Index 1. Introduction ...................... 8 1.1 General Specifications ................8 1.2 RGP Product Family ................... 8 1.3 Operati̇ ng Condi̇ ti̇ ons ................. 8 1.4 Led Introduction ..................9 1.5 Display Smiley View ................... 9 1.6 Front Panel View ..................10 1.7 Key Functions .....................
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3.1.3.6 Three-phase Off Delay ..............24 3.1.3.7 Discharge Time ................25 3.1.3.8 Power factor correction Manual Step ........... 25 3.1.3.9 Power factor correction Reading Day .......... 26 3.1.4 Communication Settings Menu ............26 3.1.4.1 Modbus Setting ................26 3.1.5 Alarms Menu ..................28 3.1.5.1 Alarm Delay Time .................
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3.4.3 Total Power ..................40 3.5.1. Active Import Energy (AI) ..............41 3.5.2. Active export energy (AE) ..............41 3.5.3. Inductive reactive energy (Enr r) ............41 3.5.4. Capacitive reactive energy (Enr r) ............42 3.5.5. Apparent energy (S) ................42 3.5.6.
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Copyrights of this manual are reserved and it is strictly prohibited to use any part or content of it. Read this manual before commissioning and operating the RGI Series products by ENTES. The information given below is important to avoid problems that may emerge during installation and use.
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Safety Warnings • Installation, commissioning, maintenance and operation of the product must be carried out by authorized specialists. The manufacturer is not responsible for damages emerging from failure to follow the instructions. • Do not install the product if it has been damaged during transportation. Contact your Sales Representative.
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Double insulated - The user will not be subject to electric shock even if they touch low voltage areas when the product is energized. (Display, Buttons, Communication, Battery) Ground Connection is not required. Category 3 - Electronic circuit that can be used CAT III in measurement and testing systems.
1. Introduction 1.1 General Specifications RGI-3, 6, 9 and 12 reactive power factor controller is intended to perform automatic power power factor correction on stable systems. RGI-3,6,9 and 12 receives current and voltage information of one phase to power factor correction. This way, it ensures that the correct power factor correction value is reached even in unstable systems.
1.4 LED Indicator LED Color LED Status Description Stable Alarm Available Green Flasher Communication Available Stable No Problems Blue Stable Generator Enabled Yellow Stable Warning Available Table 3: Notification LED 1.5 Display Smiley View The RGI product has a Smiley mode. If the Smiley mode appears on the display while you are setting up the product for the first time or if there is no interaction (if no button is pressed) for five minutes during operation, the product will switch to cos Φ...
If the product is in Smiley mode and if there is an alarm or warning screen (back screen light on or off), press any key to display the alarm or warning messages for your product. There will be description of the warning or alarm in the navigation section of your product, alarm or warning indication on the screen, and the number of warnings or alarms on the lower bar.
(%) Figure 1: Key Functions Your ENTES RGP product consists of 8 main menus. You can use the Up and Down keys to navigate the menu or access the desired settings menu. 1.7.1 Generator, Temperature, Alarm and Fan Indicators Generator ( G ): If the the Generator symbol on the product is active, this means that the Generator is enabled.
1.7.2 Energy Shortcut Menu Press and hold the Up button for 2 seconds to display the active import energy menu screen. You can use the Up and Down keys to access the instant parameters for Enr-AI (Active Import Energy), ENR- AE (Active Export Energy), Enr- r (inductive), Enr- r (capacitive), Enr- s (Apparent Energy), Enr- JEn (Generator Energy)of your system.
1.7.5 Tutorial Mode The Tutorial Mode informs you about the meanings of the functions of the Smiley mode. During first set-up of your product, it is displayed on the screen right after language selection. If you want to see the Tutorial Mode while the product is operating, press and hold the Up and Down keys simultaneously for 2 seconds to enable the Tutorial Mode and display descriptions of the key functions.
Follow the steps below respectively to make electrical connections of your product. 1. For the product to operate properly, insert the Phase-Neutral or Phase to Phase al cable and current cables of the one phases into the relevant inputs on the product. 2.
2.Using the Product 2.1 Setup When you switch on the product for the first time, you will see the language selection menu and the Tutorial Mode will be active. After the Tutorial Mode screens, you will proceed to the configuration screens for Region Selection, Time Setting, Date Setting, CT Primary, CT Secondary, P-P, P-N, Target CosΦ, Reference Step settings respectively, you will enter them in accordance with the required information and proceed to the Auto Setup screen.
3.1.1 User Settings Menu In the User Settings submenu, you can set language, light, Smiley mode, security and password. To exit the submenus, press HOME. You will be asked if you want to save the changes or not. Use the Up and Down keys to select Yes or No, and press OK to save the setting.
3.1.2.2 Current Transformer It is the menu where primary and secondary values for the current transformer are entered. When the product has switched to the mode to measure step powers, the values of the current transformer must be correctly adjusted for the calculated powers to be correct. If the current transformer rates have not been entered, they will be considered 5A / 5A when calculating capacitor powers.
3.1.2.3 System Frequency Settings To change the system nominal frequency, you can go to Settings-Setup-SETUP NOM HZ submenu. 50 Hz or 60 Hz is selected to exit the submenus after you have made the desired changes, press HOME twice. Use the Up and Down keys to select one of the options your product is displaying, and press OK to save the setting.
3.1.2.5 Step Setting It is the submenu where the steps used, step type, step connection and the total power of the step is entered. 3.1.3 Power factor correction Settings Settings related to power factor correction are below. If your user security setting is enabled, you 3.1.2.5 Step Setting should enter the password before accessing the submenus.
3.1.3.2 Power factor correction Mode It is the menu where the power factor correction process applied is selected. Eco mode (Eco) remains within the alarm limits determined by the user to ensure the lowest contactor switching and lowest step use. Sensitive mode (Sens) is the mode that offers the closest solution to the targeted cosΦ...
3.1.3.4 Generator Target CosΦ If you select the parameter active for your generator program, it will make the cos phi parameter which you have entered when the generator input is enabled. If you select `no` the wizard will finish. if you select “off” the steps will be switch off. 3.1.3.4 Generator Target CosΦ...
For (+) the symbol is used. For the (-) symbol is used. 3.1.3.5 Three-phase On Delay It indicates the time required for three-phase capacitor taking and three-phase reactor release. Enter a value between 1 and 1800 (in seconds). The factory setting is 10 seconds.
3.1.3.7 Discharge Time It is the field where the discharge time of the step is entered. If the step type is selected as Capacitor, the discharge time will indicate the minimum time after which it will be switched on after the step has been released. Discharge time must be set at the times determined by the capacitor manufacturer.
3.1.3.9 Power factor correction Reading Day It is the menu where the day on which your electricity bill is defined on the product. 3.1.4 Communication Settings Menu Communication settings of the product are made in this menu. Under “Communication Settings” menu, you will see the “Modbus Setting”...
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Modbus Address: This parameter can be set to a value between 1 and 247. The value set must be unique on the line where the product is found. Otherwise, communication of the line, to which the product is connected, will be disrupted. Bit Rate: This parameter can be set to one of the following values: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 or 256000 bps.
3.1.5 Alarms Menu Alarms menu is where alarms are programmed.Step alarm, step warning values are entered as a % value. Individual alarm values can be set, Voltage, THD-I, THDV, Temperature and User Alarm. Moreover, the user can define a user-specific alarm parameter under the alarm settings, and assign alarm features for the said parameter.
3.1.5.4 Capacitive Rate Alarm This alarm occurs when the (last 7 days) capacitive power factor correction rate exceeds the ratio set by the user. It continues until the alarm condition is eliminated or ratios are reset by the user. 3.1.5.5 Value Loss Warning This warning occurs when the (last 7 days) capacitive power factor correction rate exceeds the ratio set by the user.
3.1.5.8 Contactor Service Life Warning This warning occurs when the rate of the switching count life exceeds the ratio set by the user. (Default value is 50.000 switching) 3.1.5.9 Contactor Service Life Alarm This alarm occurs when the rate of the contactor switching countexceeds the ratio set by the user.
3.1.5.11 THDV Alarm You can set harmonic alarm on the device. First of all you should enter high thresold that You can set the hysteresis can be set by %, the device will recover if that amount of lower value is detected. Also on delay parameter should be set and the device checks if in that time interval the condition is available it give the alarm.
3.1.5.13 Temperature Alarm: You can set temperature alarm(Only for model’s which includes internal temperature sensor). You should enter high value and low value. You can enable step protection, switch off your steps for protecting them. 3.1.5.14 Special Alarm There are Active and Passive options in the menu. You can active an alarm and program it with the wizard.
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After that you should enter the alarm parameter.For example Voltage, Current etc. After that you should enter the function. The functions are: Greater, Smaller. After that you should enter the high limit or low limit.
Fan Alarm: You can set a fan alarm on your device. The fan output will be activated at the fan active limit, will be passive at the fan passive limit. 3.1.6 Time Menu It is composed of the screens where the time zone, date and time values are set. If your user security setting is enabled.
3.1.6.2 Date The user can set the current date on these screens. The change will be saved on the system without asking for conformation. 3.1.6.3 Time The user can set the current time on these screens. The change will be saved on the system without asking for conformation.
3.1.7.2 Hardware Version It is the menu where you can display the hardware version of your product. 3.1.7.3 Serial Number It is the menu where you can display the serial number of your product. 3.1.7.2 Hardware Version 3.1.7.3 Serial Number...
3.1.8 Reset Menu If your user security setting is enabled, you should enter the password before accessing the submenus. 3.1.8.1 Restore Factory Settings It is the menu where you can return to the factory settings of your product. Enter the password and press “OK”. If you say Yes to the confirmation question, the product will return to factory settings.
3.2COS Fi (Φ) Menu 3.3 Power factor correction Menu It is the menu where you can see the inductive rate, capacitive rate and active consumptions for today, yesterday, last month and the last 7 days. 3.3.1 Power factor correction Today It is the menu where you can display the total inductive power factor correction rate, capacitive power factor correction rate values for today.
3.3.2 Power factor correction Last 7 Days It is the menu where you can display the total inductive power factor correction rate, capacitive power factor correction rate. 3.3.4 Power factor correction This Month It is the menu where you can display the total inductive power factor correction rate, capacitive power factor correction rate.
3.4 Power 3.4.1 Power Cos Φ You can display Cos. 3.4.2 Power Factor You can display the power factor. 3.4.3 Total Power Single phase power’s active, total reactive and total apparent power values are displayed on this screen. 3.4 Power 3.4.1 Power Cos Φ...
3.5 Energy It is the menu where index values are displayed. 3.5.1. Active Import Energy (AI): From the network 3.5.2. Active export energy (AE): From the network 3.5.3. Inductive reactive energy (Enr r): From the network 3.5.1. Active Import Energy (AI) 3.5.2.
3.5.4. Capacitive reactive energy (Enr r): From the network 3.5.5. Apparent energy (S): From the network 3.5.6. Generator Energy (Gen) If the generator input is active, other energy counters does not increase. The active energy is added to this energy meter. 3.5.4.
3.6 Measurements Voltage , frequency and current parameters are displayed on that screen. You can press ok to see the minimum and maximum values of these parameters. Min Voltage (Phase-Neutral) Max Voltage (Phase-Neutral) 3.6.1 Temperature: You can see the internal temperature on the screen. 3.7 Harmonics 3.7.1 Current Harmonics When you are in the current harmonics menu, you can press OK to proceed to the details menu...
3.7.2 Voltage Harmonics When you are in the voltage harmonics menu, you can press OK to proceed to the details menu and you can use Up and Down keys to display the voltage harmonics on the system up to the 31st harmonic.
3.8 Messages It is the menu where the alarm messages of the system are stored and where you can later display these messages. The navigation line gives you the definition of the alarm, the first line on the screen indicates if the message is an alarm or a warning. The second number in the line below shows the number of the messages on the system, and the first number shows which message amongst them you are displaying.
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This message shows that THDV (Total harmonic Distortion) value exceed the alarm limit. This message shows that THDI (Total harmonic Distortion) exceed the alarm limit. This message shows that the internal temperature exceed the temperature alarm limit.
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This screen shows that the user alarm( Which you can program manually) exceed it’s alarm limit. This screen shows that the capacitive rate exceed’s the alarm limit.
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This screen shows that the inductive rate exceed’s the warning limit. This screen shows that the capacitive rate exceed’s the warning limit. This screen shows that the inductive rate exceed’s the warning limit.
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This screen shows that your capacitors are not enough for your inductive reactive power. Even if the PFC switch on all the capacitors the system is on inductive side. This message shows that your reactors are not enough for your capacitive reactive power. Even if the PFC switch on all the reactors the system is still on capacitive side.
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This message shows that any capacitor value is under the alarm, warning limit. This message shows that any contactor’s life exceed the alarm, warning limit. This message shows that the capacity loss of your capacitor is exceed’s the alarm, warning limit.
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This message shows that the contactor life exceed’s the alarm limit. This message shows that the contactor life exceed’s the warning limit.
4 Maintenance Keep your product away from water and humidity. Before carrying out maintenance tasks on your product, disconnect your product from power sources and clean it with a dry cloth only. Keep your product away from water, chemical solvents etc. It is recommended to have cable connections checked by an authorized technical personnel annually.
7 Annexes 7.1 Mechanical and Environmental Conditions Dimensions 144 x 144 mm Maximum Depth (Inside the 60 mm Switchboard) Panel Section Dimension 138 x 138 mm Installation Vertical Panel Installation IP 54 (Front Panel) Box Protection IP 20 (From the rear side) Segment LCD Display Color...
7.2.3Power Parameter Unit Description Range Sensitivity Max. Value Cosϕ Cos Fi -1.000 - +1.000 ± 0.02 -1.000 - +1.000 Power Factor -1.000 - +1.000 ± 0.02 -1.000 - +1.000 Phase Active Power -2400 – 2400W ± 1% -10GW - 10GW Phase Reactive Power -2400 –...
7.3 Step Parameter Unit Description Range Sensitivity Max. Value Power of Steps Qs1 ... Qs12 VAr 999.9 kVAr + 999.9 kVAr ± 3% -999.9 + 9.999 kVAr Step Change Ts1 ... Ts12 0 – 2^32 2^32 Counter Hs1 ... Hs12 h Step Operating Time 0 –...
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