Tecnoware EVO 1.0, EVO 2.0, EVO 3.0 User Manual

EVO

Uninterruptible Power Supply

EVO 1.0
EVO 2.0
EVO 3.0

USER’S MANUAL

11 INDEX

SECURITY NOTICE page 2
INTRODUCTION page 3

UPS EVO

1 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS page 4
2 EXTERNAL DESCRIPTION page 5

FRONT PANEL
REAR SIDE

3 RUNNING OPERATIONS page 8

SWITCHING ON
LINE MODE
BATTERY MODE
LOW BATTERY AND AUTOMATIC RESTART
LOAD TEST

4 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS page 11

RECEIPT OF UPS
PLACEMENT
FIRST START UP

5 COMPUTER INTERFACE page 12
6 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS page 13
7 SUGGESTIONS FOR A CORRECT USE page 14

MAINTENANCE
BATTERY MAINTENANCE
SAFETY FOR THE OPERATOR

8 ANOMALIES AND TROUBLESHOOTING page 15
9 FIGURES page 17

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This manual has been printed and edited by TECNOWARE s.r.l.

November 2006 Edition version 3.0

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11 SECURITY NOTICE

Read this manual carefully before installing and using TECNOWARE EVO
Uninterruptible Power Supply, which will be referred to as UPS from
hereafter.

The UPS must be used only by properly trained personnel. To ensure correct
and safe operation, it is necessary that operators and maintenance
personnel observe the general Safety Standards as well as the specific
instructions included in this manual.

Risk of electric shock: do not remove the cover. The UPS contains internal
parts which are at a high voltage and are potentially dangerous, capable of
causing injury or death by electric shock.

There are no internal parts in the UPS that can be repaired by the user. Any
repair or maintenance must be performed exclusively by qualified technical
personnel authorized by TECNOWARE.

TECNOWARE declines any responsibility if this warning is disregarded.
It is compulsory to ground the UPS according to Safety Standards.
Risk of electric shock at the output socket when the UPS is ON.
Risk of electric shock at the output socket while the unit is connected to the

AC utility line.
Use the input power cable given with the unit and connect it to the AC utility

line. In all circumstances a (H05VVF3G 1,5mm²) cable or a better one must
be used.

Do not obstruct ventilation slots or holes and do not place any object on top
of UPS.

Do not insert objects or pour liquids in the ventilation holes.
Do not keep liquids, flammable gases or corrosive substances near the UPS.
Install the UPS indoors, in a protected, clean and moisture-free

environment.

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11 INTRODUCTION

UPS EVO

UPS EVO (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) are the result of constant technological research
aimed at obtaining the best performance at the lowest cost.

UPS EVO are advanced ON-LINE UPS, single-phase, built specifically to protect your computer
from any irregularities in the AC line (for example blackouts, brownouts, overvoltages, micro­interruptions) which often cause damage to hardware and software.

During a power failure, EVO continues supplying adequate AC power (with a true sinewave) to
all connected devices by its internal battery and by its DC/AC converter (Inverter).

Under normal AC line condition, EVO provides an automatic output voltage regulation by the
Rectifier and Inverter blocks and filters out frequently occurring electrical disturbances (high
voltage transients, spikes, interferences, etc.), thus protecting the devices connected to its
outlets.

EVO protects the devices from accidental overload or Inverter fault by an AUTOMATIC BYPASS
that directly connects the AC input line with its outlets.

EVO is supplied with an RS-232 communication port and USB port, whi ch can be used to signal
to a generic processor or computer the absence of mains condition or the end of autonomy
condition. This permits to carry out an automatic data saving operation during a long black out
with the most spread Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, Novell, etc).

Furthermore, the communication ports permit EVO to communicate with the computer,
transferring various measurements such as: input output voltage, battery voltage, output
power, frequency, and can also be programmed for automatic operations such as switching
ON/OFF in a preset time.

WARNING
Please read this manual before using EVO, because it contains important safety

information for the operator in order to carry out a correct use of the unit.

This manual is related to the below EVO models:

• EV0 1.0

• EV0 2.0

• EV0 3.0

In this manual, the same for all 3 models, EVO will simply be called UPS.
EVO is constantly being developed and improved: consequently, your unit may differ somewhat

from the description contained in this manual.

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11 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

EVO offers all the modern characteristics which guarantee maximum reliability and security:

• Microprocessor control guarantees high reliability

• ON-LINE double technology without transformer

• Pure Sinewave

• Output voltage regulation +/- 2%

• Overload, overheating and short circuit protection

• AUTOMATIC BYPASS to protect from accidental overload or Inverter fault

• MANUAL BYPASS through switch on the rear side

• Switching ON even with no mains condition

• Automatic protection in case of discharged batteries

• After a shutdown caused by the end of autonomy and when mains condition is restored there

is an automatic SWITCHING On operation

• Automatic functioning test through a switch

• Automatic regulation to the input frequency 50 or 60 Hz

• Visual warnings by leds, indicating operational mode and low battery, overload and alarm

conditions

• Dry contact board (optional)

• SNMP Adapter (optional)

• EPO (Emergency Power OFF)

• Remote ON/OFF

• Acoustic signals of various kinds indicating alarm situations

• Communication with the computer by a RS-232 Interface and possible monitoring of

input/output voltage, frequency, output power, battery voltage, etc.

• Automatic turn on/off user-programmable by RS-232 Interface

• Protection filter for the telephone, ADSL and data line

• Possibility to increase the autonomy through External Battery boxes (optional)

• High reliability and high performances

• Easy to use

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12 EXTERNAL DESCRIPTION

FRONT PANEL

On the front panel there are the control buttons and some leds which indicate the various
operating mode and alarm conditions. Please see the figures 1 and 2

OFF button

To turn off the UPS, press this button for more than one second.

ON/TEST/ALARM button

Can be used for 3 functions:

• TURN ON: the UPS is turned on by keeping the button continuously pressed for more than 1
second.

• SELF-TEST: the UPS performs a SELF-TEST, according to the procedure explai ned further on,
when the button is pressed during LINE mode for more than 1 second.

• ALARM OFF: during BATTERY mode, to di sable the alarm buzzer, press this button for more
than 1 second.

LINE led

This led (blue) is ON when the input AC line voltage amplitude is within the specification, and it
indicates the UPS is working in LINE mode.

If LINE led flashes every second it shows that Phase line and Neutral line of AC input utility line
are inverted. In that case it must disconnected the AC power input pl ug from power receptacle,
turn it at 180 degrees and plug in the power receptacle again

INVERTER led

This led (blue) is on when the Inverter is regularly working

BATTERY led

This led (blue) is on when the UPS is working in BATTERY mode (during a blackout or
overvoltage/brownout).

BYPASS led

This led (blue) is on when the UPS is working in BYPASS mode: the AC input line is connected
directly with the UPS outlets.

FAULT led

This led (red) is turned on whenever the UPS detects a FAULT condition and needs a technical
intervention as soon as possible.

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LOAD LEVEL led bar

Refer figure 2 – Front Panel.

The led bar has 6 leds (5 leds are bl ue and one led is red). This bar indicates the output power
percentage (LOAD LEVEL), proportional to the number of switched on leds.

The greater the load the more LED indicators will light on.
There are the following LOAD LEVEL percentages:

• 0~20%: only one led is on (led13)

• 21~40%: two leds are on (led13 and led12)

• 41~60%: three leds are on (led13, 12 and 11)

• 61~80%: four leds are on (led13, 12, 11 and 10)

• 81~100%: five leds are on (led13, 12, 11, 10 and 9)

The OVERLOAD red led (led8), is on to warn of an OVERLOAD condition.

BAT. LEVEL led bar

Refer figure 2 – Front Panel.

The led bar has 6 leds (5 leds are blue and one is yellow). This bar indicates the battery
capacity percentage (BAT. LEVEL), proportional to the number of switched on leds.

The higher the battery capacity the more LED indicators will light on.
There are the following battery capacity percentages:

• 100~81%: five leds are on (led15, 16, 17, 18 and 19)

• 80~61%: four leds are on (led15, 16, 17 and 18)

• 60~41%: three leds are on (led15, 16 and 17)

• 40~21%: two leds are on (led15 and led16)

• 20~0%: only one led is on (led15)

The LOW BAT yellow led (led14), is on to warn of a LOW BATTERY condition during BATTERY
mode.

REAR SIDE

The following are located on the rear side (see figure 3):

1) Grounded AC Input power socket: to connect the UPS to AC utility line by the supplied
input cord.

2) Input Circuit Breaker: it goes off in overload or short-circuit condition; push the external

3) Grounded output socket: for connecting equipments to be protected.

4) (Only EVO 2.0 and EVO 3.0) Grounded power output socket: for connecting an

output power line to supply all the equipments to be protected.

5) RS-232 Computer Interface (female connector 9 poles DB9): it is the interface port
(RS-232) to communicate with a computer.

6) RJ11/RJ45 IN/OUT plugs: to protect and filter a phone line, an ADSL or a LAN.

7) Slot for external batteries connector: to connect the UPS to an external Box Battery

(optional).

8) Dry contact board / Slot for SNMP adapter (optional).

9) Manual BYPASS switch: to force the UPS into BYPASS mode (see chapter “Running

Operations”).

10) Remote ON/OFF contact.

11) EPO (Emergency Power OFF).

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