American Power Conversion 400kW1MW installation manual Rack Assembly

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Rack Assembly

2.Working left to right (from front of rack), connect the last battery in the first row to the first battery in the second row using the supplied row-to-row cable.

Refer to your wiring diagrams for proper cabling and termination points.

Refer to instructions for “Applying cable boots” on this page, “Connecting to batteries” on page 20, and “Covering battery connections” on page 21.

Prior to connecting batteries, use a voltmeter to check the voltage between those terminals being connected. Any reading other than zero is unacceptable.

After connecting the entire shelf, use voltmeter to measure the collective

Note

voltage. Reading should approximate number of batteries on shelf times 12V.

Applying cable boots. Before wiring batteries, slide both cable ends through a cable boot.

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Contents Assembly and Installation Manual Battery Racks for 400kW-1MW UPS SystemsBattery Rack Assembly and Installation Manual Contents Rack Assembly Appendix C Employing Sidecars Battery Rack Assembly and Installation Manual Safety warnings SafetySafety precautions Additional considerations Rack/battery options SpecificationsWeights and dimensions Shipping Shipping and ReceivingReceiving Positioning PlacementHandling Installation considerations Installation SiteInstallation equipment Torque specificationsAPC P/N Parts ListBattery Cabling Assembling the bottom section Rack AssemblyRefer to graphic in below Assembling the top section Top Side Subassembly #2 870-1657A Bottom Side Subassembly #2 Top Side Subassembly #1 Cross Bar #6 Top Side Subassembly #2 Connection Stabilizing the rack Anchoring the rack optional Accessing your wiring diagramsNumbering the batteries Addressing the bottom shelf Positioning rails on shelvesWiring the batteries Rack Assembly Stud Terminal Addressing the second shelf Addressing the third shelfAddressing the top shelf Shelf-to-shelf wiring Assembling the second rack Employing sidecars to support separated racks Labelling the terminal blocksConnecting terminal blocks to battery breakers To Battery Breaker #1 BAT 1- terminal Connecting terminal blocks to batteries Rack #1, Top Shelf Terminal Block #1 Shelf-to-shelf From Battery #24 Rack #2, Top Shelf Terminal Block #2 Shelf-to-shelf From Battery #56 Applying warning labels Reattaching terminal block coversGrounding the racks APC GlossaryStyle E, rack #1, shelf #1 top Appendix a Battery Wiring Style EStyle E, rack #1, shelf #2 Style E, rack #1, shelf #3 Style E, rack #1, shelf #4 bottom Style E, rack #2, shelf #1 top Style E, rack #2, shelf #2 Style E, rack #2, shelf #3 Style E, rack #2, shelf #4 bottom References for Power battery cables Appendix B Battery Cabling KitsReferences for Fiamm battery cables Sidecar overview Appendix C Employing SidecarsPositioning and accessing the sidecar Connecting terminal blocks to sidecars To BAT To BAT 2+ Appendix C Employing Sidecars At the Sidecar Connecting sidecars to battery breakersBAT 2+ Top BAT BAT 1+ Top Battery Rack Assembly and Installation Manual Battery Rack Assembly and Installation Manual Battery Rack Assembly and Installation Manual APC Warranty on Batteries 990-4194A APC Worldwide Customer Support03/2004