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NOTICE • The contents of this instruction manual(the “Manual”) are subject to change without prior notice. • No part of the Manual may be reproduced or transferred, in any form and for any purpose, without the permission of Noise Laboratory Co., Ltd. •...
1. IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The following instructions are very important for safe handling of the Lightning surge simulator LSS-720B2 (hereinafter “the Unit”). They must be kept strictly to prevent users of the Unit from receiving harm or damage through using the Unit. Read them carefully before use.
2. APPLICATION FORM FOR INSTRUCTION MANUAL We place an order for an instruction manual. Model: LSS-720B2 (240V) Serial No.: Applicant: Company name: Address: Department: Person in charge: Tel No.: Fax No. Cut off this page "APPLICATION FORM FOR INSTRUCTION MANUAL" from this volume and keep it for future use with care.
3. CONTENTS 1. IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..........1 2. APPLICATION FORM FOR INSTRUCTION MANUAL ........3 3. CONTENTS..............5 4. PREFACE ..............7 5. BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............ 8 5-1. S ..........8 IGN OF ANGER AND ITS EANING 5-2. F ..........
4. PREFACE This instruction manual provides all necessary information for fully utilizing the Lighting Surge Simulator Model: LSS-720B2 (hereinafter “the Unit”) including the procedures of operation and testing. Before operating the simulator, please read the manual carefully and master how to handle it for enjoying 100% of the performance.
5. BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 5-1. Sign of Danger and its Meaning It expresses a DANGER. WARNING indicates an urgent hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury It expresses a WARNING. WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
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Take care of surge and electric shock which may occur by power supply to EUT while the simulator is operating. 【Warning against human body and operation】 Be sure to ground FG (Frame Ground) terminal of this simulator. (A ground plane can be used.)【Warning against human body and connection】...
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14. As high voltage is generated inside the unit, do not open the cover of this unit. 【Warning against human body】 15. When conducting an AC line injection test using this simulator, turn off power supply to EUT and the LINE ON breaker located on the viewing window frame of this simulator before connecting this simulator to EUT and to line input cable.
25. When connecting accessories and optional units for setting test waveforms and test conditions or when connecting to other equipment, turn off operating power supply to this simulator beforehand. Otherwise, the simulator or optional unit may be damaged. 【Cautions regarding connection】 26.
6. OUTLINE OF TESTING Problems of damages and malfunctions of digital equipment have been closed up in recent years as control systems have become diversified. Primary causes of damages and malfunction are largely classified into the degradation of power supply environments and discharge of static electricity.
7. MAIN UNIT AND ACCESSORIES BLACK Fig.1 Quantity A :Main unit ························································································· 1 B :AC cable ························································································· 1 C :Single-phase LINE IN cable ································································· 1 D :Ground cable···················································································· 1 E :LINE OUT cable ················································································ 2 F :Surge output cable ············································································ 1 G :External trigger switch ········································································...
8. FUNCTION OF EACH PART 8-1. Name OF Each Part ⑤ ⑥ ③ ④ ⑦ ② ⑧ ① ⑬ ⑩ ⑨ ⑫ ⑭ ⑪ ⑮ ⑱ ⑯ ⑰ ⑲ ⑳ 21 22 23 Fig. 2 ① POWER switch ⑯ SURGE INJECTION PHASE SELECTOR ②...
8-2. Function of Each Part ① POWER switch This switch controls the AC power input to the simulator. ② POWER indicator A lamp to light up when the POWER switch ① is turned on. ③ HIGH VOLTAGE ON switch (Warning buzzer switch) This switch controls the high voltage output of the simulator.
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⑬ METER selector This switch selects the mode(voltage or current) of the SURGE Voltage/Current indicator ⑥. Select the mode corresponding to the selected output waveform ⑭ Output waveform selector Terminals to select the right components (inductors and resistors) and whether current limiter (100Ω) is used or not to produce the desired waveform.
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Lights up when HIGH VOLTAGE ON switch ③ is pressed.
9. SPECIFICATIONS Voltage surge generating part ・ Surge waveform································· 1.2/50μs , 30% allowance for Front time, 20% allowance for Time to half-value. ・ Surge voltage ···································· 4kV~20kV±1kV * ・ Surge output polarity ··························· positive/negative ・ Surge output impedance ······················ 6Ω ±10% ・...
10. PRECAUTIONS ON OPERATION 1. The surge voltage and current generated by this simulator is of high amplitude. Misuse or ignoring the instructions given in this manual endangers life, be careful in handling this simulator. 2. The high voltage charge may be retained. To avoid any danger of shock, before touching the connection bars to change waveform, be sure to discharge the remaining charges at each terminal of the Output waveform selector ⑭...
11. TEST AND OPERATION PROCEDURES Install this simulator on proper position of the test room and ground FG terminal ⑳ to the earth with a proper cable. Connect the attached Safety interlock connector . After ensuring the POWER switch ① is turned OFF, connect the attached AC cable to supply AC240V. Connect the attached Warning lamp to the Warning lamp connector and put it on the ceiling board of the simulator or on a remarkable place suitable for the lamp.
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3. Connect the sample to simulator via the HOT terminal ⑪ and via the GND terminal ⑮ through the supplied Surge output cable and Ground cable, respectively, as shown in Fig. 5. ⑪ ⑮ Surge out cable Ground cable Fig. 5 4.
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7. Turn on the simulator power by inserting the switch key into the POWER switch ① slot and turn it clockwise by 90°. The POWER on indicator ② will be illuminated and the built-in fan will work. POWER LAMP lights up Fig.
11-2. Applying 8/20μs current surge directly to EUT 1. See Fig. 3 for safety, discharge the remaining charges with the attached Discharge probe. 2. Make connections on the Output waveform selector ⑭ as shown in Fig. 11. Do not connect anything on Surge injection phase selector ⑯.
11-3. Applying voltage surge by using the built-in power line injection circuit 1. For safety, discharge remaining charges on Output waveform selector ⑭ and SURGE INJECTION PHASE SELECTOR ⑯ with the attached Discharge probe. 2. Make connections on the Output waveform selector ⑭ as shown in Fig.13. Set the METER selector ⑬...
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6. For the normal mode testing, connect LINE OUT terminal of the Surge injection phase selector to EUT with the attached LINE OUT cable as shown in Fig. 16. Connect G terminal to the reversed phase of EUT (e.g. If the surge is injected to R-phase, it is S-phase) with the attached Ground cable.
11-4. Applying current surge by using the built-in power line injection circuit 1. For safety, discharge the remaining charges on Output waveform selector ⑭ and SURGE INJECTION PHASE SELECTOR ⑯with the attached Discharge probe. 2. Make connections on the Output waveform selector ⑭ as shown in Fig. 17. Set the METER selector ⑬...
12. VERIFICATION OF SURGE WAVEFORMS 12-1. Voltage surge at the voltage check connector (1.2/50μs) 1. Necessary instrument・・・・・・・・Oscilloscope (With 50MHz or wider bandwidth) 2. Connect the supplied check connector plug to the Voltage check connector (V-CHECK) ⑨ and connect the 10:1 probe to it. Check connector plug 10:1 probe Fig.
12-3. Voltage surge at the HOT terminal 1. Necessary instruments・・・・・・・・Oscilloscope (With 50MHz or wider bandwidth) High voltage probe with an attenuation factor of 1000 2. Make connections on the Output waveform selector ⑭ as shown in Fig. 4. Set the METER selector ⑬...
12-4. Current surge at the HOT terminal 1. Necessary instruments・・・・・・・・Oscilloscope (With 50MHz or wider bandwidth) Current probe of with an attenuation factor of 1000 2. Set the Output waveform selector ⑭ as shown in Fig. 11. Connect the HOT terminal ⑪ to the GND terminal ⑮...
INFORMATIVE:The definition of surge waveforms Voltage surge waveform Front time T1:1.2μs±30% Time to half-value T2:50μs±20% T2 O1 T T1 Fig. 24 Current surge waveform Front time T1:8μs±10% Time to half-value T2:20μs±10% T2 O1 T T1 Fig. 25...
13. PRINCIPLE OF PULSE GENERATION 1. The electrical schematic of the simulated pulse generator is shown in Fig. 26. Fig. 26 2. Taking time as the horizontal axis and considering the vertical axis as current in the diagram of Fig. 26, the waveform obtained as a result of transient phenomena is as shown in Fig. 27. Fig.
15. WARRANTY Servicing terms The following terms are applicable to servicing by Noise Laboratory Co., Ltd., (hereafter referred to as “the Company”) provided to maintain the intended performance of its products. 1. Scope The following terms shall apply only to products made by the Company. 2.
Limited warranty Noise Laboratory Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as the Company) warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year from date of delivery. In the event of failure of a product covered by this warranty, the Company will repair the product or may, at its option, replace it in lieu of repair without charge.
16. MAINTENANCE When repair, maintenance or internal adjustment of the unit is required, a qualified service engineer takes charge of such work. Maintenance on the user side is restricted to the outside cleaning and functional check of the unit. When checking or replacing the fuse, turn off the switch of the unit and disconnect the plug socket beforehand.
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