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SECTION 1.0

SCOPE

1.1 Summary

A. This Specification defines the electrical and mechanical characteristics and requirements for the FirstLine PL/PPC Series Precision

Power Conditioner (PPC) as manufactured by Staco Energy Products Co. located in Dayton, OH.

B. The PPC shall be a continuous duty; three-phase, power conditioning system, hereafter referred to as the PPC designed to

operate with the building supply to provide conditioned power for the critical loads.

C. The PPC shall use Adaptive Feed Cancellation (AFC) Technology that provides advanced control with AFC forward

cancellation circuit for low harmonic distortion.

1.2 Qualifications

The manufacturer shall have a minimum of 20 years of experience in the design, manufacture, and testing of solid-state

transistorized systems of similar capacity.

1.3 Standards

A. The PPC shall be designed in accordance with the applicable sections of the current revision of the following documents. Where

conflict arises between these documents and statements made herein, the statements in this specification shall prevail.

1. UL Standard 1778

2. CSA 22.2, No. 107.3

3. NEMA PE-1

4. FCC PT 15, Subpart J, Class B

5. National Electric Code

6. OSHA

7. ANSI C62.41

8. ISO 9001

1.4 System Description

A. The PPC shall be a true double conversion, “On-Line” system consisting of the following major components:

1. Rectifier complete with power factor correction

2. PWM Inverter utilizing IGBT’s (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor)

3. Continuous duty rated Static Switch

4. Input Isolation switch (SWIN)

5. Output Isolation switch (SWOUT)

6. Maintenance Isolation switch (SWMB)

7. Bypass Isolation switch (SWBY)

8. DSP Control and Monitoring Panel with Graphic display

1.5 Warranty

A. PPC Warranty

The PPC warranty shall be in effect for 24 months after initial start-up but no more than 30 months after shipment,

whichever occurs first. The warranty shall cover all parts and labor for units commissioned by manufacturer’s approved

service representative.