Technical Information

At a glance:

- 2 Quadrant PL
- 4 Quadrant PLX
- Control DC motors up to 2250 Amps (980KW/1320HP)
- "PL Pilot" drive configuration and monitoring software included
- Alternative 'Savvy' configuration tool with signal flow diagram capability available
- Ultra compact sizes offer significant panel space savings over other manufacturers
- Large 40 character backlit alphanumeric LCD display
- Programming menu is designed for rapid travel to desired parameter using ergonomically designed keys
- Enhanced motor protection
- Built in suite of application blocks
- In depth fault monitoring and comprehensive system alarms
- Easy-to-use menu structure, using English language parameter names
- Real language parameter description eliminates need for look up tables
- Easy to use product manual with display graphics and block diagrams
- UL, CuL and CE approved

Technical Highlights:

- Extremely flexible block diagram including unique 'configuration checker', detects conflicts in user programmed configurations
- Five feedback transducer options as standard
- Non volatile trip alarm memory, even after power-down
-   Built in 'oscilloscope' output for full parameter monitoring during commissioning
-   Motorised pot simulator with power off memory
-   Three fully independent, user programmable drive configurations
-   Extensive, multi-function programmable I/O, with over 36 digital & analogue
- input/output combinations
-   Full suite of centre winding macros included
-   Built in system application blocks with descriptive connection points
-   Unique electronic regenerative stopping facility on selected 2Q models
-   In depth fault monitoring and comprehensive system alarms
-   Serial communications to allow off site programming and remote diagnostics
-   In depth diagnostic facility available from on board display and 'in-built meter'
-   On board fully controlled field with five operating modes
-   Full suite of built in encoder functions as standard, including spindle orientation
- Motor parameters entered via keys, - no soldering of cal resistors required

Inputs / Outputs

Analogue

- 8 Analogue inputs and 4 Analogue outputs
- All outputs short circuit protected
- All inputs are over voltage protected
- I/P's programmable voltage range up to +/- 30V

Digital

- 17 Digital inputs and 7 Digital outputs
- Digital I/O short circuit proof
- Digital inputs over-voltage protected
- Digital O/P's over-voltage protected

Diagnostic monitoring

- All analogue input voltages
- All digital input states
- All analogue output voltages
- All digital output states
- Tach volts
- Motor armature current (Amps)
- Motor field current (Amps)
- Motor armature volts
- Output power KW
- AC supply volts

Protection

- Interline device networks
- High energy MOVs
- Instantaneous overcurrent
- Overcurrent (150% for 25s inverse time)
- Field failure & overcurrent
- Motor over-temperature
- Thyristor stack over-temperature
- Mains supply phase loss
- Mains synchronisation loss
- Armature overvolts
- Overspeed
- Speed feedback mismatch
- Stall protection
- Standstill logic
- Thyristor trigger failure
- Digital output short circuit

Speed feedback.

- Analogue tach
- Encoder
- Armature voltage
- Encoder + Armature volts
- Encoder + Analogue

Standard software functions

- Full suite of centre winding macros
- Motorised pot simulator
- Two undedicated PIDs
- Two undedicated Summers
- Delay timer
- Current profiling
- Zero speed position lock
- Jog / Crawl functions
- Spindle orientation
- Two undedicated Filters
- Dual motor swap
- Latch
- Auto self-tune current loop
- Linear or S ramp
- Slack take up
- Batch counter
- Draw control
- Three user programmable drive configurations can be
saved in the PL/X's memory

Field configurations

- Fixed current
- Fixed voltage
- Field weakening
- Delayed quenching
- Standby field value
- Field economy

Comms

- Rs232
- Profibus
- DeviceNet
- CC-link
- EtherNet/IP
- Modbus
- CANopen
- drive.web Ethernet