Functional Description - ProMinent DULCOMETER D1C Operating Instructions Manual

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Functional Description

NOTE
Please refer to the description of the complete operating menu in chapter 8 for a detailed
description of the individual characteristics of the DULCOMETER
4.1 Operating Menu
The DULCOMETER ®
preset and can be changed in the complete operating menu.
The controller is delivered with a restricted operating menu so that the D1C controller can be used
effectively in many applications from the very onset. If adaptations prove to be necessary, all relevant
parameters can then be accessed by switching over to the complete operating menu (see "General
settings").
4.2 Access Code
Access to the setting menu can be prevented by setting up an access code. The DULCOMETER
controller is supplied with the access code 5000 which permits free access to the setting menu. The
calibration menu remains freely accessible even when access to the setting menu is blocked by the code.
4.3 Control
The D1C can operate as a proportional controller or as a PID controller - dependent on the device version
(see identity code) and the setting.
The controlled variable is recalculated once a second. Control procedures which require rapid correction of
setpoint deviations (less than approx. 30 seconds) cannot be processed with this controller. The cycle
times must be taken into consideration when activating solenoid valves (pulse length) in the same way as
their running times when activating servomotors (3-point).
Via the control input pause, the control function (selection of controlled variable) can be switched off. The
calculation of the controlled variable starts again after cessation of "pause".
4.4 Feed Forward Control
The D1C controller can process a signal of a feed forward control. Depending on the device version (see
identity code) and the setting, this signal can be obtained in any form of a 0–20 mA or 4–20 mA signal or as
a digital contact signal with the maximum frequencies 10 Hz or 500 Hz.
This signal can be used, for example, for flow-proportional metering (multiplicative effect) or feed forward-
dependent basic load metering (additive effect). The result of control variable calculation from the
proportional or PID control is multiplied by or added to the feed forward signal. A multiplicative feed forward
variable at the level of the set rated value carries over the calculated control variable unchanged into the
controlled variable:
Controlled variable = Feed forward variable/rated value x calculated control variable
During start-up, the zero point has to be checked. The multiplicative feed forward control is not designed
for switching off permanently the actuating variable (signal ≈ 0).
An additive feed forward variable at the level of the rated value results in maximum controlled variable:
Controlled variable (max. 100 %) = Feed forward variable/rated value x max. controlled variable +
4.5 Error Messages
Error messages and information are indicated on the bottom line in the permanent display 1. Errors to be
acknowledged (acknowledgement switches off the alarm relay) are indicated by the " ". Errors/notes
which still apply after acknowledgement are indicated alternately. During correction variable processing
(temperature for correction of pH-value), the value is indicated in the same line as the error/note. Faults
which are rectified of their own accord due to changed operating situations are removed from the
permanent display without the need for acknowledgement.
D1C controller permits settings to be made in two different menus. All values are
calculated control variable.
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