
Lucent Technologies Galaxy Power System 4824
1 - 2 Introduction Issue 1 November 1996
Thus, the load is distributed across the power systems’ cabinets.
In this distributed architecture design, the initial cabinet shown
in Figure 1-2, is comprised of an AC circuit breaker box, two
rectifiers, the controller, DC distribution panels and battery
connection module. For larger systems, additional cabinets
accommodate up to three rectifiers as shown in Figure 1-3. Each
cabinet contains connecting bus bars, allowing current to be
shared with an adjacent cabinet and insuring a common voltage
reference for the rectifiers.One of the major advantages of the
distributed architecture is that it enables gradual, cost-effective
system growth. As the application requires increased capacity,
the system can be grown by adding another system cabinet. Each
cabinet has its own battery shunt. The system load current is the
difference between the sum of all rectifier currents and the sum
of all battery section currents. There is no system shunt, and
therefore, there is no need to anticipate your maximum growth
needs at the time of initial installation and invest in a system
shunt and external busthatmay or may not everbefully utilized.
It does, however, require a designated floor area be reserved for
growth.
The GPS 4824 may also be configured in a centralized
architecture as shown in Figure 1-4. Rectifiers, batteries, and
distribution are cabled to external bus bar connected to a single
system shunt. Each cabinet contains rectifiers and/or
distribution. Distribution returns are terminated at the external
discharge return bus. The J85500A-2 battery plant is an example
of this architecture. This architecture requires a significant
amount of engineering and capacity planning, but growth is not
constrained to designated floor space.
Applications With2400amperecapacity,distributionflexibilityanduniversal
ac input capability, the GPS 4824 supports switching,
transmission, and wireless -48 volt power system applications
ranging from central office to the environmentally controlled
remote site (hut and vault).
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