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Advice, tip!
The requirements for successful commissioning are correct selection of the unit, proper projection and mounting. If you have any further
questions, please contact the supplier or call the manufacturer of the unit directly.
Capacitor Discharge!
Before performing any work on or in the unit, disconnect from the mains and wait at least 5 minutes until the D.C. link capacitors have
been fully discharged, to make sure that the device is no longer live.
Automatic Restart!
With certain parameter settings it may happen that the frequency inverter starts up automatically when the mains supply returns after a
power failure. Make sure that no persons and no other equipment is in danger.
Terms of delivery:
Our deliveries and services are based on the ”General Terms of Delivery of the Austrian Electrical Industries” in the latest edition.
Regulations:
It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the instrument and its component parts are used in compliance with applicable regulations. It is
not permitted to use these instruments in residential areas without special measures to suppress radio frequency interference.
Backdrive
>pDRIVE< MX plus
with Decanter Software for Backdrive Systems
Macros
Topic Page
Backdrive
Structure and Mechanism 2
Control 4
Macros
Maindrive 6
Parameter description
Backdrive 9
Parameter description
Detailled Description of procedural parameters 13
Parameter list 20
This manual is a supplement to the operating instructions for frequency inverters with software PDZ6.
Please inform your supplier or insurance company in the case of damage or incomplete delivery. The
manufacturer shall not accept responsibility for damage caused during shipment or unpacking.
Parameter list
Thereby, the suspension is filled into the rotating chamber through a pipe, accelerated in the direction of
rotation, and fed into the bowl through openings in the conveyor screw.
Separation takes place in the rotating bowl as a result of the ensuing centrifugal force, whereby the solid
particles are deposited on the inner wall of the bowl. In the bowl, the solid particles are transported to the solid
discharge via the cone of the bowl by a rotating conveyor screw.
The centrifugate drains off through the liquid discharge.
A major factor in this separation process is the differential speed between the rotating bowl and the conveyor
screw. This speed is calculated and set automatically by selecting a procedural steady state characteristic and
by complex control models depending on the screw load (torque).
Backdrive
In accordance with the mathematical formula the following steady state characteristic is obtained depending on
the bowl speed.
nbowl − n tappet
∆n =
i gear
(
nbowl − + n tappet )
Backdrive forward: ∆n =
i gear
(
nbowl − − n tappet )
Backdrive reverse: ∆n =
i gear
A centrifuge drive with generator capacity can thus switch to motor operation at any time (e. g. at high
differential speeds or during the acceleration and deceleration phase).
A backdrive with motor capacity, on the other hand, will always operate only in motor mode.
In backdrive systems with generator capacity, a d.c. supply link to the maindrive must be installed in the
backdrive inverter instead of the mains supply. It provides the energy released by the backdrive to the
bowldrive.
Control
The control process for the screw drive is designed in such a way that the differential speed is defined using a
procedural steady state characteristic. This steady state characteristic is defined by two points (dn min/T1, dn
max/T2), and can be set to linear, convex, concave or digital.
Thus, the differential speed is automatically adjusted to the load situation. If the load increases, the clearance
effect is increased by increasing the differential speed.
If an torque limit, which is adjustable, is reached, a digital output (T > T1) is set and thus the suspension supply
is stopped. If the load increases to a further adjustable torque limit, a second digital output (T > T2) is set. This
signal can be used for safety shutdown.
Low differential speeds provide good separation and a higher degree of dryness of the separated solid content
depending on the set pool depth.
If the differential speed defined by the steady state characteristic is too low or as a result of changes in the
material composition (temperature and solid content of the suspension; quantity, type and temperature of
flocculant added, etc.), the differential speed must be modified regardless of the actual load situation.
Backdrive
The offset standard is set with an analog reference value (4...20mA).
100% offset correspond with the nominal motor torque.
An increase in offset therefore results in an increase in differential speed. The offset can only be shifted within
the min. and max. differential speed limits!
It is possible to switch from steady state characteristic control mode to Dn mode, where the differential speed is
defined using an analog value (4...20 mA) (load-independent ∆n standard) at any time (even during
operation).
In addition, a speed mode is available in electric backdrive systems. The bowl must be at a standstill before
switching to this mode.
Prinziple schema
To activate the functions for the maindrive, it is necessary th set parameter B2.03 to "0…Maindrive" !
Macros
D3.04 AO2_2 selection |Speed|
D4.01 Relay output 1 Trip
D4.02 Relay output 2_2 Output Logic 5
D4.03 Relay output 3_2 Run
E3.11 Ext. fault Activation N.O. Run
F4.44 L5 signal to D1 f=fref
F4.45 L5 signal to D2 Run
F4.46 L5 logic function AND
F4.47 L5 time function ON-delay
F4.48 L5 time set 5.0 s
The bowl starts up in accordance with the set acceleration ramp. If it is set too short, the start-up is carried out
at the internal current limitation (120 % IN”P”for 60 s, then IN”P”usually =nominal motorcurrent).
At motors with separate cooling, the thermal motor model must be adjusted (set parameter E2.04 to
100%).
If operating speeds below 5 Hz are required for longer time periods (e.g. during a wash program), the
stall protection must be adjusted accordingly. See parameters E2.08 to E2.10.
The bowl starts up in accordance with the set acceleration ramp. If it is set too short, the start-up is
carried out at the internal current limitation (120 % IN"P" for 60 s, then IN"P" is usually equal to nominal
motor current).
Ein Zu- und Abschalten des Antriebes während der Trommelhochlaufphase ist jederzeit möglich.
Der Frequenzumrichter synchronisiert sich innerhalb weniger Millisekunden automatisch auf die in
Drehung befindliche Trommel.
To activate the functions for the backdrive, it is necessary th set parameter B2.03 to "3…Backdrive" !
Macros
Parameters which always have to be adjusted:
Macros
D4.03 Relay output 3_2 Run
D4.04 Relay output 2_3 T>T2
E3.11 Ext. fault Activation N.O. Run
E5.00 Skip frequency 1 0.00 Hz
E5.01 Hysteresis 1 2.00 Hz
Check the rotational direction of the backdrive motor before starting up. During bowl standstill, take
notice that…
– The gear tappet in a generator backdrive system turns in the opposite direction from the bowl drive.
– The gear tappet in a motor backdrive system and the bowl drive rotate in the same direction.
A wrong rotational direction of the backdrive can be identified if the differential speed decreases in
steady state characteristic mode with increasing load (torque).
To change the rotational direction of the backdrive motor, two motor phases must be crossed or
parameter C3.03 Phase rotation must be adjusted.
In order to allow deceleration with a higher differential speed in generator backdrive systems, the
Start/Stop command must be integrated in the main drive as deceleration command, and the stop
delay must be set on the main drive (C6.46).
Operation of the frequency inverter at frequencies less than ± 2 Hz is not permissible for static reasons.
This range is avoided with an active frequency mask.
In order to avoid overloading the mechanical system, please make sure that the torque provided by the
motor is lower than the mechanically permissible torque.
The maximum torque is set with parameter E1.01. 100% correspond to the nominal motor torque.
At backdrive motors with separate cooling, the thermal motor model must be adjusted (set parameter
E2.04 to 100%).
See chapter Macros "Simplified diagram of reference value use " or chapter "D1 – Analog inputs" in
the operating instructions for PDZ6.
Parameter description
The set value only needs to be adjusted, if:
a) differential speeds of over 100 rpm are required
b) a high resolution for the Dn-preset reference is required.
Typically, the parameter is adjusted to the nominal torque of the gear (related to the motor shaft):
30 38000
TNom.,Motor = 9550 ⋅ = 194 Nm TGear box = ≈ 172 Nm
1475 221
Parameters in % are related to the nominal motor torque or to the internal reference torque, which is
defined with parameter C6.17.
Method 1
defined by:
Method 2
defined by:
∆nMIN, ∆nMAX
start of control at T1
control angle α
scaling x: 2,54 pm/cm
scaling y: 10%/cm
If parameter C6.22 Control angle is adjusted > 0, the characteristic is automatically generated according to
method 2. In this case, parameter C6.21 T2 is without effect.
100 % torque correspond to the reference torque C6.17 "T 100% =" or to the nominal motor torque,
if C6.17 = 0.
The adjustable range of parameters C6.18 and C6.20 depends on the ∆n standard C6.16.
C6.23 = 1…convex
C6.23 = 2…concave
Parameter description
C6.23 = 3…digital
100 % torque correspond to the reference torque C6.17 "T 100% =" or to the nominal motor torque,
if C6.17 = 0.
Example:
Example:
v-belt drive
Parameter description
directly coupled backdrive
If the backdrive motor is coupled directly with the shaft, the transmission factor i = 1.
Negative values (in case of odd number of reduction levels) have to be set as positive values !
In order to release the screw at stucking centrifuges, a changeover to speed control mode is possible when the
bowl is at a standstill. As long as the start command is applied to the backdrive inverter, it will alternate
forward/reverse rotations with small ramps and maximum torque, whereby the time period for rotation in
direction of screw output must be set longer.
During the jolt process, 150 % of the motor torque are available.
Check the gear regarding short-time shock overload!
Parameters C6.47 and C6.48 are reserved for adjustments in special applications and must not be
modified !
In order to keep lucidity in the four procedural instructions, we omitted the description of parameters
which are not relevant for this process. Please keep this parameters at their default values !
Parameter description
E3.14 Process fault Activation (0) not active (0) not active
E3.15 Process fault Response (0) Trip (0) Trip
E3.16 Process fault t1 delay 0.0 s 0.0 s
E3.17 Process fault t2 delay 0.0 s 0.0 s
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