Manual

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AIP900-0012-B0-001 Rev. A (01/2012)
What This Manual Covers
Thisuser’smanualcontainsimportanttechnicalinstructionstobefollowedbyqualied
personnel for the installation, start-up, and maintenance of this unit. It is recommended that this
manual be read closely to ensure and reliable operation of this equipment.
Who Should Read This Manual
The Product Safety Information chapter and the Operation chapter are intended for anyone who
will be operating the ACS HP Series Battery Charger. The Installation and Maintenance chapters
areintendedforqualiedinstallers,trainedelectriciansortechnicianswhoarefullyeducatedon
thehazardsofinstallingelectricalequipmentsuchasuninterruptiblepowersuppliesandtheir
associated batteries and accessories.
How to Use This Manual
Before you begin installing or operating the system, please ensure that you are familiar with all
the warnings and cautions described in this manual (see Product Safety Information). Once you
are aware of all the safety issues, then you can start to plan the installation per Section 2.0,
Installation. After you have completed the installation, you can start learning how to operate the
system to meet the needs of your application.
1.1 Product Overview
The ACS HP Series Battery Charger is a modular, switched mode AC-DC conversion design,
consistingofoneormoreCordexrectiermodulescoupledwithaCordexCXCmicroprocessor
controller.Thischargingsystempossessesaunitypowerfactorwithefciencygreaterthan
93%, a negligible THD input level, and clean output power, providing reliable, quality DC power
for many years.
The4RUshelfoftheunitaccommodatesuptove,hotswappableCordex4.4kWrectiers,
which allows for N+1 or N+N redundancy capability, as well as expansion capability up to
175Aoutputcapacity.Thehotswappabledesignoftherectiersallowsthemtobeinsertedor
removed from the shelf without requiring the power to be cut to or from the system or the load.
Conguration,monitoring,andcontrolofthechargingsystemisprovidedbytheCordexCXC
controller, either locally via the CXC touch screen display or remotely via an ethernet or RS-
232 connection and an internet browser (DNP3 Level 2 communication is also available as an
optional feature). Battery management, data logging, and temperature compensation are just
some of the standard features supplied by the CXC controller.
Other standard features of the ACS HP series battery charger include high interrupting current
input and output circuit breakers, AC and DC surge protection, common Form C alarm relay
contacts, and high voltage shutdown.
For full component technical and operational details of the ACS HP series battery charger,
please refer to the following manual sections pertaining to the Cordex 125-4.4kW modular
switchedmoderectiers,theCordexCXCcontroller,andtheCordexCXCcontrollersoftware.
1.0 Introduction