APC PMP4DS-A manual

APC Mod ula r Pa ne l Pr o d uc t s T he APC Modu lar Pa nel P rod uc t Su rg e Pr ot e ct iv e D e vi c es ( S P D ) are de sign ed to provide protectio n at the ser vic e entran ce, branc h pane ls or othe r cri tical l ocatio ns for today’ s ele ctri cal e quipm ent. Comp liant w ith UL 1 449 2nd Edition re quire ments dated Febr uar y 9, 2007[...]

D A NGER H A Z ARD OF E LECTRIC SHOCK , E XPLOSION, OR ARC FL ASH · App ly ap propr iate pers onal p rot ecti ve equip ment (PPE) a nd follow s afe ele ctric al work p ractic es. See NFP A 7 0E. · Thi s equi pme nt must onl y be ins talle d and se r v iced by qu alif ie d ele ctric al pe rso nne l. · T urn of f all p ower suppl yin g this equ ip[...]

C A UTION L OSS OF SURGE PROTE CTION · During insta llati on int o an el ect ri cal s ys te m, S PD’s mu st n ot b e en er g i ze d un ti l t h e e l e c tr i c a l s ys t e m is com pletely i nstall ed, insp ected, and tested. All co nductor s must be c onne cted and f unctio nal, incl uding th e neu tral. The vol tage rating of the d evice a n[...]

CONTENTS INTRODUCTI ON .............................................................................. UNPACKING A ND PRE LIM INA RY I NS PE CT IO N ............................... STORAGE ........................................................................................ IDENTIFICA TION NA MEP LAT E ............................................[...]

INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing th e APC SurgeArrest ® PM3 or PM 4 Series Surge Pr otection Device. The APC modular Surge Protection Device (SPD) is a high-quality, high-energy su rge attenuation system that has been design ed to protect sensitive equipment from damaging tran sient voltage surges. Proper installation is imperative to maximize [...]

Proper inst allati on is im per ati ve to m ax im iz e the APC M o du la r Pa ne l SPD’s effectivene ss and pe rfor man ce . The i nst al le r sh ou ld fo ll ow t he steps outlined in this instru ction manual t o ens ure p ro pe r in st al lat ion . disco nne ct only . Insp ect the e ntire shi pping c ontai ner for d amage o r signs of mi shan dl[...]

The i dentif ic ation na mepl ate ( s ee Fig ure 1 ) is lo cated on the ins ide of the door/ cover . Fig ur e 1: SPD Nam ep la te E xa mp le IDE NTI FICA TI ON NA ME PL A TE S AFE T Y L A BE LS SPD LOCA TI ON CON S IDE R A TIO NS Env ir on me nt Au di bl e Noi se Mou nt i ng Se r v ice C le ar an ce Eq ui pm en t Per f or man ce Engli sh vers ions [...]

Prio r t o mou nting the SPD , veri f y that the d evice h as the sa me voltag e rating as th e power distr ibutio n system in whi ch it is in stall ed by comp arin g the nam epl at e voltag e or mod el nu mber o n the SPD with the n ame plate of the el ectr ical d istrib ution e quip ment. The s pec if ier or u ser of the dev ice s hould b e famil[...]

T he integra l switch is a se cond m ech anic al me ans for qu ali fie d maintena nce p ers onne l to isolate the entire sur ge supp ress or to ser v ice the devi ce’ s compo nents. Th e integral sw itch opens th e phas e and ne utra l conn ecti ons to the SPD for additio nal protectio n. T urn integra l switch hand le to the OFF posi tion pr ior[...]

S YSTEM G ROUN DI NG C A UTION S YSTEM G ROUN DI NG · SPD must be i nstall ed on so lidl y ground ed power systems. · V eri f y that the se r vi ce entra nce e quip ment is b onde d to ground in acco rdanc e with al l app lica ble co des. · V eri f y that the ne utra l termina ls are gro unde d to syst em grou nd in acco rdanc e with al l appl i[...]

D ANG ER H A Z ARD OF E LECTRIC SHOCK , E XPLOSION, OR ARC FL ASH · App ly ap propr iate perso nal p rot ecti ve equip ment (PPE) a nd follow s afe ele ctri cal wor k practi ces. Se e NFP A 70E. · Thi s equi pment m ust onl y be ins talle d and s er v iced by qu alif ie d ele ctri cal p ers onne l. · T urn of f all p ower suppl yin g this equ ip[...]

N ot e: Prior to mounting the S PD , ver if y that th e devic e has the s ame vol tage rating as th e power distr ibutio n system in whi ch it is in stall ed by comp arin g the nam epl at e voltag e or mod el nu mber o n the SPD with the n ame plate of the el ectr ical d istrib ution e quip ment. Foll ow st ep s 1– 5 to m ake wi ri ng c on ne ct [...]

W IR ING D IAGR A M S WITH OUT I NTEG R A L DI SCO NN ECT Fig u re 3 : S i ng le - Ph as e, 3 -Wi r e, G ro un d ed Chasis Ground Chasis Ground Ø C Ø A N Customer Connections 120 kA - 240 kA Figure 3: Figure 3: S Ingle-Phase, 3-Wire, Grounded Installation Customer Connections 320 kA - 480 kA A Ø Ø C Ø A BØ N Customer Connections 120 kA - 240 [...]

8220-0014-06 Customer Connections 320 kA - 480 kA Ø C Ø A N Customer Connections 120 kA - 240 kA Ø C Ø A BØ N W IR ING D IAGR A M S WITH I NTEG R A L DI SCO NN ECT Chasis Ground Chasis Ground F igure 5: Sin gle- pha se , 3-W ir e, G rou nd e d In st al la ti on w i t h I n te g r al D i s c o n n e c t AØ CØ N Customer Connections 120 kA - 2[...]

The SPD disp lay pa nel sh ows t he st at us o f th e mo du les w i t h On wye and sp lit ph ase co nfi gur at io n SP D mo du les ( se e Fi gu re 7) , i f th e lef t gre en LED is n ot lit, it indic ates a loss of sup pres sion f rom li ne-to- groun d for that pha se. If the right g reen L ED is not lit, it indi cates a loss of supp ress ion f rom[...]

Push the a lar m ena ble/ dis able b ut ton t o ena ble o r disa ble the a lar m. If the gree n ala rm LED is l it the al arm i s enab led. If the gre en a lar m LED is not lit, the al arm is d isab led. The s urge co unter disp lays the num ber of trans ient vol tage su rges si nce the cou nter was last re set. The cou nter is batter y powered to [...]

The c ontacts are d esi gned fo r a Ma xim um voltag e of 2 4 VDC a nd a ma xi mum cur rent of 2 A . Highe r en ergy a ppli cations m ay require ad ditio nal relay im ple mentatio n outsid e the SPD . Damag e to the SPD ’ s relay c aused by use with e nerg y levels i n excess of those di scus sed in th is instr uction manual are not co vered b y [...]

D ANG ER H A Z ARD OF E LECTRIC SHOCK , E XPLOSION, OR ARC FL ASH · A pp ly ap propr iate perso nal p rot ecti ve equip ment (PPE) a nd follow s afe ele ctri cal wor k practi ces. Se e NFP A 70E. · Thi s equi pme nt must onl y be ins talle d and se r v iced by qu alif ie d ele ctri cal p ers onne l. · T urn of f all p ower suppl yin g this equ i[...]

START Possible diagnostic display board failure. Replace diagnostic display panel. Is power being supplied to the SPD? Green phase LED(s) not lit. And, no Red LED(s) lit and no Alarm on. Energize SPD and verify proper connection. NO YES START YES NO Red phase LED(s) lit. Check the power utility feed and verify voltage levels. Replace module(s) that[...]

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