RECTIFIERS

AIM
To Increase the Technical Knowledge about basic function of Rectifier and Battery Backup, To know about different types of rectifiers installed in BTS cell sites and BSCs To know about the un-interrupted power supplied to the system.

Table of Contents
Basic Working of Rectifiers Classification of Rectifiers Low Voltage Disconnect LVD Battery Bank Grounding of Rectifiers Precautions and Safety Tools Required
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Basic Working of Rectifiers

Basic Working of Rectifiers

Half Wave Rectification

Full Wave Rectification (Bridge Rectification)

3 phase input AC Supply

3 phase half wave rectification

3 phase Full wave rectification 5

Basic Working of Rectifiers

Classification of Rectifiers
Various types of Rectifiers are classified as: 1- Eltek Flat Pack Rectifier 1500

2- Delta Rectifier 1200watts & 2000watts

3- Emerson Rectifier

Eltek Flat Pack 1500

General Specifications:
1 & 3 phase AC Input Voltage 15 KWatts, 48VDC supply Output 8 Modules Capacity (1500watts, 30Amps each) Monitoring and Control Unit MCU 10+2 C.Bs (16 and 32 Amps) Protection against Surges (lightning or switching transients)

Brief System Description - Eltek

Rectifier Module Eltek

Equipment Features
Front LED Indicators (0 to 29A bar graph, Power & Alarm
indication)

Wide Input Voltage Range (85 VAC to 300 VAC) Automatic Shutdown at high input voltages Power Factor close to Unity High Efficiency (above 90% at 230VAC) Temperature monitoring, Automatic shutdown at high internal temperatures. Constant power charging during battery recharge Front Accessible Potentiometer (output voltage adjust) 2 Front Fan Cooled Rectifier units

Monitoring & Control Unit (MCU)

Equipment Features
RS232 Serial Interface from local PC/modem (Engineers Password 0000) Menu driven operation via front key pad & display Current & Voltage output monitoring Voltage level adjustment Temperature compensated charging Manual/Automatic boost charging Battery monitoring and testing Low voltage battery and load disconnect (LVD 1&2) Storage and reporting of Env. and system Alarms Adjustable Alarm Limits

Menu Structure for MCU

User Options (General Users)
Switch the System ON/OFF Resetting Alarms Display important System Voltages NormVolt BoostVolt LowBatt 1 & 2 HighBatt 1 & 2 LVD 1 & 2 Display Alarm Messages Display System Softwares and version number

Service Options (Authorized Users)

Authentication Password (0000 or user defined) Adjustment of Important System Voltages NormVolt BoostVolt LowBatt 1 & 2 HighBatt 1 & 2 LVD 1 & 2 Change of Service Options Passwords Setting of Boost Function duration Start or Stop Boost Function Selection of type of Output Control Preset Rect.Volt Temp.Comp. Voltage Control Set Date and Time Alarm/Message Logs Automatic Battery Test Modem Callback

Delta Rectifiers 1200/2000watts

General Specifications:
1 & 3 phase AC Input Voltage Supply

1200Watts, 48VDC Output Supply 2000Watts, 48VDC Output Supply 6 Modules Capacity (1200watts, 28Amps each) 8 Modules Capacity (2000watts, 46Amps each) Power System Controller PSC-1000 8+2 C.Bs (16 and 32 Amps) 4 Surge Voltage Protection Arrestor units

Power System Controller PSC-1000

Equipment Features
Engineers Password

Remote Alarming (system & environment) System Calibrations System Voltage Programming and control Alarm Stop Remote access (terminal and MODEM) RS 232 user interface Serial Bus cable for COBOMO to PSC

COBOMO Card & Remote Alarms

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Rectifier 1200 Watts

Rectifier 2000watts

Menu Structure for PSC 1000

Main Menu Structure (General Users)
Display Protocol (events and alarms) General Alarms System Voltage USYS Temp Comp Boost Charge Battery Test Equalize SAE Auxiliary PC/Modem

Configuration/Extended Configuration

Emerson Rectifiers

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Rectifier Unit Emerson

Power Control Unit PCU

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Menu Structure PCU

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Low Voltage Disconnect Relay LVD

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Batteries

12 V Batteries in Series

12 V Batteries in Parallel

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Types of Batteries

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Battery Bank

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Grounding

Grounding of Rectifiers

Safety Precautions

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Tools

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