Realtime UPS monitoring is one of the industries most advanced tools for managing UPS operations. Operators can easily analyze vast amounts of important UPS and electrical utility line data. The UPS incorporates a multitasking microprocessor that controls the operation, processes data and makes the information available in an ASCII format through RS232 protocol at the UPS J1 communications port. The UPS can be programmed by the user for optimum performance and compatibility with actual site operating conditions.
Examine the system set points
This section allows the UPS’s programmable operating set points to be reviewed.
Sample of system set points Definition
Minimum AC Start = 177 Minimum AC voltage required for the UPS to start
Maximum AC Start = 229 Maximum AC voltage allowable for UPS start
Low output = 108 Alarm when UPS output voltage falls below this setting
High output = 128 Alarm when UPS output voltage exceeds this setting
Low battery (%) = 40 Low battery alarm when 4% of battery source remains
High battery (%) = 105 Alarm when battery voltage exceeds this setting
Low frequency = 59 Alarm when output frequency is less than this value
High frequency = 61 Alarm when output frequency is greater than this value
Over temperature = 180 Alarm when device temperature exceeds this level
Input nominal = 208 Input voltage center operating point
Output nominal = 120 Output voltage center operating point
Output kVA = 3.1 UPS maximum output rating
Sag switch point (%) = 85 Percentage of input nominal voltage when UPS will use
batteries. 00 for activation of Fuzzy Ranging.
Surge switch point (%) = 110 Percentage of nominal peak voltage when UPS will use batteries.
Sensitivity (1-2) = 1 Sensitivity to line voltage disturbances; 1= normal, 2 = increased
Frequency delay (2-9) = 8 Number of cycles out of band prior to transfer to inverter mode.
Transfer delay seconds = 10 Upon return of AC power; number of seconds required
prior to accepting the utility power line
System ID = 00001170 ID and Serial number
Examine the system parameters
Sample of system parameters Definition
Input voltage = 208 Voltage applied to input of the UPS
Output voltage = 120 UPS output voltage to the load
Battery voltage (%) = 100 Percent of full battery charge
Output current = 15.5 Amperage the load draws from the UPS
Load percentage = 60 Percentage of total UPS output capacity that the load requires from the UPS
kW = 1.30 Total real power the UPS is delivering to the load
kVA = 1.86 Total apparent power the UPS is delivering to the load
Power factor = 0.70 The power factor the load represents to the UPS
Frequency = 60.0 Frequency of UPS output power to the load
Crest factor = 3.00 Crest factor of output current the load represents to the UPS (ratio of peak current to RMS current)
Number of outages = 9 Logs number of utility power line outages
Number of overloads = 0 Logs the number of overloads placed on the UPS