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 besaved 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