Troubleshooting |
Troubleshooting for MV ATS
!DANGER
Refer to the Group 5 Controller User’s Guide
Hazardous voltage capable of causing shock, burns, or death is used in the switch. Do not touch the power or load terminal of the transfer switch!
Problem | Check in Numerical Sequence |
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1 Operation | 2 | 3 Voltage on | ||
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| Starting control must be in |
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| the automatic position. |
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Hold Transfer Test switch 15 | Batteries must be charged |
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when the Transfer | seconds or the outage must | and connected. Check |
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Control switch is turned | be long enough to allow for | wiring to engine starting |
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and held in Transfer Test | Feature 1C time delay plus | contacts on customer |
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position or when the | engine cranking and starting | terminal block TB. Verify on |
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normal source fails. | time. | the controller that small |
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| plug J3 is connected to |
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| receptacle P3. |
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| Emergency | |
Transfer switch does not |
| Generator output circuit | voltage on | |
transfer the load to the | Wait for Feature 2B time | breaker must be closed. | controller display | |
emergency source after | Generator frequency must | should read at | ||
delay to time out (if used). | ||||
the | be at least 95% of nominal | least 90% of | ||
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starts. |
| (57 Hz for a 60 Hz system.) | nominal phase to | |
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| phase voltage. | |
Transfer switch does not |
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| Normal voltage on | |
transfer the load to normal |
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| controller display | |
source when normal | Wait for Feature 3A time |
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returns or when the | delay to time out (if used). |
| least 90% of | |
Transfer Control switch is |
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| nominal phase to | |
released. |
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| phase voltage. | |
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not stop after load | Wait for Feature 2E time | Starting control must be in |
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retransfer to the normal | delay to time out (if used). | the automatic position. |
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source. |
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Circuit breaker trips (on an | Check the controller display for | error messages and determine | the cause of the | |
trip. After the fault is cleared, turn the Breaker Control switch to CLOSE. Press | ||||
ATS without protective | ||||
the Alarm Reset button. |
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relay) |
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The CB should close. |
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Circuit breaker trips (on an | Check the protective relay and determine the cause of the trip (refer to device’s | |||
instructions). After fault is cleared, reset the protective relay. Then reset the | ||||
ATS with a protective | ||||
relay) | CLOSE. Press the Alarm Reset button. |
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| The CB should close. |
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