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PowerLogic
TM
Series 800 Power Meter 63230-500-225A2
Chapter 6—Alarms 3/2011
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Alarm Levels
Using PowerLogic software with a PM850 or PM870, multiple alarms can be set up for one
particular quantity (parameter) to create alarm “levels”. You can take different actions
depending on the severity of the alarm.
For example, you could set up two alarms for kW Demand. A default alarm already exists
for kW Demand, but you could create another custom alarm for kW Demand, selecting
different pickup points for it. The custom kW Demand alarm, once created, will appear in
the standard alarm list. For illustration purposes, let’s set the default kW Demand alarm to
120 kW and the new custom alarm to 150 kW. One alarm named kW Demand ; the other
kW Demand 150kW as shown in Figure 6–3. If you choose to set up two alarms for the
same quantity, use slightly different names to distinguish which alarm is active. The display
can hold up to 15 characters for each name. You can create up to 10 alarm levels for each
quantity.
Viewing Alarm Activity and History
Figure 6–3:Two alarms set up for the same quantity with different pickup and dropout set
points
100
120
130
140
150
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kW Demand
Alarm #43 Pick Up
Alarm #43 Drop Out
Alarm #26 Drop Out
Alarm #26 Pick Up
Demand OK Approaching
Peak Demand
Peak Demand
Exceeded
Below Peak
Demand
Demand OK
kW Demand (default)
Alarm #26 kW Demand with pickup
of 120 kWd, medium priority
kW Demand 150 kW (custom)
Alarm #43 kW Demand with pickup
of 150 kWd, high priority
Time
1. Press ###: until ALARM is visible.
2. Press ALARM.
3. View the active alarm listed on the power
meter display. If there are no active
alarms, the screen reads, “NO ACTIVE
ALARMS.”
4. If there are active alarms, press
<--or --
>
to view a different alarm.
5. Press HIST.
6. Press
<-- or --> to view a different
alarm’s history.
7. Press
1; to return to the SUMMARY
screen.
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