ADCP-80-524 • Issue 1 • November 2001

1.1Power Buses

Each fuse panel has two separate power buses (feeds). Each bus distributes the input power to the output power circuits. In each bus circuit, current flows from the input power bus, through the fuse, to the output power circuit. A typical fuse panel block diagram is shown in Figure 7.

The current capacity of each bus of the traditional power fuse panel is 65 Amps maximum. The output fusing of the traditional fuse panel should not exceed 65 Amps per bus. This provides a total capacity of 130 Amps per panel. The maximum current per bus is marked on the fuse panel.

The current capacity of each bus of the uninterrupted power fuse panel is 60 Amps maximum. However, the output fusing of the uninterrupted fuse panel should not exceed 30 Amps per bus. This provides a total capacity of 60 Amps per panel. The maximum current per bus is marked on the fuse panel.

Each of the feed buses has a capacity of eight fuse positions. Other fuse capacity configurations may be available by special order. When a fuse fails, the input power bus is disconnected from the corresponding output circuit. This causes the alarm LED for the bus to light and also opens or closes the alarm relay contacts (form C contacts).

1.2Redundant Power (Uninterrupted Power Fuse Panel)

The uninterrupted power fuse panel provides redundant power to fused equipment through the use of Schottky steering diodes. When power to one bus is interrupted, the Schottky steering diodes enable the other bus to supply power to the entire fuse panel and to maintain output power for both buses (bus A and bus B). If bus A loses power, bus B will support the power load of bus A while maintaining its original power load. Likewise, if bus B loses power, bus A will support the power load of bus B while maintaining its original power load.

1.3Input Voltage

The fuse panel can accommodate either –24 Vdc on both buses or –48 Vdc on both buses. The voltage level is sensed by the fuse panel circuitry. The input voltage used with the fuse panel can have the following characteristics:

•–24 Vdc nominal, within range of –21 Vdc to –30 Vdc

•–48 Vdc nominal, within range of –42 Vdc to –56 Vdc

Fuse panels for use with other input voltage and polarity power may be available by special order.

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