TM Drive®-DC FCR Product Guide

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TM Drive®-DC FCR Product Guide

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Upgrading Your DCElectric Power Rectifiers Control

Increase your DC power rectifier system’s life, andobtain a higher performance, friendly diagnostictools and wide LAN communication options usingdigital control at low cost.

TM drive®-DC FCR Product Guide

Digital Control

The FCR (Firing Circuit Replacement) is a TMEIC GEmicroprocessor-based process controller withdedicated I/O system, designed to be the controllerof medium to large complexity SCR (Thyristor)bridges where the need for advanced controlrequirements, high speed response, expandeddiagnostic capability and various interfaces arebeyond the capability of conventional analogcontrol.

Firing Commands, Fast As Light

The fiber optic technology is a great advantage of the FCR, where the gating commands do not haveany lag on the sequence and response. UsingElectric-Light conversion technology with FOT (FiberOptic Transmission Board), the firings are sent toa Light-Electric inversion board.The firing pulses aresent to theLight-Electrictransmission board,which allows the FCRto control multiplebridge converters in 6and 12 pulseconfiguration using 1CPU and up to 24pulse configurationusing 2 CPU’s.Each fiber optic firing board has its healthy signalsin benefit of maintenance and diagnose.Fiber optic is also immune to electromagneticinterference, a very important feature while workingin high current applications.

Diagnostic Tools

The GE Control System Toolbox is aWindows®-based operator interface program usedto configure, tune, andmonitor FCRís. Its user-friendly interface by using diagrams to view signalflow, sequencing, and regulator control in theFCR, which helps the operator in all levels of setupand operation with password security levels forprotecting the configuration.