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APC Smart-UPS VT 20kVA 400V manual

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    Operation Smart-UPS ® VT 10-40 kV A 400/415/380 V 10-30 kV A 208/220 V 10-30 kV A 200/208 V[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT® 1 0-40 kVA 380 /400/415 V, 208/220 V, 200/208 V Ope ration About This Manual This manu al is in tend ed for the us ers of Smart-UPS ® VT . It giv es an intr oduction to the dis play int erface and provi des infor mation on oper ation, loa d connecti on, parts r eplacement , troubles hooting, to tal power of f and rest art. Note: Onl[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on Find Up dates to this M anual Y ou can che ck for upda tes to this manual on www .apc.com.[...]

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    Content s Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 3 80/400/415 V, 208/220 V, 200/208 V i Safety .......... ......... ...... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... ....... 3 Overview ........ ...... ......... .......... ......... ......... ...... .......... ....... 4 User Inte rface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 3 80/400/415 V, 208/220 V, 200/208 V ii Single and Pa rallel Sys tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Turn load off/ on via the di splay interfac e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 View the Status screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 View[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 3 Safety W arning: All safet y instructions in the Saf ety Sheet ( 990-2822) shall be read, understood and f ollowed prior to handling/ using the sy stem. Failur e to do so could re sult in equipment damage, serious injury , or death. For safe ty rea sons, the trained u se[...]

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    4 Smart-UPS VT® 1 0-40 kVA 380 /400/415 V, 208/220 V, 200/208 V Ope ration Overview User Int erfac e Interface a rea The four LEDs to the l eft of t he displa y indicat e the oper ational status of t he UPS. The fiv e navigati on keys to t he right are used to s elect and open menu it ems, to acce ss informa tion, change s ystem parame ters, and t[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 5 Main Men u Screen. From t he Main Menu Screen it is pos sible to command, confi gure, and monit or the syst em through t he sub me nu screen s: Control, S tat us, Setup, Logg ing, Display , Diags, and Help (see th e sect ion “Menu tr ee” ). Control Status Setup Loggi[...]

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    6 Smart-UPS VT® 1 0-40 kVA 380 /400/415 V, 208/220 V, 200/208 V Ope ration Menu tre e The menu tr ee provide s a quick o verview of the funct ions and vi ews you may ac cess. If you g et beyond the fun ctions describ ed in the menu t ree, do not proc eed. Press E SC to go back. Overview Screen Main Menu Screen Control Status Setup Loggin g Control[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 7 Caution: The display prov ides acces s to more functi ons than desc ribed in thi s manual. Those functions should n ot be accessed without the assi stance o f APC Customer Sup port in order to avoid unwant ed load impa cts. For APC W orld-W i de Customer Suppo rt, refe r[...]

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    8 Smart-UPS VT® 1 0-40 kVA 380 /400/415 V, 208/220 V, 200/208 V Ope ration Operation Modes The UPS has d iff erent ope ration mode s. If the in stallat ion incl udes a Maint enance Bypa ss Panel (MBP) , an exter nal maint enance bypa ss operat ion mode will also be a vailable . Normal ope ration The UPS conve rts util ity/main s power to c onditio[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 9 Single System without Exte rnal Byp ass Pane l T urn into intern al byp ass W arning: In bypas s operati on the batt eries are sti ll powered . If a total power off is requir ed, the load mus t be of f, and t he batter ies must b e pulled out t o the red disconnect line,[...]

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    10 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation  T urn the i ntern al me cha nical bypa ss le ver up wa rds to activa te it. The load will now be supporte d directl y by utilit y/ma ins power .  Reinsta ll the fr ont panel . T u rn into normal oper ation Caution: Ne ver atte mpt to s witch back the UPS into norma[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 11 Perfor m a tot al po wer off Note: In orde r to carr y out thi s procedure t he load sup ported by t he UPS must be t urned of f.  Check tha t the load whi ch is support ed by the UPS i s turned OFF .  From the UPS: T urn load OFF from the di splay via Control >[...]

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    12 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation W arning: T he lockout pr ocedur es at the utility /mains br eaker must be f ollowed. If necessary , instal l a padlock . For detai ls on how to remove Battery Locks (if available) see the s ection “Rep lace a bat tery module” a nd hereunde r “How to r emove and ins[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 13 Single Sy stem with Ex ternal By p ass Panel T u rn into external maintenan ce bypass W arning: In bypass ope ration the batteries ar e st ill power ed. If a tota l power off is requi red t he load must b e off and the bat teries must be pulled out to the r ed disco nne[...]

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    14 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation T u rn into normal o peration from extern al maintenance bypass Caution: Ne ver atte mpt to s witch back the UPS into normal oper ation ti ll you have verifi ed that the re are n o inte rnal UPS f ault s.  If th e UPS ha s been c omplete ly turn ed OFF , proceed with s[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 15 Perform a rest art W arning: Only traine d personnel familiar with t he constru ction and th e equipment may r estart the UPS.  From the XR Enc losure(s ) (if a vailable ): Connect th e batter ies by push ing the m in.  From the UPS: Connect th e batter ies by pus[...]

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    16 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation Parall el System W arning: Parallel Ope ration is not availa ble when the syst em is set u p for 3-wir e operatio n, which only a pplies for Japa nese syste ms. T u rn into external maintenan ce bypass W arning: In bypass ope ration the batteries ar e st ill char ged. If [...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 17  From the e xternal M BP: Check th at all the o utput lamps (H2) at Q2 are il luminated .  .From the exte rnal MBP: T urn all output swi tches ( Q2 ) to positi on “O” (OFF ) .  From the e xternal MBP: T urn a ll input switches ( Q5 ) (if ava ilable) to posi[...]

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    18 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation  From the e xternal MBP: T urn t he bypass s witch ( Q3 ) to pos itio n “O” (OFF) . The l amp indicator of the outp ut isola tion brea ker ( H4 ) at Q4 i s not illumin ated, but t he bypass l amp ( H3 ) at Q3 is illuminat ed, unt il the UPS is running i n normal op[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 19  From the UPS: T urn load ON from the displ ay of each UPS via Contr ol > T urn Load On > Y es, T urn Load On.  Chec k that the lo ad i s ON . Note: The UPS s ystem is now rea dy to suppo rt the lo ad. Note: Auto-det ection on frequenc y – if a probl em oc[...]

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    20 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation  From the e xternal MBP: Check that the output la mp (H2) at Q2 (of the UPS to be turned in to normal operati on) is i lluminated.  From th e externa l MBP: T ur n the outpu t switch (Q2) (of the UPS to be tur ned into no rmal opera tion) to positi on “ | ” (ON)[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 21 Single and Parallel Sy stems T u rn load off/on via the display interface W arning: Disconnect ing the UPS output to the load does NOT de-e nergize the UPS! Always foll ow the tota l power off proce dure i f you need t o de-energize the UPS in emergency si tuations, see[...]

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    22 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation  Go to Tu r n L o a d O n by using t he UP/DOWN navigat ion keys an d press ENTER .  Go to YES, T urn Load ON by usi ng the UP/DOWN navigat ion keys an d press ENTER .  If the UPS is runni ng in paral lel oper ation th is proced ure must be c arried out o n each [...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 23 View Logging V iew the 100 most rece nt UPS log events , and view the log ged deta ils of the event s, such as date , time of occurre nce, and eve nt number .  From the Ove rview Scre en, press ENTER .  Go to Loggin g by using t he UP/DOWN navigati on keys and pre[...]

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    24 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation Vie w Stat is t ic s V iew the stat istics o n the oper ation mode c hanges, the inver ter time, and t he durat ion of bat tery operati on.  From the Ove rview Scre en, press ENTER .  Go to Loggin g by using t he UP/DOWN navigati on keys and press ENTER .  Go to [...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 25 Configuration Settings Change the Clock and the Alarm thresholds in the Setting menu Clock. The Clock menu ch anges the d ate and th e clock sett ings and i t time-stamps events i n the event log. T o avoid inacc uracies, change the clock-sett ing at day light-s aving t[...]

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    26 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation  The day i s now activ e. Use the UP/DOWN navigat ion keys to s et the da te and p ress ENTER .  The month i s now activ e. Use the UP/DOWN navigat ion keys t o set the date, press ENTER and do the same t o set the yea r , and pr ess ENTER .  Press th e DOWN navi[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 27 Change the Beeper setu p, the Contrast, and the Lang uage in the Display menu W ork your way thro ugh the menu s creens and make your cha nges with t he UP/DOWN and the ENTER keys as d escribed for the Cl ock and the Al ar ms in the Set tings menu. The Bee per se tup. I[...]

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    28 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation Maintenance Part s Replacement Determine if you nee d a replacement part T o determ ine if you ne ed a repla cement p art, contact APC Customer Supp ort and f ollow the proc edure below so that the APC Cus tomer Suppor t repres entative ca n assist you promptl y: 1. In th[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 29 Store the batteries and the UPS system Note: The bat tery modul es must be stor ed indoors and with t heir prot ective pack aging sti ll in place. Note: S tored bat teries shou ld be rech ar ged at regul ar inte rvals, dep ending on t he storag e temper ature: Caution: [...]

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    30 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation User interfac e (front).  Network Mana gement Card wi th temperatur e sensor: used for re mote system c ontrol and monito ring, e-mai l notific ations et c. For conf igurati on and use, r efer to t he separa te user manua l: Network Management Car d with Envir onment a[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 31 Replace a Network M anagement Card  Loosen th e two T orx screws (one on e ach side o f the car d).  Careful ly pull ou t the car d.  Insta ll th e new card.  Reat tach th e two T or x scre ws. Replace a b attery modu le General safety prior to batte ry modu[...]

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    32 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation Caution: S ervicing of batter ies shoul d be perf ormed or superv ised by personnel knowledgeabl e of batt eries a nd the requir ed precaut ions. Keep u nauthori zed personn el away from batte ries. Do not dispo se of batt ery or bat teries in a fire. Th e batter y may ex[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 33 Remov e a batte ry comp art ment cov er . (only applica ble to th e 200 V version)  Unscrew t he two M6 scr ews (one in eac h side of t he UPS).  Pull t he top fre e of the encl osure.  sLift t he ba tter y com partm ent c over free of the two slot s. Remov e a[...]

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    34 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation Replacem ent. Caution: Ba tterie s must be re placed by t rained pe rsonnel o nly (see t he section “Ge neral safety pr ior to bat tery modul e r eplac ement” ). Direct ions for replace ment. APC recomme nds that a whole batter y module (fo ur batteri es) is re placed[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 35  When remo ving battery modules, start from t he highest level and wor k down.  Holding t he battery h andle, gent ly push th e batter y upwards and pull it hal fway out of the enclo sure. A lock me chanism pre vents it from being pulled al l the way ou t.  T o[...]

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    36 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation Note: If a problem i s report ed, ensure that the modules in q uestion a re corre ctly instal led. If the prob lem pers ists, se e the sect ion “T r ouble shooting” . Note: All ow for a 24- hour rech argi ng period of the bat teries aft er syste m start- up.[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 37 T roubleshooting S t atus and Alarm Mes sages This sec tion lis ts the stat us and ala rm messages t hat the UPS might display . The messages are lis ted in alphabet ical or der , and a suggeste d correct ive acti on is li sted with eac h alarm message to h elp you trou[...]

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    38 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation Int. Mech. Bypass Switch Open. The internal mechanical switchgear is OFF . No corrective action is necessary . Low-Battery . The UPS is in battery operation and the battery charge is low . Note: Runtime is li mited in duration. Shut down th e system and the load equipment[...]

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    Smart-UPS VT ® 10-40 k VA 380/400/4 15 V, 208/2 20 V, 200/2 08 V Operati on 39 Overload on a Parallel Unit. One or more s ystems has overload. Note that the entire parallel system will not be able to return from bypass. No corrective action is necessary . PBus Com mu nicat ion Fault on Cabl e 1. Comm uni cat ion f ault detec ted on PBus 1. Check P[...]

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    40 Smart-UPS VT® 10-40 kVA 380/400 /415 V, 208 /220 V, 200 /208 V Oper ation Shutd own Du e T o Low Battery . The UPS was in Battery Operation and shut down the lo ad when no more battery power was available. No corrective action is necessary . Note: If the problem reoccurs, consider increasing the b attery capacity . S tatic By pass Switch Fault.[...]

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