Electrical System Alerts Reference
For the electrical assets in your data center, Electrical System Alerts notify you of the alarm conditions of all the underlying data points.
Data Point |
Definition |
Values |
Description |
System Alert Conditions |
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Fuel Hours |
Number of hours generators can run with fuel on hand at current IBX load |
Actual Value |
Number of hours generators can run with fuel on hand at current IBX load |
Value ≤12 hours |
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Summary |
Combined summary of running status, connection status, hand/ auto status, and alarm status |
READY TO START, AUTO |
Generator is ready to run automatically in auto mode |
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STOPPED, NOT IN AUTO | Generator is stopped and not in auto mode | STOPPED, NOT IN AUTO | |||||
STOPPED, AUTO, ALARM | Generator is stopped while in auto mode | STOPPED, AUTO, ALARM | |||||
STOPPED, NOT IN AUTO, ALARM | Generator is stopped while not in auto mode | STOPPED, NOT IN AUTO, ALARM | |||||
RUNNING, NON- EMERGENCY SERVICE | Generator is running and not supplying power to the IBX load in auto mode | ||||||
RUNNING, NON- EMERGENCY SERVICE, NOT IN AUTO | Generator is running and not supplying power to the IBX load while not in auto mode (hand mode) | ||||||
RUNNING, NON- EMERGENCY SERVICE, ALARM | Generator is running and not supplying power to the IBX load in auto mode, in an alarm state | RUNNING, NONEMERGENCY SERVICE, ALARM | |||||
RUNNING, NON- EMERGENCY SERVICE, NOT IN AUTO, ALARM | Generator is running and not supplying power to the IBX load while not in auto mode (hand mode), in an alarm state | RUNNING, NONEMERGENCY SERVICE, NOT IN AUTO, ALARM | |||||
RUNNING, EMERGENCY SERVICE | Generator is running and supplying power to the IBX load in auto mode | RUNNING, EMERGENCY SERVICE | |||||
RUNNING, EMERGENCY SERVICE, NOT IN AUTO | Generator is running and supplying power to the IBX load while not in auto mode (hand mode) | RUNNING, EMERGENCY SERVICE, NOT IN AUTO | |||||
RUNNING, EMERGENCY SERVICE, ALARM | Generator is running and supplying power to the IBX load in auto mode in an alarm state | RUNNING, EMERGENCY SERVICE, ALARM | |||||
RUNNING, EMERGENCY SERVICE, NOT IN AUTO, ALARM | Generator is running and supplying power to the IBX load while not in auto mode (hand mode) in an alarm state | RUNNING, EMERGENCY SERVICE, NOT IN AUTO, ALARM | |||||
Voltage |
Indicates voltage is outside range |
Alarm |
The voltage alarm is active when the generator voltage is running outside the normal range |
The normal range is +/- 20% of the Nominal Voltage (standard operating voltage) |
Data Point |
Definition |
Values |
Description |
System Alert Conditions |
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Normal Source |
Indicates whether normal power source is available and within tolerances |
AVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE |
AVAILABLE: Normal power source is available and within tolerances UNAVAILABLE: Normal power source is not available or is available but outside tolerances |
UNAVAILABLE |
Switch On Emergency |
Indicates whether load is connected to the emergency power source |
YES, NO |
YES: Output of ATS is sourced from emergency power source NO: Output of ATS is not sourced from emergency power source |
YES |
Data Point |
Definition |
Values |
Description |
System Alert Conditions |
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Summary Alarm |
Triggered when the operation of the PDU falls outside defined parameters. PDU might, or might not be able to continue operations. |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: No summary alarm present ALARM: Asset has a summary alarm |
ALARM |
Data Point |
Definition |
Values |
Description |
System Alert Conditions |
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Summary Alarm |
Triggered when the operation of the UPS falls outside of defined parameters and failure is imminent |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: No summary alarm present and UPS failure is not imminent ALARM: A summary alarm is present and UPS failure is imminent |
ALARM |
Battery Discharge |
Indicates whether batteries are exclusively providing power to the UPS output |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: The load on batteries is within normal range ALARM: The load on batteries is not within normal range |
ALARM |
Load on Bypass |
Indicates whether load is bypassing the UPS |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: The UPS load is not bypassing the UPS ALARM: The UPS load is bypassing the UPS |
ALARM |
Low Battery Alarm |
Indicates the batteries are nearly depleted and UPS shutdown is imminent |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: Battery power is within normal range ALARM: Battery power is below normal range |
ALARM |
Output Overload |
Indicates whether the output of the UPS has exceeded system rating |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: UPS not overloaded ALARM: UPS overloaded |
ALARM |
Warning Alarm |
Triggered when the operation of the UPS falls outside of defined parameters and UPS critical functions can continue to operate |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: No warning alarm present ALARM: Asset has a warning alarm |
ALARM |
Data Point |
Definition |
Values |
Description |
System Alert Conditions |
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Utility Power Service |
Indicates if utility power is available and within tolerances |
NORMAL ALARM |
NORMAL: Utility power is available within tolerances ALARM: Utility power is not available or is available but outside tolerances |
ALARM |
Data Point |
Definition |
Values |
Description |
System Alert Conditions |
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Alarm |
General alarm indicating if an alarm trigger has been met and should therefore indicate an alarm condition state |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: No general alarm present ALARM: General alarm is present |
ALARM |
Load on Source 1 |
Indicates electrical load is connected to the primary electrical source |
YES, NO |
YES: Output of ASTS is connected to the primary electrical source NO: Output of ASTS is not connected to the primary electrical source |
NONE (Not an alarmed point; informational only.) |
Load on Source 2 |
Indicates electrical load is connected to secondary electrical source |
YES, NO |
YES: Output of ASTS is connected to the secondary electrical source NO: Output of ASTS is not connected to the secondary electrical source |
NONE (Not an alarmed point; informational only.) |
Source 1 Failure |
Indicates whether the primary electrical source is available and within tolerances |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: Primary electrical source is available and within tolerances ALARM: Primary electrical source is unavailable or is available but outside tolerances |
ALARM |
Source 2 Failure |
Indicates whether the secondary electrical source is available and within tolerances |
NORMAL, ALARM |
NORMAL: Secondary electrical source is available and stable ALARM: Secondary electrical source is unavailable or is available but outside tolerances |
ALARM |