NFS-320 Fire Alarm Control Panel

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Calculate AC branch current

Calculate system current draw
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 NFS-320 - AC Branch Current
Select devices using the "Qty" column.
Use yellow cells to enter quantities and current values.
To show only selected devices, select "Show Selected Devices".
To clear selected devices, select "Clear Selections".
Note: These selections only determine the AC branch current. If these devices will affect the battery requirements, you
need to select them on the System Current Draw sheet.

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120 VAC 220/240 VAC
Device Qty Current Total
CPS-24 1 x 5.00 A 5.00 A
AA-30 0 x 1.00 A
AA-120 0 x 1.85 A
ACPS-2406 0 x 2.70 A
APS-6R 0 x 2.50 A
AVPS-24 0 x 1.00 A
CHG-120 0 x 2.00 A
FCPS-24 0 x 2.00 A
FCPS-24S6/S8 0 x 3.20 A
MPS-24A 0 x 1.80 A
MPS-24B 0 x 2.40 A
XPIQ 0 x 3.50 A
XRM-24 0 x 1.00 A
ACPS-610 0 x 5.00 A
APS2-6R 0 x 2.90 A
DAA Series 0 x 4.50 A
HPFF8 0 x 3.60 A
HPFF12 0 x 5.00 A
DS-AMP (25V) 0 x 4.10 A
DS-AMP (70V) 0 x 3.55 A
NFC-50/100 0 x 3.50 A
NFC-50DA (25v) 0 x 1.10 A
NFC-50DA (70.7v) 0 x 1.20 A
NFC-125DA 0 x 2.20 A
DAA2-5025 0 x 2.05 A
DAA2-5070 0 x 2.13 A
DAA2-7525 0 x 2.82 A
DAX-5025 0 x 0.50 A
DAX-5070 0 x 0.55 A
DAX-3525 0 x 0.50 A
DAX-3570 0 x 0.55 A
[ ] 0 x 0.00 A
[ ] 0 x 0.00 A

1 AC Branch 5.00 A
Required:
 System Current Draw - NFS-320

Total Current Primary Non-Alarm - C1 Primary Alarm - C2

C1 0.250 A 0.25 0.65
C2 0.650 A 0.00 0.78 Power
1.56Used (Amps)
2.34 3.12 3.90 0.00 1.48 Power
2.96Used (Amps)
4.44 5.92 7.40
C3 0.290 A
C4 0.690 A
C1 - Primary Non-Alarm C2 - Primary Alarm C3 - Secondary Non-Alarm
Device Qty Draw Total Qty Draw Total Qty Draw Total
1. System
CPU-320 1 x 0.25000 0.25000 1 x 0.25000 0.25000 1 x 0.25000 0.25000
CPS-24 1 x 0.00000 0.00000 1 x 0.00000 0.00000 1 x 0.04000 0.04000
# of NACs in use 0 x 0.03500 0 x 0.03500 0 x 0.03500
KDM-R2 (Backlight On) 0 x 0.10000 0 x 0.10000 0 x 0.10000
NCA2 - Backlight On 0 x 0.40000 0 x 0.40000 0 x 0.40000
NCA2 - Backlight Off 0 x 0.20000 0 x 0.20000 0 x 0.20000
NCA2 - Backlight Off with loss of AC 0 x 0.40000 0 x 0.40000 0 x 0.20000
NCM-W, NCM-F 0 x 0.11000 0 x 0.11000 0 x 0.11000
HS-NCM-W/WF/SF/WMF/WSF/WFSF 0 x 0.40000 0 x 0.40000 0 x 0.40000
TM-4 0 x 0.11000 0 x 0.17500 0 x 0.11000
DPI-232 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
2. Signaling Line Circuit
SLC1 Device Activation Current 0 x 0.20000 0 x 0.20000 0 x 0.20000
3. Additional Power Supplies/Chargers
ACPS-610 Power Supplies 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
APS-6R Power Supplies 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
APS2-6R Power Supplies 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
FCPS-24S6 Power Supplies 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
FCPS-24S8 Power Supplies 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
HPFF8 Power Supplies 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
HPFF12 Power Supplies 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
CHG-120 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.06000
MPM-2 0 x 0.00600 0 x 0.00600 0 x 0.00600
4. Voice Systems and Audio Equipment
DAA2 Series 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
DAX Series 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
DAA Series 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
DS-DB 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
FireVoice Panels 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
FireVoice Distributed Audio Panels 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
NFC-50/100 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
NFC Distributed Audio 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
XPIQ 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
AA-30 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.04500
AA-100, AA-120 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.05000
DVC-EM 0 x 0.30000 0 x 0.30000 0 x 0.30000
DVC-KD 0 x 0.06000 0 x 0.06000 0 x 0.06000
DVC-AO 0 x 0.17500 0 x 0.17500 0 x 0.17500
RM-1 (with DVC-EM) 0 x 0.07500 0 x 0.07500 0 x 0.07500
DS-FM, DS-SFM, DS-RFM 0 x 0.06000 0 x 0.06000 0 x 0.06000
AMG-1, AMG-E, ATG-2 0 x 0.06000 0 x 0.06000 0 x 0.06000
FFT-7. FFT-7S 0 x 0.06000 0 x 0.12000 0 x 0.06000
RM-1 0 x 0.02000 0 x 0.02000 0 x 0.02000
5. Annunciator Control System
ACM-24AT 0 x 0.01600 0 x 0.07000 0 x 0.01600
ACM-48A 0 x 0.01600 0 x 0.07000 0 x 0.01600
AEM-24AT 0 x 0.00200 0 x 0.05600 0 x 0.00200
AEM-48A 0 x 0.00200 0 x 0.05600 0 x 0.00200
- LEDs ON (ACM/AEM-24/48) 0 x 0.00540 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00540
ACM-16AT/ACM-32A Series 0 x 0.04000 0 x 0.05600 0 x 0.04000
- LED's ON (ACM-16/32) 0 x 0.01600 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.01600
AEM-16AT/AEM-32A Series 0 x 0.00200 0 x 0.01800 0 x 0.00200
- LED's ON (AEM-16/32) 0 x 0.01600 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.01600
AFM-16AT/AFM-32A Series 0 x 0.04000 0 x 0.05600 0 x 0.04000
AFM-16A 0 x 0.02500 0 x 0.06500 0 x 0.02500
ACM-8R 0 x 0.03000 0 x 0.15800 0 x 0.03000
FDU-80 0 x 0.06430 0 x 0.06430 0 x 0.06430
LCD-2x20 0 x 0.06400 0 x 0.06600 0 x 0.02900
LCD-80, LCD-80TM 0 x 0.10000 0 x 0.10000 0 x 0.05000
LCD2-80 0 x 0.10500 0 x 0.09800 0 x 0.04500
LDM-32 0 x 0.04000 0 x 0.05600 0 x 0.04000
LDM-E32 0 x 0.00200 0 x 0.01800 0 x 0.00200
LDM-R32 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.28800 0 x 0.00000
- LEDs ON LDM Series - 24VDC 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.02000 0 x 0.00000
- LEDs ON LDM Series - 5VDC 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00670 0 x 0.00000
SCS-8 0 x 0.06200 0 x 0.06200 0 x 0.06200
SCE-8 0 x 0.03600 0 x 0.03600 0 x 0.03600
SCS-8L 0 x 0.03300 0 x 0.03300 0 x 0.03300
SCE-8L 0 x 0.00500 0 x 0.00500 0 x 0.00500
- LEDs ON SCS/SCE Series - 24VDC 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.05000 0 x 0.00000
- LEDs ON SCS/SCE Series - 5VDC 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.02000 0 x 0.00000
TM-4 0 x 0.11000 0 x 0.17500 0 x 0.11000
UDACT Communicator 0 x 0.04000 0 x 0.10000 0 x 0.04000
UDACT-2 Communicator 0 x 0.05200 0 x 0.08700 0 x 0.05200
UZC-256 0 x 0.03500 0 x 0.08500 0 x 0.03500
RPT-W, RPT-WF, RPT-F 0 x 0.01700 0 x 0.01700 0 x 0.01700
RPT-485W 0 x 0.04700 0 x 0.04700 0 x 0.04700
RPT-485WF 0 x 0.04900 0 x 0.04900 0 x 0.04900
FWSG 0 x 0.04000 0 x 0.04000 0 x 0.04000
6. Initiating Devices
Power Supervision Relay 0 x 0.02000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.02000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Initiating Device 0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
0 x 0.00000 0 0.00000 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
SLC Loop Device Activation Current 1 0.00000 0.00000 1 x 0.40000 0.40000 1 0.00000 0.00000
7. Intelligent Module IDC Circuit Draw
FZM-1 IDC Cicuits 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.09000 0 x 0.00000
XP6-MA IDC Circuits 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.09000 0 x 0.00000
8. Intelligent Device Auxiliary Draw
FCM-1-REL (Aux. Power) 0 x 0.00640 0 x 0.01000 0 x 0.00640
FMM-4-20 (Aux. Power) 0 x 0.01000 0 x 0.51000 0 x 0.01000
FSD-751RPL (Aux. Power) 0 x 0.02600 0 x 0.08700 0 x 0.02600
B200SR (Aux. Power) 0 x 0.00050 0 x 0.03500 0 x 0.00050
B200S (Aux. Power) 0 x 0.00050 0 x 0.02500 0 x 0.00050
Other Device Drawing Aux. Power 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
9. Notification Appliances
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Notification Appliance 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
10. Miscellaneous
Local Energy Municipal Box 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
Other compatible devices 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
11. Compatible Devices not listed
ADD Miscellaneous Device 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
ADD Miscellaneous Device 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000
Other compatible devices 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000 0 x 0.00000

Total Non- Total Alarm Total Standby

1 0.250 0.650 0.290
Alarm Load: Load: Load:

C4 - Maximum Secondary Fire Alarm Current Draw

Only include those additional power supplies that are backed up by the control
panels batteries.
Device Qty Draw Total
Total Primary Alarm Load - C2 1 0.650 0.650
CPS-24 1 x 0.040 0.040
NCA2 - Backlight Off with loss of AC 0 x -0.200
APS-6R Power Supplies 0 0.000
APS2-6R Power Supplies 0 0.000
ACPS-610 Power Supplies 0 0.000
FCPS-24S6 Power Supplies 0 0.000
FCPS-24S8 Power Supplies 0 0.000
HPFF8 Power Supplies 0 0.000
HPFF12 Power Supplies 0 0.000
DAA2 Series 0 0.000
DAX Series 0 0.000
DAA Series 0 0.000
DS-DB 0 0.000
FireVoice Panels 0 0.000
FireVoice Distributed Audio Panels 0 0.000
NFC-50/100 0 0.000
NFC Distributed Audio 0 0.000
XPIQ 0 0.000
AA-30 0 x 3.000
AA-120 0 x 7.300
Other Power Supply 0 x 0.000
Other Power Supply 0 x 0.000
Other Power Supply 0 x 0.000

Total Standby Alarm Load: 0.690

 System Power Requirements
Notifier NFS-320 Fire Alarm Control Panel

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AC Branch Current Requirements 5.00 AMPS @ 120 VAC

Current required by source to power the fire
alarm system.

Primary Standby Load 0.25 Amps

Current load on the primary power supply during
non-alarm conditions.

Primary Alarm Load 0.65 Amps

Current load on the primary power supply during
alarm conditions.

Secondary Load Requirements 8.42 Amp Hours

Total Secondary Load from the calculation table below.

Current Draw Time (hours) Total (AH)

Secondary Standby Load Required Standby Time
x
0.290 A 24 hours 6.96
Secondary Alarm Load Required Alarm Time (hours)
x
0.690 A 0.084 hours 0.06
Total Secondary Load 7.02
Derating factor x 1.2
Secondary Load Requirements (Amp Hours) 8.42 AH

Battery Selection 12 Amp Hours

Select batteries from the list below.
12 AH BAT-12120 Battery (12 volt)
Four (two 12VDC sets in
● Two
parallel)
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Battery Distribution Chart
Shows amp-hour distribution of your selections.

Spare Battery Capacity

Secondary Alarm Load

1% Secondary Standby Load
Spare Battery Capacity
30% Secondary Alarm Load

Secondary Standby Load

70%

Comments
1. Batteries will fit in the FACP cabinet.
2. Selected battery size meets secondary load requirements.
3. The selected batteries (12AH) are outside the charger range of this power supply (18-200AH).

Spare Battery Capacity 3.58 Battery Selection (AH) - Secondary Load Requirements (AH)
Secondary Standby Load 8.35 Secondary Standby Load (AH) * Derating Factor
Secondary Alarm Load 0.07 Secondary Alarm Load (AH) * Derating Factor

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 Device Current Draw
NFS-320 Fire Alarm Control Panel
Quantity x [device current draw] = total current draw per device (in amps)
Part Number Qty Primary Non-Alarm Primary Alarm Secondary Non-Alarm
CPU-320 1 x [0.25000] = 0.25000 x [0.25000] = 0.25000 x [0.25000] = 0.25000
CPS-24 1 x [0.00000] = 0.00000 x [0.00000] = 0.00000 x [0.04000] = 0.04000
SLC Loop Device Activation Current 1 x [0.00000] = 0.00000 x [0.40000] = 0.40000 x [0.00000] = 0.00000

Total (Amperes): 0.2500 A 0.6500 A 0.2900 A

Part Number Qty Secondary Alarm

Total Primary Alarm Load - C2 1 x [0.65000] = 0.65000
CPS-24 1 x [0.04000] = 0.04000

Total (Amperes): 0.6900 A