference! • Work on the battery system should only be carried out by qualified personnel! •...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 13 6.1 Connection of the charger and switch unit The power supply system is connected via print terminals on the rear main board. These terminals are divided into blocks consisting of several 3-level PCB terminals, which are described in the following chapters. 6.1.1 Ethernet connection Like all other emergency lighting system this system has also...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 14 6.1.2 Connection of bus-compatible modules By means of the terminal block “communication“, you can connect further external, bus-compatible command, communication and switch modules. Please use a screened 4-wire data cable for connections (e.g. J-Y(St)-Y). The following connections can be realised via these terminals: ModBus/building control or BAT-LOGG (COM 1) •...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 15 6.1.3 Connection of opto-/relay interface modules (IOM) An opto-/relay interface module (IOM) is integrated in order to be able to transmit error and status messages of the power supply system to external checking and monitoring devices (in compliance with existing standards). It has 7 potential-free relay switch contacts (outputs) and 4 reverse polarity tolerant multi-range voltage inputs as well as a further terminal (L) for the power supply (230V/50Hz) of potential-free switch contacts.
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 16 IO-outputs terminals system state closed contacts Message 39 – 32 ready to operate 25, 32, 39 system state 32 – 25 emergency lighting blocked 40 – 33 failure 26, 33, 40 charger unit 33 –...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 17 6.1.4 Connection of switch inputs (SAM) A switch query module was integrated in this power supply system for the transmission of external switch commands of the general power supply. As shown in the adjoining figure the switch inputs are also realised as 3-level spring-loaded terminals, which are fixed on the back plane.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 18 6.1.5 Connection of electric circuits The electric circuits are connected via 3-level spring-loaded terminals, which are fixed on the back plane. They are designed for wire cross sections (solid-core) from 1.5mm² to 2.5mm².
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 19 6.1.7 Mains supply The beside showing terminals serve the single-phase mains connection (230V/50Hz) of the system. Please observe correct mains polarity. These terminals are designed for a solid-core cable supply cross section of up to 4mm².
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 20 6.1.9 Fuses mains/battery supply The beside showing figure shows the main fuses for mains and battery voltage, which are located on the back plane inside the cabinet. fuse Note: Removing and inserting these fuses should be done battery–...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 21 6.1.12 Connection of an internal fan (when built in an E30-housing) The following connection scheme illustrates the connection of an internal fan when the system is built in an optional E30-housing. The following terminals are used: terminal 4 (fan +), terminal 3 (fan -), terminal 47 N+L (IOM-input 2 for fan monitoring which has to be programmed via LC-display or web afterwards).
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 22 6.2 Mounting and connection of the battery system 6.2.1 Mounting Position the system in the designated place. When selecting the battery room pay attention to sufficient ventilation according to DIN VDE 0510; EN 50272-2 and EltBauVO. Make sure that the battery fuses F2/F3/F4 (Figure 10) have been removed. Mount the batteries on the respective shelves of the cabinet according to Figure 15.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 23 Operating your system 7.1 Control elements 7.1.1 The central control and monitoring unit The central control and monitoring unit is the main control element of this emergency lighting system and realises the monitoring, programming and control of charging and switching processes.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 24 Status LEDs explained: LED is on LED is off S1/S2/S3/S4/S5 Input #1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 of the integrated SAM Input #1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 of the integrated SAM /S6/S7/S8 module has a voltage of 230V/50Hz module does not have voltage Input #1 of the internal IOM module has voltage Input #1 of the internal IOM module has no voltage ➔...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 25 7.1.3 Charger unit LDM25 The charger module LDM25 used for charging the integrated batteries has an own processorand can, if mains voltage is supplied, work completely self-sufficiently. This module has an output current limited to 0.5A and optimises the charging process according...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 26 7.2 General operating instructions Your system can be operated and configured completely via the front control elements. For text input (e.g. circuit denomination) we recommend connecting an external keyboard to the USB-interface (1). The LCD-screen (2) displays and Information.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 27 7.3 Menu – quick reference guide Main Menu Diagnosis Battery Show battery state and conduct capacity test Mains Check mains voltages Modules Circuit modules Show states of ACM / DCM / RSM – modules and conduct test Charger modules Show states of charger modules (LDM) SAM/IOM inputs...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 28 Commissioning of the power supply system After you have mounted the system, connected the batteries and the de-energised mains cables and removed the fuses of the circuit modules, follow these instructions: Caution! The internal circuit terminals are energised.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 29 Checking the system state and basic settings 9.1 System state After commissioning the LC-display shows the state of the system i.e. time (1) and ─ 1 time: 08:00 date (2), current battery voltage (3) and battery charging current (in battery 19/08/28 ─...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 30 9.2 Selecting circuits and checking their status State ➔ INFO-pushbutton DCM/ACM ➔ (select circuit) The electric circuits are numbered beginning with 1; each DCM-module has two circuits named A and B, whereas an ACM-module has only one circuit named A. The circuits are numbered according to their slot position from left to right, so that the A-circuits have an uneven and the B-circuits an even number.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 31 9.3 Viewing and changing of further circuit settings State ➔ INFO-pushbutton DCM/ACM ➔ (select circuit) ➔ Enter After pressing the INFO-pushbutton and selecting the required circuit with and ------ modules ------ ...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 32 9.4 Setting the circuit monitoring mode State ➔ INFO-pushbutton DCM/ACM ➔ (select circuit) ➔ Enter ➔ ➔ Enter monitoring The monitoring setup screen shows the number of the circuit in the top line. Using ----- circuit 1 ----- lamp monitoring the keys ...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 33 SAM-operation mode Explanation (maintained lighting) When a voltage is applied to the input, the luminaires in maintained lighting mode get switched on; the luminaires in non-maintained lighting mode remain off. (modified non- In case of a voltage failure on the input all luminaires in non-maintained and switched maintained maintained lighting)
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 34 10 Function tests and electronic log National and international standards require a regular function test of emergency lighting systems. Besides the daily visual checks of the system for operational readiness (displays) they especially require: A weekly function test of the power supply system including the connected safety and rescue luminaires;...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 35 10.2 Programming automatic function tests State ➔ /F3 ➔ ➔ Enter ➔ ➔ Enter menu configuration function test In the state display press menu/F3 and navigate with and to configuration, ----function test---- press ...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 36 10.5 Activating/deactivating the preheating phase and finishing the programming function test preheat ➔ After selecting this line you can set the preheating phase to off, 5 minutes or 30 minutes prior to a test using and . Afterwards you finish the test programming with the softkey done/F3.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 37 11 Menu reference 11.1 Main menu State ➔ menu The main menu offers 6 sub-menues, between which you can navigate using and -----main menu------- diagnosis > . By pressing or Enter you select the respective sub-menu and with the test results >...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 38 11.5 State of the modules (DCM/LDM/IOM/SAM) State ➔ /F3➔ ➔ Enter ➔ ➔ Enter menu diagnosis modules ---module diagnosis-- Menu for the selection of diagnosis pages of the individual shown module groups. circuit modules >...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 39 11.6 State of the sub-distributions State ➔ /F3➔ ➔ Enter ➔ ➔ Enter menu diagnosis sub-distribution plus Sub-distributions cannot be connected to microControl systems, so this menu item is without function. 11.7 State of the subsystems State ➔...
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 40 Table 1: System Log Messages Message Description ACM fault <slot> ACM failure in slot <slot> act fail Activation of system failed act ok Activation of system was successful activation Activation of system required BAS BB System operation mode changed to „ready to operate“...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 41 reset errors Errors were acknowledged RS485 fault RS485 BUS error (SAM, MC-LM) RSM fault <slot> RSM error in slot <slot> RTC error <n> Real-time clock error (error code) SAM fault <nr> SAM error in module #<nr>...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 42 11.10 Select operation mode State ➔ /F3➔ ➔ Enter ➔ ➔ Enter menu installation operation mode Setting the operation mode prevents an undesired activation of the emergency ----operation mode--- lighting during company shutdown times.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 43 11.11.1 Network settings and master-slave-monitoring State➔ /F3➔ menu configuration administration network ➔Enter➔ ➔Enter➔ ➔Enter The network-menu enables the configuration of the network interfaces by which -------network------- a connection of several such power supply systems with each other is possible. ip addresses >...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 44 11.11.2 Setting the LCD contrast State➔ /F3➔ menu configuration administration LCD-contrast ➔Enter➔ ➔Enter➔ ➔Enter -------display------- After selecting this menu item you can set the contrast of the display using and .
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 45 none input status has no effect function is executed when input is de-energised function is executed when input is energised message a configurable message is displayed (Figure 63, point 2) message+failure the system changes to state of failure fan failure...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 46 11.11.7 Authorisation, login with password, logout State ➔ /F3➔ ➔ Enter ➔ ➔ Enter menu configuration password Before you can change settings in the installation configuration ------password------- menus, you have to log in with a password.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 47 11.11.8 Setting the system date and time State ➔ /F3➔ ➔ Enter ➔ ➔ Enter menu configuration date/time This menu lets you enter the current time and date. The setting to be changed is ------date/time------ hours: selected using ...
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 48 Step 1: Check network settings of the station A PC is necessary for configuring the Email function. First check the network connection to the microControl plus and the mail server. Connect the PC via network cable to a switch in the MultiControl network. Open the prompt and run a ping command. Example: C:\>ping mail.example.de <RETURN>...
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 49 Figure 70: Email configuration page...
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 50 Enter the following information in the input boxes on the Email configuration page: field input server address Name of the Email server (e.g. smtp.email-server.de); alternatively an IP-address can be entered (e.g. 192.168.1.1).
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 51 Table 2: The following messages are shown under "Last mail sent" as result: Message Meaning Troubleshooting benutzer@beispiel.de: ok Email successfully sent. benutzerbeispiel.de: Recipient de is an Invalid Email address without “@”-sign. Check Email address and add “@”-sign.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 52 12 Complete shutdown (disconnection) of the power supply system Before conducting maintenance works or making changes to the system, it has to be shut down (disconnected) by a specialist. For this the following instructions have to be observed: Operation mode switch to charging mode.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 53 13.2 Maintenance and checks Always keep the batteries clean and dry in order to avoid creeping currents. Cleaning the batteries should be carried out according to the ZVEI-leaflet “Cleaning of batteries“. All plastic parts of the batteries must be cleaned using only water without cleansing additive.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 54 protection devices: • visual inspection of the settings: yearly check the battery voltage as well as the symmetry voltage (chapter 11.3, 43) with a measuring device (see chapter 5) • check the battery current (status screen or chapter 11.3, 43) by imitating a mains failure (see "testing through imitation •...
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 55 If an error is detected during the testing and measuring, this and each previous test, which might have been influenced by this error, have to be repeated after clearing the error. If the installation technician of the central emergency power supply system is not the installation technician of the stationary electrical system, he must be provided with the test log of the first inspection of the stationary electrical system, which the emergency power supply system is meant for, before he can carry out the first inspection of the emergency power supply system.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 56 14 Technical data performance characteristics plus system type / serial number microControl / serial number see front page power converter E 230 / G220 mains input data nominal voltage U 230V AC +/- 10% nominal current Max.
plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 62 17 Revision history plus microControl – setup and commissioning version date of issue most important changes compared to previous version 2012-05-09 2012-09-24 chapter on operating, setup and carrying out tests added 2013-05-07 menu-reference added 1.6.0 (Build 895) 2013-10-22...
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 64 18 Appendix: system specification, commissioning, notes General information on your system plus Device type microControl / Type MI102 plus microControl / Type MI104 plus microControl / Type MI106 Device number Manufacturing number Customer order number...
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plus Power Supply System microControl Setup and Commissioning Page 65 Accessories/Options log printer yes no glazed door yes no E30 fire protection wall mount yes no Commissioning Mounted by: Date: Commissioned by: Date: Safety signs installed by: Date: Notes...