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1. 01 06051 31601 is an older version log file Build new version 19 If you select Yes to create the file then a new file with the Idf file extension will be created If that file 1s created without error it will be opened in the Log Viewer window 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 53 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 7 2 1 2 Exporting to CSV A Comma Separated Variable file also know as a CSV file is common method for exporting data to other programs Programs such as Microsoft s Excel is an example of just such a program Excel can directly import a CSV file To export to a CSV file simply select File Export CSV from the Main Menu of the Log File Viewer Then enter the name for the CSV file and Click Save A CSV file of the name you selected will be created ET bog File test cev Ra A 1 File test csv 2 Log Data fi 9 24 01 5 43 59 PM EA Line Date Time Freq v i 2 VIET viAvg A 2 AC Alaw 8 1 924 01 17 49 50 60 480 480 480 480 294 278 282 282 9 2 5 2401 17 49 53 60 480 480 480 480 2891 270 270 270 3 3 5 2401 17 49 53 60 480 480 480 480 2891 279 279 Zid 4 55 2401 17 49 55 56 1 445 445 447 446 1122 1121 1136 1121 E 5 5 2401 17 49 57 52 6 422 422 422 422 1138 1138 1173 1155 E b 5 2401 17 49 59 51 3 490 490 490 490 1145 1124 1125 1124 d 5 2
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3. View Logged Data View Log File Contents View Gg Change default Idf iip Headings Data Lines Recorded Automatic Response Manual Figure 12 The Control Section Logging Page The Logging Time Period panel is used to configure the rate in which the Data Logger records data Data is recorded to the log at a fixed time interval That interval is setup via this panel If the Log on load step box 1s checked then data will also be recorded to the log each time a change in load is commanded Logging Time Period Record data every 2 Seconds F1 Fe W Log on load step The View Logged Data panel indicates the number of data lines that are currently recorded in the data log file and provides access to the Data Log Viewer Pressing the View button opens the currently defined log file View Logged Data View Log File Contents View Bo Data Lines Recorded 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 27 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual User Channel Definitions The User Record User Defined Channels Record Channel Definitions panel 1s used to configure the User Data Channel recording If the Record user data channels box is checked then you will be prompted for user defined data as each line is recorded to the data log The Man Record button is used to force recording of a new data line in the log Manual Record The Lo g F
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5. Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Left heading Right Heading Log Data file 9 24 01 5 43 59 PM First Article Test Block Load 1 Line Date im Freq ViAvg AlAvg KW TCl EVA hertz volts amps 02 24 2001 09 24 2001 09 24 2001 09 24 2001 02 24 2001 02 24 2001 09 24 2001 09 24 2001 02 24 2001 02 24 2001 02 24 2001 09 24 2001 09 24 2001 09 24 2001 02 24 2001 09 24 2001 278 27B 1121 1155 1124 1124 274 270 271 270 84 840 850 845 294 247 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 d d j un co Cc O O O C Cc C C C Cc CO C C O GO C c um uo p c c i pou i g p c oo c C File test ldf Page 1 Loadtec LoadView Data System 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 57 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Press the Printer Button to select the printer and or change any required printer properties Once the Page Setup has been configured as required simply select File Print from the Main Menu ofthe Log Viewer Window Prnt HP LaserJet 5L PCL Properties Status Ready Type HP LaserJet BL PCL Where SSPs ronsprintersps F3a42 p1 Comment printer ok Copies Number of copies Print range All Pages from wf Cancel Figure 35 Printer Setup Dialog Selection 7 2 2 The Edit Menu The Edit Menu provides access to the Ea LOG viewer testidr channel related functions These are
6. A power factor alone can be entered by pressing the decimal point key then entering the desired power factor ref 5 4 1 The Automatic Page Page 10 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 e Selecting a Preset Load Value Simply clicking one of the Preset Loads keys Preset Loads Press Esc for load will place the appropriate B AO ThE 107 110 load on the Fi F2 F3 F4 F5 system Ifa power factor command had been previously entered then that power factor will be maintained when a Preset Load button is clicked e Toggling Load On Off Once a load command has been entered by any of the above methods then pressing the Load On Off Button will toggle Load the load off and on 4 8 Start a Test Script If you are testing via a test script then all that needs to be done before the test is started is to insure that the system is connected and powered on 4 1 Connect the System Under Test The test script can be written to perform all other required setup as a part of the test Select Scripting Execute Script from the Main Menu es O select the script gt Scripting Messages file to run The EdiSept m Feed Run Script quick Bun Script Execute Script r Bar Graph Status D 1 demo lec button can also be used to execute the most recently used script file Mewane lsc Browse for Script
7. Minimum 0 Maximum 204 Figure 40 HSR Plot Printout Page 66 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 8 2 1 Plot Zoom Controls The Plot Screen allows for zooming in on any part of the plot by simply dragging a box in the area that you want to zoom in on Click an hold the left mouse button at the upper left corner of the are you want to zoom in on While holding the left mouse button down drag a box to the bottom left corner of the desired area When the desired box is shown release the left mouse button and the plot will change to show the area in the zoom box The Zoom You can zoom in further by repeating this process with a new zoom window Whenever the plot is in the zoomed state the zoom control buttons will be active Press the lt lt button to pan the plot to the left back in time Press the gt gt button to pan the plot to the right forward in time Each zin ul gt time ZoomOut is pressed the plot will return to the previous zoom level Once the plot has reached the full view not zoomed then the Zoom control buttons will again be disabled 8 2 2 HSR Voltage and Frequency Recovery The data analysis tools built into the HSR system are capable of computing the recovery time of the voltage and frequency When the power source the GenSet is hit with a block load the voltage and frequency will droop to some point and then return to the origi
8. Record User Data Window Use this window to enter data values for each of the configured channels Press the Ok button to Stop Logging Data store the entered values Pressing the Stop Logging Data button cause the log to stop 8 Stop Rec User Data recording Pressing the Stop Rec User Data button causes recording of the user defined channels to stop Data will continue to be logged as defined by the Data Logging parameters 7 1 1 2 User Defined Channel Configuration The configuration parameters for user defined channels are actually stored in the Log Data File When a new Log Data File 1s created LoadView copies the default settings into the newly created log file From that point on changes to the user defined data must be made in the log file The 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 49 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual default parameters are configured via the User Channel Definition Window This window is accessed by clicking Data Edit Default User Channel Definitions from the Main Menu The Channel Check Boxes are used to enable disable each of the channels Enter the desired channel name and units values EZ LoadView User channel definition Miel ES Channel Mame Units Iw H Tze Vu uem 7 43 uen je V uem ints Vas uem ints Vus ue Vr ue ve ue Enable Record Made C Merge with last line Record new line X Cancel Fig
9. Exhaust Temperature F Delta Temp Temperature rise F Cab Temp Cabinet Temperature F Amb Temp Ambient Temperature F Deltal emp Page 96 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 V avg Average Loaf Voltage V V 1 Phase 1 voltage V 2 Phase 2 voltage Vims V 3 Phase 3 voltage Vims VN 1 Phase 1 nuetral volts Vi VN 2 Phase 2 nuetral volts Vims VN 3 Phase 3 nuetral volts Vims GensetSize Configured Genset Size from the Test Setup configuration e LoadCmd The current commanded load kw Display precision 1s used to select the precision that the data 15 displayed to The ETT available precisions are Units 0 tenths hundreths 0 01 0 1 or hundredths 0 01 Unita 0 10 3 2 1 2 Autoscale Data Auto Scaling of the data can be selected by checking the Autoscale Data box Auto scaling dramatically simplifies the configuration of meter devices Because the system may by used for a variety of tests auto scaling provides a very convenient way to scale the meters via the Test Setup parameters Auto scaling sets the meter device s settings as indicated below v Autoscale Data e Voltage channels o Min value NomVolts 0 75 o Max value NomVolts 1 25 e Frequency o Min value 45 Hz o Max value 65 Hz e Current Channels o Nominal value Current Genset Size kw and Nominal volts
10. Key file not found What do you wish to do Load Kev File fram A Hun in Demo Mode ia Open Lienese Manager X Cancel select one of the following e Load a Key File e Enter license numbers via the License Manager e Run inthe Demo mode e Cancel run unlicensed 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 5 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 3 2 Minimum System Requirements LoadView will operate on virtually any IBM Compatible computer with enough Hard Drive space to contain its files and memory to operate There is a point at which a lesser computer begins to operate so slowly that the system becomes much less useful The following is to be considered a guide to the minimum recommended system IBM Compatible Computer 233 MHz Pentium or better Processor Operating System Windows 9x 2000 or NT 4 0 or newer LoadView will NOT operate on Windows 3 1x Memory 32 MB Hard Drive Recommend 100 MB of free hard drive space Video LoadView main data screens have been designed for a 640 x 480 resolution display screen This was done to accommodate the most readily available laptop screen sizes Much more intricate and detailed screens can easily be designed using the Custom Screen capabilities of LoadView Keyboard Mouse or trackball At least one serial port Page 6 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 4 0 Quick Start Guide LoadView has been design to maximize
11. Save Option Use entered Filename Prompt User for filename Generate filename automatically Where yy the year mm the month dd day of the month hh hours nn minutes ss second Stop Response System This step type is used to stop the HSR system If while data is being recorded to the data buffer this step type 1s encountered then the buffering of data will be stopped 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 81 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 9 1 2 4 The User Data Group The only step type in this group 1s the Record User Data Channels type This type 1s used to force the recording of User Defined Data Channels to the data log When this step is encountered a Record User Defined Channels Dialog will be opened allowing you to enter the desired data values ref Figure 37 Page 82 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 0 User Screens Custom Designed Screens One of the major new features added to LoadView version 3 are the Custom Screen Designs This system gives you the ability to design completely custom data and control screens Select Screens User Screens from the Main Menu to select the User Screens rn User designed screens default scn File Password Edit RBun Edt Loadview Help ET ET TT TE EEE EE ET tt ee EE EE TE ETE TE TE TT ET TT TTT EE EEE EE TE LLL LLL LL LILLILILILLILLLLLLLL
12. Zr Figure 13 Log Headings Editor 26 Figure 14 The Control Section Response Page 29 Figure 15 The Control Section Manual Page 30 Figure 16 The File Menu 31 Figure 17 Program Configuration System Setup Page 32 Figure 19 The Connection Page 35 Figure 20 Network Controller Configuration Screen 36 Figure 21 The Test Setup Screen 38 Figure 22 User Settings Page 40 Figure 23 Step Setups Page 42 Figure 24 Sensor Calibration Window 43 Figure 25 Current Cal Page 45 Figure 26 Sensor Zero Page 46 Figure 27 License Manager 47 Figure 28 Record User Data Window 49 Figure 29 User Defined Channel Setup Window 50 Figure 30 Log File Viewer 24 Figure 31 Open Log File Dialog 07 Figure 32 CSV File Example 54 Figure 33 Log Print Page Setup 55 Figure 35 Printer Setup Dialog 58 Figure 36 Channel Selection Window 59 Figure 37 Record User Defined Channel Dialog 61 Figure 38 HSR Configuration Screen 63 Figure 39 Response HSR Plot Screen 65 Figure 40 HSR Plot Printout 66 Figure 41 Voltage and Frequency Recovery Data 67 Figure 42 HSR Tabular Data 69 Figure 43 The Script File Editor 73 Figure 44 The Script Test Setup Editor 76 Figure 45 Set Load Editor 77 2002 Load Technology Inc v LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 LoadView Version 3 Table of Contents Figure 46 Record Data Line Editor Figure 47 HSR Configuration Screen Figure 46 User Designed Screen Figure 49 The Log Viewer
13. are used to define Nominal Warning and Alarm operating regions for the data channel These regions can be used to color the meter accordingly Panel and Bar colors controlled by Data Range Settings Freq A meter 15 said to be in the Warning State when it s data value lines within the Warning Region A meter is in the Alarm State when it s value lies within the Alarm Region Optionally a sound file can be played when in the Warning or Alarm states 375 FOU 11425 1500 Nominal Region Alarm Region E Configuring Analog Meter Data Hanges Panel Setup Label Setup Meter Dial Settings Bitmap Sounds Ranges Ranges Direct Center Zero Rangel normal Color Use percentage ranges gel Min Value 0 Warning 5 Mom Value 1128 Alarm fio e Value fi FOO Range 2 Warning Color Heset Time fi SEC Range 3 Alarm Color a Reset Time fi Range Greater W Use Range Colors Figure 53 The Ranges Page All range settings are made through the Ranges Page These settings are common to all Data Aware meter devices 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 99 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 3 2 2 1 The Range Colors and Reset Times Range colors used for the Nominal Warning and Alarm states are defined via the Color panels on the Ranges Basic colors Page Click the requi
14. 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 11 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 5 0 The Main Data Screen When LoadView begins operating the Main Data Screen 1s shown on the screen This 1s the main interface to the LoadView system Gy Loadtec Load View File Screens Data Scripting Messages Help Load Rotation Set Load KM Preset Loads Press Esc for na load 25 50 75 100 125 F F2 F3 F4 F5 Nominal Voltage Deme Jog PF Adi fo a C Amps Genzel Size KAY Change Load Setting Loadbank is Network Controller Connected Timer 00 00 00 Figure 1 The Main Data Screen The Main Data Screen 15 divided into three sections These 1 The Tool Bar 2 The Data Section 3 The Control Section As with most Windows programs LoadView also contains a Main Menu The Main Menu 15 the pull down menu at the top line ofthe screen Page 12 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 5 1 The Main Menu The Main Menu bar is made up of six menus These are the File Menu Screens Menu Data Menu Scripting Menu Messages Menu and the Help Menu 5 1 0 The File Menu The File Menu provides access to FA Loadtec Demo the following functions File Screens Data Scripting Message e Import Export Data e Program Config e Network Controller Config Impart E
15. 15 turned on the top left corner of the meter will be placed on the nearest grid point The meter can be resized in a similar manner by dragging the corners or the top bottom left or right lines of the outline Clicking and dragging the corners of the window can resize the entire window 10 3 2 The Meter Editor The various settings and configurations of the meter devices are entered using the Meter Editor Title Bar indicates the type of meter being edited Page Tabs EZ Configuring Analog Meter TEST li tert ES Ed nT ext C ert Sting Off text i Value EdLIfT ext L C oni Stri Mrami Wert sting E dT extString Bar Graph Onentation Display precision vertical Units 0 v Value Visible Autoscale Data Bald Sees uff OF x Cancel Figure 51 Meter Editor Once a meter device has been selected selecting Edit Component from the Pop Up Menu or pressing Ctrl E opens the editor Double Clicking a meter device with the mouse can also be used The Title Bar of the editor is used to indicate what type of meter device 1s being edited This is a multi page dialog The pages are selected by clicking the appropriate tab The pages available will vary based on the type of meter being edited Page 94 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 3 2 1 The Data Page Common to all Data Aware meter devices a
16. 1s met a trigger is generated In the example shown a trigger will be generated when Trigger Event the frequency drops below 55 Conditonal Event Hz Conditional Trigger when Channel this Value Frea Less Than Once the trigger mode and parameters have been setup the HSR system 15 ready to record data to the data buffer The HSR system must be enabled before an actual trigger can be generated Once an event occurs and data 1s recorded to the buffer HSR will be disabled thus preventing any further triggers This allows you to download and view the data without the fear of a new trigger over Page 62 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 writing the data Once the HSR system is re enabled new triggers can once again be generated and processed 8 1 HSR Confiquration The HSR system must be configured prior to use The HSR configuration parameters are accessed via the HSR Configuration Screen Click the Config button from Load iew Response Data Config Ei the Response Page to access the HSR Response Configuration Pre Trigger Data Record Length Screen Cycles Trigger Event Seconds The Pre Trigger setting 1s defines how many cycles of Trigger Button Event data are stored prior to the trigger event Conditional Trigger when Under normal Channel this Value conditions set this vtaval Than 0 value to
17. 59 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual The User Channels control 1s used to enable disable the user defined channels and to allow them to be configured Press the Edit button to edit the User Defined Channel setups Checking the Show box enables disables the user defined data channels Channel Mame Units When Show 1s checked the H user defined data channels ES Load View User channel defini OF gt lt pl i v He i will be available in the M Oil Temp DecF Channel Selection Window If H3 water Temp DecF Iv 84 EnaSpd rpm When the Edit button is 5 pressed a User Channel units Iserith m Setup Window will be HB Userti6 units displayed The parameters HY Usert units in this window reflect the Tm settings of the User Defined Data channels that are stored in the Log Data File Make any necessary changes and Enable Record Mode C Merge with last line m click OK f Record new line X Cancel v A 2 Oil Temp A 3 Water Temp hw Alava B This example shows the I sera additional channels that Kwa User are made available when the Show box is checked e EV e KWAR gt PF AmbT emp Oil Pressure User Defined Channels Page 60 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Ve
18. Delete Component to delete the selected meter device Note that this is equivalent to the Cut function in the Edit Menu Use Panel Color to set the color of the Meter Panel 10 1 1 1 The Meter Panel Grid Grid Size 10 The working grid of the Meter Panel 1s setup via the v Grid Visible Grid Menu Click Grid Size to change the size of the v Snap to Grid grid The default value is a 10 x 10 pixel grid Grid Grid Color Visible is used to control the visibility of the grid The grid still exists and meter devices can still be Snapped to Grid even if the grid is not visible un checked Clicking Grid Visible will toggle the grid on off Snap to Grid 1s used to cause all meter devices to be lined up and sized to the nearest grid points Click Snap to Grid to toggle this setting on off Click Grid Color to change the color of the grid when it 1s visible The grid 1s only available when in the Edit Mode The Bitmaps Visible setting 1s used to hide background bitmaps When Bitmaps Visible is checked all Graphic Meter components are shown if this value is unchecked then these components are hidden The Hide Meters setting is used to temporarily hide all non graphic meter components Since graphic meters are forced to always be behind non graphic meters it would be nearly impossible to edit the graphic meters 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 85 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual without this ability If the meters are hidde
19. File Edit Help e Select Channels Lin 5 e Record User Data Z O39 24 2001 T m 1 These functions are used for selecting 1 _ which channels to display in the Log Viewer and allow for recording of user data into the log Page 58 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 7 2 2 1 Selecting Data Channels to View Press Edit Select Channels from the Main Menu of the Log File Viewer to activate the Channel Selection Window 9 Select Channels test Idf Line v 3 N Date ve e EVA e Time KVAR v Freg A 2 Jw PF I 1 2 M A 3 AmbTemp Re vi2 3 v Alg 13 1 31 Kwa v 2 N Show Combined Data Figure 36 Channel Selection Window This window is used to select which data items are to be shown in the Log File Viewer Click the desired channel or the Check Box to enable disabled the channel Each channel checked will be shown in the Log Viewer Window The channels selected for the Viewer also determine the channels that will be printed Note The Show Combined Data check box is only used if LoadView 1s connected to a resistive load bank that has an Inductive load bank connected to it If this box 1s checked then the data shown will be the combined data from the Inductive and Resistive load banks V Show Combined Data 02002 Load Technology Inc Page
20. HSD High Speed Data file Enabled Resp Data 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 19 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 5 2 6 The Network Controller Buttons If LoadView is connected to a Network Controller then s ss will be two additional Quick Buttons These are the Network Controller Buttons They are used to control and select the load banks that are connected to the Network Controller The View button is used to open the Node Selection Window The LB Power button 15 used to control the power at each of the connected load banks Combined LB Power In a networked system the network controller is constantly receiving data from each of the load banks that are connected to it The power measurements made at the load banks are complex that 1s that they are made up of both real and reactive power KW KVAR and KVA There is a complex relationship between these measurements Due to this complex relationship data from each load bank cannot simply be summed together The data must be combined mathematically This is one of the primary functions ofthe Network Controller KVA KW KVAR ER Hetwork node selection Select the network node to connect to Network modules Combined D ata All nodes 1205 Kw 460 volt SN 12345 Fan on 1 2 Ma module connected 3 module connected 4 Mo module connected 5 FSS FS KV 600 volt S N 12347 Fan on module
21. High Speed Response system s trigger functions in preparation for a trigger event Again once the HSR system is configured it still must be enabled before a trigger can occur Disable Response System This step simply disables the High Speed Response system s triggers Page 80 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Trigger Response System The Trigger step type 1s used top force a manual trigger Plot Response Data This step 1s used to plot the data stored in the High Speed Response System s data buffer When this step 15 encountered HSR data will be downloaded from the system and a plot window will be opened showing the downloaded data Note that data must first be recorded in the HSR system before it can be plotted If this step is encountered and there is no HSR data recorded it will have no effect Save Response Data This step type 1s used to store the HSR data to a data file The Save Options are used to define the method in which the name of the file is determined In the Use entered name mode the desired file name is specified In the Prompt User for filename mode the user will be prompted for the name of the file when this step is executed The Generate filename automatically will cause the system to generate a filename base on the number of files saved and the name of the script file An automatically generated file name will have the following format HSDyymmddhhnnss hsd
22. If At Interval is m selected then the Record Interval parameter is used to set the time interval in which data lines are recorded Once Atinterval data recording is started with a given time interval it will continue until data logging is turned off via the Stop Logging step 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 79 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Stop Logging This step type 15 used to stop the recording of data to the Log Data File Again once Logging has been started with a given time interval logging will continue until it 15 explicitly stopped 9 1 2 3 The Response Group As the name implies this group of steps is used to configure and control the High Speed Response system ref 8 0 High Speed Response Data Configure Response System This step type is used to setup the trigger parameters of the High Speed Response System When this step type 15 edited a High Speed Response Configuration Screen 8 1 HSR Configuration 1s opened From this screen you can enter each of the trigger parameters When the script file 1s executing these parameters will be sent to the HSR system Load iew Response Data Config Response Pre T rigger Data Record Length 30 Cycles Seconds Trigger Event Change in Load m Event Conditional Trigger when Channel this Value avg Greater Than 0 Figure 47 HSR Configuration Screen Enable Response System This step is used to enable the
23. Page The different pages of the Data Section are selected via the tabs along the top ofthe page The Digital Meter Page shown above provides a digital indication of each of the measured and calculated data items KVA versus KVAR display 1s selected by clicking the desired mode in the Digital Meter display page Click here to select EM Click here to select AH 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 21 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Meter Digital Meter Bar Graph Status Data Figure 8 The Data Section Bar Graph Page The Bar Graph Meter Page is used to show each data item using horizontal bar graph display item These bar graphs are automatically scaled based on the data configured via the Test Setup screen The Use Range Colors check box is used to enable limit coloring of the bar graphs If this box is checked then the bar graphs are colored green for normal Yellow as a warning and Red for an alarm level These levels are automatically computed based on the values entered in the Test Setup screen Ranges applied to voltage and frequency channels are e Warning State Nominal Value 5 e Alarm State Nominal Value 10 Ranges applied to all other channels are e Warning State Nominal Value 5 e Alarm State Nominal Value 10 Meter Digital Meter BarGraph Status Data Figure 9 The Data Section Status Page The Status Data Page displays status like information from the rem
24. Panel Figure 50 Log Setup Dialog Figure 51 Meter Editor Figure 52 The Data Page Figure 53 The Ranges Page Figure 54 The Panel Setup Page Figure 55 Bevel Setting Examples Figure 56 The Label Setup Page Figure 57 Label Setting Examples Figure 58 The Meter Dial Settings Page Figure 59 Analog Meter Settings Figure 60 Meter Angle Setting Examples Figure 61 The bitmap Page Figure 62 The Glyph Page Figure 63 The Sounds Page Figure 64 The Button Style Page Figure 65 Button Style Examples 79 80 83 90 91 94 95 99 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 114 02002 Load Technology Inc vi LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 License Agreement amp Warranty 1 0 Load Technology s Software License Agreement This 1s a legal agreement between you either an individual or an entity the end user and Load Technology Inc If you do not agree to the terms of this agreement promptly return the software package and accompanying materials 1ncluding written materials and binders or other containers to the place you obtained them for a full refund 1 0 1 Grant of License This Load Technology Inc Loadtec License Agreement License permits you to use the copy of the current version of this Loadtec software Software on any single computer provided the Software is in use only on one computer at any given time If you have multiple Licenses for the software then a
25. Setup Page The Label Setup Page 1s available for all meter device types except Buttons These settings are used to configure the meter s title and units strings EA Configuring Analog Meter Data Ranges Panel Setup Label Setup Meter Dial Settings Bitmap Sounds Label Position C Top Right Tithe Settings Enable Bald Text v Bottom Lett PenFactor Label Size 25 z Label Stile Units Settings W Enable T ext Stacked C Side by side Change Font Arial ute Text Rotate Labels prar wf OK M Cancel Figure 56 The Label Setup Page The Label Size setting 1s used to determine how much of the device s space should be allocated for the labels This 1s expressed in percentage Title nits Label Size In these examples the Label Size is set to 40 This causes 40 of the meter to be used to show the labels The larger the Label Size the smaller the meter device space the Bar in this case Page 106 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Note Size pertains to a percentage of the meter s height when the labels are on the top or bottom and a percentage of the meter s width when the labels are on the left or right The Title Settings and Units Settings are used to enable disable their respective headings These strings are automatically set to the channel name and un
26. The Digital Meter 10 2 2 The Bar Graph Meter 10 2 3 The Analog Meter 10 2 4 The Graphic Device 10 2 5 The Log Viewer Panel 10 2 5 1 The Log Viewer Panel Buttons 10 2 6 The Button Device 10 3 The Edit Mode 10 3 1 The Selected Meter 10 3 2 The Meter Editor Index 10 3 2 1 The Data Page 10 3 2 1 3 The Data Type Setting 10 3 2 1 2 Data Channel Settings 10 3 2 1 2 Autoscale Data 10 3 2 1 3 Bar Graph Orientation 10 3 2 2 The Ranges Page 10 3 2 2 1 The Range Colors and Reset Times 10 3 2 2 2 The Range Type Setting 10 3 2 2 2 3 Percent Range 96 10 3 2 2 2 4 The Direct Range 10 3 2 2 2 5 The Center Zero Range 10 3 2 3 The Panel Setup Page 10 3 2 4 The Label Setup Page 10 3 2 5 The Meter Dial Settings 10 3 2 6 The Bitmap Page 10 3 2 6 1 The Glyph Page 10 3 2 7 The Sounds Page 10 3 2 8 The Button Style Page 111 112 113 114 117 2002 Load Technology Inc iv LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 LoadView Version 3 Table of Contents List of Illustrations Figure I The Main Data Screen 12 Figure 2 The System Message Window 15 Figure 3 The Quick Button Tool Bar 16 Figure 4 The Fan Control Screen 17 Figure 5 Log File Dialog 19 Figure 6 The Node Selection Window 20 Figure 7 The Data Section Digital Meter Page 21 Figure 6 The Data Section Bar Graph Page 22 Figure 9 The Data Section Status Page 22 Figure 10 The Control Section Automatic Page 24 Figure 12 The Control Section Logging Page
27. This window is a multi page control the pages are 1 The Voltage Cal Page 2 The Current Cal Page 3 The Sensor Zero Page The page is selected by clicking the required tab 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 43 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Note New calibration coefficients will be computed by the remote system s when the calibration data is sent to them via the Send button The coefficients are however temporary they will remain in effect until the system 1 turned off The Keep button is provided to request the remote system s to save the new calibration Keep to non volatile memory Warming Calibration changes have been made and not sawed Save Now The normal process is to make all required calibration changes 1 default voltage cal current cal etc then save or Keep these values when you exit the Sensor Calibration Window If changes have been made and not saved you will be informed when you exit the window 6 4 1 Voltage Sensor Calibration The voltage channels of each load bank can be calibrated from the Voltage Cal Page of the Sensor Calibration Window This page indicates the current Actual voltage being read by the system and provides a place to enter the desired voltage per phase Ifthe Actual readings are incorrect then enter the desired values for ey send Em each phase and click the Send Button When the Send button is clicked the calibration in
28. Tile Bitmap allows the bitmap to be sized by tiling it rather than stretching The Clear Bitmap button is used to remove the bitmap from the component 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 111 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 3 2 6 1 The Glyph Page When editing a button component a Glyph setting page 1s available This page is very similar to the Bitmap Page except that it is used to load a bitmap glyph to a button face ee Configuring Button Control Button Style Panel Setup Glyph Sounds Bitmap Settings Options Stretch bitmap tatit componer C Bill entire window with bitmap W Size Button to Glyph Transparent Glyph Background Load Bitmap Clear Bitmap Apply vo X Cancel Help Figure 62 The Glyph Page In the example button shown an envelope bitmap is loaded to a button face A button cannot have both a glyph and an LED the LED will be overwritten by the glyph Page 112 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 3 2 7 The Sounds Page This page is used to select edit the sound file associated with the meter component ES Configuring Analog Meter Use Sounds Warning Buttond sound file laser av Alarm Buttonz sound File penalty av Mew Browse Figure 63 The Sounds Page Data Ranges Panel Setup Label Setup Meter Dial Settings Bitmap Sounds OK X Canc
29. Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 LoadView Version 3 Table of Contents 6 3 2 3 Upon Loss of Com 6 3 2 4 Control Voltage Type 6 3 3 Step Setups Page 6 4 Sensor Calibration 6 4 1 Voltage Sensor Calibration 6 4 2 Current Sensor Calibration 6 4 3 Sensor Zero Page 6 5 The License Manager 6 6 Update System Firmware 7 0 The Data Logging System 7 1 Recording Data Logging 7 1 1 Data Logging Concepts 7 1 1 1 User Defined Data Channels 7 1 1 2 User Defined Channel Configuration 7 2 The Log Viewer 7 2 1 The File Menu 7 2 1 1 Opening a Log Data File 7 2 1 2 Exporting to CSV 7 2 1 3 Printing Log Data Files 7 2 2 The Edit Menu 7 2 2 1 Selecting Data Channels to View 7 2 2 2 Recording User Data Channels 8 0 High Speed Response Data 8 1 HSR Configuration 8 2 Plotting HSR Data 8 2 1 Plot Zoom Controls 8 2 2 HSR Voltage and Frequency Recovery 8 2 3 Plot Filtering 8 2 4 Viewing Plot Data non graphical 8 2 5 Plot Configuration 9 0 Test Scripting 9 1 The Script File Editor 9 1 1 The Script Editor Quick Buttons 9 1 2 Test Step Types 9 1 2 1 The Load Bank Group 9 1 2 2 The Logging Group 9 1 2 3 The Response Group 9 1 2 4 The User Data Group 10 0 User Screens Custom Designed Screens 10 1 Working with User Screens 10 1 1 The Pop Up Menu 84 84 2002 Load Technology Inc iii LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 LoadView Version 3 Table of Contents 10 1 1 1 The Meter Panel Grid 10 2 The Meter Devices 10 2 1
30. accompanying the Software 02002 Load Technology Inc vii LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 License Agreement amp Warranty 1 0 3 Other Restrictions This Loadtec License Agreement is your proof of license to exercise the rights granted herein and must be retained by you You may not rent or lease the Software but you may transfer your rights under this Loadtec License Agreement on a permanent basis provided you transfer this License Agreement the Software and all accompanying written materials and retain no copies and the recipient agrees to this Agreement You may not reverse engineer reverse compile or disassemble the Software Any transfer of the Software must include the most recent update and all prior Versions 1 1 Limited Warranty Load Technology Inc warrants that a the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of receipt and b any hardware accompanying the Software will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one 1 year from the date of receipt Any implied warranties on the Software and hardware are limited to ninety 90 days and one 1 year respectively some states do not allow limitations on duration of a implied warranty so the above limitation may not apply to you 1 1 1 Customer Remedies Load Technology s entire liability and your exclusive remedy
31. capacity is on than is needed then the excess load bank s will be turned off The design goal of the Auto On function is to minimize the number of load banks that are turned on thus resulting in the lowest possible minimum load 5 2 2 The Load On Off Control Button The Load On Off Control Button provides an indication of the current load state and a method for controlling the load e Clicking this button toggles the load On Off LoadOn When there is load on the system and this Load Df button 1s pressed the system saves the current load settings then turns off all load steps both resistive and inductive load After the load has been turned off via this button then clicking it again will restore all load settings to the previously saved values 5 2 3 The Log Control Button The Log Control Button is used to turn on and off the Data Logging functions and to show the current state of Data Logging If OUS Data Logging 15 off then clicking this button will cause logging to be started If the gAn selected log file exists when this button is clicked then the Log File Dialog 1s displayed Page 18 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 File Exists Log File default ldt exists What do you want ta da Overwrite X Cancel Help Figure 5 Log File Dialog This dialog is displayed because an attempt was made to start logging data to a log file that already ex
32. connected F module connected 2 2 Na module connected X Cancel Figure 6 The Node Selection Window The Node Selection Window is used to select what data Load View display LoadView can show the Combined Data from all load banks or show the data from a specific node This form is also displayed when an attempt is made to show the Manual Load Step page when the system is in the Combined Data mode Page 20 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 This window also provides information on the load banks that are connected to the Network Controller The size of the load bank its voltage rating serial number and the current state of its cooling fan 1s shown When a connection is made to a load bank node the View button is VES changed to indicate what node is connected In the example e shown the system is connected to the load bank at node 5 Clicking this button will again open the Node Selection Window All measured and calculated data shown in the Data Section will be the data from the connected node or the Combined Data when in the Combined mode Mode 5 5 3 The Data Section The upper portion of the Main Data Screen is the Data Section This 1s a multi page control that is used to show the measured and calculated system data Meter Digital Meter Bar Graph Status Data Figure 7 The Data Section Digital Meter
33. disrupted the remote system can either 1 take no action or 2 shutdown the load bank If the shutdown option is selected the remote system will drop all loads and turn off the cooling fans upon loss of com A Loss of Computer Com message will be added to the message queue Upon Loss of Corn f Mo Action Shutdown Loadbank 6 3 2 4 Control Voltage Type The Control Voltage Type setting is used to inform the system of the expected control voltage type This setting can be set to either three phase or Single phase Network System This control is not required for a networked system 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 41 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 6 3 3 Step Setups Page If a load step element either resistive or inductive in a load bank has failed these settings can be used to lockout the failed step until such time as it can be repaired When a load step 15 locked out the system can continue to operate although at a reduced capacity The step correction factor can also be entered via this screen s LoadView Setup Functions Load Step Lockout Settings 1 5 Ew Disabled 200 Disabled 2 10 Kw Disabled 8 200 Disabled 3 20 Kw Disabled 3 200 Disabled 4 20 Kw Disabled 10 200 Kw Disabled 5 80 Kw Disabled 11 200K Disabled 100 Ky Disabled 12 200 Kw Disabled Step correction 0 0000 A Ht
34. each of the data points will be shown This viewer will show the line number time frequency and voltage The time shown is the time relative to the trigger event In the example shown the first data point is 391 msec 0 391 seconds ahead of the trigger This is indicative of the Pre Trigger setting when the trigger occurred IL E 3 4 5 e T a 3 wood om no ww er 20 Figure 42 HSR Tabular Data 391 375 359 343 326 310 293 277 261 244 225 11 1955 179 162 146 129 113 097 080 el el el el el el el el el el el el el el el el el el el el AA GO 455 435 455 455 455 455 435 455 455 455 455 435 455 4355 455 455 455 455 455 455 Select File Print to print a hard copy of this data 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 69 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 8 2 5 Plot Configuration The Plot Configuration Screen 1s used to configure the plot screen Press the Config button to access the Plot Configuration Screen The voltage recovery value defines in percent of nominal the amount that Loadtec LoadView Plot Configuration i ES the voltage channel must recover to in the calculation of the recovery time The voltage value just prior to the trigger is the nominal value
35. shall be at Load Technology s option either a return of the price paid or b repair or replacement of the Software or hardware that does not meet Load Technology s limited Warranty and that 1s returned to Loadtec with a copy of your receipt This limited Warranty 1s void if failure of the Software or hardware results from accident abuse or misapplication Any replacement software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty 30 days whichever is longer 02002 Load Technology Inc LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 License Agreement amp Warranty 1 1 2 No other Warranties Load Technology disclaims all other warranties either expressed or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the Software the accompanying written materials and any accompanying hardware This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have others which vary from state to state 1 1 3 No Liability for Consequential Damages In no event shall Load Technology Inc or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business information or pecuniary loss arising from the use of or inability to use this Load Technology Inc product even if Load Technology Inc has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some states do not allow t
36. with up to 8 load banks connected Future designs may be able to connect the load bank nodes in a way that can form more than one system This parameter has been made available in anticipation of this future system feature Number of Remote Panels Allowed One or more remote User Interface panels can be connected to the Network Controller The panel s are communicated to over a multi drop RS 485 network This configuration parameter is used to tell the Network controller how many remote panels to look for This parameter should be set to the maximum number of panels that can be connected to the network For example if you have three remote panels then this number should be set to 3 even if only one or two panels are currently connected Page 36 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Warning Setting the Number of Remote Panels Allowed to an amount that is lower than the actual number of panels connected will cause some panels to be inoperable For example if there are 5 user panels in the system and this parameter is set to 3 then panels 4 and 5 will not operate It is also important to insure that the Node Address of each panel be set to a different value 1 e 1 2 3 4 and 5 in this case Fan Control Settings The Fan Control Settings parameter is used to tell the Network Controller LoadView and any connected remote User Interface panels how the cooling fans should be controlled When n
37. your testing efficiency This section is meant to give you an overall view of the process of testing The details of each of the input screens and controls of LoadView are covered in other sections of this manual If you are new to LoadView you should begin by studying the other sections of this manual in its entirety first Then come back to this section The test process can be reduced to these simple steps 1 Connect to the system under test Power up your system under test 3 Power up the test system Load Bank s or the Network Controller 4 Enter the Test Setup data 5 Turn on the cooling fan s 6 Begin Testing Note that steps 4 5 and 6 can actually be performed from within a test script 1f you are using script files Otherwise these steps must be performed manually In essence load cannot be applied until the load bank s are on and the cooling fans running If there are any system errors while the cooling fans are starting up you will be informed via messages and will not be allowed to continue until the error is corrected 4 1 Connect the System Under Test Follow the documentation for your load bank s and or the Network Controller to connect your power source under test Once the power source 1s connected and power up you are ready to begin testing Power On the Load Bank s The connected load bank system needs to be powered on Network System If you are using a Networked system via the Network C
38. 0 16 17 Fan Control Screen 10 17 37 Fan Control Settings 37 Fan Off 75 78 FanOn 75 78 File Menu 8 13 31 38 43 52 74 83 84 file path system 33 Freq 96 frequency recovery 70 G Genset Size 8 26 27 30 39 41 97 GensetSize 97 Glyph 112 Glyph Page 112 Graphic 85 87 89 Grid 85 94 Hide Meters 85 High Speed Response 5 10 14 19 29 47 62 72 80 81 92 High Speed Response License 5 HSR 10 19 29 62 80 81 92 HSR configuration 63 HSR Voltage and Frequency Recovery 67 Independent 37 Informational Messages 15 Inner Bevel 104 J Jog 9 24 25 41 92 K Key File 5 16 20 21 96 20 21 25 26 96 KW 96 L Label 115 Label Position 107 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 119 LoadView Version 3 Index Label Setup Page 106 Label Size 106 Landscape 55 LB Power 7 20 License Manager 5 47 Load On Off 11 18 Load Setting 24 25 26 Load Type 40 LoadCmd 97 LoadView License 5 Log Data File 48 49 52 54 60 61 72 80 Log File 14 18 19 28 32 48 50 51 52 54 59 79 90 91 Log Headings 28 Log Page 51 55 Log Viewer 1 27 51 53 54 58 59 61 87 90 Log Viewer Panel 90 Logging Page 27 48 49 Logging Time Period 27 Main Data Screen 7 12 16 19 21 24 38 39 48 49 52 72 Main Menu 11 12 13 31 32 47 50 51 52 54 58 59 61 72 74 83 93 Major Division 109 Man Record 28 Manual Page 30 Max value 97 M
39. 20 this will insure that there is some data recorded prior to x Cancel Help the load change moo event Setting this parameter to a Figure 38 HSR Configuration Screen larger value could be useful for troubleshooting certain problems the larger this setting the further back in time prior to the block load The maximum Pre Trigger setting is 240 cycles The Record Length setting is used to set how long the HSR system records data after the trigger event The system can store a maximum of 7712 data points 128 5 seconds 60 Hz The larger this setting 15 the more data points are recorded This data must be sent from the remote system to LoadView over the serial cable This download can take some time setting this value for a time that 1s significantly longer than the recovery time of the system under test provides no real benefit and will in fact slow things down as it takes longer to record and download the data 1 e it makes no sense to record data for 120 seconds if your system recovers in 5 seconds This setting selects the type of trigger that will be used The choices are 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 63 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Change in Load in this mode a trigger 1s generated whenever a change in load command 15 issued Trigger Button A trigger 15 generated when the trigger button 1s clicked Conditional A trigger is generated based on a defined condition of a da
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41. 480 480 480 5 G8f 0Z 2001 15 02 56 60 1 480 480 480 6 OB z z001 15 02 57 58 9 470 472 472 7 OB8 z 2001 15 02 57 57 0 454 454 455 08 02 2001 15 02 58 54 5 434 436 436 3 G8 0Z 2001 15 02 59 54 5 436 436 436 10 B 0z z001 15 03 00 57 6 462 461 462 11 08 02 2001 15 03 01 59 8 478 478 479 12 08 02 2001 15 03 02 60 4 483 483 483 13 08 02 2001 15 03 03 60 7 485 485 485 14 8 0z z001 15 03 03 60 3 482 482 482 15 08 02 2001 15 03 04 60 0 480 479 480 16 08 02 2001 15 03 05 60 0 480 480 480 17 08 02 2001 15 03 06 60 0 480 480 480 18 8 0z z001 15 03 07 60 0 480 480 480 19 08 02 2001 15 03 08 60 0 480 480 480 20 08 02 2001 15 03 09 60 0 480 480 480 d Figure 30 Log File Viewer As can be seen this window shows the data lines recorded in the selected file If you are viewing the current log file then data will continue to be added to this window if logging is active The scroll bars can be used to move up and down or left to right The Log Viewer window also contains a Main File Edit Help Menu Various functions are available from this menu These functions are grouped in the File Edit and Help menus Main Menu 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 51 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 7 2 1 The File Menu The File menu provides access to various file related functions These are i Edit Help e Open Open selected Log Data File e Export CSV Export data to a comma Export 5 separated var
42. Data If your system includes the optional High Speed Response system HSR then it must be setup and enabled if it 1s to be used The High C Speed Response system 15 configured via the Response page of Resp the Control Section The High Speed Response system 1s Disabled enabled disabled via the indicated button The HSR system can also be configured from within a test script 4 6 Setup Data Logging If you want to Log Data then Data Logging must be setup Data Logging is configured via the Logging page of the Control Section Data can be logged based on time interval change in load setting or both Data Logging is enabled disabled via the Data Logging Button Data Logging can also be configured from within a test script 4 7 Adjust the Load The main goal of the load bank system 15 to apply load to the system under test and measure the results Once the above steps have been performed adding load is very simple There are various ways in which you can manually set the load being applied These are e Direct Load Entry Whenever the Automatic Page of the Control Section 1s showing simply typing in the desired load value followed by the Enter key enters that load For instance typing 500 and pressing the Enter key will place 500 KW of load on the system Furthermore if there are inductive load bank s in the system the power factor can also be entered 1 e entering 500 85 would place 500 KW of load at a 0 85 power factor
43. Examples Page 114 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 The Button Caption and Label Button Caption settings are used to set the text used Sound on the button and the panel Label respectively The caption value is EE automatically preset with the _ appropriate text when a button function is selected After the button function has been made the caption can be changed as required Button size pixels Use the Button size parameters to size the width Height button to meet your needs The File parameter is used to specify the name of the script file or screen file This parameter is only used if the Button Function 1s set to either Select Screen or Run Script For Select Screen this parameter is the name of the user designed screen file that will be loaded when the button is pressed In the Run Script case this 1s the name of the script file that 1s to be run 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 115 Index LoadView Version 3 Index A 1 96 A 2 96 A 3 96 A avg 96 About Box 16 Active Step 73 74 Add New Component 85 Alarm 22 99 100 101 All Off 17 AllOn 18 Amb Temp 96 Amps 25 46 77 Analog Meter 87 88 98 103 108 Annotation size 109 Auto On 18 78 Auto Scaling 39 97 102 Automatic Page 8 10 24 25 27 30 39 41 Autoscale Data 97 Autosize Meter Scale 110 B Bar Graph 98 Bar Graph Meter 22 87 88 Bar Graph Meter Pa
44. LOAD TECHNOLOGY LOADVIEW 8 SL o a Data Acquison LOADVIEW VERSION3 OPERATOR S MANUAL 02002 Load Technology Inc LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Load Technology Inc Loadtec The software described in this document is furnished under the Software License Agreement set forth in The Load Technologies Software License Agreement This software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license No parts of this User s Manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system except as provided for by Load Technology Inc or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written consent of Load Technology Inc Copyright O 2001 2010 by Load Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America Load Technology Inc 525 Commerce Circlr Mesquite NV 89027 U S A LoadView 15 a trademark of Load Technology Inc Microsoft 1s a registered trademark Windows and Excel are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation DOCUMENTATION DRAWINGE LOAD TECHNOLOGY INC TERMS OF USE This documentation and drawings document provided are subject to the following rules guidelines policies and conditions OWNERSHIP Load Technology LOADTEC owns the contents of this d
45. No module connected No module connected module connected 8 1005 480 volt S N 1242 Bi Auto On All OE Figure 4 The Fan Control Screen The Fan Control Screen shows the current status ofthe fans of each of the load banks connected to the Network Controller The check boxes indicate the status of the fans a checked box indicates that the cooling fan at that node is turned on Clicking a check box or the text to the right of it will cause the cooling fan of the load bank at that node to be toggled on off The All Off Button Alit Click the All Off Button to cause all fans to be turned off 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 17 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual The All On Button Click the All On Button to cause the fans at each load bank connected to the Network Controller to be turned On Again the fans will be sequenced on one at a time Ihe Auto On Button Auto On The Auto On Button causes the system to turn fans On Off as required automatically When this button is clicked the system will insure that there is enough load capacity to achieve 125 of the Genset Capacity as configured in the Test Setup screen and a 0 80 power factor if there 1s sufficient inductive load available If required all of the fans in the connected load banks will be turned on The maximum load the system can apply is the sum of each of these load banks If more
46. Recovery test criberia Voltage recovery 3 00 Frequency recovery The frequency recovery value defines in percent of nominal the amount that the frequency channel must recover to in the Mark data points on plot calculation of the recovery time The frequency value just prior X Cancel Help to the trigger is the nominal value Flot settings Plot load command changes If Plot load command changes is checked then a line will be added to the plot the red line which indicates all changes in load command This box is normally checked Uncheck it if you prefer the plot to be shown without the load change line If the Mark data points on plot box is checked each data point on the plot is marked with an X Data points marked Data points not marked Page 70 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Marking data points is normally only used when zoomed into an area on the plot If data points are marked when not zoomed the lines will appear totally covered with Xs 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 71 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 9 0 Test Scripting Test Scripting is another sub system of the LoadView software Test scripts allow a test to be created via an easy to use script editor This editor produces script files that can then be executed by the LoadView system The following functions can be controlled via a
47. Send E Serial 11235 pk Sen Connec X Cancel 7 Help Connected to node 1 7 Figure 23 Step Setups Page Check the box next to the failed load step to lock it out from the system The system will ignore any locked out load steps and thus will not attempt to use it when computing which steps to apply arm Network System In a network system the Node Selection 1 Window will be activated when the Step Setups Page is selected if the system is in the Combined Data Mode You must be connected to a given Node to modify its Step Setups The connect button is used to activate the Node Selection Window to Connect connect to a different load bank node Page 42 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 6 4 Sensor Calibration The system s voltage and current sensors can be calibrated and or zeroed from within LoadView Selecting Calibrate Sensors from the File Menu opens the Sensor Calibration Window ES sensor Calibration Voltage Cal Curent Cal Sensor Zero Actual Desired volts volts The Actual column V 1 2 480 indicates the current sensor values Enter the desired V 2 3 480 490 values in the Desired columns and press Send W 3 1 480 4a to send the desired values to the remotes system Press Keep to make changes 3 Default Hu Send permanent Connected to LoadB ank Figure 24 Sensor Calibration Window
48. W The entered value is the desired power KW to be placed on the system via the Load Bank s e Amps The entered value is the desired Amps to be set at the Load Banks s e Percent of Capacity In this mode the entered command value is the percent of the configured GenSet Size to be applied to the system under test Note If your system contains any Inductive Load Bank s then you can also command the desired power factor The decimal portion of the command is the desired power factor i e 500 8 would apply 500 KW at 0 80 power factor 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 77 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual When this command is executed the desired load command is formulated and placed on the system under test Once the load setting has been made this step can optionally wait for a defined amount of time If the Duration of Load is set to a non zero value then the system will wait that number of minutes seconds before executing the next step Fan On This step is used to force the cooling fans on at the Load Bank s Since the starting up of cooling fan s takes some time the system will not proceed to the next step until the fans have actually turned on in the load bank s Ac Networked System In a networked system the Fan On command will cause an Auto On fan command to be sent to the Network Controller The Auto On command will turn on the required load bank s based on the GenSet Size setting ref 5 2 1 1 T
49. a Senptng Messages button in various places on the Main Data Screen selects the Test Setup Screen The Test Setup Program Contig Screen 15 a multi page window Network Controller Contig The pages are Uses Setup 1 The Test Setup Page Letalis Sensors 2 The User Settings Page The Step Setups Page Update System Firmware The required page is selected by Exit Altes clicking the appropriate tab at the top of the window Impart E part D ata Page 38 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 6 3 1 The Test Setup Page As the name implies this page is used to configure the system for the test that you are about to run Generally your remote system will remain somewhat fixed the exception to this can of course be networked systems in which load banks are being added or taken away The Test Setup Page is used to configure the system under test 6 3 1 1 The Genset Capacity The Genset Capacity or Genset Size 1s one of the more important settings The bar graph displays and all user defined meters that employ Auto Scaling make use of this value The 750 Preset Buttons on the Automatic Page of the Control Section on the Main Data Screen are setup based on this value Preset steps from within test scripts will also make use of this value In effect this parameter is used to Scale the displays and controls of LoadView This parameter should be set to total size of the s
50. and a 0 8 power factor o Min value 0 o Max value Nominal Value 1 25 e Power Channels o Min value 0 o Max value Genset Size 1 25 e Power Factor o Min value 0 75 o Max Value 1 1 All meters configured for auto scaling will be rescaled any time the Test Setup parameters are changed Not available on Delta load connected 3 wire systems 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 97 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual x value Visible If the Value Visible box 1s checked then the numerical w Bald value of the channel is also shown This setting 1s only in effect for the Bar Graph and Analog Meter device types This check box will be checked and cannot be changed for a Digital type meter device The Bold check box is used to select whether the value is shown using a bold font or not 9 User designed screens Ele Password Edit RBun Edt Loadview Help 352 05 1057 352 U5 1057 0 1410 0 1410 Value Visble Checked I Value Visible not Checked 10 3 2 1 3 Bar Graph Orientation The Bar Graph Orientation 1s used to select the orientation of the Bar Graph meter device This setting is only enabled when editing a Bar Graph TN dence Bar Graph Onentation f Horizontal Vertical Page 98 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 3 2 2 The Ranges Page All Data Aware meter devices implement data range functions Data ranges
51. ce the Log File parameter defines the currently active file Data Log Files carry the Idf Loadtec Data File extension Version 1 0 log files created with previous versions of LoadView used the log file extension LoadView version 3 will convert old log files into the new format in a semi automatic manner In addition to the data lines themselves a channel list and optional user defined data channels are also be stored in the Log File Page 48 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 7 1 1 1 User Defined Data Channels eal User Channel Definitions Data Channels Record user defined channels Record can be defined and stored with the system s data in the log file If User Defined Channels are enabled then each time a data line 1s recorded to the log the Record User Data Window will be displayed Checking the Record user defined channels check box on the Logging Page of the Main Data Screen enables recording of the user defined data channels aap LoadView Record User Data qunk idf Value Value LI serit m User 5 pon User pono UserHG pon Users 00000 serit 00000 User 00000 9 non Enter values ta be recoded in each channel a Stop Logging Data of the lag file Then select OK Press Cancel to exit without making any changes Stop User Data x I3 ancel Figure 28
52. ctor 1s 1 00 or 1 00 The negative value is used to indicate a leading power factor The needle will move to the right as the value changes from 1 00 to 0 70 and move to the left of center as the value moves from 1 00 to 0 70 The meter can be thought of a two separate meters one to the right of center and the other to the left The sign of the data determines the direction of travel FwrFactor o a5 1 00 Gas 0 0 0 70 Again Auto Scaling should not ix Configuring Analog Meter be used with the Data Ranges Panel Setup Label Setup Meter Dial Settings Center Zero Range style Ranges 3 Ranges Direct Center Use Center Zero Settings Center value 1 00 0 78 bin value 0 70 Alarm 0 73 Show negative values left of center 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 103 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 3 2 3 The Panel Setup Page The Panel Setup Page 1s used to configure the look and feel of the panel ofthe meter device These settings are common to all meter devices EA Configuring Analog Meter Data Ranges Panel Setup Label Setup Meter Dial Settings Bitmap Sounds Inner bevel Width pisels 2 Style Lowered Outer Bevel Width piels 2 Style Lowered Raised Haised Fanel Bar background color E Border Width piselz fi 0 Meter Component ame PenFacton Meter Panel Bezel foreg
53. d with an associated scale annotation The Annotation size setting 1s used to control the size of the meter scales annotation text The Minor Division marks are the smaller tick marks that lie between the Major Division marks The configured value sets the number of these marks that lie between each Major Division mark four in this example The Meter Scale setting 1s used to set the height of the meter scale as show above This setting affects the size of the Major and Minor Division tick marks as well as the size of the Range Panel Without Bezel With Bezel The Show Bezel setting is used to turn on and off the meter Show Bezel bezel as shown 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 109 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual The Autosize Meter Scale setting 1s used to automatically control the sizing of the meter scale This setting is used in conjunction with the Meter Scale Angle setting When this box is checked the angle of the meter and its effective needle center point are automatically calculated to best fit the available space for the meter face In the automatic mode the Meter mum Scale Angle is used to define the maximum angle 120 08 that will be used v Autosize Meter Scale BO Meter Angle 120 Meter Angle Figure 60 Meter Angle Setting Examples The Meter Scale Color 1s used to control the color applied to the Major and Minor Division ticks and the scale annotations The background color o
54. dView Version 3 Operator s Manual 3 0 Installation LoadView is distributed on CD ROM 3 5 floppy disks or over the Internet via a single executable installation file The LoadView system is made up of a few executable files and numerous configuration and setup files Please insure that you have met the Minimum System Requirements as specified below before installing LoadView CD ROM 1 Insert the distribution CD into your CD ROM drive 2 If AutoRun is enabled the install program will start automatically 3 If your CD dose not AutoRun then Click on Start and Select Run 4 Type in D SETUP EXE if your CD ROM is not drive D type the appropriate letter instead 5 Click OK to install 6 Follow the on screen instructions FLOPPY DISKS 1 Insert the installation diskette 1 into your floppy drive 2 Click on Start and select Run 3 Type in ANSETUP EXE if your floppy is not drive A then type the appropriate letter instead 4 Chck OK to install 5 Follow the on screen instructions Internet e mail Single File Install 1 Click on Start and select Run 2 Enter the single file name either LDVIEW3 EXE or LV3DEMO EXE or browse to the file using the BROWSE button 3 Once the file name has been entered or selected Click OK to install 4 Follow the on screen instructions The install software will install all of the required files on your computer s hard drive Once the programs have been installed LoadVi
55. dependent is selected the cooling fans are controlled independently 1 e each load bank s cooling fan is controlled via the Fan Control Screen If Fixed 1s selected then all load bank cooling fans are turned on off when the fan setting 1s toggled Fan Control Settings f Independent Fixed All modules Large load bank systems can be assembled by placing multiple units in a container or on a trailer etc The load buses of these units are then connected together to form a single large load bank In these systems the separate load banks are combined via a Network Controller to look like one big load bank Since the buses are connected together all load bank cooling fans should either be on or off independent control is not sensible 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 37 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 6 3 The Test Setup Screen As described in the Quick Start Guide the normal testing process will require you to enter some information about the system that you are testing Most of this information 1s entered via the Test Setup Screen CET TIT Setup Functions Genset Capacity Load Type Single phase 7h Three phase Genset Nominal Voltage 400 System Serial 12345 x Cancel 7 Help Connected to network controller 2 Figure 21 The Test Setup Screen Clicking Test Setup in the File Menu s the Change File Screens Dat
56. device E E E _ m zm a gm gum S m m Q pH E gal Tr HN aum m pur er m m au Tea X au mm r a M UE r mi E E x I E n p HE E ns Em pa ae M gu gu NU a QE he ndi Qum part a pu A a UM et aa SENE u UL EU EE a UM ee SS a Ta Em EAR HERES EE A UM T T E r7 T re T m 5 EI ua QUU mmt E gum EE a il 2 m 2 m E E s E Pa Running Madified User designed screens The graphic meter can also Fie Password Edt Run Edt Loadview Hel be used to show a non full screen picture as shown Multiple graphic meter devices can be placed on the Meter Panel to produce the D rv pl desired effect n NT dz imi 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 89 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 2 5 The Log Viewer Panel The Log Viewer Panel 1s used to view the current Log File In essence this panel is made up of a mini Log Viewer 7 2 The Log Viewer and some special buttons These buttons provide quick access to the settings ofthe Data Logging System There can be only one Log Viewer Pa
57. dh All selected steps will be deleted Selecting Edit Delete Line from the Main Menu can also be used to delete the selected lines steps Note that the Delete Key Del can also be used to delete the selected step Press the Edit Line quick button or select Edit Edit Line from es the Main Menu to edit the Active Step If the selected test step ed does not require any additional information the Edit Line quick button will be disabled grayed out Double Clicking a test step can also be used to edit the test step The Save and Open quick buttons are used to save the E current test or select a new test to open and edit The save button 1s only enabled when changes have been made As such it also serves as an indicator to show if the current test has been modified and not saved These functions are also available via File Open File Save and File Save As ofthe Main Menu Note The File Most Recently Used Ele diuine Hep MRU list of files The File Menu is selected by in pressing File from the Sewn fee Main Menu Simply click the desired file to quickly select that file for editing Edit Script File C XE oadTecksys 1 C LaadT demnol Isc 2 L LaadTec sus M ewaone Isc SC LaadT ec demol lIsc 4 C LaoadTec M ewane lsc CSLaadT ec sMewane lsc MAU List Page 74 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 9 1 2 Te
58. ed to enter the data as data lines are recorded to the log e Added Bar Graph Display Screen A new screen layout has been added that shows all data items on an easy to view bar graph display You can selectively color the data 1n these bar graphs based on warning and alarm settings e Added User Designed Screen Capabilities A completely new User designed screen system has been added This system allows you to design your own data and control screen s These screens can be made up of a variety of display items Analog meters Bar Graphs Text panels bitmaps etc Additionally every control function that can be performed by LoadView is available via button controls that you can place anywhere in your custom designed screens This makes it very easy to design a custom system that 1s tailored to your exact needs These screens can provide user interfaces that are optimized for touch screen control e Added Demo Mode Operation Now virtually all of the functions and features of LoadView can be explored even without a Load Bank or Network Controller hooked up With the new demo mode the system will emulate from 1 to 8 load banks connected via a Network Controller This makes it easy to simply give LoadView a test drive or allows custom designed screens and script files to be developed without having to be connected to a load bank or system e New Instrument Panel Look and Feel LoadView s data display screens have been given a newer Instru
59. een 65 Resume 19 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 121 LoadView Version 3 Index Root directory 34 Rotation 96 Run Mode 84 Run Script 11 115 S Save Response Data 75 81 Scripting 11 13 14 34 72 Select Channels 58 59 select Screen 115 selected Meter 93 Selection Panel 73 Send to back 85 Sensor Calibration 1 43 44 45 Set Load 24 25 26 72 75 77 Set Test Cfg 76 Setup Button 90 Show Bezel 109 Show Range Panel 110 Size to meters 86 Snap to Grid 85 94 Status Data Page 22 Stop Logging 49 75 79 80 Stop Logging Data 49 Stop Rec User Data 49 Stop Response System 75 81 System Message 15 System Registration 5 System Setup 32 T test script 7 9 10 11 19 62 72 74 75 92 Test Setup 7 8 13 18 22 25 26 27 31 38 39 41 72 76 92 97 Text String 95 Title Settings 107 Tool Bar 12 16 Trigger Button 29 62 Trigger Response System 75 81 U Units Settings 107 Use fan loss 40 Use Range Colors 22 User Channels 60 User Defined Data Channels 2 49 72 82 User Design Tool Bar 87 Page 122 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Index LoadView Version 3 User Screens 13 83 84 User Settings 9 38 40 V 1 97 V 2 97 V 3 97 V avg 97 Value 95 Value Font Color 95 Value Visible 98 View Button 90 1 97 VN 2 97 VN 3 97 voltage recovery 70 W Wait 75 78 Warning 3 22 35 37 39 46 99 100 101 02002 Load Technology Inc
60. el Mew Browse Use the play buttons to play the selected wave file The New button can be used to record a sound file if your system has a microphone attached When the New button 15 pressed the LoadView sound recorder is shown Click record to start the recording speak into the mic and then click stop to stop the recording ga Load iew Recorder Record 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 113 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 3 2 8 The Button Style Page This page 15 used to configure a Button meter device dus 2s 64 Configuring Button Control Button Style Panel Setup Glyph Sounds Buttan Functian Timer LED Indicator Green LED Button Style Button an left Button on right f Button on top Button on Bottom Button Caption Button size pisels Sounds Width Height ro 28 Label Press Here M Show Background Button Font Color a Show Caption File Button Pane Fon Filename Browse Fant Td OF x Lancel Figure 64 The Button Style Page The Button Function setting is used to select the function of the button see 10 2 6 The Button Device An LED can optionally be placed on the Button The Button Style settings are used to select the button style as shown Button on right Button an lett Button on tap Button on bottom Figure 65 Button Style
61. er 2 Figure 22 User Settings Page The Use fan loss in load step calculation check box 15 used to tell the system whether it 1s to compensate for fan loss in the load step calculations If this box is checked then the configured fan loss value will be removed from the commanded load value Page 40 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 6 3 2 1 Preset Loads Setting These five parameters are used to configure the size of each of the Preset Load buttons The values entered are the percentage of full scale load that is place on the system when the respective button is clicked The full scale load 15 determined from the Genset Size value that is entered via the Test Setup Page These settings are also used to scale the Meter Soft Keys of the remote system Preset Loads 6 3 2 2 Nominal Settings The Jog Value and Power Factor Preset values are entered via this panel The Jog Value is used to scale the Jog function This setting scales the Jog Step size at the load bank any User Interface panels and on the Automatic Page of the Control Section Nominal Settings 5 Jag Value Kw 0 55 Power Factor Preset The Power Factor Preset value is used to scale the Jog Value when commanding an Inductive load bank 6 3 2 3 Upon Loss of Com This parameter defines what action the system will take on loss of com If communications between LoadView and the remote system are
62. erge with last line 50 Meter Component Name 105 Meter Device 84 85 87 Meter Dial Settings 108 Meter Editor 94 Meter Panel 84 85 87 89 Meter Scale 109 Meter Scale Angle 110 Meter Scale Color 110 Min value 97 Minor Division 109 110 74 83 84 N Network Controller 1 2 3 5 7 10 13 17 18 19 20 21 23 31 34 35 36 37 44 48 78 92 Network Controller Buttons 20 23 Node Selection Window 20 21 30 42 45 Nominal 8 22 27 30 39 41 97 99 100 101 102 Nominal Voltage 8 27 30 39 Page 120 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Index LoadView Version 3 O Offtext 96 On text 96 On Off 11 16 18 30 72 91 92 95 96 On Off Button 91 Orientation 55 Outer Bevel 104 P Page Setup 52 54 55 56 58 91 Page Setup Button 91 Panel Setup Page 95 104 Paste 85 Pause 19 Percent Range 100 101 PF Adj 26 Plot Configuration 70 Plot Configuration Screen 70 Plot Response Data 75 81 Pop Up Menu 84 93 94 Portrait 55 power factor 10 11 18 24 25 26 77 97 Power Meter 62 Preset Load 9 11 26 41 Print Button 91 Program Configuration Screen 32 34 PwrFactor 96 Q Quick Button 16 R Range Panel 109 110 range type 100 Ranges Page 99 100 Record Button 91 Record Length 62 63 Record Line 75 79 Record Mode 50 61 Record new line 50 Record User Data 49 50 58 61 75 82 Remote User Interface 8 Response Page 29 63 65 Response Plot Scr
63. essed a Print Page Setup dialog will be shown This dialog is used to set the print parameters ref 7 2 1 3 Printing Log Data Files The Print Button This button is used to print the log file When the file is omm printed the settings entered via the Page Setup will be used to format the printed page 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 91 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 2 6 The Button Device Button meter devices are used to provide access to the sd Button various features and controls of the LoadView system The following is a list of the functions available via the button meter Cooling fan control Load bank power control via the Network Controller Run test script Toggle load On Off Set load to preset value s Calibrate sensors set load command Jog load Up Down Configure Test Setup Data logging control On Off Load user designed screen select remote node via Network Controller Set Combined Data mode Network Controller Emergency stop View High Speed Response HSR data Trigger HSR system Configure HSR system Buttan Small Button Panel OFF Press Here Button Large Button You can select either a large or small button The small button is the same meter device with the background panel turned off Page 92 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 3 The Edit Mode When the user screen 15 in the Edit Mode meter devices ca
64. ew can be started from your computer s Start menu Press the Start button Programs and select the LoadView group From within that group select LoadView Page 4 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 3 1 Registration Licensing The LoadView software and the optional High Speed Response system must be licensed for use Previous versions of LoadView made use of a specialized Key File For compatibility sake LoadView version 3 can also make use of this key file Due to the new networking capabilities a more sophisticated registration licensing system had to be developed In this new system the registration and licensing 1s contained in the remote system 1 e the Load Bank Network Controller etc There are three types of information that is maintained in the remote system These are the e System Registration Each hardware system i e Load Bank Network Controller etc must be registered for use An unregistered system will not allow any data to be measured or load to be applied e LoadView License This license is used to allow the remote system to be connected to LoadView e High Speed Response License This license is used to enable the High Speed Response system 4 LoadView Key File Setup When LoadView 1s started if no Key File is found or the LoadView license 15 not enabled in the remote system then this dialog will be shown From this dialog you can
65. f the meter face is controlled via the Panel Bar background color setting on the Panel Setup Page The Show Range Panel check box is used to turn v Show Range Panel on off the Range Panel This example shows an Analog Meter with the Range Panel turned off and a different color scheme Page 110 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 3 2 6 The Bitmap Page The Bitmap Page is used to control the bitmap ofthe meter device This page 1s only available for Analog Meter and Graphic devices EM REI 5 Configuring Analog Meter Data Ranges Panel Setup Label Setup Meter Dial Settings Bitmap Sounds Bitmap Settings Options f Stretch bitmap to fit component Fill entire window with bitmap Tile Bitmap Load Bitmap Clear Bitmap prar wf OK X Cancel Figure 61 The Bitmap Page A Bitmap can be loaded into a Graphic device or the background of an analog meter panel Click the Load Bitmap button to select the required bitmap file and load it into the component The Options settings allow for either Stretch bitmap to fit component or Fill entire window with bitmap Stretch bitmap to fit component 1s used to size the component that is the bitmap 15 made to fit the component When the Fill entire window with bitmap setting 1s used the meter component is first stretched to the size of the entire window then it is filled with the selected bitmap The
66. f the selected type in the upper left corner of the Meter Panel 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 87 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 2 1 The Digital Meter The Digital Meter provides a numerical representation of the 123 Digital selected channel The sample shown indicates the average voltage The size of the panel colors borders titles etc can all be configured via the configuration tools This V avg is a Data Aware device 10 2 2 The Bar Graph Meter The Bar Graph Meter provides a visual indication of the W Ba value of the selected channel via a scaleable bar The actual numerical data can optionally be shown The Bar Graph can be configured for a horizontal 080 Freq or vertical orientation This is Hz a Data Aware device Freq 10 2 3 The Analog Meter A Analog The Analo g Meter Canes device provides a panel meter indication of the channel s current value The meter face range colors scaling etc can all be configured v avg volts The Analog Meter device is a Data Aware device Page 88 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 2 4 The Graphic Device This device 15 used to place a graphic bitmap on the meter panel It can be used to place a logo or other special graphic on the background of the Meter Panel In the example shown an embossed logo is tiled across the Meter Panel This is a non Data Aware
67. formation is sent to the remote system The Default button can be used to return the calibration values to their defaulted state Network System If LoadView is connected to a networked i system via the Network Controller then all voltage sensors at each of the remote nodes are calibrated when the Send button 1s clicked when in the Combined Data Mode If connected to a given node then the voltage will be calibrated at that node only Page 44 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 6 4 2 Current Sensor Calibration The current measurement channels of each load bank are calibrated from the Current Cal Page of the Sensor Calibration Window Sensor Calibration Voltage Cal Current Cal Sensor Zero Actual Desired amps amps The Actual calumn A 1 0 0 indicates the current sensor values Enter the desired 2 0 0 values in the Desired columns and press Send A 3 0 0 to send the desired values to the remotes system Press Keep to make changes 278 Default Hu Send permanent T Connect Keep I wok Help Connected to node 1 Figure 25 Current Cal Page mim Network System If in the Combined Data Mode when the Current Cal tab is clicked the Node Selection Window will be opened The current measurement sensors must be calibrated independently one node at atime Note The status bar of the Sensor Calibration Wind
68. ge 22 Bar Graph Orientation 98 Bitmaps Visible 85 Border Width 104 Button 10 11 16 17 18 19 44 58 87 92 Button Caption 115 Button Device 92 Button Function 114 115 C Cab Temp 96 CD ROM 4 Center Zero 100 103 Center Zero Range 100 Change in Load 62 Channel Selection Window 59 60 61 90 Channels Button 90 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 117 LoadView Version 3 Index COM port 35 Combined Data 20 21 23 30 42 44 45 59 92 Conditional 62 Configure Response System 75 80 Configure Test Settings 75 76 Connection 32 Connection Page 35 Control Section 8 10 12 24 27 29 30 39 41 cooling fan 7 9 16 17 21 26 37 77 78 CSV 52 54 CtrlFreq 96 CtrlRot 96 CtrIV 1 96 CtrIV 2 96 Custom Screen Designs 83 Cut 85 D Data Aware 87 95 99 data channel 61 96 99 Data Logging 10 14 18 27 48 49 72 79 90 91 data ranges 99 Data Section 12 21 22 Data Type 95 96 Data Types 95 Delete Component 85 Delete Line 74 deleting 85 Delta Temp 96 Demo Mode 2 34 Digital Meter 21 87 88 Digital Meter Page 21 Direct Load Entry 10 Direct Range 100 102 Disable Response System 75 80 Display precision 97 E Edit Line 74 Edit Mode 84 85 87 93 Editor Panel 73 74 Enable Response System 75 80 Error Messages 15 Exh Temp 96 Export CSV 54 Page 118 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Index LoadView Version 3 F Fan Control Button 9 1
69. he Fan Control Screen Fan Off This step is used to turn off the cooling fans in the load bank s Networked System In a networked system this step command the fans to be turned off at all load banks that are connected to the Network Controller Wait This step simply suspends execution of any steps for a given amount of time The duration of this suspension can be entered in minutes or seconds Page 78 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 9 1 2 2 The Logging Group These steps are those that pertain to the Data Logging System There are currently only two step types in this group These are the 1 Record Line and 2 Stop Logging Record Data Line This step type provides for recording of data to the data log When this step type is edited the Record Data Line Editor is shown Kl Ed Edit Line of Script Record Data Line to Log File One time only Record Data to Log File Record Dat Time Specify Filename Browse C At Interval Record Intera Seconds 0 C X Cancel 7 Help Figure 46 Record Data Line Editor If the Specify Filename box is left unchecked then data 1s recorded to the current Log File see 7 1 Recording Data B EET Logging Ifthis check box is checked then the filename parameter is used to select a new current Log File A single data line will be recorded if the Once mode is selected
70. he computer can be used to download new firmware to each of the remote systems This includes load bank s Network Controllers and the User Interface Panels The details of operating the Firmware exe software are documented in the Firmware manual 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 47 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 7 0 The Data Logging System One of the sub systems of the LoadView software is the Data Logging system The Data Logging system provides e Data recording functions Logging e Upto 8 channels of user defined data e A viewer for displaying and printing Log Data Files 7 1 Recording Data Logging Data is continuously communicated from the remote system Load Bank or Network Controller to LoadView As each data frame is received it is processed by LoadView to update all data displays and user defined screens The Data Logger operates behind the scenes to record data to the selected Log Data File at a given time interval and or on a change in load command T 1 1 Data Logging Concepts Most controls of the Data Logging System are provided for via the Logging Page of the Main Data Screen ref 5 0 4 2 The Logging Page One of the parameters setup via this page 1s the Log File This parameter tells LoadView what file to use for logging When logging 1s started this is the file that new data lines will be recorded to If the View log button is clicked this 1s the file that will be opened in the viewer In essen
71. he exclusion or liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitation may not apply to you For more information about Load Technology s licensing policies call Load Technology Inc at 702 643 8750 or write Customer Service Department Load Technology Inc 4225 Production Court Las Vegas Nv 89115 or fax to 702 643 8751 02002 Load Technology Inc ix LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 LoadView Version 3 0 2 0 Introduction Welcome to LoadView version 3 0 The LoadView software turns your IBM compatible PC computer into a control center for Load Technology s load banks and load bank systems LoadView provides easy access to all of the data and controls of these systems LoadView connects to the remote system via the computer s serial port The remote system can be a single load bank a resistive load bank with a connected inductive load bank or a system of load banks connected to a Network Controller 2 1 New features of LoadView version 3 Many new enhancements have been added to LoadView version 3 The following highlights the most significant of those changes e Added Network Controller Interface LoadView version 3 has been designed to operate with the Loadtec Network Controller This allows a system to be made up of a combination of up to 8 different Resistive Inductive load banks e New File Pathing Scheme All of LoadView s files are now maintained
72. iable file e Print Print The Log File e Page Setup Setup the printed page e Exit Exit the menu Print zl Page Setup Exit 7 2 1 1 Opening a Log Data File Selecting File Open allows the selection of a Log Data File for viewing Selecting Data Open Log File from the Main Menu of the Main Data Screen also allows the selection of a Log Data File for viewing When the Open function is selected the Open Log File dialog will be shown Look in data Al ce a 3data ldf aa ANewrile ldt Script 6057 37601 It Files of type Log Files Idf L ancel 7 Figure 31 Open Log File Dialog Select the desired file and click Open to view the selected file As with most standard Windows Look in data x Es et based programs the directories can be navigated to using the navigation tools The default directory that 1s selected when this dialog is opened is defined by configured data path ref 6 0 1 1 1 Setting up the LoadView File Paths Page 52 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Note Clicking on the arrow button in the File of Type control and selecting Version 1 0 Log Files can be used to open a log file created with a previous version of LoadView When an attempt is made to open an old version Log file it must be converted to a new style file before the Viewer can open it LoadView 9
73. ics of the meter The On Off Data Type setting 1s used to show the status of a digital input Currently the only purely digital data channel in LoadView 15 the Rotation channel Future systems may On text Color add additional digital inputs There is Voltage a When in the On Off mode the text Calor panel will show either the On Mvi text or the Off text based on the value of the selected data channel Ifthe channel is zero then the Off text will be shown viaval Any non zero value will cause the On text to be E shown There are also independent color ploy ee ae controls for each state This Data Type was Uris included specifically for the Rotation data as it has one of two values or Channel 10 3 2 1 2 Data Channel Settings The Channel selection allows you to select which data channel is to be displayed by the meter device Click the arrow to show the pull down list of available channels The available channels are A avg Average Current amps A 1 Phase 1 current amps A 2 Phase 2 current amps A 3 Phase 3 current amps CtrIV 1 Phase 1 Control Voltage Vims CtrlV 2 Phase 2 Control Voltage Vims CtrlFreq Control frequency Hz CtrlRot Control power rotation Hz Freq Load frequency Hz KW Total power kw KVA Total VA KVAR Total KVA Reactive kva PwrFactor Power Factor cos 0 Rotation Load voltage rotation Exh Temp
74. ile Ls fell panel is used Change to show and default Idi select the Hesdras active log file The Headings button 1s used to edit the user heading information that is stored in the data log The Log File indicates the currently active Log File name Edit Log Details default Idi EES Log File Title 40 characters max Log Data file 9715 01 4 44 57 Log File Description 40 characters max feat goes here Figure 13 Log Headings Editor The Title and Description information that is stored in the log file is edited via the Log Headings Editor These headings are stored into the log file and are printed with the log data when the log 1s printed Page 28 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 5 4 3 The Response Page The Response Page ofthe Control Section 1s used to configure and control the High Speed Response system HSR ref 8 0 High Speed Response Data Response Data System Control Trigger Stop View Data Contig Data collection will begin when the Trigger button is pressed Data will be collected for 30 cycles before trigger and for 3 seconds after trigger Tracing is Off Automatic Logging TPESEORSES Figure 14 The Control Section Response Page The current status of HSR system 1s indicated on this page in this example tracing 15 off If the HSR system is configured for a manual trigger then the Trigger Button will be e
75. in a new user configured directory structure This structure makes it easy for complete system definitions 1 e data files screen designs test scripts etc to be copied from one system to another by simply copying the root directory e Added Sensor Calibration Complete sensor calibration voltage current and auto zeroing can now be performed from within LoadView directly e New And Improved Log Data Viewer A completely new Log Data Viewer has been added to LoadView This viewer fixes many of the deficiencies of the previous system and allows the Log to be viewed as data is being recorded You can now scroll through the data a large file without losing the column headings e New Log Data Print Handler Added to the new Log Viewer is a whole new set of print functions You can control the headings user description data font size and print 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 1 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual orientation Multiple page prints will be handled properly with the appropriate headings on each new page e Added System Messaging Window A new system messaging interface between LoadView and the connected system has been designed This messaging system allows for the tracking of system messages in a special message window e Added User Defined Data Channels You can now record up to 8 user defined data channels into the Log Data file You can setup the names and units for these channels and you will be prompt
76. ists In this case you can either over write the existing file or append data lines to the end of the file 5 2 4 The Script Button s This button is used to start the last selected script file When this button 1s clicked the most recently used script file will be executed If gt it cannot be determined what file to execute you will be prompted to select the script file you wish to execute When a test is running the status of that test is shown in the Status Bar of the Main Data Screen When a test is running this button s function is changed to a Stop function and the Log Control Button is changed to a Pause function as shown I L Hun Script Pause Sto Clicking on the Pause Button will cause the test script to be paused at its present position and the pause button gt will be changed to a Resume function Clicking on Resume will cause the test to resume operation from point at which it Resume was paused 5 2 5 The High Speed Response Buttons The High Speed Response data system HSR 1s an option to the load bank and Network Controller systems If this system is enabled then these buttons will be available The Enable button is used to Enable Disable the High Speed Response system s trigger mechanisms It also provides an indication of whether the trigger is currently enabled The Resp Data button 1s used to display a graph of either the current High Speed Response data stored in the load bank system or a stored
77. it 5 seconds The Selection Panel The Editor Panel Figure 43 The Script File Editor The Script File Editor is divided into two main parts These are the Editor Respsonse User Data Panel and the Selection Panel The Logging Editor Panel 1s used to show the test E anecammande as it is being edited As steps are inserted deleted they will be shown aet Test Cig in this panel Set Load The test step that is highlighted is SEI BY the Active Step Clicking a step e selects it as the Active Step It will Fan Off be indicated with a yellow highlight Holding down the Ctrl key while clicking a step can be used to select multiple steps each step clicked will become highlighted Clicking a step then holding the Shift key and clicking a step below the Active Step will allow a group of steps to be selected 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 73 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 9 1 1 The Script Editor Quick Buttons There is a tool bar located at the top ofthe Editor Panel that makes up a group of Quick buttons These buttons provide quick access to selected editing functions Bi Selecting File New from the Main Menu or pressing the New quick button allows the creation of a new test script If you ve made changes to the current test and not saved them you will be warned and given an opportunity to save your changes The delete button is used to delete the selected steps from the test
78. its when a channel is selected via the Data Page The Label Position settings are used to determine where the labels are located as shown Bottom side by side labels Top side by side labels 5 Title Units Title nits Right side by side labels Lett side by side labels Effect of rotated labels Title Units Title 35 Right stacked labels Left stacked labels Es n Ms Figure 57 Label Setting Examples LInits Ca an 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 107 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 3 2 5 The Meter Dial Settings The Meter Dial Settings are only available when editing an Analog Meter Device These settings configure the look and feel of the meter face aap Configuring Analog Meter Figure 58 The Meter Dial Settings Page Page 108 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Minor Divisions 1250 f Annotation Size Major Divisions KV 312 525 0 Meter MA 0 The Range Panel Figure 59 Analog Meter Settings The Major Division marks on the meter face are the longer bold tick marks as shown above There is an implied Major Division at the start of the meter the left hand side of the scale so the actual number of Major Divisions is one more than the configured value In the above example there are a total of 5 Major Divisions the one at the O th position and four more Each Major Division is marke
79. l LoadView Version 3 5 1 4 The Messages Menu There are no functions under the Messages Menu Clicking on Messages opens the System Message window ERA SP Message Log File Help from port H 18 local H 17 local E 15 local i 15 local E 14 local i 13 local i 12 local 1 local E 10 local H 5 local H local H 7 local H 5 local H local 4 local H 3 local 2 local local 4 received at 10 11 2001 10 02 27 10042001 13 25 38 10042001 13 25 34 10 03 2001 16 20 20 10 03 2001 16 20 16 1070372001 15 13 52 10 03 2001 13 06 00 10 03 2001 13 05 55 10022001 17 59 38 10022001 17 59 33 10 02 2001 15 23 03 10 02 2001 16 16 10 10 02 2001 16 16 06 3 2 2001 14 30 50 097272001 14 30 48 3 27 2001 14 30 33 Ofer 2001 14 30 32 Ofer 2001 14 23 51 Message 4 Turning on 480 volts Load Bank Un Turning at 480 volts Load Bank Un Turning at 480 volts Load Bank Turned aff Load Bank Un Turning on at 480 volts Load Bank Un Turning on at 480 volte Load Bank Turned aff Load Bank Un Turning at 480 volts Load Bank Turned ott Control voltage unstable Load Bank Turned aff Control voltage unstable Messages cleared by user Message data successfully loaded trom system Messages 97 Figure 2 The System Message Window System Messages are created and stored in the remote system 1 e Load Bank s or the Network Controller There are two types of messages shown in the Sy
80. m 1s constantly sampling data from each of the voltage and current sensors and performs the true RMS calculations As each zero crossing of the A phase 15 detected the computation for the cycle is completed for each phase of voltage and current The HSR system provides a method in which a sample of each cycle for each phase of voltage power and current can be recorded to a high speed data buffer This data can then be downloaded from the high speed buffer to LoadView for plotting and review Like an oscilloscope the HSR system provides triggering that allows pre defined criteria to initiate the process Once the trigger event occurs the system will begin recording data to the high speed data buffer The Record Length parameter 1s used to determine how long data 1s recorded after the trigger event occurs The pre trigger parameter 1s used to select how many cycles before the trigger event are also captured to the data buffer The following are the available trigger event choices e Change in Load This setting causes a trigger to be generated when a change in load command is sensed by the system e Trigger Button This setting is used to cause the trigger setting to operate in a manual manner In this mode a trigger can be generated by the user clicking the Trigger button or from a Trigger step type in a test script e Conditional In the Conditional mode a pre defined condition can be assigned to a given channel When that condition
81. ment Panel look This new style has simplified the data presentation of LoadView Page 2 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 2 2 Manual Conventions There are several special conventions that will be followed throughout this text These conventions should make it easier for you to get to the information you need quickly Warning This indicator is used to highlight information that is critical to the operation or configuration of the system Typically information of this type can have an adverse effect on the operation of the system 1f incorrect or inappropriate settings are entered Special note This indicator will be used to highlight data that provides additional background information on the subject at hand This indicator will be used to identify information that is specific to operation of a networked system LoadView is capable of being connect to a single load bank or a system of networked load banks that are controlled by the Network Controller Differing typefaces will also be used to further highlight different types of data Italics this typeface will be used to indicate new terms that are being introduced or indexed keywords Boldface this typeface will be used to indicate text that you must enter 1 in response to an on screen dialog Optional text contained in brackets indicates optional data entry 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 3 Loa
82. mps F1 ae F3 F4 F5 Load Setting Genset Size Nominal v altage E Change 480 Change Figure 10 The Control Section Automatic Page This page is made up of a few panels The Set Load panel is used to enter a load command Jog the load command or adjust the power factor Set Load Kw Jog PF Adi T fe Ew C Amps m SU 5 4 1 1 Direct Load Setting simply typing the numeric load value required and then pressing the Enter key enters direct Load commands As soon as the first numeric key is pressed the value is shown in the direct load field The value entered will become the active command once the Enter key is pressed If your system is capable of providing Direct Load setting Inductive load then the desired power factor can also be entered For example typing 500 8 then pressing the Enter key will command 500 KW at a 0 80 power factor Set Load Page 24 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 The direct load in current amps can also be entered First insure that the Amps radio button is selected and then enter the desire load in amps Again the command is actually acted upon when you press the Enter key Once a power factor command has been entered it will remain in effect until a new power factor command is entered In the previous example a command of 500 8 was entered This will cause the system to place 500 KW of resistive load and a s
83. n be edited and their size and position can be changed to suit your needs Clicking Run Edit on the Main Menu or clicking Edit Mode from the Pop Up Menu selects the edit mode The Indicates design has been modified Editing shown on the status bar indicates that the screen is in the Edit Mode Editing Modified 437 215 Edit Made is active Note User designed screens can be password protected If an attempt is made to edit a design that 1s protected a password will e required before you will be allowed to enter the Edit Mode 10 3 1 The Selected Meter In order to move re size or edit a meter it must first be selected The selected meter device is indicated with a dashed outline The Voltage meter V avg is the selected meter in the example shown User designed screens File Password Edit RBun Edt Loadview Help 490 V Lava 500 KA 00 0 LLLLLLLLLLLLLILLLTITTITITTITTITTTIIITITTTTIITITTELHLLITTTTTTU er ed lee Pied ere EET SOT Editing Modified 287 1 3 Panel size 529 376 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 93 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual simply click a meter device with the left mouse button to select it To reposition a meter click and hold the left mouse button inside the outline and drag the meter to the new desired location Release the button to drop the meter at the new location If Snap to Grid
84. n when the screen is returned to the Run mode they will be forced to the visible state The Size to meters function 1s used to size the screen to the minimum size that can contain the designed meter devices In the following example there are three meter devices placed on the screen ades 4 User designed screens File Password Edit RBun Edit LoadView Help SH User designed screens File Password Edit RBun Edt Loadview Help 500 Pt ttt tT tT 5559999 86 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 2 The Meter Devices User designed screens are built by placing various Meter Devices on the Meter Panel The main portion of the User Screen is the Meter Panel it makes up what is in effect a work area upon which each of the Meter Devices are placed The available Meter Devices are e Data Aware Meters o Digital Meter o Bar Graph Meter o Analog Meter e Non Data Aware Meters o Graphic o Log Viewer Panel o Button As shown there are Data Aware and Non Data aware meter devices Data aware devices are used to indicate the current value of a measured or ot they display data Non data aware 123 Digital Bar A Analog Button devices provide other ed Graphic SmButton non data functions Whenever the screen is in the Edit Mode the User Design Tool Bar will be shown Clicking the buttons of this tool bar will place a new meter device o
85. nabled Clicking the Trigger button causes a command to be sent to the remote system that triggers the gathering of the High Speed Response Data Click View Data to view a plot of the HSR data If LoadView is currently connected to a remote system and there is HSR data recorded in that system you will be given the option of downloading the data You can also view a plot of a previously stored HSR data file Click Config to setup the current HSR system configuration ref 8 1 HSR Configuration 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 29 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 5 4 4 The Manual Page The Manual Page is used to show the status of and control the setting of each load step in the system F10 0 FH 2 e m n n ej nj mj nj Load Setting Genset Size pd NN w EV Change tae 400 _ Change Dome Automatic Logging M anual Automatic Automatic Logging Figure 15 The Control Section Manual Page Each load step of the remote system is indicated as on or off light blue indicates a load step that is on Clicking the button under each of the load step indicators toggles that load step On Off Pressing an associated function key F1 F12 can also be used Network System In a networked system attempting to select the Manual Page clicking the Manual Tab when the system is in the Combined Data mode will cause the Node Selection Window to be displayed A specific n
86. nal value provided the system is working correctly There must be one and only one load change in the data set for the system to compute the recovery times If there are no load changes or more than one load change in the data set then the recovery times will be shown as not available N A Max voltage 495 Hz bz Max Load 204 Min voltage 420 Min Hz BIT Min Load 0 time 2 469 to 3 00 Rew time 2 5 0 to 3 00 Load Changes 1 Figure 41 Voltage and Frequency Recovery Data 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 67 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Yoltage Recovery time Frequency Recovery Time The recovery times are expressed as percent of nominal Nominal 1s the value of the voltage and frequency channel at the moment the load change was made The voltage and frequency channels must drop below their respective recovery settings in order to be calculated If not their recovery time will be shown as zero 8 2 3 Plot Filtering The plotted data can be configured to show the data for every cycle or data averaged of many cycles Clicking the Filter up button increases the averaging Clicking the Filter Down button decreases the applied filtering Page 68 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 8 2 4 Viewing Plot Data non araphical Press the View Button to view the underlying HSR data in a tabular format When this button is clicked a data viewer showing
87. nel on a given screen This 1s a non Data Aware device in the sense that it does not show the value of a single data channel Date Time Freq WVil 2 WViz 3 113 1 Vit Atl AZ Ata l 0326 2001 12 41 01 60 0 420 420 450 450 321 328 321 2 o3 26 2001 12 41 04 60 0 420 420 450 450 321l 324 326 3 26 2001 12 41 06 60 0 420 420 450 450 321 322 326 4 Mew Channels Setup Oni oa Record Page Setup Print Log viewer test ldf Figure 49 The Log Viewer Panel 10 2 5 1 The Log Viewer Panel Buttons The Log Viewer Panel contains seven special buttons that provide quick access to the controls of the Data Logging System The following is a description of each of these buttons The View Button This button is used to open a full Log Viewer of the current VIEW file Each time this button is pressed a new Log Viewer will be created LoadView will allow up to 20 Log Viewers to be active at a given time The Log Viewer Panel provides a view of the Log File but can only show a limited number of lines based on the size of your panel Opening a viewer allows a bigger view of the file Furthermore once a viewer has been opened it can be changed to view a different file The Channels Button This button is used to select which channels are shown in cosine the Log Viewer Panel view port When this button is pressed a Channel Selection Window Figure 36 will be opened allowing you
88. nology Inc Page 83 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 1 Working with User Screens The Meter Panel portion of the user screen is the canvas on which Meter Devices are placed User screens can be in one of two modes the Edit Mode or the Run Mode Meter Devices can only be added deleted edited or positioned when in the Edit Mode The size of the screen can only be changed when in the Edit Mode In the Edit Mode no meters are updated with new data values The Run Mode 1s used to make the screen active When in the Run Mode meter devices are updated with new data values provided communication with the remote system is active and buttons become active Edit Mode 15 used to modify the design and the Run Mode allows a design to be used When an existing screen design is opened it 1s automatically placed in the Run mode Meter Device components are added to the Meter Panel then sized and placed as required New Meter Devices are automatically placed in the upper left hand corner of the Meter Panel Screen designs can be saved and loaded to from a screen file 10 1 1 The Pop Up Menu Right clicking the mouse anywhere in the Er Meter Panel will bring up Pop Up Menu This menu provides quick access to many of the functions of the screen design system Edit Send to back Add Mew Component Load Screen File The File Menu 15 a Delete Component Save As sub menu t
89. ns must be entered TEE scripts screens as required When you exit from the Program Configuration Screen LoadView will check to insure that each of the directories specified exist on you hard drive Any directories that do not exist will automatically be created 6 1 1 2 Message Log File The Message log file parameter is used to select the file that the system messages will be stored into The Browse button can be used to select an existing file or a name for a new file can simply be entered When the system messages are received this file will automatically be created if it does not exist 6 1 1 3 Demo Mode Setup If the Demo Mode box is checked then the system will operate in the Demo Mode When in the Demo Mode LoadView will emulate being connected to a Network Controller with one to eight load bank nodes The configuration parameters for the Demo Mode are read from a Demo Configuration File dcf This file is produced by the DemoCfg Page 34 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 program The dcf file is selected from this page of the Program Configuration screen Whenever a change is made to the Demo system LoadView will have to be stopped and restarted before the changes will take effect 6 1 2 The Connection Page The Connection Page is used for setting up the connection to the external load bank or Network Controller The COM port COMI COMA will be selected as well a
90. o the Pop Grid 3 Save Up Menu This menu Panel Calor m allows loading and f v Bitmaps Visible XU Ere ee saving of your screen R desi Hide Meters esign files It also w Edi Mode 4 demo2 sen contains a Most Size to meters w UseSounds Recently Used MRU file list that provides quick access to your most recent screen designs B junk cn Page 84 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 The Edit Menu allows for editing the selected Component Chl4E Meter Device the Meter Component Cut Ctrl deleting and Cut and Paste functions Note Copy Ctrl C that these functions can also be accessed via Paste irl the indicated shortcut keys The Send to back function is used to control the way in which overlapped meter devices are stacked up Selecting a meter device and clicking Send to back will cause the selected meter to be placed behind all overlapping devices Bar Graph Use Add New Component to add a new meter to Analog Meter the screen design The new device will be Digital Panel added at the top left corner of the screen Note Button that a Graphic device will always be placed small Button Panel behind any meters Therefore if you add a Log Viewer Graphic device to a screen and a meter device Graphic is positioned at the top left corner the Graphic device will not be seen You will have to move the meter to access the graphic behind tt Use
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92. ode must be selected before the Manual Page can be shown The Load Bar Graph Genset Size and Nominal Voltage settings are also shown on the Manual Page These panels have the same function as those defined for the Automatic Page Load Setting Genset Size Nominal v altage NEEEEENN Kw Change 480 Change 30 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 6 0 Program System Configurations This section guides you through the setup and configurations of various LoadView parameters The major setup screens are 1 Program Configuration 2 Test Setup 3 Calibrate Sensors 4 Network Controller Configuration All of these configuration screens are available under the File Menu of the Main Menu Some ofthe configurations are also available via Quick Buttons EZ Loadtec LoadView File Screens Data Scripting Messages Help Impart E sport Data d Program Config Network Controller Config Test Setup Calibrate Sensors License Manager Update System Firmware Exit Set Load Fw Preset Loads Press Esc for r Jog PF Ad D NE E a B 255 50 C Amps Fi z Figure 16 The File Menu 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 31 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 6 1 Program Configuration Select File Program Config from the Main Menu to open the Program Configuration Screen Program Configuration EI System Setup Connecti
93. ology Inc Page 25 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 5 4 1 4 Power Factor Adjustment If you are operating a system with Inductive load capability then there are two additional buttons on the Set Load Panel Since the load elements of the load bank s are commanded in an open loop manner there can be slight errors in the actual load applied For example the cooling fan s in each of the load banks and their associated wiring contribute to a background Inductive load Additionally the load elements are not perfect they provide a given KVAR load the accuracy of the Inductors themselves Many of these errors can be accounted for via numerous settings and configurations Given all of these issues the power factor adjust buttons have been added to the system to FF Adi allow the power factor to be tweaked in to exactly the commanded value Once the load and power factor have been commanded press the PF Adj up or down buttons to step the Power Factor Adjust buttons power factor up or down When one of these buttons is pressed the KVAR load will be adjusted up or down by the smallest KVAR load step available The setting achieved by this method is persistent that 1s 1t will remain in effect until the fans are turned off 5 4 1 5 The Preset Load Panel The Preset Load Panel provides 5 preset load buttons that allow for quickly setting the load to the preset values These buttons represent load in terms of Preset Loads Pres
94. on Root path System Ic LoadT Browse User customer specific paths M 5 ptem Browse D ata Scripting Screens data scripts screens Message lag file default Irn Browse Demo Mode Jtest def X Cancel Help A Figure 17 Program Configuration System Setup Page The Program Configuration screen has two pages These are the System Setup Page and the Connection Page 6 1 1 The System Setup Page The System Setup Page 15 selected by clicking the System Setup tab This page is used to configure the file system select the message log file and select the mode of operation The Message Log File setting is simply the name of the file that will be used to log system messages Page 32 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 6 1 1 1 Setting up the LoadView File Paths LoadView is designed to use a specific file path system This system provides a common root directory under which there are a series of sub directories for each of the specific data types The layout of this path begins at the root This root 1s simply a directory on you hard drive Below the root are the Sounds and BMP directories These sub directories are intended to contain the sound and bitmap files used by your screen designs In essence they make up a library of sounds and bitmaps that can be used by all of the underlying s
95. ontroller the load banks can be turned on from the Main Data Screen The Green LED on the LB Power button indicates the state of the networked load banks If the LED 1s off click the mouse on this button to turn on the Off load banks LB Power 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 7 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual If you are not using a networked system then the load bank must be turned on from its local control panel or a connected Remote User Interface Once the load banks are turned on and the power source is running the voltage readings will indicate the current bus voltages 4 2 Setup your Test Requirements LoadView needs some information about the system that you are testing This information is entered via the Test Setup screen The Test Setup screen is accessed via Setup from the File Menu pressing the Genset Size Change button or pressing the Nominal Voltage Change button The Genset Genset Size Marnnal Voltage Size and Nominal P50 Change BOO Change Voltage buttons shown are visible on the Automatic Page of the Control Section Clicking either of these buttons provides access to the Test Setup screen Note that the term Genset Size simply implies the capacity of your power source the system under test This may or may not be a generator or system of generators Page 8 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 4 3 Setup User Setting
96. ote system This includes temperatures Control voltage and frequency interlock safety switch status and firmware version numbers Page 22 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Network System When LoadView is connected to a networked system via the Network Controller the status information shown on this page depends on what Data Mode 1s active If viewing Combined Data then the temperature data reflects the maximum temperature of all nodes The remaining status data is zero or off for switch states When connected to a given node then this data reflects the status information from that node The node selection 1s made via the Network Controller Buttons see section 5 2 6 The Network Controller Buttons 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 23 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 5 4 The Control Section The bottom portion of the Main Data Screen is the Control Section This is a multi page control that provides access to most of the controls of the remote system The active page being displayed is selected via a tab at the bottom of the section 5 4 1 The Automatic Page The Automatic page of the Control Section provides controls for adjusting the load placed on the system under test The Automatic page 1s selected by clicking on the Automatic tab Set Load Ew Jog PF Adj Preset Loads Press Esc for no load fe Ew 255 50 75 100 120 C A
97. ow indicates which node is connected Connected to node 1 Just as with the voltage calibration this page shows the actual current readings amps and allows for the desired values to be entered Enter the desired amp readings for each phase ER Send 8 Default and click the Send button to send them to the remote KV system Clicking the Default button will return the amp calibrations to their default values 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 45 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 6 4 3 Sensor Zero Page The voltage and current measurement channels can be zeroed This zeroing function allows any offset errors in the channels to be calibrated out zeroed ES Sensor Calibration Voltage Cal Curent Cal Sensor Current readings Insure that the signal ta be zeroed valtage current ar bath has signal present then press the required button Volts to zero the voltage sensor Ampe for the current sensors or both to zero the voltage AND current sensors zen Amps ero Both T Connect Keep uff Help Connected to network controller Figure 26 Sensor Zero Page valta amps 480 480 4a 11 Pressing the Zero Volts Zero Amps or Zero Both buttons zeros the voltage current or both at each load bank Warning The voltage and current channels should only be zeroed when there is no voltage or current applied A
98. part Data Program Contig Network Controller Config Test Setup e Test Setup Calibrate Sensors e Calibrate Sensors Update System Firmware e Update System Firmware Es e Exit 5 1 1 The Screens Menu provides access to the following screen related functions Screens Data Scripting e User Screens RECEN e Show Off Segments The Show Off Segments function allows changing of the Seven Segment data displays Off Segments Inactive Off Segments Active Checked Unchecked 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 13 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 5 1 2 The Data Menu The Data Menu provides access to numerous data Data Scripting Messages Help related functions These Data Logging Ctrl L are View Curent Log File e Data Logging Open Log File e View Current Log zd Description File Edit Default User Channel Definitions Open Log File Wem High Speed Response Data Edit Description Edit Default User Channel View High Speed Response Data 5 1 3 The Scripting Menu The Scripting Menu provides ow Demo Mode Active test dcf access to script files and the Scripting Messages Help script file editor seit Sian e Edit Script Execute Script 1 demo lsc e Execute Script gt Most 2 1 recently Used File list Browse far Script Page 14 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manua
99. re the Data Page settings This page contains the configurations that select the data to be shown by the device and how it 1s to be displayed Not all of the configurations on this page are available for each meter device those that are not applicable will be disabled grayed out Data Ranges Panel Setup Label Setup Sounds bert Color EdUnT ext mi tert Color 0 Data Type Vert Sting v Value cnini Vest Sting EdT extString Bar Graph Orientation Horizontal Vertical Display precision units 0 M Value Visible Autoscale Data J Bold Value Font Color Figure 52 The Data Page 10 3 2 1 3 The Data Type Setting This setting will only be enabled for Digital Meter devices There are three Data Types 1 Text String 2 Value 3 On Off The Text String type 1s used to place a simple panel on the screen with a test message When Text String is selected the text is simply Text String JT SUNT entered in Text String box My Text The text color is set via the Value Font Color color panel The background color is setup on the Panel Setup Page When the Data Type is set to Value the Digital Meter shows the value of the selected data channel The Value Font Color and Panel Setup Page 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 95 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual settings are also used to further define the display characterist
100. red color panel and a color dialog will be shown allowing the selection of the desired color Rangel normal Color aN Range 2 Warning Color w Reset Time 2 0 Sec Range 3 Alarm ll IMENNI Define Custom Colors gt gt Color a Reset Time 2 0 SEC The Warning and Alarm Reset Times are used to define the rate in which the defined sound file wav is played when in the given state In the example shown the defined sound file will be played every 2 seconds while the data is in the Alarm or Warning states if sounds are enabled A sound file 1s selected from the Sounds page 10 3 2 2 2 The Range Type Setting The range setting parameters provide two major functions One is to span the device Bar Graph and Analog meter devices require this information to be scaled correctly The second purpose of the range settings is to define the Nominal Warning and Alarm regions These regions effectively place limits on the data shown by the meter There are three types of range settings that can be used These are the Percent Range 96 the Direct Range and the Center Zero Range Clicking the appropriate tab in the Ranges Page and checking the use check box selects the range type Page 100 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 3 2 2 2 3 Percent Range The Percent Range type is used to create Warning and Alarm regions that are a computed a
101. ript 11 5 0 The Main Data Screen 12 5 1 The Main Menu 13 02002 Load Technology Inc i LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 LoadView Version 3 Table of Contents 5 1 0 The File Menu 5 1 1 The Screens Menu 5 1 2 The Data Menu 5 1 3 The Scripting Menu 5 1 4 The Messages Menu 5 1 5 The Help Menu 5 2 The Quick Button Tool Bar 5 2 1 The Fan Control Button 5 2 1 1 The Fan Control Screen 5 2 2 The Load On Off Control Button 5 2 3 The Log Control Button 5 2 4 The Script Button s 5 2 5 The High Speed Response Buttons 5 2 6 The Network Controller Buttons 5 3 The Data Section 5 4 The Control Section 5 4 1 The Automatic Page 5 4 1 1 Direct Load Setting 5 4 1 2 Entering the Power Factor 5 4 1 3 Jogging the Load Setting 5 4 1 4 Power Factor Adjustment 5 4 1 5 The Preset Load Panel 5 4 1 6 The Load Setting Bar Graph 5 4 1 7 Test Setup Change Buttons 5 4 2 The Logging Page 5 4 3 The Response Page 5 4 4 The Manual Page 6 0 Program System Configurations 6 1 Program Configuration 6 1 1 The System Setup Page 6 1 1 1 Setting up the LoadView File Paths 6 1 1 2 Message Log File 6 1 1 3 Demo Mode Setup 6 1 2 The Connection Page 6 2 Network Controller Configuration 6 3 The Test Setup Screen 6 3 1 The Test Setup Page 6 3 1 1 The Genset Capacity 6 3 1 2 Genset Nominal Voltage 6 3 1 3 Load Type 6 3 2 The User Settings Page 6 3 2 1 Preset Loads Setting 6 3 2 2 Nominal Settings 2002 Load Technology Inc ii LoadView
102. round color Gin ff OK M Cancel Figure 54 The Panel Setup Page The following identifies the Outer Bevel Inner Bevel Border Width and the Panel and bar background colors a Border Width Inner Bevel Freg s50 500 gso PF KY AR PanelBezel Bar background Outer Bevel 0 B Border Width m Page 104 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 EZ User designed screens default scn File Password Edit Bun Edt LoadView Raised Inner Lower Outer Network Controller Connected m Figure 55 Bevel Setting Examples Running Madified As can be seen from the examples you can use the bevel settings to control the look of the meter devices A raised bevel gives the appearance of sitting on top of Where a lowered bevel will appear as if it 15 behind you look into it You can also see how changing the bevel width can control how tall or deep the meter appears The examples shown are all bar graph devices however the same controls are available for every meter device type Meter Component M ame The Meter Component Mu Bar Graph Name is simply a name that you can attach to the meter component This name will appear in the status bar when editing the meter device 140 86 My BarGraph TMeterBar 160 40 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 105 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 10 3 2 4 The Label
103. rsion 3 When the OK button is pressed in the Channel Selection Window the channels selected will be shown These settings are saved in the Log Data File so that the next time it is opened the same channel selections will remain in place 7 2 2 2 Recording User Data Channels Select Edit Record User Data from the Main Menu ofthe Log Viewer to record a new set of user defined data channel values A Record User Data Window will be displayed EZ LoadView Record User Dataltest ldf Ol Pressure Oil Temp Water Temp EngSpd of the lag file Then select OK Press Cancel to exit without making any changes x Cancel Enter values to be recoded in each channel Figure 37 Record User Defined Channel Dialog Enter the required values and press the OK button to save the values in the log file The data is saved by either integrating these values with the last data line stored to the log or by recording a new line and adding the user data to that line This is setting 1s configured via the Record Mode setting in the User Defined Channel Setup Screen see Figure 29 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 61 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 8 0 High Speed Response Data The High Speed Response HSR system is similar in function to having an oscilloscope built into the Power Meter portion of the system A dedicated processor system in the Load bank electronics makes up the Power Meter system This syste
104. s There are additional User Settings that can be made These settings include the Preset Load values Jog Value and others Modify Enter any User Settings as required EZ iu Preset Loads Als z moo E fo m Nominal Settings 5 Jag Value Kw 0 00 Power Factor Preset oe Control Voltage Type OQ phase Upon Lose of Com thee phase Ao Action LEE Use fan logs in load step calculation X Cancel 7 Help Connected to network controller 27 4 4 Turn the Cooling Fan s Before load can actually be applied the cooling fan s in each load bank must be turned on If you are testing via a pre defined script file the fan s can be controlled from the script itself If you are not using a test script then the cooling fans must be turned on manually The Fan Control Button 1s used to control the cooling fan s If the fans are running then this button will animate rotating fan If the fan s are off then it will appear as shown Click this button to toggle the fan s on and off Fan 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 9 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Networked System If the Network Controller is setup to operate with independent fan control then pressing the Fan Control Button will open the Fan Control Screen From this screen turn on off the fans as required 4 5 Setup High Speed Response
105. s Esc for no load percentage of the Genset Size The 25 50 75 1002 1202 Genset Size and the F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 percentage of each of the preset buttons are entered via the Test Setup screen In the example shown pressing the 10096 key will place load equivalent to the configured Genset Size on the system Again a previously entered power factor command will remain in effect when the Preset Load button 1s clicked Note also that pressing the FI through F5 keys is equivalent to clicking preset key 1 through 5 5 4 1 6 The Load Setting Bar Graph The Load Setting Bar Graph indicates the current load command in KW This bar graph 1s scaled by the Load Seth ML configured Genset Size value The 500 KY actual command value is also indicated Page 26 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 5 4 1 7 Test Setup Change Buttons The Genset Size and Nominal Voltage values are also shown on the Automatic Page Pressing either of the Change buttons provides quick access to the Test Setup Screen Nominal v altage 400 Change Size PSO ES Change 5 4 2 The Logging Page The Logging Page of the Control Section provides access to the Data Logging functions User Channel Definitions Record User Defined Channels Ax Man Record Log File Logging Time Period Record data ever 2 Seconds F1 F2 W Log on load step
106. s a percentage of the Nominal Value soo 1000 500 2000 ce Configuring Analog Meter Data Ranges Panel Setup Label Setup Meter Dial Settings Bitmap Sounds Ranges 4 Hanges Direct Center Zero Rangel normal Color v Use percentage ranges gel Fd Min Value 0 Warning 5 2 x Value 000 Alarm E Es Max Value 2000 Range 2 warning Color p Reset Time 20 ser Hange 3 Alarm Color a Reset Time 2 0 ZEC Range Made Greater lise Range Colors W OK AX Cancel In the example shown above the Warning and Alarm regions are defined at 25 and 75 of the nominal value Since the Range Mode is set to Greater in this case the Warning region starts at 1250 25 greater than the nominal value and the A arm region starts at 1750 75 greater than the nominal value Range Mode can be set to EI e None No ranges used sgg 1000 4599 e Greater 1 2000 e Less e Less or Greater V soo 1000 1500 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 101 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual If Auto Scaling 1s enabled on the Data Page the Min Max and Nominal values will be automatically set as soon as the meter is placed in the Run Mode They will also be updated whenever the Test Setup parameters changed 10 3 2 2 2 4 The Direct Range As its name implies the Direct Range settings are used to directly set
107. s example If the data viewed is the downloaded data from the remote system then Current System Data will be shown Min voltage 429 Min Hz Al Min Load 0 Recovery sec 2 323 Recovery sec 2 468 LoadChanges 1 voltage 495 Hz bz Load 204 Contig Figure 39 Response HSR Plot Screen 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 65 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Voltage 400 600 500 e 0 391 The graphics portion of the plot can show up to three data items 1 Change in load marker 2 Voltage 3 Frequency The red line is used to mark the point at which the load change if there are any took place The viewing of this marker is configurable and will not be shown if it 1s disabled The blue line is used to plot the measured frequency The black line is used to plot the voltage Click File Open to select a different file to view Click File Save to save the current plot data to a data file Click File Print to print a hard copy of the plot LOADTEC Response Data Graph Change in load command C LoadTec sys demo data sample hsd 70 0 Frequency 0 049 0 489 0 930 1 370 1 810 2 250 2 690 3 130 3 571 4 011 Seconds Data Analysis Voltage Response volts Minimum 428 Maximum 495 Recovery time 2 468 seconds to 3 000 Frequency Response Hz Minimum 52 Maximum 62 Recovery time 2 570 seconds to 3 000 Load Command Changes KW
108. s stated the purpose of this function is to zero the channel to account for any offset errors Zeroing these channels with voltage or current applied will produce unpredictable results Page 46 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 6 5 The License Manager The system registration LoadView and High Speed Response data licensing are accessed via the License Manager A LoadYiew License Manager Select the license registration at left The current status of the selected license registration is shown in the Status Bar below License Hegistratian f System Registration LoadView License Contact Load Technology Inc Customer Service department at 1 800 LU407TEC to obtain license registratian numbers High Speed Data License Seral Number 12345 Registration License Number Unregistered system Figure 27 License Manager System registration LoadView and High Speed Response system license number must be obtained from Load Technology The system s serial number is shown in this dialog and will be required Load Technology Inc Customer Service Department 4225 Production Court Las Vegas Nv 89115 1 800 LOADTEC service loadtec com 6 6 Update System Firmware Selecting File Update System Firmware from the Main Menu starts the Firmware Update program This software provides a method in which the serial port of t
109. s the baud rate Program Configuration System Setup Lannection Serial Part Use C COMe f COM Baud Rate 9600 BPS C 19 2K BPS 38 4K BPS BPS C 115 2K BPS Open Port at startup X Cancel Help Figure 19 The Connection Page Ay Warning The communications between LoadView and the external system must be setup correctly or the system will not operate Insure that the COM port selected matches the port at which the cable is connected between the computer s serial port and the remote system The baud rate must also be selected correctly The Load Bank and Network Controller systems are normally configured to operate at 38 4 kBaud 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 35 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 6 2 Network Controller Configuration When LoadView 1s connected to a Network Controller the Network Controller Configuration Screen will be available This screen is used to configure the special parameters required by the Network Controller system EZ Network Controller Configuration Humber of Systems i Humber of Remote Panels Allowed 5 Fan Control Setting f Independent C Fired All modules Figure 20 Network Controller Configuration Screen Number of Systems The Number of Systems parameter is currently not implemented At present the Network Controller is designed to operate as one system
110. shown Hun Script Disabled Resp Data Combined LB Power Figure 3 The Quick Button Tool Bar Each of these buttons provides a Quick interface to their selected functions 5 2 1 The Fan Control Button The Fan Control Button provides both an indication of the current state of the cooling fan s and a method to control the fan s Clicking this button toggles the Fan s On Off There is a process that must take place in the load banks when the fans are commanded on This process can take many seconds Fan Fan Status messages are shown in the Status Bar of the Main Data Screen that indicates the state of this process Page 16 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 arm Network System If the Network Controller is configured for independent fan control then clicking the Fan Control Button will open the Fan Control Screen If the Network Controller is configured for fixed fan control then the fan s at each module are commanded on or off when this button is clicked Note that when fans are commanded on they will be sequenced so that the generator system does not see the load of all fans starting at the same instant 5 2 1 1 The Fan Control Screen EET TT Fan control Network nodes Fan settings ve 1 1405 Kw 480 volt S N 1235 jw 2 528 75 KWAR 480 volt S N 1236 i 3 1105 Ew 480 volt S N 1237 4 module connected 5
111. st Step Types There are various step types available for creating your test script A collection of these steps is what makes up the Test Script file the Test When a Script File is executed each step 1s processed one after the other in turn until the end of the test 1s reached The time required to perform the actions of each step vary dramatically and in fact some step types cause the system to wait for a given period of time Since there 1s this real time element to processing test steps a step must complete its execution before the next step can begin The following list shows all of the available step types and how they are grouped e Load Bank Group o Configure Test Settings o Set Load o FanOn o Fan Off o Wait e Logging Group o Record Line o Stop Logging e Response Group o Configure Response System Enable Response System Disable Response System Trigger Response System Plot Response Data save Response Data o Stop Response System e User Data Group o Record User Data Channels O O O O 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 75 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 9 1 2 1 The Load Bank Group This group of steps allows for the configuration of and control over the Load Bank system Configure Test Settings Set Test Cfg Press the Set Test Cfg button to insert a Configure Test Settings step into the test When the test is executed sees Ue the parameters you have entered will be sent to the s
112. stem Message Window these are Error Messages and Informational Messages Error Messages are used to indicate the existence of an error condition in the remote system Error Messages are indicated with a or icon The yellow icon indicates that the message is new Informational Messages are used to note non error events 1 e load bank turned on sensors calibrated etc These messages are marked with a or ilicon Again the yellow icon indicates a new message 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 15 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 5 1 5 The Help Menu The Help Menu provides access to LoadView s help system The About function under the Help Menu provides access to the LoadView About window This window provides information on the system type version number and enabled serial numbers Copyright c 2001 Load Technology Inc Windows Version Wing About Load iew Load Bank Interface 3 0 15 0 Pre Release File Version 2 00 The About Box indicates the Internal File version number LoadView system version number ae Mone and the enabled serial number list Note that the Enabled serial numbers will only be shown for systems that make use of the Key File Newer systems are enabled via the Licenses Manager ref 3 Registration Licensing 5 2 The Quick Button Tool Bar The Tool Bar shown at the top of the Load View Main Data Screen is made up of a variety of Quick Buttons as
113. t you agree that the laws of the State of Nevada will govern all disputes that arise concerning the use of this document Any disputes brought concerning the terms of this agreement shall be in a state or federal court located in the State of Nevada Clark County DocUseTerms11032010 2 doc Contents At a glance 1 Software License Agreement 2 Introduction 3 Installation 4 Quick Start Guide 5 The Main Data Screen 6 Program System Configuration 7 Data Logging 8 High Speed Response Data 9 Test Scripts 10 User Screens LoadView Version 3 0 16 02002 Load Technology Inc LoadView Version 3 Table of Contents LoadView Version 3 Table of Contents LoadView Version 5 i Table of Contents i List of Illustrations y 1 0 Load Technology s Software License Agreement vii 1 0 1 Grant of License vil 1 0 2 Copyright vil 1 0 3 Other Restrictions vili 1 1 Limited Warranty viii 1 1 1 Customer Remedies 1 1 2 No other Warranties 1X 1 1 3 No Liability for Consequential Damages IX 2 0 Introduction I 2 1 New features of LoadView version 3 1 2 2 Manual Conventions 3 3 0 Installation 4 3 1 Registration Licensing 5 3 2 Minimum System Requirements 6 4 0 Quick Start Guide 4 1 Connect the System Under Test 7 4 2 Setup your Test Requirements 8 4 3 Setup User Settings 9 4 4 Turn on the Cooling Fan s 9 4 5 Setup High Speed Response Data 10 4 6 Setup Data Logging 10 4 7 Adjust the Load 10 4 8 Start a Test Sc
114. t any time you may have as many copies of the Software in use as you have Licenses The Software is use on a computer when it is loaded into the temporary memory 1 e RAM or installed into the permanent memory e g hard disk CD ROM or other storage device of that computer except that a copy installed on a network server for the sole purpose of distribution to other computers is not in use If the anticipated number of users of the Software will exceed the number of applicable Licenses then you must have a reasonable mechanism or process in place to assure that the number of persons using the Software does not exceed the number of Licenses If the Software 1s permanently installed on the hard disk or other device of a computer other than a network server and one person uses that computer more than 80 of the time it is in use then that person may also use the Software on a portable or home computer 1 0 2 Copyright The Software is owned by Load Technology Inc or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions Therefore you must treat the Software like any other copyrighted material e g a book or musical recording except that you may either a make a copy of the Software solely for back up or archival purposes or b transfer the Software to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for back up or archival purposes You may not copy the written materials
115. ta channel Conditional Trigger when Channel I this Value Freg Less Than 58 The Channel box allows selection of any of the measured calculated data channels The condition box allows selection of one of the four condition types 1 Equal To 2 Not Equal To 3 Less Than 4 Greater Than The Value parameter 15 used to set the conditional value In the example shown a trigger will be generated when the frequency drops below 58 Hz Page 64 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 8 2 Plotting HSR Data To access the HSR plotting functions click the View Data button from the Response Page When the View Data button 1s clicked if there HSR data Sn neni ee remote system you will be Em given the option to Download Response data from Loadbank Press No to load a file fram disk download the data If you click Yes then the HSR data will be downloaded from the remote system Once the response data has been downloaded the Response Plot Screen will be opened If you click No then the Response Plot Screen will be opened and you can browse for a previously save HSR plot file C Loadtec LoadView Hesponse Plot ace Filter Setting Average Over 4 1 cycles The Plot Screen can also be access by selecting Data View High Speed Response Data from the Main Menu The data file sub title indicates the name of the current file being viewed sample hsd in thi
116. ter Figure 33 Log Print Page Setup From the Log Page Setup window Figure 33 you can control how and what headings are printed on the page the orientation of the page the font size and the margins The left and right heading values are printed at the top left and top right of the printed page if the Enable Headings check box is checked If it is not checked then these headings will not be printed The Orientation setting 1s used to configure the orientation of the printed data on the page Portrait or Landscape Right Margin Left Margin The right and left margin settings Left heading control the Right Heading margins as shown The font size 1s used to control the size of the text on the printed page The font size can be set to 8 9 10 11 or 12 Log Data file First Article T Block Load 1 2002 Load Technology Inc Page 55 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual Once all of the parameters have been entered press one of the following buttons OK Press the OK button to save all changes and exit the Page Setup Screen Print Press the Print button to print the log The log will be printed using all of the configured settings Printer Press this button to selected the desired printer and make and specific changes to the printer s properties Cancel Press this button to exit without saving any changes Figure 34 Log Print Example Page 56 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010
117. test script file e Bank Controls o Set Operating Parameters Test Setup o Set Load command o Turn Cooling fan s On Off o Timed wait e Data Logging Controls o Recorda single data line to the Log Data File o Control timed data recording o Stop Data Logging e High Speed Response System Controls o Configure the High Speed Response System o Enable Disable Triggers o Plot the resultant data o Save High Speed Response Data e Record User Defined Data Channels 9 1 The Script File Editor A script test file is a made up of list of steps that define the actions the system is to take This collection of steps makes up the script file Once a script file has been created it can be executed at a later date Test script files are created edited via the Script File Editor Press Scripting Edit Script from the Main Menu of the Main Data Screen to activate the Script File Editor Page 72 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Edit Script File C XL oadTecksysxdemosscrptssdemol lsc File Edit Insert Help Response User Data 3 db LoadB ank Logging Wait 5 seconds Load Bank commands Contig Test Settings set Test Cig Turn Fan ON Record Data Line to Log File every 2 seconds D emaT est Set load ta 25 Percent for 15 seconds Fan Wait 2 seconds Set load ta 100 Percent for 20 seconds feel Stop Logging Data V ail Fan OFF The Active Step Wa
118. the meter s operating ranges The Direct Range settings are selected by clicking the Ranges Direct tab on the Data Page Click the Use direct ranges box to make Direct Ranges active wd ess diseases In this mode the Nominal Warning and Alarm ranges are set directly Ranges Direct ES Configuring Analog Meter Data Ranges Panel Setup Label Setup Meter Dial Settings I Ranges Ranges Direct Center Zero Use direct ranges Range 1 Nominal starts at fo ends at 333 Range warning starts at 33d ends at Ranges Alarm start at ends at i Note Using the Direct Range settings when Auto Scaling 15 active E can cause some unexpected results This 1s because only the Range 1 start and Range 3 end values are set by the Auto Scaling functions the remaining values are not changed Page 102 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 10 3 2 2 2 5 The Center Zero Range The Center Zero range style 1s only available for Analog Meter devices An Analog Panel Meter that is designed so that the meter needle returns to the center position at zero with no signal applied is called a Center Zero meter This style was included specifically to allow for the creation of a power factor meter that can indicate both a lagging and leading power factor In the example shown the needle will be in the center position if the Power Fa
119. to select the desired channels ref 7 2 2 1 Selecting Data Channels to View The Setup Button This button is used to setup the Data Logging System Setup When this button is pressed a Log Setup Dialog will be shown The active Log File time interval headings and record options can be set from this dialog Page 90 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Ceo Setup a Active Log File Jtest lof Browse Seconds s B Lag on change in load command Record User Defined Data rf OK X Cancel Figure 50 Log Setup Dialog The On Off Button This button is used to toggle On Off the Data Logging System The LED indicates the state of the logging system if lit data logging is on When logging is turned on and the current Log File already contains data you will be given the choice to over write the file or append new data lines to tt File Exists Ei Log File ANewFile ldt exists What do you want to da Overwrite X Cancel Help The Record Button Gum This button is used to manually record a line of data to the Record Log File It is also used to provide feedback each time data line is recorded This button is only functional when logging 15 turned on The Page Setup Button This button is used to setup how the log file will be formed Page Setup on the printed page When this button is pr
120. ufficient inductive load 375 KVAR in this case to achieve a 0 8 power factor Entering a new load command without a power factor will cause a new load setting at the same power factor For example if a load command of 700 15 entered with no decimal portion then the load will be commanded to 700 KW and the system will adjust the inductive load to maintain the 0 80 power factor 525 KVAR in this case 5 4 1 2 Entering the Power Factor Pressing the decimal point key while the Automatic Page is showing will allow a new power factor LoadView command to be entered Pressing Enter new Power Factor Command the decimal point key before pressing any numeric key activates the Power X Cancel Help Factor Entry Screen Enter the required power factor and press the Enter key or click OK Setting a new power factor command in this manner will change only the Inductive load being commanded the resistive load KW will remain as previously commanded Entering a power factor of 0 will remove all reactive load KVAR In effect setting the power facto to 1 00 Figure 11 Power Factor Entry Screen 5 4 1 3 Jogging the Load Setting The Jog buttons on the Set Load panel provide a mechanism for stepping the load up or down by a fixed increment The value to the right of the buttons indicates the size of the Jog Increment This value is configured via the Test Setup Screen fe Kay Jog Command Buttons 2002 Load Techn
121. ure 29 User Defined Channel Setup Window The Record Mode setting defines how the user data channels are merged into the log data When Merge with last line is selected then the entered user data values will be merged with the last line that was recorded in the log Again if Record user defined channels is enabled then the Record User Data Window will be displayed when a data line 1s recorded to the log Once the OK button is pressed your entered values will be recorded merged into the last line recorded in this case When Record new line 1s selected the values entered in the Record User Data Window will be merged with the current data A new line will be recorded to the log that is made up of this merged data Note It is important to understand that once a data log file has been created these configuration parameters are then stored into the file These settings can be changed from within the Log File Viewer Page 50 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 7 2 The Log Viewer The Log Viewer is used to view the contents of a stored data log Pressing the View button on the Log Page will cause a Log Viewer window to be opened showing the current Log File Log Viewer demo Idf File Edit Help Date Time Freq Vil 2 Viz 3 Vi3 1 1 UB 0z z001 15 02 53 60 0 480 480 480 2 08 02 2001 15 02 54 60 0 480 480 480 3 08 02 2001 15 02 55 60 0 480 480 480 4 08 02 2001 15 02 56 60 1
122. ystem Load iew 7 Test Setup Genset Capacity Preset Loads A fs 150 cis D fim E 125 fol Nominal Voltage 480 VAC RMS Load Type Single phase Three phase Jog Value 5 Control Voltage Type C simae phase Upon Loss of Comm Action C Shutdown Laadbank X Cancel 7 Help hee phase System Serial 0 Figure 44 The Script Test Setup Editor The Script Test Setup Editor Figure 44 is shown when an attempt 1s Configure T est Settings made to edit a Configure Test Settings step type Use this editor to enter all of the required values ref 6 3 1 The Test Setup Page Page 76 LoadView Version 3 0 16 05 12 2010 Operator s Manual LoadView Version 3 Set Load The Set Load step type 1s used to set the load applied to the unit under test as required You can select the command mode 1 e KW Amps or Percent of Capacity and select duration The Load Bank s must be on with the cooling fan operational when this step is executed If not the Set Load step will perform no real action Edit Line of Script Set load ta 0 Percent Far minutes oet Load Enter Setpoint in XV Duration af Los Minutes fo Seconds Figure 45 Set Load Editor Editing a Set Load step type causes the Set Load Editor to be displayed Use the Power Entry Mode setting to select the load command mode e K
123. ystem under test Genset Capacity 6 3 1 2 Genset Nominal Voltage This parameter is used to inform LoadView and the remote system of the voltage of system under test This parameter is used to make decisions about minimum and maximum voltages and how to scale the load steps As shown this parameter is a pull down box that allows you to select one of the predefined system voltages Genset Nominal Voltage VAL AMS Warning As stated this parameter is used to setup system safeties i e over voltage trips fan controls and high low voltage controls Setting this parameter incorrectly can have an adverse effect on your system 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 39 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual 6 3 1 3 Load Type The Load Type parameter is used to inform the system of the type of system being tested Single phase or three phase Certain calculations are performed differently for a Single phase versus three phase system Load Type C Single phase Three phase 6 3 2 The User Settings Page The User Setting Page is used to configure the user specific parameters LoadView Setup Functions Preset Loads Nominal Settings 5 Jag Value EM 0 95 Power Factor Preset Control Voltage Type C simae phase Upon Loss of Com hee phase No Acton Use fan loss in load step calculation X Cancel 7 Help Connected to network controll
124. ystems Also under the root are the system sub directories There can and often times will be many system directories The System BMP level directory is meant to be the root of the various systems defined Root Path System Data Screens By employing this type of directory Scripts structure many Figure 18 File paths systems can exist 00 0 screens under a given root A scripts directory Each of these systems can then make sound use of a common library of sound and bitmap El System files The entire system of files can be copied ads y screens by simply copying the root directory eps SS System In the example shown there are three 3 data user customer systems These are demo 021 screens Systeml and System2 Each of these systems can share the sound and graphic files that are stored in the sound and bmp directories 02002 Load Technology Inc Page 33 LoadView Version 3 Operator s Manual The Root directory can be entered or Browsed for via the Browse button from the Program Configuration Screen The User customer Name can be directly entered or browsed for by pressing the Browse button Load View Select User Name Directory Root 1 E stil UserCustomer Name 5 ptem Select name fram list or enter a new name and click DK X Cancel Help Data Scripting and Screens ata Scripting Scree

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