Alarm Definition

Up to ten Predictive Alarms can be set up for the avatar . Each Predictive Alarm Definition includes the following settings and outputs:

Type of Protection

This is the protection function alarm assigned to the Predictive Alarm. The following protection functions are available for the Predictive Alarms:

None: This setting disables the Predictive Alarm.
Thermal Overload
Motor Overheat
Jam
Undercurrent
Overcurrent
Ground Current
Current Phase Unbalance

PV Input Trigger

You can assign up to three PV Input Triggers to the Predictive Alarm. The following regions of operation are available for each PV Input Trigger:

None
PVInput1: Low
PVInput1: Nominal
PVInput1: High
PVInput2: Low
PVInput2: Nominal
PVInput2: High

Predictive Alarm Message

Up to 150 characters of application-specific text can be associated with the Predictive Alarm.

Predictive Alarms are triggered when the result of the logical AND of the following configured PA settings is True. The Predictive Alarms are reset when the result of the logical AND of these PA settings is False.

PA Protection Function Trigger
PA PV Input Condition Trigger 1
PA PV Input Condition Trigger 2
PA PV Input Condition Trigger 3

Predictive Alarms consider any PA Protection Function Trigger configured with a value of None to be False. This provides a mechanism to disable the Predictive Alarm. Predictive Alarms consider any PA PV Input Condition Trigger configured with a value of None to be True.