3–10
System Installation Recommendations
Publication
1747-6.2
Loss of Power Source
The chassis power supplies are designed to withstand brief power
losses without affecting the operation of the system. The time the
system is operational during power loss is called “program scan
hold-up time after loss of power.” The duration of the power supply
hold-up time depends on the number, type and state of the I/O
modules, but is typically between 20 ms and 3 seconds. When the
duration of power loss reaches a limit, the power supply signals the
processor that it can no longer provide adequate DC power to the
system. This is referred to as a power supply shutdown. The power
supply LED is turned off.
In multi-chassis systems, power outages of 20 to 300 ms in duration
can cause a remote power fail error to occur. You can clear this error
by cycling power to your system or by using a programming device.
Input States on Power Down
The power supply hold-up time as described above is generally
longer than the turn-on and turn-off times of the input modules.
Because of this, the input state change from On to Off that occurs
when power is removed may be recorded by the processor before the
power supply shuts down the system. Understanding this concept is
important. The user program should be written to take this effect
into account. For example, hard wire power to one spare input. In
the user program, check to be sure that one input is on; otherwise,
jump to the end of the program and avoid scanning the logic. Use of
a common power source as recommended in the previous section is
assumed.
Other Types of Line Conditions
Occasionally the power source to the system can be temporarily
interrupted. It is also possible that the voltage level may drop
substantially below the normal line voltage range for a period of
time. Both of these conditions are considered to be a loss of power
for the system.
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