3.2 Product description
3.2.1 General product description
The ISOMETER® is an insulation monitoring device in accordance with IEC 61557-8 and
IEC 61557-9 for IT systems. It is universally applicable in AC, 3(N)AC, AC/DC and DC sys-
tems. AC systems may include extensive DC-supplied loads (such as rectifiers, inverters,
variable-speed drives).
3.2.2 Special characteristics of ISOMETER® iso685-S-P with front panel
The ISOMETER® iso685-D-P and iso685W-D-P are devices of the iso685 device family with
integrated display. This manual applies in full to these ISOMETER®s.
The ISOMETER® iso685-S-P and iso685W-S-P are sensor variants of the iso685 device fam-
ily without display. The only difference between these variants and the ISOMETER®s
iso685-D-P and iso685W-D-P is that they do not feature a display. The ISOMETER®s
iso685-S-P and iso685W-S-P must be used in combination with a front panel because the
devices are operated via the front panel. The operation of the front panel is equal to the
operation of the ISOMETER®s with integrated display, which is described in this manual.
Only the sensor variant (ISOMETER® iso685-S-P or
iso685W-S-P) can be
connected to the front panel. Connection to the display variant
(ISOMETER® iso685-D-P or iso685W-D-P) is not possible.
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Hereafter, the ISOMETER®s with integrated display are described. This description is sim-
ilar to the combination of ISOMETER® sensor variants and the front panel FP200. The de-
vices to which this manual applies will be referred to as ISOMETER®s hereafter.
3.3 Functional description
The insulation monitoring device continuously monitors the entire insulation resistance
of an IT system during operation and triggers an alarm when the value falls below a pre-
set response value. To obtain a measurement, the device has to be connected between
the IT system (unearthed system) and the protective earth conductor (PE). A measuring
current in the µA range is superimposed onto the system which is recorded and evaluat-
ed by a microcontrolled measuring circuit. The measuring time depends on the selected
measurement profiles, the system leakage capacitance, the insulation resistance and
possible system-related disturbances.
The response values and other parameters are set using a commissioning wizard or via
different setup menus using the device buttons and a high-resolution graphic LC display.
The selected settings are stored in a permanent fail-safe memory. Different languages
can be selected for the setup menus and the messages indicated on the display. The de-
vice utilises a clock for storing fault messages and events in a history memory with time
and date stamp. The settings can be protected against unauthorised modifications by a
password. To ensure proper functioning of the connection monitoring, the system type
3AC, AC or DC must be set and the appropriate terminals L1/+, L2, L3/- must be
connected.
The ISOMETER® is able to measure the insulation resistance reliably and precisely in all
common IT systems (unearthed systems). Due to various applications, system types, op-
erating conditions, application of variable-speed drives, high system leakage capacitanc-
es etc., the measurement technique must be able to meet varying requirements in order
to ensure an optimised response time and an optimised relative uncertainty. Different
measurement profiles which can be selected from a setup menu allow optimum adapta-
tion of the measurement technique to the specific application.
If the preset response value falls below the value of alarm 1 and/or alarm 2, the associated
alarm relays switch, the LEDs ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 light and the measured value is shown
on the LC display (in case of insulation faults in DC systems, a trend graph for the faulty
conductor L+/L- is displayed). If the fault memory is activated, the fault message will be
stored. Pressing the RESET button resets the insulation fault message, provided that the
insulation resistance is at least 25 % above the preset response value. As additional Infor-
mation, the quality of the measuring signal and the time required to update the meas-
ured value are shown on the display. A poor signal quality (1-2 bars) may be an indication
that the wrong measurement profile has been selected.
The ISOMETER® has an internal system isolating switch, which makes it possible to oper-
ate several ISOMETER®s in coupled IT systems. For this purpose, the ISOMETER®s are con-
nected via an Ethernet bus. The integrated ISOnet function ensures that only one
ISOMETER® is actively measuring at a time, while the other devices are completely isolat-
ed from the system and waiting in standby mode for measuring permission.
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