TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Form 160.45-SUMS (Supl.1) ‘Supersedes: Form $284 1188 YORK SOLID STATE STARTER TROUBLESHOOTING CUIDE (A STYLE and B STYLE) This is a new solid state starter troubleshooting guide. This guide can be used as a step-by-step procedure to solve a specific problem or to verify proper operation of a specific PC board or component within the starter. Since this guide is more detailed than existing literature, it should be used when ‘troubleshooting all solid state starter problems. Further, to increase accuracy and detail on SD forms, please include (in addition to information normally included) the paragraph in which the component failed. For example, if the 3-phase trans former failed, the SD form would read as follows: “Compressor motor failed to make synchronous speed. Motor single phasing on Phase B. 3Phase transformer failed Paragraph 7.5." This guide is provided for use by York personnel only. It must not be shared customers, contractors, or other competing organizations,TABLE OF CONTENTS Tee) Introductiom: sc ceteee cr. II. Functional Descriptions A. High Voltage Module ..........08 4 B. Temperature Module.. bree 4 C. Gate Driver Module.. beeeeees 4 D. Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCR) 5 E, Logic Module........ teens 8 . We ie lao eee 12 G. Logic Board Transformer. 213 H. 3-Wye Transformer... SG I, DV/DT Control....... s+ 13 J. Current Transformers we 13 III. Logic Module Indicator Lamps Eee 00 ee eee eee peonen66 14 BL 105%. eee areas 14 G5 etilsseseeeucosuseas Sees 14 D. Single Phase.... Spe5been 14 E, Phase Rotation.....seeceeecees sence 14 Fl Start...cseseecseene popes 14 6. Powers. .ececseeee nee pp0e6 14 H. Overload...seseeeeee oe 14 I. High Temp... See 15 IV. Troubleshooting A, Introduction. poouno500 16 ¢ B. Problem Solving Procedures. . és 17 G. Major Component Checks. Ssoeeo 1. Line Voltage....... dcoseo BS oe Sosgsspeoospeoss 5 18 3. High Voltage Module. 5 19 4. Temperature Sensor..... Boasao 5. Temperature Module..... Beeeee 20 6. Gooling Fans.........0- cr 20 7. 3-Phase (Wye) Transformer.....ceeeeeeeeeeeee 2 8. Logic Module Transformer (2T)...s.seeeereeee 23 Be sScoresme lay (1R ese pes ee: 23 10. Gate Drive Lockout Relay (2R)s.eessseeeeeeee 26 Ue angeetaye (sterner eer 26) 12, Panel Lockout Relay (4B)... Se an \ Hoe Scmeee eee een eens Sagas 33 1h. Logic Module. .....e eee ee bponog 6 15. Gate Driver Module......... pereee 6 16. DV/DT Control....e.sseee eae ST 17. Current Transformers... Gagne 18. Compressor Mechanical.. Shppscoopsooda ) Anode Electron fow Gate Cathode Ae applied in the Solid State Starter, there are two SCR's per phase of line voltage (one for the positive half cycle and one for the negative half cylce). In normal fullspeed runing conditions the SCR's are turned on at the zero crossing point of the power line sine wave; thus applying the full RMS line voltage to the motor, Similarily, they are turned off t the zero crossing point of the sine wave. The turn on of the SCR is accomplished by a gate pulse provided by the gate driver board and the turn off is provided by the natural reverse biasing action of the power line sine wave. To illustrate 3 Sa 7 $88 SCR Configuration scR "A" Turn On SCR "A" Turn Off +650V ov — — — a -650V SCR "B" Turn On SCR "B" Turn Off I \ | | I scr * Gate Pulse SL es vac nen one I ( Gate Pulse 1-3 vace #hs measured gate to cathode with AC voltmeter.CO8O1L3SLB.6 As you can see, the SCR's are providing conduction for the enrire duration of the line cycle. However, this is not the case during a start sequence (motor deceleration). The Solid State Starter provides a soft start by limiting the motor current during starting. It limits the current by providing SCR conduction for only part of each half line cycle. Therefore, the full RMS line voltage is not applied to the motor To illustrate: 4a SCR "A" Turn On Ly it Bp Lp +650 3B ov 6500 Conduction i SCR "A" Gate Pulse scr Gate PulseCO8013SLB.7 t the instant the start signal is received from the control panel, SCR ‘A" is turned on at approximatley the 90° point of the power line sine wave and SCR '"B" is turned on at approximately the 270° point; it varies slightly with the setting of the logic board start pot ... the greater the starting current, the smaller the firing angle (delay angle). The firing angle will remain at that point until the motor current begins to decrease. As the motor current decreases during acceleration the firing angle will decrease at the same rate until the motor has reached full speed at which time the firing angle will be 0°. To illustrate START eo oN “0° 180%, 360° “270° FULL SPEED (Na In the Solid State Starter the firing angle of the SCR's 1s referred to as "Delay Angle". The delay angle is determined by a DC signal supplied from the Logic Board and applied to the gate driver board to command that board to fire the SCR's at the correct point on the power line sine wave. To illustrate: Delay Angle START =‘ asy, d ) C FULL SPEED During starting, the delay angle signal from the Logic Board will increase at the same rate as the motor current decreases and when the motor reaches full speed they delay angle signal will be approximately 10.5Vde.