Critical Power from GE

Micro-BDCBB
DC Battery Distribution
Circuit Breaker Bay

Overview GE provides a digital smart meter for Advantages

more extensive monitoring and control
The GE Micro-BDCBB serves as a plus the ability to monitor over Ethernet • Ideal for customer
secondary power distribution center
for +24Vdc or -48Vdc DC power
when used in a power plant that also premise power
includes a GE Millennium 2 or Pulsar applications
delivered from a battery plant to the Plus controller. This is the same smart
load equipment. The 4U (7 in.) tall meter used in the large H569-445 BDFB.
configuration is versatile with 19” • Digital meter interface
or 23” rack or wall mounted panels
with fuse or circuit breakers options, • 600 Amp capacity panels
single or dual (A/B) load bus, and 600A Fuse / Circuit in a compact 4 RU size
carrying capacity per panel (300A per
bus in dual load bus configurations.) Breaker Panels • Small power distribution
A digital meter monitors voltage Distribution protector options include: from battery plant to
and current of each load bus. • 6 position GMT bullet fuseholder load equipment
• 6 position 0-125A TPS/TLS fuseholder
• 14 position 0-250A circuit breakers
VIM1EC Intelligent Meter for 19” wide panels
Typical DC distribution panels have • 22 position 0-250A circuit breakers
a simple 477C alarm card that for 23” wide panels
indicates a breaker/fuse alarm with a
visual red alarm light and an isolated
closure for remote monitoring.
Specifications
MECHANICAL
Height 7 in. (175.7mm)

Width 19 in. (484mm) or 23 in. (586mm)

Depth 5 in. (127mm)

Weight Approx 15.2 lbs (7kg)

AGENCY CERTIFICATIONS
Telcordia NEBS level 3 Compliant

UL Canada/US UL60950/UL1801

CE CE mark

EMI/EMC CISPR class A conducted and radiated

OUTLINE DRAWING

23” DC Distribution Panel with 477C alarm card

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Specifications (Cont.)
OUTLINE DRAWINGS

19” Micro-BDFB with smart meter

CC848786401 Wall Mounting Bracket for any Panel

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Specifications (Cont.)
OUTLINE DRAWINGS

Accessory Items for ED83368-30 Panels

VIM1EC Intelligent Meter

The VIM1EC monitor, or smart meter, Breaker/Fuse: Generates an

has an alarm sensitive back-lit display alarm when either a circuit
that changes color from green to breaker trips or a fuse blows.
red on alarm. Current, voltage and
alarm information for the A and B
buses are accessed thru the display. The VIM1EC digital meter includes an
There are three primary alarms: audible alarm with a user configurable
on/off feature. There is a form-C
relay for each of the three alarms for
Power Loss/Under Voltage: Generates an remote monitoring - power loss/under
alarm when power is lost to either the voltage, current overload/threshold
A or B bus; or when a user configurable exceeded, and blown fuse/breaker trip.
low voltage threshold is reached.

A connection over the GE propriety GP

Overload: Generates an alarm when bus to an Millennium 2 or Pulsar Plus
a user configurable current threshold controller allows remote monitoring
is reached. A configurable time delay via ethernet. There are two RJ45 type
may also be set to avoid nuisance connectors on the board that allow 16
alarms due to bus transients. VIM1EC boards to be daisy chained for
monitoring over a single IP connection.

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 ALARM CABLE PINOUTS AND DESCRIPTION

Pin Form-C Alarm Wire Color

7 Fuse NO Blue

1 Fuse NC White/Blue

2 Fuse C Slate

10 OVL NO White/Slate

4 OVL NC Orange

5 OVL C White/Orange

12 PL NO Yellow
6 PL NC White/Yellow

11 PL C White

REMOTE MONITORING WEB PAGE EXAMPLE

Secondary DC Distribution (BDCBB) Ordering Information

Step 1: Select Micro-BDCBB Panel

ORDERING CODE DESCRIPTION

108991056 Group 1: 23” distribution panel, single bus, no shunt, no meter, 22 breaker/fuse positions

CC109145463 Group 2: 23” distribution panel, dual bus, dual shunt, smart meter, 22 breaker/fuse positions

108992070 Group 3: 19” distribution panel, single or dual bus, no shunt, no meter, 14 breaker/fuse positions, -48V Only

CC109145455 Group 4: 19” distribution panel, dual bus, dual shunt, smart meter, 14 breaker/fuse positions

CC109145430 Group 6: 23” distribution panel, single bus, single shunt, smart meter, 22 breaker/fuse positions

CC109145447 Group 8: 19” distribution panel, single bus, single shunt, smart meter, 14 breaker/fuse positions

CC109139358 NE843G rack mount Controller/Network interface where VIM1EC does not connect to a GE Millennium 2 or Pulsar Plus Controller

CC848786401 Bracket for mounting panels to a wall

848751875 Bracket for staggering multiple panels for cable access. (Order two per panel)

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Step 2: Select Circuit Breakers and Accessories

Bullet Style Load Circuit Breakers

ORDERING CODE AMPERAGE CB POSITIONS MIN. WIRE GAUGE PHOTO
407998137 3 1 10

407998145 5 1 10

407998152 10 1 10

407998160 15 1 10

407998178 16 1 10

407998186 20 1 10
407998194 25 1 10

407998202 30 1 10

408213486 40 1 8

407998210 45 1 8

407998228 50 1 6

407998236 60 1 6

407998244 70 1 2

407998251 80 1 2

407998269 90 1 2

407998277 100 1 2

CC848808551 100 2 2

408185353 125 2 2

408185346 150 2 1/0

408564941 200 3 2/0

CC408573975 225 3 4/0

408535752 250 3 4/0

848631479 2-pole adapter bus kit (includes bus for 1/4” hole lug on 5/8” centers and hardware),
order one per breaker

848745662 3-pole adapter bus kit (includes bus for 5/16” hole lug on 1” centers and hardware),
order one per breaker

Bullet Style Fuse Holder and TPS/TLS Fuses

ORDERING CODE AMPERAGE PHOTO

406700567 3

406700583 5

406700591 6

406700609 10

406700617 15

406700625 20

406700633 25

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Step 2: Select Circuit Breakers and Accessories (Cont.)

406700641 30

406700658 40

406700674 50

406700682 60

406700690 70

CC408618020 80

CC408618037 90

CC408618045 100

CC408618061* 125

402328926 0.18 Alarm Fuse

408548944 Bullet Fuse Holder, TFD-101-011-09 (Alarms on Blown Fuse or Fuse Head Removal)

CC408617410 Bullet Fuse Holder, TFD-101-011-10 (Alarms on Blown Fuse Only)

Bullet Style GMT Fuse Holder and GMT Fuses

ORDERING CODE AMPERAGE PHOTO

405006222 0.25A

3150439 0.5A

405673146 1.33A

405181983 2A

406976985 3A
406159061 5A
405725433 7.5A

406159236 10A

407854197 12A

406473959 15A

CC109103157 6-pos GMT Bullet Fuse Holder, requires 2 positions

408515823 Fuse Puller

*Maximum of 3 125A fuses per side. A space must be left between each fuse.

ORDERING CODE MISC REPLACEMENT PARTS

CC109151420 Digital Meter Replacement

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Reliability Management Visibility
• Delivers decades of service Galaxy Manager* software is the centralized visibility and control component
• High availability architecture of a comprehensive power management system designed to meet engineering,
operations and maintenance needs. The Galaxy Manager client-server architecture
• NEBS level 3 certified
enables remote access to system controllers across the power network.
Intelligence
• Dashboard display with one-click access to
• Industry leading digital management information database
smart monitor
• Trend analysis
• Network interface for
• Scheduled or on demand reports
remote access
• Fault, configuration, asset, and performance management
• Visual, audible and
remote alarms
Investment Protection
• Backward compatibility Training
• Flexible upgrade options GE offers on-site and classroom training options based on certification curriculum.
Technical training can be tailored to individual customer needs. Training enables
• Seamless integration with GPS customers and partners to more effectively manage and support the power
plants infrastructure. We have built our training program on practical learning objectives
On Time Delivery that are relevant to specific technologies or infrastructure design objectives.
• Standard building blocks
• 4 - 6 week availability
• 24/7 technical support
Service & Support
GE field service and support personnel are trusted advisors to our customers
– always available to answer questions and help with any project, large or
small. Our certified professional services team consists of experts in every
aspect of power conversion with the resources and experience to handle
large turnkey projects along with custom approaches to complex challenges.
Proven systems engineering and installation best practices are designed
to safely deliver results that exceed our customers’ expectations.

Warranty
GE is committed to providing quality products and solutions. We have
developed a comprehensive warranty that protects you and provides a
simple way to get your products repaired or replaced as soon as possible.

For full warranty terms and conditions please go to

www.gecriticalpower.com.

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