EnerSys Alpha Cordex CXC HP User Manual

Cordex®CXCHPControllerSoftwareManual|5-DCpowersystems
5.3.2. Create a DC system
ThereisnoDCpowersystemonanewcontroller.CreatingaDCsystemisdoneusingtheCreate
System wizard.Inthecurrentrelease,onlyasingleDCsystemissupported,soifasystemalreadyexists
onthecontroller,theoptiontocreateanewDCsystemwillnotbeavailable.
YoucanalsoimportaconfigurationfilecontainingaDCsystemfromanothercontroller.
AnewpowersystemcanbecreatedviatheSystems > Add or Remove Systems menufromeitherthe
LCDorthewebinterface.Bothhavewizardassistancetohelpstepyouthroughtheprocesstocreate
thenewsystem.Youcancreateeithera48Vsystemora24Vsystem.Oncethesystemiscreated,an
associatedload,battery,disconnect,andshuntisalsocreated.
TheDCsystemwillalsobecreatedwithareasonablesetofdefaultsandassociatedalarms.Theonly
valuewhichismandatorytoconfigureaftersystemcreation,istheSystem Voltage Source,whichcan
besettoanyvoltageinput.ItisrecommendedthatthisbesettothesameinputastheBattery Voltage
input.Allotheritems,suchasName,Description,SystemNumber,andSerialNumberareoptionaland
canbeusedtodescribeandorganizeyoursystem.
Youcanconfigurethealarmsassociatedwiththesystem.Youcanenableordisablethealarms,change
thepriority,maprelaystothealarms,andwhereapplicable,modifythethresholds.
To create a DC system:
1. GotoSystems > Add or Remove Systems.SelecttheCreate System buttontolaunchthe
wizard.
2. SelectDC System fromthedropdownmenu.
3. Fromtheresultspage,selecttheConfigure DC System wizardtobeguidedthroughsystem
configurationorfollowtheinstructionsthatfollow.
4. Onceconfigured,theResults pagewillgiveadditionalguidanceonthenextsteps.Ifabattery
wasaddedduringthewizard,aplaceholderwillbeaddedforthisbattery.OntheResults page,
thebatterystringconfigurationwizardcanbelaunchedwhichallowsforconfigurationofasingle
batterystring.Ifadditionalbatterystringsarerequiredthentheywillhavetobecreatedby
navigatingtothenewlycreatedDCSystembatterypage.
OntheResults pagethewizardprovidesinformationonwhatelseneedstobedonetoensurethe
systemfunctionsasexpected.Anylinescodedbluedenoteactionthatmustbetaken,suchasinthe
aboveexample,theConfigure Shunt andDisconnect buttons.Thegraycodedlinesindicateactions
recommended,suchasintheaboveexample,theConfirm Load andBattery String buttons.Iftheitem
wasconfiguredcorrectlyitwilldisplaywiththelinegreen,meaningnoactionisrequired.
5.3.2.1. Create a system from a configuration file
Asystemcanbecreatedbyimportingfromaconfigurationfile.SeetheImporting a system sectionfor
moreinformation.
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EnerSys Alpha Cordex CXC HP Specifications

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Brand	EnerSys
Model	Alpha Cordex CXC HP
Category	Controller
Language	English