Schneider Electric MGE Galaxy 5000 User Manual

static switch, battery plant, graphical status/control panel, dry contact and communications 
ports, and synchronizing circuitry as described herein. 

 
A.  UPS Design Requirements 
 

1.  Output Power Continuous Rating:  The continuous output power rating of the UPS shall 

be [      ] kVA at a 0.9 lagging power factor.  

 
 

 

Galaxy 5000 available:  Choose 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 130kVA 

 

2.  Input Voltage:  480 VAC – 15% / +10%, 3 phase, 3 wire “grounded wye” configuration 

plus ground. 

 
3.  Output voltage:  480 VAC 3 phase, 3 plus ground  

 

4.  Battery Autonomy:  The UPS shall be capable of operating at full load for [     ] minutes at 

0.9 PF output at a temperature of 25°C on battery power.  
 

5.  Battery Type:  Valve regulated sealed lead acid (VRLA)  
 

B.  AC Input Characteristics 
 

1.  Voltage: 480VAC, – 15% / +10%, 3 phase, 3 wire “grounded wye” configuration plus 

ground. 

 

 

2.  Frequency:  60 Hz ±5% 
 
3.  Power Factor:  > .98 lagging  
 
4.  Total Harmonic Distortion:  less than 5% at full load 
 
5.  Inrush Current:  less than nominal input current for less than one cycle 
 
6.  Input Surge Protection:  The UPS is equipped to withstand surges per IEC 1004/ANSI 

C62.41 

 
C.  AC Output Characteristics 
 

1.  Voltage: 480VAC , – /+ 1%  steady-state variation phase to phase voltage VAC , 3 phase, 

3 wire plus ground  

 

2. Frequency:  60 Hz +1% (or selectable up to 4%); 60 Hz + 0.1% when free running  
 
3.  Voltage Regulation: 

+ 1.0% for balanced load 
+ 1.75 for 50% unbalanced load 
+ 2.5% for 100% unbalanced load 

 
4. Voltage 

Distortion:  Maximum 2% total (THD) and 1% any single harmonic on 100% linear 

loads. 

 
5.  Voltage Transient (Step Load) Response:  + 3% for 50% step load change  
 

+ 5% for 100% step load change 

 

 

APC – MGE Galaxy 5000 Specification  (60Hz) 

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Effective:  June 1, 2008 REV X0 JJG 

Parallel Module