
CONTENTS
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................................................................3
DISCLAIMER ..........................................................................................................................................................3
CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................................................4
REVISION LOG.......................................................................................................................................................5
1.- VERIFICATION UPON RECEPTION................................................................................................................. 6
1.1.- RECEPTION PROTOCOL..........................................................................................................................6
1.2.- TRANSPORT AND HANDLING .................................................................................................................6
1.3.- STORAGE...................................................................................................................................................7
2.- PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................................8
2.1.- CAPACITOR BANK COMPONENTS.........................................................................................................8
2.1.1. FAST REGULATOR.............................................................................................................................. 8
2.1.2. CPC4 BOARD: ZERO SWITCHING STEP CONNECTION CONTROL...............................................8
2.1.3. POWER BLOCK ................................................................................................................................... 9
3.- INSTALLATION ...............................................................................................................................................10
3.1.- PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................... 10
3.2.- PREPARATION......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.3.- INSTALLATION LOCATION..................................................................................................................... 12
3.4.-CONNECTION OF THE CAPACITOR BANK TO THE MAINS................................................................. 13
3.5.-POWER CIRCUIT ...................................................................................................................................... 13
3.6.- EXTERNAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTION ELEMENTS..................................................................... 14
3.7.- AUXILIARY CONTROL VOLTAGE........................................................................................................... 14
3.8.- EARTH CABLE CONNECTION ...............................................................................................................14
3.9.- CURRENT TRANSFORMER (CT) CONNECTION ................................................................................. 15
4.- STATIC CAPACITOR BANK START-UP......................................................................................................... 17
4.1.- BEFORE START-UP.................................................................................................................................17
4.2.- START-UP.................................................................................................................................................17
4.3.- CHECKS AFTER THE CAPACITOR BANK IS CONNECTED AND THE REGULATOR ADJUSTED.... 19
5.- MAINTENANCE...............................................................................................................................................20
5.1.- SAFETY REGULATIONS .........................................................................................................................20
5.2.- MAINTENANCE WITH THE CAPACITOR BANK DISCONNECTED...................................................... 20
5.2.1. BASIC MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL ................................................................................................20
5.2.2. TIGHTENING TORQUE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS .................................................... 21
5.2.3. KEY POINTS FOR INSPECTING STATIC SWITCHES......................................................................21
5.2.4. KEY POINTS FOR INSPECTING CAPACITORS...............................................................................21
5.2.5. KEY POINTS FOR INSPECTING THE REGULATOR .......................................................................21
5.2.6. CLEANING THE CABINET ................................................................................................................ 22
5.3.- MAINTENANCE WITH THE CAPACITOR BANK CONNECTED ............................................................22
5.3.1. REGULATOR CHECKS...................................................................................................................... 23
6.- TECHNICAL FEATURES ................................................................................................................................24
7.- OPTIM EMS-C TYPE DIAGRAM.....................................................................................................................25
8.- MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SERVICE................................................................................................ 26
9.- GUARANTEE...................................................................................................................................................26
10.- CE CERTIFICATE..........................................................................................................................................27
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