Automatic Power Factor Controller

GB-VI-3L-16

Manufactured By:
GB Controls & Services.
W35, Ambad, MIDC
Nashik-422010
Phone:0253 6628079
Email: info@gbcontrols.com
Web: www.gbcontrols.com

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IMPORTANT CONTENT
 Features
 Read the manual carefully before the device is
 Specifications
installed.
 Connector Details
 Control Wiring Diagram
 Connect the relay as per the wiring diagram in the
manual.  Front Panel Description
 Method for Display editing/Operating modes

 Before connecting the relay check the supply voltage.

 Please check whether the C.T. is connected at the Main

Incomer.

 Connect the C.T. when the relay is in OFF condition.

Use suitable size cable for the C.T.

 Do not disturb the connection when the relay is ON.

 Please ensure the discharge time interval of capacitor.

 Disconnect the device if it does not work during

commissioning.
 Do not install the device if it is in damaged condition.

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FEATURES: SPECIFICATIONS:
1. Suitable for Contactor Switched 1. Auxiliary supply:230Volt
Automatic Power Factor Correction 2. Measurement voltage:440V(3 phase 4 wire)
panel. 3. Current input: Selectable 1A/5A for load and
2. All measurements with 1.0 class capacitor feed-back.
accuracy. 4. Measurement Accuracy: 1.0%
3. Load voltage, load current and 5. RS-232 baud rate selectable up to 57.6 KBPS.
capacitor current THD measurement 6. 1.0 class measurement Operating temperature:
with odd harmonic coefficient 0 to 55ºC.
upto15th harmonic. Neutral current 7. Storage temperature: -10 to +75ºC.
analysis. 8. Humidity: 0 to 98%.
4. Various modes for switching are as 9. Supply frequency: 45Hz to 55Hz.
follows: 10.Output commands models for 8 outputs.
-Binary 11.Display of instantaneous waveform of KW,
-Un-equal (user defined) KVAR, KVA, VOLTAGE, CURRENT of each
-LIFO phase, through communication port Rs-232.
-FIFO 12.Terminal and Connector arrangement is at the Back
5. Output of relay contacts available up and Bottom side of the instrument.
to 8 and 16 steps. 13. LCD display 16*2.
6. One Auxiliary Input and Auxiliary
Output with user defined functionality.
7. Capable of doing the KVAR measurements every
cycle of the mains waveform.
8. Serial communication through standard protocols.
9. Protections provided with alarm (user
settable):
 Over / Under Voltage
 Capacitor Over-current/ THD
 Over / Under load/Load Unbalance
 Low PF/High PF (Optional)
 Over Temperature
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CONNECTOR DETAILS: CONTROL WIRING DIAGRAM:

1. Measurement Supply: (440V)

R-Ph Y-Ph B-Ph N

2. Auxilary Supply: (230V)

L1 N

3. LOAD current CT’s

S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
R –Ph Y-Ph B-Ph

4. CAPACITOR current CT’s

S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
R –Ph Y-Ph B-Ph

5. Bank On signal:

COM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 BZP G1 G2

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FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION:
Error indication
1. Key’s:
Watchdog
There is seven key’s on front panel for easy operating of
Three Phase APFC. C+ PF is leading
UP and DOWN To scroll display C- PF is lagging
Pages.
RIGHT and LEFT To edit specific The capacitor banks are indicated as bank on,disable and
faulty.
Value.
ON
ENTER To select particular
Parameter. DIS
MODE To change operating FLT
Mode.
SAVE To save the settings
3. Display:
And continue.
On power up the display shows version.

Display page: 1
2. LED Indication:
On front panel there are 16 capacitor banks. Along with 16 GB Controls
capacitor banks there are four LED indications as follow:
VER-1.6.9C

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Display page : 2 v) Apparent Power vi) Cap Current
00000037.2 0099.0A
PF=1.00 IND A
vii) CKVAR viii) Load side PF
----------------
000072.1 0.262 IND
This page shows PF and operating mode on 1st line. For auto
operation it indicates “A” and for manual operation “M” is ix) Load side KVAR x) Load side KVA
indicated. Bank status is displayed on 2nd line.
000094.9 00095.0
Displaying of other parameters: xi) Frequency
For observing other system related parameters Scroll 50.0Hz
UP/DOWN keys. Following is the sequence of parameters
It displays the overall values (average) like voltage, current,
displayed on LCD screen (by pressing DOWN key).
active power, reactive power, apparent power, frequency.
Press ENTER key to enter and exit from main page. Press ENTER key to exit and move on to next parameter.
Scroll UP/DOWN key to change page. Display Page: 4
Display page : 3
Display
Display Per-Phase RMS
Overall Values
Upon pressing enter key it shows: i) R-Y Voltage ii) Y-B Voltage
i) Average Voltage ii) Average Current 00424.0 V(L-L) 00425.0 V(L-L)
00423.1 V (L-L) 51.0A iii) B-R Voltage iv) R-Phase Voltage
iii) Active Power iv) Reactive Power 00422.0 V(L-L) 00243.2 V
00000012.7 0000000021.

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v) Y-Phase voltage vi) B-Phase Voltage v) Y-Phase KW vi) B-Phase KW
00248.7 V 00245.8V 00000006.6 000000006.0
v) R-phase current vi) Y-phase current vii) R-Phase KVAR viii) Y-Phase KVAR
0051.1 A 0051.3 A 00000000.3 0000000011.2
iv) B-phase current ix) B-Phase KVAR x) R-Phase KVA
0051.7 0000000011.5 00000012.7
vii) R-phase Cap cur Viii) Y-phase Cap cur xi) Y-Phase KVA xii) B-Phase KVA
0099.6 A 0100.3A 000000013.2 00000013.0
ix) B-phase Cap cur xiii) R-Phase CKVAR xiv) Y-Phase CKVAR
0095.3 A 00000025.0 00000025.6
It displays Per-phase voltage, current, cap current. xv) B-Phase CKVAR xvi) R-phase Rkvar
Display page: 5 00000024.5 00000001.3
xvii) Y-phase Rkvar xviii) B-phase Rkvar
Display
000000010.2 000000010.6
Power
xix) Total Kvar
i) R- Phase PF ii) Y- Phase PF 000000017.6
0.999 CAP 0.518 IND It displays power related parameters like PF, KW, KVA, and
KVAR.
iii) B-Phase PF iv) R-Phase KW
0.468 IND 000000012.6

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Display page :6 v) Iy-THD-R vi) Ib-THD-R
06.0% 05.3%
Display
vii) Ccr-THD-F viii) Ccy-THD-F
Energy
02.9% 03.9%
i)KWH ii)IND KVARH ix) Ccb-THD-F
000000003.9 00000000003.3 03.9%
iii)CAP KVARH iv)KVAH Displays voltage THD and Current THD with reference to
fundamental as well as RMS values also shows odd harmonic
0000000.000 0000000005.9 co-efficient value up to the 15th order for both voltage and
v)CKVARH current.

00000011.3 Display page: 8

Energy values are displayed on this page. Display

Display page :7 Step KVAR

Display
i) Step [01] KVAR ii) Step [02] KVAR
Harmonics
0010 0020

i)Vr-THD-R ii)Vy-THD-R iii) Step [03] KVAR iv) Step [04] KVAR

03.5% 03.1% 0030 0040

iii)Vb-THD-R iv)Ir-THD-R vi) Step [05] KVAR vii) Step [06] KVAR

03.8% 05.2% 0050 0050

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viii) Step [07] KVAR ix) Step [08] KVAR It displays the Date, time, unit serial number and internal
temperature of the relay.
0050 0050
Display page: 10
x) Step [09] KVAR xi) Step [10] KVAR
0100 0100 Time: 15:15:45
xii) Step [11] KVAR xiii) Step [12] KVAR Date: 31/03/17
0100 0100
METHOD FOR DISPLAY EDITING/OPERATING
xiv) Step [13] KVAR xv) Step [14] KVAR MODE:
0000 0000 MODE: Key is used to have access in different mode of
xvi) Step [15] KVAR xvii) Step [16] KVAR relay operations. To exit from current mode press mode key
and press up or down key to select parameter.
0000 0000
SAVE: Key is used for storing edited data in memory. For
Displays the values of KVAR output that is measured for editing any parameter, press MODE key, upon entering the
every step. password “111” using UP key and ENTER key the modes are
accessible.
Display page: 9
Using UP and DOWN key select one of the following mode:
Display
1. EDIT PARAMETERS
AUX-Function
2 .AUTO OPERATION
3. MANUAL OPERATION
i) Unit serial no. ii) Temperature
1615 31.7 0C
iii) Time: 15:15:43
Date: 31/03/17

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 B) Edit Parameter
Select System
1. EDIT PARAMETER i) Meas. voltage ii) EXT PT Ratio
: 415 V 0001.0:1
Press ‘ENTER ‘Key to select edit parameter option. To enter iii) Cur CT primary iv) Cur CT secondary
and exit from submenu to main menu press ENTER key.
Mains: 0100 Sec 5:1
A) Edit Parameter
v) Cap Cur CT Pri vi) Cap Cur CT Sec
General and I/O
Mains: 0200 Sec 5:1
i) Password ii) Change Password
vii) PF UP Lim: Mains viii) PF UP Lim: Mains
Enable:1 : 000
[Ind: 1] 0.999 Ind: 1 [0.999]
iii) Load Default iv) THD To Display
ix) PF Low Lim: Mains x) PF Low Lim: Mains
No:0 R-THD: 0 or F-THD:1
[Ind: 1] 0.990 Ind: 1 [0.990]
v) Reset Energy vi) Reset Data
xi) PF UP Lim: Gen xii) PF UP Lim: Gen
NO: 0 No: 0
[Ind:1] 0.850 Ind:1 [0.850]
vii) Temp.Offset
xiii) PF Low Lim: Gen xiv) PF Low Lim: Gen
:060
[Ind:1] 0.820 Ind:1 [0.820]
“Password to enter into mode can be enabled by setting the
parameter as ‘Enable’. The default value is ‘Disable’. The xv) Mains Generator xvi) Phase Auto Sync
status is enabled or disabled by using UP (1) and DOWN (0) Mains: 0 No: 0
keys. It is also possible to change the password. Load default
can be set during manufacturing process for retrieval of xvii) Auto Sync faul
factory setting. Energy count and data can be reset. Press
Tol (%):20
DOWN key to change parameter.
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Measurement voltage 110 V is non- editable. For rated system xv) Temperature xvi) Temperature
voltage other than 110V,external PT can be used. Relay
displays the primary current rating of connected load side L-Limit: 010 0C U-Limit: 070 0C
CT.PF upper and lower limit is set to 1 or 0 for inductive and xvii) EXT. temp.flt xviii) EXT. temp
capacitive respectively.
Disable: 0 L-Limit
C) Edit Parameter
xix) EXT. temp xx) Cap cur THD flt
Fault
U-Limit UL limit (%): 005
i) Over voltage Fault ii) Over voltage
xxi) Step health check xxii) Cap current fault
Disable: 0 Limit (%):110
Disable: 0 Tolerance: 070
iii) Over voltage iv) Under voltage fault
xxiii) Out of Banks flt xxiv) NVRAM Bat.Flt
Resume (%):105 Disable: 0
Enable: 1 Disable:0
v) Under voltage vi) Under voltage
During over/under voltage and over/under current,
Limit (%):070 Resume (%):080 temperature fault condition, the action taken by controller is
vii) Over load fault viii) Over load cur indicated as 0,1,2,3,4,5 for disable, indicate, off Step, off fix,
fast off. Limit indicates the level at which fault is detected.
Disable: 0 Limit (%):130 Resume defines level at which operation is resumed.
ix) Over load x) under load fault Controller can monitor the health of individual capacitor
bank. It senses the correct value in terms of KVAR of every
Resume (%):110 Disable: 0 bank, every time a specific bank is switched on/off.This
xi) Under load cur xii) Under load cur feature is enabled or disabled by this option.

Limit (%):001 Resume (%):005 D) Edit Parameter

xiii) Load Unbal Fault xiv) Over cap current fault Steps

Disable: 0 Disable: 0 i) Steps connected ii) Default Mode

: 03 Auto:0
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iii) Compensation KVAR iv) Cap bank voltage unequal (1) every bank connected is defined in terms of
KVAR. For binary (0) banks are configured with a ratio.
Mean: 1 (L-L) :00250V
E) Edit Parameter
Instant: 0
Communications
v) Correction time vi) Discharge time
i) Unit ID ii) Baudrate-COM1
Seconds: 0100 Seconds: 600
: 255 9600:0
vii) Step Response viii) Fix bank setting
Cycles: 0100 --- Baud rate can be set to 19200, 38400,57600,1152500.

ix) Correction type x) Ext.fix.bank iii) Time iv) Date

UNEQUAL: 0 KVAR: 0000 21:51:58 02/03/2017

xi) Unequal Bank [1] xii) Unequal Bank [2] v) Initialize RTC vi)Clear NVRAM
: 0300 KVAR: 0600 No: 0 No: 0
xiii) Unequal Bank [3] Yes: 1 Yes: 1
KVAR: 0600
vii) COM2 Function viii) Data log Interval
It indicates the total number of banks that can be switched
ON/OFF. Modes can be set to auto (0) or manual (1).KVAR Disable: 0 Minute: 30
to be inserted in system can be calculated by two methods
F) Edit Utilization
instant (0) or mean (1) .Cap bank voltage to calculate correct
KVAR output can be set. Correction time is time period Counter
between to successive compensations. Discharge time is time
required for capacitor bank to discharge after turn off. Fix i) Utilization Cntr ii) Utilization Cntr
banks are the banks that are kept on at min loading or for no- Bank [1]:000001 Bank [2]:000001
load compensation of transformer. Correction type is the
method used by APFC to configure its capacitor banks. For

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iii) Utilization Cntr iv) Clr Bank [1] Cntr calculates internally C/K ratio for correct compensation. On
the default display, the status of capacitor bank is seen as
Bank [3]: 000001 Yes: 1 activated by GB-VI-3L-16.While performing the
compensation, GB-VI-3L-16 can even calculate the KVAR
No: 0 of every step that operates in the system. This enables on line
Health-monitoring of every capacitor bank operating in the
v)Clr Bank [2]Cntr vi)Clr Bank [3]Cntr circuit,assumes that during the switching of contactor, spikes
Yes: 1 Yes: 1 currents are generated. Hence to avoid a major spike current,
the banks are switched ON after a safe time delay. Switching
No: 0 No 0 time is inbuilt in the relay.

There are utilization counter for 16 Banks. These counters are

used for equal utilization for the banks of same KVAR
value.This improve the life of switch and capacitor. If Select
capacitor banks or associated equipments are replaced, then 3. Manual Operation
the corresponding step utilization counter is set to zero so that
replaced bank is operational in system.If it is replaced with
some other new system,these counters can all be reset to zero To select Manual operating mode press Mode key.By
by setting ‘yes’ option. pressing down key two times select manual operation mode.
The set mode will continue unless it is purposely changed or
Power is down.
Select This mode is normally used to perform the following
Operations:
2.AUTO Operation
 Indication of Faulty Bank on the screen can be reset.
To select Auto operating mode press Mode key. By pressing  Checking the Capacitor banks by switching them
down key one time select auto operation mode. The set mode
will continue till alternate operation mode is selected or unit is ON/OFF.
put to Power down condition. In auto mode operation, the  Declaring specific banks faulty/ Masking of the banks so
APFC will switch the capacitor bank ON/OFF as per the load that once auto mode is selected, these faulty declared
requirement.GB-VI-3L-16 calculates the KVAR banks cannot be used.
compensation value and selects the closest equivalent
capacitor combination and the same are activated in the
system so that the P.F.is maintained at the desired level. Relay
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For testing banks with manual On / Off commands: EASY PROGRAMMING TO START APFC:
Press “ENT”, the cursor will start blinking. Use LEFT & 1) Connection Flow:
RIGHT keys to select the specific bank. Use UP key to turn
On and DOWN key to turn Off the capacitor banks. After START
pressing UP key, symbol will appear with cursor blinking
status and when DOWN key is pressed symbol will disappear.
To come out of Manual On/Off edit mode, press “ENT” key Connect 440 V AC Supply
so that cursor stops blinking. L1 L2

Connect CT Terminal
S1 S2

Connect output terminals to

contactor coil

Switch on Supply Display

shows

ws

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2)To enter in Specific Mode 3)

EDIT PARAMETER
START
GENERAL I/O

Press MODE Key

EDIT PARAMETER
SYSTEM
Enter Password“111”

ENT

SELECT MEAS VOLTAGE:110V

1.Edit Parameter
2.Auto operation EXT PT RATIO :0001.0:1

3.Manual operation
CUR CT PRIMARY MAINS:0300

Select edit parameter TO CHANGE

CT PRIMARY ENT

Press ENTER and UP/DOWN key’s to select mode.To select NO CUR CT PRIMARY MAINS:0300
EDIT parameter option press ENTER.For selecting Auto or
Manual operating Mode press DOWN key followed by
ENTER key.
2 TIMES

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4) PF UPLIM :MAINS
5)
DISPLAY SHOWS
[IND:1] 0.999
PF=0.976 IND A OK

TO CHANGE
UP LIMIT ENT MODE

YES
SELECT
PF UPLIM :MAINS
EDIT PARAMETER
[IND:1] 0.999

ENT
PF UPLIM :MAINS

[CAP:0] 0.999
EDITPARAMETER
NO
STEP

ENT ENT
USING UP/DOWN KEY
STEP CONNECTED:08
SET LIMIT

TO CHANGE
STEPS
YES
PF UPLIM :MAINS
ENT
[CAP:0] 0.970
NO
MODE

DISPLAY
SHOWS

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6) 7)

STEP connected: 0 8

DISCHARGE TIME SECONDS:600

STEP connected: 0 3
TO CHANGE
ENT YES
TIME

ENT

DEFAULT MODE: AUTO:0

DISCHARGE TIME SECONDS: 600
NO
COMPENSATION KVAR:MEAN:1

DISCHARGE TIME SECONDS: 600

CAPBANK VOLTAGE:00250V

DISCHARGE TIME SECONDS:300

CORRECTIONTIME SECONDS:100
YES
TO CHANGE
TIME ENT

NO

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8) ENT 9)
TO CHANGE YES
TYPE ENT
STEP RESPONSE

CYCLES:100
CORRECTION TYPE
NO
UNEQUAL:01
FIX BANK SETTING
ENT
-----------------

EXT FIX BANK

KVAR:0025
UNEQUAL BANK[1]KVAR:0300
YES
TO CHANGE
CORRECTION TYPE
BANK KVAR ENT
UNEQUAL:0
UNEQUAL BANK[1]KVAR:0300
NO

UNEQUAL BANK[1]KVAR:0300

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10)

UNEQUAL BANK[1]KVAR:0300

UNEQUAL BANK[1]KVAR:0500

UNEQUAL BANK[2]KVAR:0600

NO

SAVE
E

DISPLAY SHOWS
PF=0.976 IND A OK

INITIAL SETTINGS OF RELAY IS

COMPLETED

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