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CONTENTS
1. DESCRIPTION 4
Introduction 4
1.1.1 Battery Alarm 300 4
1.2 Features 4
1.2.1 Battery Voltage Ranges 4
1.2.2 Voltage Alarm Levels (Adjustable) 4
1.2.3 Earth Leakage Detection (Preset) 4
1.2.4 High Impedance Alarm (Adjustable) 5
1.2.5 Temperature 5
1.2.6 Electromagnetic Compatibility 5
1.2.7 Timers 5
1.2.8 Relay Outputs 5
1.2.9 Miscellaneous 5
1.2.10 LED Indicators 5
1.2.11 Fail to Safety and Power on reset 6
1.2.12 Electrostatic Discharge 6
2. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION 7
2.1 Construction 7
3.2 Battery Alarm connections to a low impedance charger using an external choke 10
4. ON SITE COMMISSIONING 14
4.1 Mounting 14
4.2 Connection 14
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5.2 Connection 15
1. DESCRIPTION
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Battery Alarm 300
Monitoring of battery supplies using a
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Battery Alarm 300 in unmanned POWER ON
POSITIVE
substations ensures security of supply. EARTH FAULT
NEGATIVE
OVER VOLTAGE
within limits and low earth leakage UNDER VOLTAGE
VOLTAGE SETTINGS
1.2 Features
Burden 20 mA (nominal)
1.2.5 Temperature
Reference temperature 23 deg C
Nominal Range of use -20…60 deg C
Temperature coefficient Voltage alarm +/- 0.006 % / deg C
Earth Leakage alarm +/- 0.06 % / deg C
Timer settings +/- 0.06 % / deg C
High Impedance < 0.1 Ohm deviation in setting over temperature
range –20…60 deg C
1.2.7 Timers
Alarm time delay settings 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 seconds
(other settings available on request where longest
time is then divided by alarm delay jumper selector in
multiples of 2)
1.2.9 Miscellaneous
Series mode noise (ripple) 10 % Vb (pk-pk) 50…120 Hz
Common mode noise 100 V rms 45…65 Hz
Isolation 1 kV rms between inputs and alarm contacts
Impulse Test 5 kV (1.2/50 us) to BS923 & IEC 255-4
Surge Withstand to IEC 255-4 and ANSI C37-90A IEEE Std 472
SWC where applicable
Overload Ratings 2 x Vb continuous or 200 V which ever is the lower
Humidity (non condensing) 0…93 +/- 3 %
2. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
2.1 Construction
The battery alarm is mounted in a flameproof front of panel mounted 96mm DIN standard
case.
Access to adjustment potentiometers is made by removal of a protective front plate across
the lower half of the battery alarm.
Alarms are shown on red LEDs on the front of the battery alarm.
A green LED indicates a healthy power supply.
The Battery Alarm 300 is built using four printed circuit boards (pcbs) which are connected
together by connectors to form a box assembly which fits into the 96 x 96 x 104 mm case.
The rear pcb (ZI0203001) carries the alarm relays, high impedance current pulse FET and
earth leakage dropper resistors.
The bottom pcb (ZI0203002) carries the earth leakage detection circuitry and the high
impedance detection circuitry.
The front pcb (ZI0203003) carries the LED alarm indicators, under and over voltage alarm
circuitry and the clock circuitry. The front pcb also carries the adjustment potentiometers for
under voltage alarm, over voltage alarm and high impedance alarm.
The top pcb carries the alarm selection links, timers and alarm relay drivers.
Figure 4 shows the block diagram for the Battery Alarm 300 and illustrates the functions and
interconnections of each pcb.
Compliance to the European EMC directive 89/336/EEC for RFI emissions and immunity has
been achieved by careful consideration of pcb track layout, the use of multi-layer pcb
groundplanes and decoupling capacitors placed in vulnerable circuit areas.
+
Battery
+
Leakage R1
Resitance
E
Earth
R2
Leakage
Instrument
To earth
R3 fault trip
comparator
_
Battery
_
A bidirectional moving coil instrument can be connected in series with the earth (ground)
connection as shown above to monitor any earth leakage current.
The rating should be -1…0…1 mA for nominal battery voltages up to 120 V.
The rating should be -2…0…2 mA for nominal battery voltage of 220 V.
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The current pulse is very short, so measurement is affected by the impedance of the whole battery
cicuit rather than just the resistance of the battery. Since the impedance of battery circuits are always
different, depending on site conditions, the impedance setting is set up on site.
The battery alarm 300 measures the impedance at the terminals of the battery alarm. All impedances
between the battery alarm and the battery terminals add to the battery impedance and so these need
to be kept to a minimum in order to avoid unwanted alarm conditions. Wiring should be kept as short
as possible and the series fuses fitted to the battery alarm should be rated at 2A rating in order to
keep the series resistance as low as possible.
The battery charger will be connected in parallel with the battery being monitored and so the
impedance of the charger will appear in parallel with that of the battery.
Where the charger impedance is high no effect is seen on the impedance measurements of the
Battery Alarm 300. Direct connection may then be made to the battery and battery charger
combination.
However if the battery charger exhibits a low impedance across its output terminals then an extra
choke must be introduced into the battery charger circuit. This effectively isolates the charger from the
battery alarm impedance pulses which then only measure the impedance of the battery. A typical size
of choke to be fitted is 0.5 mH choke which is rated for the maximum charger current. For example a
20 A rating choke should be used with a 20 A rating charger.
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Busbars
Fuse to load
+
+
Charger E
BA300
-
Fuse
Batteries connected to a charger which has a high impedance coil on its output circuit may be
monitored using a battery alarm connected directly across the battery terminals
3.2 Battery Alarm connections to a low impedance charger using an external choke
Choke Busbars
Fuse to load
+
Charger +
E
BA300
-
Fuse
Applications with chargers with a low impedance output (from smoothing capacitors connected
internally to the charger) require the use of an interposing choke connected as above.
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Each alarm function is indicated by an LED on the front of the Battery alarm.
Each alarm may be connected by means of a pcb jumper to one, both or neither of the output relays.
Urgent Output
alarm relay
Non
Output
urgent
relay
alarm
A time delay on each output relay may be selected by a set of jumpers on the pcb where each step
doubles the selected delay time
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Battery volts
Trip level
Time
Alarm delay time
Following a heavy curent load, such as tripping a breaker, the battery voltage drops and then
recovers.The delay time on the output relay is set to longer than the normal recovery time for a healthy
battery and charger. The output relay will not trip under these conditions.
Battery volts
Trip level
Time
Alarm delay time
A fautly battery can take longer to recover to its working voltage after supplying a heavy current load.
In this case the alarm delay time is exceeded and an alarm is given by the output relay closing after
the set alarm delay time.
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Output
VREF circuit
Comparator
Short current pulses are drawn from the battery using a switched resistive load. The small resulting
drops in battery voltage are compared with a set level to monitor the impedance of the battery on a
continual basis.
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4. ON SITE COMMISSIONING
4.1 Mounting
The battery alarm is designed for flush panel mounting in a cut-out measuring 92 mm square (+0.8, -
0.0) and secured in position with the clamps provided.
4.2 Connection
Before connecting the equipment it should be checked to ensure that it is suitably rated for the battery
installation to be monitored, otherwise damage may result.
If the battery has one pole grounded then the earth terminal ‘E’ may be left unconnected in order to
avoid a constant earth fault alarm. Battery alarms having the earth fault measurement and LED
indicator components not fitted are available for these applications.
The output relay contacts are connected to the telemetry or annunciators as required. Both normally
open and normally closed contacts are available.
Note that the Urgent output relay contacts will change state when the battery voltage is applied to the
battery alarm. This ensures an alarm occurs for low or zero monitored battery voltage.
Settings
1. Over voltage (high voltage) alarm level is factory set but may be adjusted using the
potentiometer accessible from the front of the battery alarm.
2. Under voltage (low voltage) alarm level is factory set but may be adjusted using the
potentiometer accessible from the front of the battery alarm.
3. Earth fault alarm levels are factory set using fixed resistor values. Typical sensitivity 20 kOhm.
4. High Impedance is adjusted using the potentiometer accessible from the front of the battery
alarm. See section 5.0. It is slowly adjusted until the alarm trip level is reached where the high
impedance LED is at the point of illuminating / extinguishing. This is the set impedance level of
the battery circuitry. The setting should then be made less sensitive by rotating the
potentiometer at least half a turn in the direction where the alarm LED extinguishes. The
battery alarm is now set for an alarm following an increase in impedance of 0.1 Ohm.
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5.2 Connection
The battery should be connected to the test equipment as shown in figure 2.
Set the variable dc power source to the nominal battery voltage rating of the unit.
The earth should not be connected but left floating. The five Ohm variable resistance VR1 should be
set at 0 Ohm. Under these conditions the battery alarm should draw approximately 20 mA and the
status of the alarm contacts should be: -
Urgent alarm: tripped : 1-2 and 4-5 contacts closed
Non urgent alarm : released: 7-9 and 10-12 contacts closed
Each of the five alarm conditions(over voltage HV, under voltage LV, positive earth fault +EL, negative
earth fault -EL, and high impedance IMP) can be routed to either or both of the alarm output relays.
Use links on LK40 to set route to desired output relay (Urgent relay or Non urgent relay) – see figure 2
The time delay of the Urgent relay is set by LK41 – see figure 2.
The time delay of the Non Urgent relay is set by LK42 – see figure 2.
Figure 2
128
16
32
64
1s
2
4
8
LK42
128
16
32
64
1s
2
4
8
-EL
LK41 +EL
IMP
LV
LK
HV
40
-EL
+EL
IMP
LV
HV
To gain access to these links, the case must be removed to expose the internal circuit boards.
Warning : These boards are susceptible to electrostatic discharge and appropriate ESD protection
must be taken.
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Figure 3
LINK 1
VR1
A
I
Vbatt C1 VR2
Battery
E Alarm 300
V
The over voltage and /or under voltage alarm is also routed with all other required alarms into the
urgent alarm relay with a longer time delay setting (for example 50 seconds). This alarm is then used
as a general purpose alarm.
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Figure 4
Battery Alarm 300 block diagram
Front Top
PCB PCB
PL5 SK5
Voltage Alarm Circuitry Alarm selection links
Clocks Timers
Ajustment Potentiometers PL6 SK6 Alarm relay drivers
PL9 SK9
SK3 PL3
7. DIMENSIONS