
Technical documentation Rev. 02
Reactive Factor Controller CX plus
1Safety notes.................................................................................................................................... 3
2Installation and commissioning....................................................................................................... 5
3Wiring diagrams.............................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 List of options......................................................................................................................... 6
4Connection data.............................................................................................................................. 7
5Commissioning ............................................................................................................................... 9
6Questions during commissioning.................................................................................................. 10
7Indications on the display ............................................................................................................. 15
8Operation:..................................................................................................................................... 19
9Menu CX plus ............................................................................................................................... 21
9.1 Measurement value menu.................................................................................................... 21
9.2 INFO (step database)........................................................................................................... 24
9.3 MANUAL (manual operation: Manually switch steps on and off)......................................... 26
9.4 SETUP (setup menu)........................................................................................................... 28
9.5 Expert SETUP menu CX plus.............................................................................................. 31
9.6 100 Quick START setup ...................................................................................................... 33
9.7 200 Settings Measurement.................................................................................................. 35
9.8 300 Settings control ............................................................................................................. 37
9.9 400 Settings step database.................................................................................................. 41
9.10 600 RESET menu................................................................................................................ 51
9.11 700 Settings MODBUS (communication interface).............................................................. 52
9.12 Alarm memory menu............................................................................................................ 53
10 Technical specifications................................................................................................................ 55
11 Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................ 57
12 Applications................................................................................................................................... 63
12.1 Additional switching output for a step .................................................................................. 63
12.2 Fan activation....................................................................................................................... 64
12.3 Over-temperature switch-off steps....................................................................................... 65
12.4 THD-U / THD-I protection..................................................................................................... 66
12.5 Switching to target Cos 2 via the digital input................................................................... 67
12.6 Suppression of the I-LOW alarm by the digital input ........................................................... 67
12.7 Detection of step power loss (Step Power Loss)................................................................. 69
13 Identification / manual entry of step sizes..................................................................................... 70
13.1 Step identification is activated –Automatic identification of the step size........................... 70
13.2 Problems regarding the step identification........................................................................... 70
13.3 Step identification is deactivated / manual entry of the step sizes ...................................... 71
14 Identification / resetting of defective steps.................................................................................... 72
15 Adding additional steps................................................................................................................. 72
16 Automatic distribution of switching operations to steps................................................................ 73
16.1 Distribution of the switching operations via the switching cycles......................................... 73
16.2 Distribution of the switching operations via the operating hours.......................................... 73
17 Automatic initialisation .................................................................................................................. 73
17.1 Procedure of the automatic initialisation .............................................................................. 74
17.2 Problems during the AI / cancellation of the AI.................................................................... 75
18 Control algorithm........................................................................................................................... 76
18.1 BEST FIT (AUTO)................................................................................................................ 76
18.2 LIFO ..................................................................................................................................... 77
18.3 Combi filter........................................................................................................................... 77
18.4 Progressive .......................................................................................................................... 78
18.5 FIFO..................................................................................................................................... 78
19 Transformer compensation........................................................................................................... 80
19.1 Setting of the offset reactive power:..................................................................................... 80
19.2 Mixed measurement:............................................................................................................ 81
20 Default and customer settings ...................................................................................................... 82
21 Revision list................................................................................................................................... 84
22 Annex............................................................................................................................................ 84
22.1 Setting of phase correction angles depending on the connection....................................... 84
22.2 Connection in case of mixed measurement......................................................................... 84