Specifications

Maxiva ULX Series
November 11, 2013
3‐13
888‐2628‐300 WARNING:Disconnectprimarypowerpriortoservicing.
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3.5 DriveChainMainMenu
IfyoupresstheDriveChainbuttonontheHOMEscreen,itwilltakeyoutothescreenshown
inFigure3‐11.ThedrivechainmenustructureisshowninFigure3‐7onpage3‐9.
Figure 3-11 Drive Chain Screen
TheDriveChainscreenisanexciter,pre‐driverandIPAcontrolandmoni toringscreen.Ithasapowerreadingfor
eachexciterandIPAoutputandallowstheoperatortoselectexcitersandpre‐driver/IPAs.Italsoallowsselectionof
AUTOorMANUALswitchingmodeforthedrivechainwhen
theoptionaldualex citersystemisinstalled.Specifically
itincludes:
a. Theoperationalandon‐airstatusof1or2exciters(thesecondexciterisoptional)pre‐driversandIPA’s.
b. ThestatusofExcitersandDriversAandB.Thescreenalsoallowsexciteranddriverselection.
c. AdualExciterControlbox(locatedatthebottomofthescreenontheleft).Thissectionwillbegrayedout
forsingleexcitersystems.FordualexcitersystemsthisboxhastwoexciterbuttonsandAuto/Manualbut
‐
tons:
1. Auto/Manual‐Autoshouldbethestandardpositionfornormaloperation.PlacingitinManual
modepreventsanautoswitchtothealternatedrivechain.InAUTOmode, iftheon‐airexciter
dropsbelow50%ofnominalpower,oriftheon‐lineexciterexperiencesafault,thecontroller
willautomaticallyswitch
tothesecondaryexciter(ifavailable).Manualmodecouldbeusedif
anexciterordriverhasbeenremovedforserviceorforanyapplicationwhereanautomatic
switchtothealternatedrivechainisnotdesired.
Table3‐5TCUDriveTrainScreen
StatusIndicator States SummaryStatus
ExciterAandExciterB Green/Yellow/Red
Thisisasummaryofthefollowing:
1.ActiveExciterStatus(Active,Standby,Fault)
2.ExciterAandExciterBPowerOut
IPAAandIPAB Green/Yellow/Red
Thisisasummarystatusofthefollowing:
1.ActivePDU&IPAAandPDU&IPABStatus(Active,Standby,Fault).
2.IPAAandIPABPowerOut
ExciterA/BControl Green/Yellow/Gray
Thisisasummarystatusofthefollowing:
1.ActiveAutoorManualControl(Yellow,Gray)
2.ActiveExciterAorExciterBControl(Green,Gray
IPAA/BControl Green/Gray
Thisisasummarystatusofthefollowing:
1.ActiveAutoorManualControl(Green,Gray)
2.ActivePDU/IPAAorPDU/IPABControl(Green,Gray
ToFigure3‐12
ToFigure3‐13
ToFigure3‐9