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Chapter 4
Inspection and Testing
Overview
Before the equipment is energized,
it must be thoroughly inspected and
tested. Any deviation must be
corrected prior to energizing.
Inspection
Check the following points:
1. All mechanical connections for
tightness as factory connections
may loosen during shipment and
storage.
2. All accessible electrical
connections are tightened to the
torque specifications on the panel
labeling.
3. All bolt-on screws connecting
breakers and phase bus bar are
properly installed and tightened.
4. Connections between CPODs and
BQD breakers are properly made
and secured.
5. Connections between CPOD
connectors and Data Rails are
properly made and secured.
6. Both ribbon cable connections
between Data Rails and i-3
Controller I/O Board are properly
made and secured.
7. All blocking supports packing
materials have been removed
from all component devices and
lighting panel.
8. All ground connections are
properly made (Note: ground wire
to be installed after the panel box
is mounted on the wall).
9. Remove all foreign materials from
the panel and enclosure before
installing the dead front and trim.
10.Before energizing - Dead front is
properly aligned and securely
installed.
11.Before energizing - Trim is
securely installed and mounted
onto the P1 enclosure.
Testing
Perform the following tests prior to
energizing the panel:
1. Disconnect the i-3 Control
Technology controller from the
bus by pulling the fuse and
moving the handle of the switch
to "OFF" position prior to running
dielectric or megger testing on
the panel and/or system.
2. All breakers should be exercised
prior to energizing.
3. The CPOD may be manually
closed to allow circuit testing
prior to commissioning of the
controller.
Energizing
1. Panelboard deadfront and trim
must be installed before
energizing
2. In order to minimize risk of injury
or damage, there should be no
load on the P1 panel when it is
energized.
3. The equipment should be
energized in sequence by starting
at the source end of the system
and working towards the load
end.In other words, energize the
main devices, then the feeder
devices, and then the branch
circuit devices.
4. After all upstream devices have
been turned on, loads such as
lighting circuits may be turned on
to verify that the system operates
as intended.
System Diagnostic Test
For Controllers without touch screen
(I/O Controller) - A computer with the
Configurator Tool program is required
to be connected to perform the sys-
tem diagnostic test. Refer to the "i-3
I/O Controller User Guide" for more
information on using the
Configurator Tool program.
For Controllers with touch screen
(System Controller) - Once energized,
the controller will prompt the user
for basic setup information. It will
then run system diagnostics to deter-
mine which and how many control
points are attached. If control points
that should be attached do not show
on the controller screen then
de-energize the panel, remove the
dead front and check all connections.
Once all CPOD modules are
connected and operating properly,
refer to the "i-3 System Controller
User Guide" for further instruction on
set up and commissioning.
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