AIRTEL

INTELLIGENT

POWER

MANAGEMENT

UNIT

(IPMU).

An IPMU is an intelligent power system that centralizes, manages and distributes site power (AC/DC). COMPONENTS OF AN IPMU. 1. UPPER PORTION

SIGNAL TERMINATION MAINS BREAKER GENSET BREAKER REGULATED AC FROM SVR AC TO DC CARD

IPMU CONTROL PANEL IPMU VOLTAGE SELECTOR

AC TO DC CARD

SVR BYPASS SWITCH

MAINS LOADING CONTACTOR

LOAD BREAKER

OPERATION OF THE IPMU. The ipmu has 2 main breakers i.e. the mains and DG breaker. When grid is on. Current flow from the breaker to the voltage selector portion of the ipmu shown below. The voltage selector portion has 6 contactor for grid. The first 3

contactor have all 3phase possible combinations i.e. red-blue, red yellow, yellow-blue. The fourth and firth contactors are neutral contactors i.e. responsible for loading the neutral for the load and SVR. The ninth contactor is responsible for loading UMEME AC power from the SVR to breakers to tap svr power for external use.

RY,YB,BR-CONTACTORS-3 possible 2 phase combinations

2 umeme neutral contactors-one for the umeme to load neutral and the other for SVR.

The 3 possibble 2 phase combinations i.e RY,YB,RB- are monitored by the IPMU control panel. The panel then chooses the best healthy combination. From the best pair chosen by the panel.

 The healthiest phase from the pair chosen above is then loaded by the ipmu control panel in the umeme loading portion of the ipmu as shown below. The circled contactors each has a phase connected to it i.e. RED,BLUE,YELLOW. After monitoring the various phase combinations from the phase selector. The ipmu choses the healthiest umeme phase and loads it using any of the 3 contactor circled

Once the ipmu control panel has loaded the healthiest phase. The power flows to the load and the other portion is connected to the SVR CIRCUIT. Once the healthiest phase has been loaded, the SVR CONTACTOR is also powered which loads the umeme current to the SVR systems through the SVR breakers.

IPMU UMEME SVR. An SVR is a static voltage regulator. It is responsible for regulating,stablising UMEME AC power and providing it back to the system for external power use. Normally the output from the SVR circuit is used to power the system funs and system tricol charger.

SVR Transformer

SVR MODULE-TRANSFORMER

SVR BYPASS SWITCH

Current the flows through the SVR system i.e. transformer-svr modules and then its fed to the AC breakers through the SVR bypass switch. Power from the SVR switch is actually loaded to the breaker through two contactors i.e. the MAINS CONTINOUS and MAINS NUETRAL contactors. 2. IPMU LOADING THE GENSET. Once there is no grid, the ipmu control panel senses the effect and starts the DG remotely through the ipmu DG controller. Once the DG has loaded, current from the ipmu DG breaker is fed to the ipmu DG contactors. The ipmu conrol panel then loads the DG voltage to the load by loading the 3 dg contactors in the ipmu.

IPMU DG controller

DG contactors

3. The IPMU dc unit. The IPMU is also cabale of converting the AC from the generator or Umeme to DC for charging the battery banks or usage for dc equipements. For cases where the equipements used at site are for DC not AC; Rectifier modules are installed-these convert AC from the DG or umeme into DC (-48V). If the equipements need +24v , then dc to dc coverters are installed. If the equipements installed at site use AC then power from the ipmu is fed to the PSUs which inturn charge the battery banks through the BFU.

-48v DC breakers from rectifier

+48v fuse for ACAC supply to the from breakers UMEME or connecting Rectifier modules. various DG rectifier modules batteries

NB; DC power from the rectifier modules is not connected directly to the load. DC power from the rectifier modules is connected to the LVD, then from the LVD to the load. LVD- LOW BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCHES. There are 2 types of LVD. i.e. Major and minor LVDs. These basically serve to protect battery life span. If BTS battery low voltage is 48v, u can set 49v dc a voltage at which the minor lvd will disconnect the minor load connected to it. AT 48v, the major lvd can also be configured to switch off all the load connected to it.

IMPU NOBES

IPMU FUN AND TRICOL CHARGER