Overview, continued – GE Industrial Solutions GPS2436 User Manual

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Galaxy Power System GPS2436

Issue 1 August 2012

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Overview, continued

Contactor Control Board (installed only on systems with contactors)

Contactor control boards provide four functions:

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Monitor and report shunt voltage to the controller

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Monitor and report contactor status to the controller

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Operate the contactor based on controller commands

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Operate or block the contactor from operating based on maintenance switch
settings

Bay Interface Card (BIC)

Every cabinet in a Galaxy Power System has a Bay Interface Card (BIC). The BIC

provides controller access to alarm monitoring, battery voltages, battery

currents, and temperature probes in the cabinet through the serial rectifier bus.

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