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RCM Standard

RCM Standard

RCM Standard

Product catalog summary
Features & Highlights
The RCMH070IB+ is a versatile Residual Current Monitor (RCM) designed for both DC and AC residual currents up to 100kHz. It includes a 70mm aperture for primary cables or busbars and offers customizable settings for frequency range, integration time, and residual operating current. The device provides both analog 4-20mA and relay outputs, using fluxgate technology for improved accuracy and stability.

Applications
This RCM is ideal for industrial applications such as residual current monitoring, insulation health monitoring, and maintenance scheduling. It is particularly beneficial in DC power systems and environments with high-frequency loads.

Background
Residual currents are crucial for evaluating electrical insulation and planning maintenance to avoid shutdowns. The rise of DC loads and high-frequency converters in industrial settings requires advanced RCMs that can handle a broad frequency range.

General Description
The RCMH070IB+ monitors residual currents without necessitating rapid system shutdowns. It is suitable for various industrial applications and features user-selectable settings for flexible operation. It includes a 4-20mA output for real-time TRMS value interfacing and a relay output for system alerts or shutdowns.

User Interface
The RCM includes a user interface with three selectable parameters: frequency range, integration time, and rated RC limit. It features a test button and status LED for visual feedback and is designed to prevent unauthorized access.

Functional Description
The RCM employs a built-in transducer head with a balanced Flux-gate detector to measure residual currents. It calculates the TRMS value, which is processed through user-selectable parameters to determine relay output and status LED behavior.

Auto Setup
The device can automatically optimize settings based on the installation's baseline condition, ensuring operation with a comfortable margin for future residual current developments.

Electrical Specifications
The RCM is suitable for circuits with a rated voltage of 690Vrms and a frequency range of 0-400Hz. It supports various residual current characteristics and offers a robust relay output with a latching function.

Caution
Users must adhere to connection polarities and ensure adequate power supply ratings to prevent device malfunction.

Specifications
- Load resistance: Typical 250Ω
- Voltage at open terminals: 24Vdc
- Response times for different current levels and step responses are specified with maximum limits relative to a time constant Ti.

Environmental and Mechanical Characteristics
- Operating temperature range: -20°C to 55°C
- Storage temperature range: -40°C to 85°C
- Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)
- Mass: 0.9 kg
- Connector: Phoenix Contact DFMC 1.5-3.5 2x5way PN: 1790519, or compatible

Mounting Instructions
- Base plate mounting with screws in the four holes
- Free-hanging on the cable using cable strips through the hooks on the backside for fixation
- General tolerance: 0.3mm unless otherwise stated

Standards and Compliance
- Complies with EN / IEC 62020-1:2020
- Declaration of conformity with EC Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/35/EU
- Harmonized standards applied: EN 61010-1 (Third Edition):2010, EN 61010-1:2010/A1:2019, EN 61010-2-030:2021/A11:2021, EN 61326-1:2013
- Manufactured in accordance with RoHS directive 2011/65/EU, amended by directive 2015/863
- Follows provisions in EN 63000:2018

Declaration of Conformity
- Issued by Danisense A/S, Taastrup, Denmark
- Signed by Henrik Elbæk on 2022-03-15
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Catalog excerpts

RCM Standard-1

RCMH070IB+ Highly flexible Residual Current Monitor of Type B/B+ for measuring DC and AC residual currents up to 100kHz, with analog 4-20mA and relay output. User selectable Frequency range, Integration time and Rated residual operating current. Features & Highlights 70mm primary cable / busbar apperture Residual current monitoring in industry DC and AC residual current measurement of Type B/B+ in the range 0-2Arms up to 100kHz Condition-based monitoring of insulation health User selectable: Replacement of / supplement to compulsory High voltage insulation testing - Frequency range Scheduling of planned factory maintenance - Integration time DC power systems (UPS, PV, LED lighting...) - Rated residual operating current High frequency loads (SMPS, Motor drives…) Analog 4-20mA and relay output Mission critical (Data centers, Medical ...) Fluxgate current measurement technology with fixed excitation frequency for enhanced accuracy and stability Background Residual currents (aka Earth fault currents, Insulation leakage currents) are unique measure for the state of the insulation of the electrical power system and its need for maintenance & repair to avoid nuissance shutdowns. Monitoring of the residual currents in real-time in a power system gives the possibility to evaluate the health of the electrical insulation based on the actual value measured, while the long-term development of the residual current value can be used for planning maintenance to avoid significant insulation deterioriation. In this way, Residual Current Monitors (RCMs) used in a Condition-based Monitoring scheme as per Industry 4.0 standards can ensure early fault detection and increase the availability of the power system at much lower cost than regular, expensive and time consuming high voltage insulation testing. Residual currents in electrical power systems can have multiple sources: insulation faults, insulation leakage currents, capacitive displacement currents, EMC filter leakage currents etc. While some of these contributing residual currents are normally present due to material physics when subjected to high or alternating voltages, other contributors are sign of deterioriating insulation which can produce abnormal heat dissipation, short-circuits and in worst case fire and danger to personal safety. Proliferation of DC loads (e.g. LED lighting, DC motor drives, 48Vdc bus systems etc.), DC distributed generation (e.g. PV systems, UPS, batteries etc.) as well as high-frequency converters (e.g. SMPS, motor drives etc.) in industrial environments makes it increasingly difficult to measure reliably insulation faults with traditional RCMs designed for AC 50/60Hz with limited measurement bandwidth. It is the experience of many installers around the world that in order to make the residual current protection work not only now but also in the future with extensions of existing plants, it is necessary for the end-user to have the possibility to select from several residual current limits, different frequency bandwidths and sensitivity levels. Precision – Innovation www.danisense.co

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RCM Standard-2

dani/ense General description Residual Current Monitors (RCMs) are used for monitoring of the residual currents in electrical power systems without the need for fast system shutdown. The RCM of Type B/B+ can measure DC and AC residual currents at frequencies of up to 100kHz, which makes it compatible to multitude of industrial applications, loads and generation sources. With its user selectable settings, this RCM offers flexible platform for residual current measurement which fits every possible usage both at the moment the industrial plant is designed, but also in case of extensions with new...

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RCM Standard-3

RCMH070IB+ User interface description This RCM product features three user selectable parameters, each with the choice of selecting 3-5 different values. The simple and intuitive user interface can be found on the top of the RCM and is used for configuring the RCM with three buttons located below the surface level. These buttons can only be operated with a tool which prohibits unintentional and unauthorized access, as per applicable product standards. Interface features furthermore a Test button and status LED for visual indication. Power-on / Status LED Lights in green colour with heart-beat*...

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RCM Standard-4

RCMH070IB+ Functional description Danisense Residual Current Monitor senses the instantaneous, real-time value of both DC and AC residual current using the built -in transducer head with integrated balanced Flux-gate detector. For the purpose of functional protection and especially fire protection of the electrical power system, the RCM implements the True RMS (TRMS) value of the residual current which corresponds to the amount of heat dissipated in the insulation. In order to provide high level of flexibility in the RCM usage and fit to as many potential applications as possible, this RCM is...

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RCM Standard-5

RCMH070IB+ Auto setup Danisense RCM is capable of performing automatic setup of the user selectable settings for installations in proper condition taken as baseline. This means that when the auto setup is initiated, the RCM will automatically measure the residual currents at the location of the installation with different frequency ranges & integration time settings and select the rated residual current limit which is at least 50% higher than the measured value. In this way the RCM will operate with comfortable margin for future development of the measured residual current towards the trip limit...

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RCM Standard-6

dani/enseElectrical specifications Primary monitored circuit

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RCM Standard-7

dani/ense Analog current interface 4-20mA * frc is the frequency of the dominant residual current component * External adapter Supply voltage_ • PLEASE IMPERATIVELY RESPECT CONNECTION POLARITIES TO PREVENT DESTRUCTION OF THE RESIDUAL CURRENT MONITOR • PLEASE ENSURE ADEQUATE CURRENT AND VOLTAGE RATING OF POWER SUPPLY TO AVOID MALFUNCTION

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RCM Standard-8

dani/enseEnvironmental and mechanical characteristics Parameter Mounting instructions • Base plate mounting with screws in the four holes • Free-hanging on the cable by using cable strips through the hooks on the backside for fixation Precision - Innovation www.danisense.com

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