Manual

Manual – TopCon TC.GSS
4.4. Multi-unit system
4.4.1. Introduction
Multi-unit system
Introduction
Due to the fully digital control of the TC.GSS power supplies, all control
signals are exchanged between the devices within a multi-unit system
without losses.
Multi-unit system
A multi-unit system can only be made up of TC.GSS power supplies of
the same type (model number).
The devices can be connected together in the following operating
modes:
Serial
To increase the output voltage, the outputs of all devices are
connected in series.
Parallel
To increase the output current, the outputs of all devices are
connected in parallel.
Matrix
Some of the systems are connected as a serial multi-unit system,
at least two of these serial configurations are connected in parallel.
Multiple load
Each device supplies a load and is not connected with any other
device or only to one connection terminal on another device.
In principle the operating modes act on two areas:
Load connections
The outputs on the TC.GSS power supplies are connected accordingly
in the serial, parallel, multiple load or in the matrix multi-unit
system.
The related total output value is distributed evenly over all
TC.GSS power supplies in the multi-unit system.
Internal communication
All devices in the multi-unit system are taken into account during
internal system communication by means of device addressing.
Along with the TC.GSS power supplies this aspect also covers
the HMI and RCU.
System communication
The system communication in multi-unit systems is ensured by the digital
exchange of data (CAN). The wiring is undertaken with individual
point-point connections between the devices (modules) as well using
the terminating resistors at the two physical ends of the bus structure.
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