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Equipment
AN2016 Cabinet User Guide Rel 1.0 Standard May 1999
Battery backup
In the event of temporary power failure, an optional battery reserve of up to
800 Ah powers the system for up to eight hours of uninterrupted operation.
Note: To operate with battery backup, you must install the correct number
of battery strings for the number of VF lines connected to the cabinet
(see Table 3-3).
Power consumption
Table 2-10 lists the power consumption for the equipment in accordance with
the AN2016 cabinet configuration.
Grounding
The ground bar connects to a ground rod in accordance with utility codes. For
an illustration of the ground bar, see Procedure 3-9 on page 3-28, “Connecting
the earth ground to the cabinet”.
All metal parts of the cabinet are grounded for safety and operating
performance requirements. The cabinet operates with a maximum
ground-to-earth resistance of 25 Ω.
For an illustration of the AN2016 system ground block diagram (see
Figure 3-5 on page 3-11).
Table 2-10
Power consumption
Configuration Typical power
consumption (in watts)
672 Lines 2350 W
864 Lines 2950 W
1344 Lines 3550 W
2016 Lines 4750 W