powersoft X4 - AC Mains Power Supply; Power Supply Overview; Connection Procedures

10 | X Series | User guide
AC mains connection is provided by means of the eu-
roblock Phoenix PC 5/5-STF1-7,62 connector and ying
plug (Phoenix product ID 1777862). Proper assembly of the
AC mains conductors to the ying plug must respect the
power line conguration.
Take care to connect all the ve conductors to the ying
plug in order to guarantee the proper wire section: recom-
mended wires section is 2,5mm
2
/ 13 AWG (ref. TABLE 1).
Conductor Wire section
Neutral or mid-point conductor N 2,5 mm
2
13 AWG
AC phase conductors
L1 2,5 mm
2
13 AWG
L2 2,5 mm
2
13 AWG
L3 2,5 mm
2
13 AWG
Protective conductor (earth) E 2,5 mm
2
13 AWG
TABLE 1: Recommended wires gauge.
NOTE: The following pictures and instructions refer to
the European CENELEC standards April 2004 (IEC 60446)
color code for conductors identication (ref. TABLE 2).
Conductor Color
Neutral or mid-point conductor N blue
AC phase conductors
L1 brown
L2 black
L3 grey
Protective conductor (earth) E
green/
yellow
TABLE 2: Color code for conductors identification.
For X4 Powersoft suggests:
monophase AC (P+N+E): 16 A rating, C or D curve, 10 kA;
triphase AC (3P+N+E): 4 x 10 A rating, C or D curve, 10 kA.
Before connecting this amplier to the AC mains:
f verify that your mains connection is capable to satisfy
the power ratings of the device;
f verify that a ground connection is available;
f verify that a proper sectioning breaker is available;
f do not use this ampliler if the electrical power cord is
frayed or broken;
f connect all the ve conductors to the ying plug as
shown in the pictures.
11 : 4.1. Three-phase electric power
Usually, three-phase AC mains encompass four power
conductors plus ground (i.e. totally ve conductors) in a
so called 3P+N+E three phase with neutral conguration.
In some instances neutral connection may lack: on three-
phase systems neutral connection is not even neces-
sary given the capability of the X Series to work in delta
connection.
Each single conductor must be secured to the
PC 5/5-STF1-7,62 ying plug as shown in FIGURE 10.
The following operations can be performed
only by professional or qualified personnel
according to local electrical authorities guidelines.
This device must be powered exclusively by
earth connected mains sockets in electrical
networks compliant to the IEC 364 or similar rules.
Since the main power switch on this unit does not pro-
vides a complete insulation of the equipment from the main
power, you must disconnect the main power source to turn
off all power.
Provide a sectioning breaker between the
mains connections and the amplifier.
The proper device to use depends on mains congura-
tion; for X8 Powersoft suggests:
monophase AC (P+N+E): 32 A rating, C or D curve, 10 kA;
triphase AC (3P+N+E): 4 x 16 A rating, C or D curve, 10 kA.
11 : 4.AC mains supply
X Series ampliers offers worldwide AC acceptance and
direct connection to any regional power line conguration.
Powersoft’s legendarily reliable power supply is now suitable
to single-phase, bi-phase or three-phase operation from 85
V
AC
up to 440 V
AC
(nominally 100 V
AC
to 240 V
AC
±10% mono-
phase and 173 V
AC
to 440 V
AC
±10% three-phase) without
need of manual selection: true three-phase load balancing
is directly achievable by the unit without any complex load
assignment in the power distribution system design.
FIGURE 10: Three-phase connection.
FIGURE 9: AC mains connector on X8 (top) and
X4 (bottom) amplifier platforms.
AC MAINS
CONNECTOR