Tripp Lite APS 2424VR, APS 2012VR, APS 1024 User Manual

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Congratulations! You've purchased the most advanced, feature-rich integrated inverter~battery charger on the market. Your APS provides your equipment with utility-supplied AC power when it

available, and during blackouts, overvoltages and brownouts, your APS automatically switches

over to controlled AC power. In addition to reliable APS performance, your model features:

external battery source to power connected equipment with voltage and frequency-

Stage

Absorption

""'d

CHARGING

OFlLE

Advanced, 3-Stage Battery Charger

Your

APS

recharges your battery faster

than conventional chargers because

its three-stage charger profile (Bulk,

Absorption and Float) are optimized,

regardless-of-the type of battery

use (Wet or Gel).* In addition, the advanced charging system protects against over-charge and over-discharge to ensure a longer service your battery.

7he Ahsorprion and Floor levels vary according ro barrer).

rype which is field selecrahlc

eirher "Wer' or "Gel' cell.

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Automatic Overload Protection

If you overload your APS, it will automatically protect itself and your valuable batteries from damage.

Frequency-Controlled Output (Invert Mode)

Your APS controls its output frequency so frequency-sensitive equipment can operate properly.

;

Load 'Sense

Your APS conserves battery power by shutting down its inverter when it is not supporting a

;

load.

You

can

choose at what minimum load your APS will activate its inverter.

Multi-Function Indicator Lights

Several sets of multifunction indicator lights keep you constantly informed of battery charge levels, fault conditions and APS operation.

Multi-Operation Switches

array of user-configurable switches gives you convenient options when operating your APS. You equipment protection and minimize battery drain; set your APS for maximum charging efficiency with your battery type; even set up your APS for remote control operation.

can

select the voltage level at which your APS's inverter will turn on to maximize

Automatic Voltage Regulation (Select models only)

'VR'

APS models regulate incoming AC power, 'boosting' or 'cutting' the voltage to keep your

equipment running through brownouts and overvoltages

without

draining

battery

power.

Load Sharing (Select models only)

Select APS models can be set to limit their own charging functions so they can charge their batteries at the quickest rate possible without overloading their power input circuits.

High Efficiency Output

Your APS's advanced circuitry produces a more efficient DC-to-AC conversion, minimizing energy loss. This allows you to maintain this highly-efficient output even as the battery charge decreases.

run

connected equipment longer between battery charges. The APS will

Frequency Controlled Inverter Output

All APS models feature Frequency Controlled Inverter Output which allows devices dependent

on AC line frequency (such as computers, VCRs, CD players, tape recorders, clocks and

turntables) to operate properly. Your APS is therefore ideal for any of these applications:

computers microwaves sump pumps power tools and more!

kitchen appliances CD players refrigerators VCRs electric motors tape recorders

lights turntables

This manual contains important instructions and warnings that should be followed during the installation, operation and storage of all Tripp Lite APS Systems.

APS

Location Warnings

Install your APS indoors, away from excess moisture or heat, dust or direct sunlight. Leave adequate space around all sides of the APS for proper ventilation. The heavier the

load of connected equipment, the more heat will be generated by the APS.

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Battery Connection Warnings

You must connect batteries in order for any APS model to operate. Multiple battery systems must be made up of batteries of the same voltage, age, amp hour capacity and type. Keep battery location well ventilated. Explosive hydrogen gas can accumulate near batteries Sparks may result during final battery connection. Do not allow objects to contact the two DC input terminals. Do not short or bridge these

terminals together. Serious injury to property or person could result.

they are not kept well ventilated.

luipment Connection Warnings

not use Tripp Lite APS Systems in life support applications where a malfunction or

failure of a Tripp Lite APS System could cause failure or significantly alter the performance of a life support device.

Do not connect a surge suppressor, line conditioner or UPS to the output of the APS. Corded models: Do not remove or modify the ground pin of the APS's plug. Do not use

Weprong adaptors with the APS's plug. Connect your APS only to a properly grounded, three-wire AC power outlet.

and

void your warranty.

not plug your APS into itself; this will damage the APS

CONFIGURATION DIP SWITCH SETTINGS

DIP SWITCH GROUP A (All models1

BA77ERY

Using a small tool, (located on the front panel of your APS; see Diagram 1,

voltage range outside of which your APS will switch to battery power.

Select -Battery_Type

(DIP Switch #1, Group A)

CALITION:

Batkum~

Gel Cell (Sealed) Battery

Wet Cell (Vented) Battery ........................... Down*

TYPE/

The Banery Type

damaged over

VOLTAGE POINT

set

the 4 'Battery Type I Voltage Point" Configuration DIP Switches, Group A

DIP

Switch sening must march rhe type of banerirs you connecr or your hunerics may he degraded

mended period of rime. See "Barrcry Selecrion." page 7 for more infomarion

.............................

Select High AC Voltage Switch To Battery Point

(DIP Switch #2. Group A)

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145V

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135V

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Select Low AC Voltage Switch To Battery Point

(DIP Switches #4, Group A

#3,

Group A)

~.-

&itch Posltlon

Switch Pos UP

Down'

32) to select battery type and set the

Cell

nperation Warnings

Your APS does not require routine maintenance. Do not open your APS for any reason. There are no user-serviceable parts inside.

Potentially lethal voltages exist within this unit as long as the battery supply is connected. During any therefore be disconnected.

Do not connect or disconnect batteries while the APS is operating from the battery

supply.

service work, the battery supply and AC input connection (if any) should

#4 Up & #3

Most loads will perform adequately when your APS's High AC Voltage Point DIP Switch

to 135V and its Low AC Voltage Point DIP Switches #3 and #4 are set to 95V However. if your APS

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frequently switches to battery power due

little effect on equipment operation, you may wish to adjust these settings. By raising the High AC

Voltage Switch to Battery point and/or lowering the Low AC Voltage Switch to Battery Point, you may

reduce the number of times your APS switches to battery due to voltage swings.

Factory default wnings.

own

momentary higMow line voltage swings that would have

#4 Down & #3 Up

#4 Down

#3 Down

is set

DIP

SWITCH

SHARING/EQUALIZE BATTERY CHARGE

LOAi

Using

lasmall tool, setthemLoadSharing' Configuration DIP Switches,

thc

front panel of your APS; see Diagram 1, p. 32). DIP Switch #3, Group B should be kept in

the

JP'

position when you are not equalizing your batteries' charges. DIP Switch #4, Group B

GROUP

B (Available on Select Models)

and#2of Group B (located

has no function.

Load Sharing

(DIP Switches #1, Group B & #2, Group B)

Your APS features a high-output battery charger that can draw a significant amount of power from your line power source when charging at its AC power rating to its

connected load at the same time as it is charging, it could trip its line source

circuit breaker. Tripping this breaker will cut off AC power to your load and stop battery charging.

To reduce thechanceof tripping this breaker, select APS models may be set to automatically

limit their charger output to keep the sum of their AC load and charger power within their circuit breakers' rating.

This charger limiting function has four settings, allowing you to choose less charger limiting for APS configurations with higher rated breakers. The figures below show how to set your

DIP Switches to select how heavy a load can be placed on your APS before charger limiting begins.

Battery Charger

Chargcr limiring rakes cffecr rhe momcnr any load is applied: chargcr ourpur falls gradually

from

Most

Limiting

#1 & #2 Up

warL Limiting

Down

full ourpur ar ourpvl ar full load tory default scrring.

Charger limiting begins ar when

rhc APSs load reaches APSs load raring. Charger ourpur falls gradually

66%

of rhc APSk load raring to

abour

40%

load.

load ro

is rhe fa-

66%

of rhc

Thir

from

full ourpur or

of full ourpur or full

maximum rate. If an APS is supplying its full

Limiting Points

Charger limiring begins when rhe

APSs load reaches 33% of rhe APSk

load raring. Charger ourpur falls

gradually from full ourpur

APSs load raring ro abour

of rhc

40%

Less Limiting

#1 Up & #2 Down

Limiting

#1 & #2 Down'

of full ourpur or full load

No charger limiring occurs ar any load size.

or 33%

Selecting Battery Type

Select a battery or system of batteries that will provide your APS with proper DC voltage and an adequate amp hour capacity: Select 'Deep-Cycle' batteries to enjoy optimum performance from your APS. Batteries of either Wet-Cell (vented) or are ideal.

hour of barrcries you connecr or your hrrcrics may bc degraded or damaged over an cxrcndcd period of rime. See 'APS

Configurarion.' page 5 for more infomarion.)

Selecting~Battery

SteD

Volt "golf-cart," Marine Deep-Cycle or 8D Deep-Cycle batteries are also acceptable."

Even rhough APS models arc high-eficiency converrcrs of elecrriciry, their rared ourpur capaciries arc limircd

size of rhc exrcrnal bancries.

You musr scr Configurarion DIP Swirch

Amp

Hour Capacity

Gel-CelVAbsorbed Glass Mat (sealed) construction

#I.

Group A (Bancry Type) ro march rhr r?pe

-p

rhe amp-

Add the Wattage Ratings of your connected equipment to determine the Total Wattage Required.'

Stel,

Divide theTotal Wattage Required (from Step 1) by the battery voltage to determine the DC Amperes

Required.

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Multiply the DC Amperes Required (from Step 2) by the number of hours you estimate will pass

without AC power before your battery can recharge to determine a Battery Amp-Hours Required

Rough Estimate."

Compensate for inefficiency by multipling your Battery Amp-Hour Required Rough Estimate (from

Step 3) by 1.2 to determine how many amp-hours of battery backup (from one or several batteries)

you should connect to your APS." Note that the Amp-Hour ratings of batteries are usually given

for a 20 hour discharge rate. Actual Amp-Hour capacities are less when batteries are discharged

at faster rates: batteries discharged in

ratings, while batteries discharged in

Thc wanage raring u uually stared in rhc rquipmenr's manuals or on rhrir namcplarcs. ampercs, conven ro warrs by mulriplying rhc ampere raring by your ~minal AC line voltage (120). multiplied by will

rhe charging hours musr crcecd rhc discharge amp-hours rakcn from rhc barrcrics bcwcen charges or you

evcnrually run down your bancry bank.

55 minutes provide only about

minutes provide as little as 30% of their Amp-Hour ratings.

50%

of their listed Amp-Hour

your equipmcnr

Your charging amps

rared in

Equalize Battery Charge

(DIP Switch

This DIP Switch allows you to equalize the internal resistance of your battery's cells. The

.process is automatic and once started can only be stopped by removing the input power.

SElTiNG PROCEDURE:

1) Move to 'Equalize' (DOWN) position for three seconds.

Move to 'Reset' (UP) position and leave it there.

CAUTION:

the battery manufacturer's instructions and

l%m@amW

Reset Equalize

Factory defaulr senings.

#3,

Group B)

Battery charge equalization should only beperformed in strict accordance with

speciflations.

Switch Positio"1 Reset

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UP'

Down

Equalize

(See

Diagram

lnstall two 8 mm (114 in.) fasteners' into a rigid

32).

horizontal

surface using the measurements

in the diagram. (Leave the heads of fasteners raised slightly above the horizontal surface in

order to engage the slots in the APS's two front feet.) Slide APS forward to fully engage the fasteners in the APS's front feet. Install two 8 mm (114

in.) fasteners in the APS's two rearfeet. Tighten the rear screws to permanently hold your APS

in position.

Rccommcnded for

fmencrs arc user-supplied Turn

vehicular

insrallarion and orher applicarions requiring pcrmanenr, secure mounring. All

OFF

your APS and disconnccr ir complcrcly before mounring.

Hardwired Electrical Connections

(All hardwire models)

Connect your APS's positive

UL recommends that you install a recognized UL component fuse block and fuse within 18 inches of the battery. The fuse's rating must equal or exceed the minimum fuse rating listed in your APS model's specifications on pages 14 or

Choose a battery configuration appropriate to your batteries.

Single Battery Connection: Refer to Diagram 4, page voltage must be equal to the voltage of your APS's lnverter Nominal lnput Voltage (see specs.)

Parallel Battery Connection: Refer to Diagram parallel, each battery's voltage must be equal to lnput Voltage (see specs.)

Series Battery Connection: Refer to Diagram series, all batteries must be equal in voltage and amp hour capacity, and the sum of their voltages must be equal

Use the SHORTEST and HEAVIEST

Use #4 cabling for DC cable lengths up to 10 feet. Use #2 cabling for lengths up to

and heavier gauge cabling limits DC voltage drop and allows for maximum transfer of current.'

'APS

models ore ropublc of delivering a much higher worruge ourpur for brief periods oj rime. Wiring should be

configured

mted

.,.'

APS systems may permanently mounted in a car, truck or boat and connected to draw power from the vehicle's battery. Note: do not connect are two main ways to make this sort of vehicular battery connection. Choose the Basic Connection

you are running light hand tools or other small appliances for a brief period of time

34).

extended periods of time (see Diagram isolator and separate battery system to provide battery power to your APS while preventing it from draining your vehicle's battery. Note: Depending on your application, you may require more than

12V

ro Wc rhis brief high-currcnr druw. Though your

owpw

copmiry

Choose the Advanced Connection if you are using your APS to power heavy loads for

Deep Cycle Battery.

Nsw

opd

pur

tothe voltage of your APS's lnverter Nominal lnput Voltage (see specs.)

limircd by rhc length

APS

fmm

&mator

Terminal directly to a fuse.

15.

33.

When using a single battery, its

page

33.

the

page

GAUGE

ond

gauge of rhc wires m'ng from rhc boncry ro rhc

34).

wichoul

APS

24V

The Advanced Connection incorporates a batteq

baifq

When using multiple batteries in

voltage of your APS's Inverter Nominal

33.

When using multiple batteries in

battery cabling.

is u high-eficiency conveners of elecrriciry,

36V

APS

to a vehicle's battery. There

connecrcd

shown

Diu#mx

APS.

(see

ft.

Shorter

Diagram

Pzfore AC connection, match the power requirements of your

equipment with the power output of your APS to avoid overload.

When figuring the power requirements of your equipment, do not confuse 'continuous' power

ratings with 'peak' power ratings. Electric motors require more power to turn on ('peak power')

than

they require to wn continuously. 'Peak' power ratings are usually 2 to 5 times 'Continuous' ratings. Most electric motors require 'peak power' only when they are in equipment such as refrigerators and sump pumps, however. constantly

demand. These motors require 'peak power' at multiple, unpredictable times during their operation.

turned on. The elecbic motors

turn

on and off according

irs

Refer to the electrical schematic. Diagram 3 on page APS models. Consult a qualified electrician and follow all applicable electrical codes and requirements.

1) Loosen screws and remove cover plate from your APS's Hardwire AC electrical box. Remove the knockout covers closest to the desired electrical source and to your equipment.

2) Thread your wires through strain reliefs and through the knockouts.

Connect both input and output ground wires to the ground (green) terminal.

Connect the incoming hot wire to the input hot (brown) terminal.

Connect the incoming neutral wire to the input neutral (blue) terminal.

Connect the outgoing hot wire to the output hot (black) terminal.

Connect the outgoing neutral wire to the output neutral (white) terminal.

Tighten and affix strain reliefs. Replace cover plate and tighten screws.

32,

for proper electrical connection of hardwired

AC lnput Electrical Connection

(All corded models)

Plug the line cord into an outlet providing 120V AC, connect your APS to has adequate overload protection, such as a circuit breaker or a fuse.

Output Electrical Connection

Hz. power. Make sure that the circuit you

(All corded models)

Simply plug your equipment into the unit's AC receptacles.

Set Operating Mode Switch

Switch to 'AUTOIREMOTE" when you are using connected equipment. ADVANTAGE: Provides battery backup power during blackouts or brownouts.

Note: When the swltch is in the supplied swltch to transfer between battery-backup and chargeonly modes. Remote Connector description on page

Switch to "CHARGE ONLY" when you are not using connected equipment. (WARNING! APS will not provide battery backup!) ADVANTAGES: A) Continues to charge battery when power is present, and blackouts or brownouts.

Switch to "OFF to completely turn off the APS and connected equipment or to reset the APS after it has shut down due to overload or oveheating.

"AUTOIREMOTE'

10.)

8) Turns OFF the APSs inverter, preventing battery drain during

position, you can operate a user-

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