PKS™ - TDC 3000® TAB PD 09

CUSTOMER PAGE B99 (A)

RESOURCE MANUAL DATE 15 MAR 1985

ALARM TERMINALS USED FOR COMMUNICATION OF BBU MALFUNCTIONS

Item Assuring Availability of Battery Back-Up Protection When Needed.

What Unnoticed/ignored Battery Back-Up (BBU) system malfunctions jeopardize

TDC operations during any subsequent power emergency.

Subject Use of alarm terminals by customer for positive communication of any BBU
system faults.

Background 1. Local indicating lights are provided on the front of each BBU, to aid in
isolation and correction of any system fault by the serviceman. These
lights are summarized as follows:

Location Symbol Type Color Normal Indicates

Logic Bd. DS1 LED Green On Charger & logic power on.
Logic Bd. DS2 LED Red Off Batteries low when lit.
Logic Bd. DS3 LED Red Off Batteries on when lit.
Input Mod. DS4 Neon Amber On Charger on when lit.
Input Mod. DS5 Neon Amber On AC sensing on when lit.

, 2. Additionally, five sets of terminals are provided on the front of each BBU,
to permit alerting operating personnel of specific BBU system alarm
conditions. Three terminals are furnished for each set of Form C alarm
contacts (N.O., N.C. & COM), with contact closures indicated for the
deenergized (alarm) condition. Alarm terminals furnished are:

Alarm Name Alarm Conditions T/B

On Battery Load current greater than 2 amps TB2 *
Charger Failure Charger voltage > 29.8 volts; TB2 *
Charger voltage < 2.4 volts.
Low Battery Series Battery voltage < 22.5 v TB2 *
Overcurrent Output Circuit Breaker trips TB3 **
at 62.5 amps
Maintenance Switch Switch open in battery output. TB3 **

* Contacts located on relay on logic board. Contact ratings of 0.5A @ 30 Vdc

(Resistive)
** Contacts located on breaker/switch. Contact ratings of 5A, 125 Vac, 60 Hz; or
1A, 50 Vdc (Resistive)

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ALARM TERMINALS USED FOR COMMUNICATION OF BBU MALFUNCTIONS,

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Customer Risk Unless the customer connects the alarm terminals to annunciating devices,
any system fault which might develop may remain undetected until: (a)
maintenance personnel discover the abnormal condition by opening cabinet
containing the BBU; or (b) a power emergency occurs, and BBU can not
functionally respond as intended. With this time lapse, serious damage to
batteries or other portions of the BBU system may occur, further extending
the vulnerability of the "protected" TDC operating system.

Examples:

1. If the AC remote sense line to the battery charger opens up for any
reason, the output of the charger can be elevated to approximately 50
Vdc, and the charger will output at its higher current of 2 to 3 amps.

If the "Charger Failure" alarm contacts are wired to an annunciating

device, the abnormally high charger voltage will be reported, allowing
correction before permanent damage is sustained.

Without wired alarm contacts, the fault will go unnoticed and the batteries
will be overcharged until they are destroyed.

2. If the output of the battery charger drops to 0 Vdc, the batteries will start
to discharge from their "ready" state. Without wired alarms, the batteries
will fully discharge over a period of time, thereby defeating the functional
purpose of the BBU.

With wired alarm contacts, the "Charger Failure" alarm will detect and
report the charger output voltage loss, (and the "Low Battery" alarm
would report the subsequent droop in series battery voltage).

Advice 1. Encourage customers to fully utilize BBU alarm contacts with

annunciating devices, to protect the intended functional integrity of the
BBU system.
2. Advise customers of the needless risk they otherwise expose themselves
to, in terms of serious damage to the BBU system, and loss of
emergency protection to the operating TDC system.
3. Remind customers of the recommended preventive maintenance
procedures outlined in Service Data S0-02-00, should be performed
periodically (2 to 4 times/year) to assure complete BBU system
functionality.

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