VFD Centrifuges

Cyclone Version

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Centrifuge System

The system is composed in three essential parts:

1. Mechanics
2. Electrics
3. Operations

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Centrifuge

• Basic components
– Rotating assembly
– Lubrication
– Sensors

The purpose of this training is to collect as much as information while in

front of the machine to have a better visual and hands on practice.
Is suggested to take picture of each component and write a small
description regarding maintenance, troubleshooting and operation.
In the next slide an example:

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• Rotating assembly Bowl:

Scroll:
Check scroll wear
Check bolts integrity
opening the bolt
between the conical
Weir plate: and cylindrical side
Check the integrity
of the weir plate Pond dams:
Check correct size,
cleaness and bolt
condition
Belts:
Check belts tension

Discharge port:
Check integrity of
the solids discharge
port, if broken
change it and also
the one in the
opposite side for
balancing purpose

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Gearbox is oil lubricated Shell Tivela 220 2,1 gallons.
Rotating assembly Main bearing oil lubrication ATF dextron 3 4,8 gallons
Internal bearing grase lubrication 10 or more shots weekly mistyc jt6

Gearbox Main Bowl Main Feed

Bearing Bearing Tube

Internal Bearings

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7A. Gear Pump 7E. Sight glass
Oil lubrication system 7B. Oil Tank 7F. Discharge Valve
7C. Pressure gauge 7G. Flow Switch
7D. Oil Filter 7H. Flow Divider
Oil type ATF Dextron 3
4,8 gallons

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Oil lubrication system

• Exercise

• Write the function of each component shown in the slide before.

• 7A =
• 7B =
• 7C =
• 7D =
• 7E =
• 7F =
• 7G =
• 7H =
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VFD Cyclone CSA-UL Panel
# COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

Provides a User Friendly interface to

(1) Monitor touch
monitor the centrifuge system

Contains inverters for main drive, back

Pressurized drive & feed pump speed control.
(2) Control Panel compressed air purges the cabinet to
Cabinet prevent flammable gasses from entering
the panel.

Main Breaker
(3) Provide power supply to the cabinet
Panel

Air Conditioner Ensure internal electrical components

(4)
Unit remain at a stable temperature

Skid & Lifting Encloses all boxes to provides safe lifting

(5)
Frame points & forklift pockets

NOTE: General layout may varies according with control panel p/n

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Control panel

• Air conditioning unit

The air conditioning unit has an automatic drain discharge and a protection for off-shore
installation. This unit has a cooling power of 230V 6,8A 8000BTU.
• Main Breaker Panel
The main breaker can be activated in any time. It is mandatory to run the air pressure
through the panel following the front label for the time (12 min) to wait until to switch on the
breaker.

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Connections

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Control panel

• From the next slide we well face the operating procedure. What is really important in this phase is to follow
correctly all the steps.

• We will divide the steps in 2 parts:

• Power up
• Run centrifuge

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 Centrifuge rotations

Bowl Rotation Conveyor Rotation

CENTRIFUGE
GEARBOX TYPE
MODEL

518 HV VFD Planetary

CD 500 XV (Akim)
Back Drive Rotation Main Drive Rotation

Cyclo
CD 500 UV
(Sumitomo)

Bowl Rotation Conveyor Rotation

For maximum differential, the back

drive motor must turn opposite of Back Drive Rotation
the main drive motor
Main Drive Rotation

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 Power up

Before Starting the System

1. Have in place permit to work
2. Review all safety requirements, start-up, shutdown and isolation procedures
3. Check that the machine has been installed correctly and that it has not been damaged
4. Make certain that the shipping blocks have been removed
5. Make sure that there are no foreign objects or solids build up on or near any of the rotating components
6. Check that the moving parts rotate freely, motors sheaves must run freely when rotated by hand
7. Ensure that the centrifuge is properly lubricated
8. Check that all guards are in place and securely fastened

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1. Remove Lock Out/Tag Out
2. Verify the inlet air hose (c) is properly
connected
3. ATTENTION! DO NOT RESTORE POWER TO THE
CONTROL PANEL IF THE CABINET HAS BEEN
OPENED. CLOSE THE OPEN CABINET AND PURGE
THE ENCLOSURE FOR AT LEAST 12 MINUTES.
4. Open the inlet pressure air valve: max inlet
pressure 7 bar (refer to gauge “a”)
5. Pressurize the cabinet enclosure by following the
instructions printed and posted ABOVE the control panel
interior pressure gauge (b). The panel enclosure MUST be
purged for at least 12 minutes with 12 SCFM flow rate.
6. To power up the control panel, push the main power switch,
located in between the two control panel cabinet doors,
from the “O” position to “I.” The touch screen will scroll
through a brief series of startup screens before the unit is
ready for use.

b
c

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Control panel

Power up procedure

• 1. Locate the incoming feed cord (ref. to BOM contained in the wiring diagram for more

• details).

• 2. Make sure the pressurization procedure has been successfully completed.

• 4. Power up the main breaker by turning the key.

• 5. The system is “on” set.

• 6. Push reset in the front panel (if available)

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 Power up
1. Confirm the centrifuge model listed on screen is the corresponding model intended for use in this operation by
pressing the button labeled, “CONFIRM MODEL CONNECTED AND CONTINUE.”

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3. After confirming the centrifuge model, users are taken to the main screen. Press the “Alarm
Screen” button. The display will now show the alarm list, highlighting any active alarms (reset
alarm 1). The Centrifuge VFD Control Panel will not allow a centrifuge to start if there is an active
alarm.
IF THERE ARE ACTIVE ALARMS AT THIS TIME, REFER TO TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE.
4.If there are no active alarms, press the “Main Screen (2)” button in the top right corner of the screen
to go back to the previous menu.
1 2

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Power up

5.Press the “Customer Operator Screen” to enter the panel and centrifuge operator screen.
6.If CD 500 HV connected Switch on OIL PUMP
6b. Under the “Main Drive” heading, set the desired Main Drive RPM speed by pressing the “RPM Adjust”
up and down arrows (Refer to Following page).

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A
Operator Screen, Main Drive Instrument Panel
A. Bowl Speed RPM Indicator
B
B. Main Drive Motor Amperage Indicator
C C. Target Main Drive RPM Display
H D. RPM Adjustor Increase Buttons (Fast button increases
in increments of 10 rpm) E. RPM Adjustor Decrease
D Buttons (Fast button decreases in increments of 10 rpm)
F. Red STOP Button
G G. Green START Button
E H. Main Drive Condition Indicator Box
F

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7. Under the “Back Drive” instrument panel, set the desired Back Drive Differential setpoint by pressing the
“Differential Adjust” Increase and Decrease arrows.

Back drive controls

A. Back drive speed indicator
A B. Back drive motor amperage indicator
C. Back drive directional indicator (forward – FWD the
back drive rotate in the same direction of the bowl
B and Reverse – rev the back drive rotate in the
opposite way of the bowl
D. Differential set point
C E. Grey differential increase and red differential
I
decrease
F. Minimum differential
G. Maximum differential
H. Actual differential
H D I. Running light

F E

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8. Under the “Main Drive” instrument panel, press the green “Start” button. The Main Drive motor will now
engage and build up speed until it reaches a predetermined, rig-specific setpoint. Once that setpoint is
reached, the Back Drive motor will engage

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9. After the Main Drive and Back Drive motors reach their predetermined, rig-specific setpoints, pay attention to
the “Feed Drive” instrument panel. In the Feed Drive Condition Indicator Box (Refer to Figure 5-9), a grey
indicator labeled, “Enabled” will turn white when the Main and Back Drives are running at optimal speeds.
10. Under the “Feed Drive” instrument panel, press the green “Start” button when the “Enabled” indicator label is
white.
This will engage the feed pump, and fluid will begin to process into the centrifuge.

Figure 5.9
A A. Feed Drive Speed Indicator
B. Feed Drive Motor Amperage Indicator
B C. Target Feed Drive RPM Display
D. RPM Adjustor Increase Buttons (Fast
C button increases in increments of 10
H rpm) E. RPM Adjustor Decrease
Buttons (Fast button decreases in
D increments of 10 rpm) F. Red STOP
Button
G. Green START Button
G H. Feed Drive Condition Indicator Box

F E

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# ITEM INPUT / OUTPUT DESCRIPTION

(1) Speed Input User-friendly bowl, differential and feed rate manual settings
(2) Amperage Output Main drive, back drive and feed pump readings
(3) Speed Output Actual speed readings
(4) Temperature Output Main support pillow blocks and feed pump stator temperature readings
(5) Vibration Output Centrifuge frame vibration reading

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Feed pump
• The feed pump is directly connected to the control panel and has a full automatic control from there.

• The pump is equipped with temperature sensor and speed sensor for some cases.

• The picture below is just an example, different model are in the market.

Gearbox oil
IP – Mellana Oil 320
AGIP – Blasia 320
MOBIL – Blasia Gear 320
SHELL – Omala 320
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