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MANUAL Ska vara 25 mm i diameter på höjden CONTROL UNIT FOR ROTATING HEAT EXCHANGER WITH MODBUS VariMax50M UL/CSA Article no. F21050304 control...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Warning indication The control unit must only be used in perfect technical condition. Any damage that may affect safety must be dealt with immediately. Maintenance/Repairs The function of the control unit should be checked regularly. Troubleshooting and repairs must only be performed by trained personnel.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The following symbols and references will be used in this description. These instructions are important; they apply to personal and technical safety during operation. This safety instruction refers to instructions whose specific intent is to avoid the risk of personal injury and to prevent damage to equipment.
Manufacturer IBC control AB Brännerigatan 5 A, SE-263 37 Höganäs, Sweden Product Control unit for rotating heat exchanger Type designation VariMax50M EU Directive The manufacturer's declaration of conformity with the requirements of the applicable to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. product...
All control units have an input signal of 0-10 V. • The VariMax50M is designed for rotors up to 2500 mm with a rotor speed of max. 12 rpm. If the rotor requires a faster rotor speed, the rotor diameter should be reduced.
TECHNICAL DATA, CONTROL UNIT External power supply 1x230-240 V +/-15 % Output frequency 0-312 Hz 50/60 Hz Acceleration and 30 sec Power input, max. 240 W retardation time Ambient temperature, Input current, max. 1,9 A -30 - +45 non condensing -40 - +45 C ***) External fuse, max.
DIP SWITCH Cleaning function Cleaning function connected in ON position. When the rotor has stopped for 10 minutes, the cleaning function is activated and the rotor starts to rotate. As a warning, the rotor first rotates for 6 seconds at a motor speed of 5 rpm, the rotor is then stationary for 3 seconds.
Continued from previous page Probable fault cause - Magnet turned the wrong way during installation - Magnet transmitter incorrectly connected (wrong polarity), refer to "connections" on page 9 - Gap too wide between the magnetic sensor and magnet; max 15 mm Probable fault cause in - Broken belt operation...
CONNECTION DIAGRAM (Max 2 A / 50 V AC) 11 12 14 15 A1 A2 9 10 Reset 1 x 230 V Alarm relay Manual Input Rotation Thermal Stepping motor 3-phase speed signal monitor contact 0 - 10 V CONNECTIONS The voltage must be switched off before undertaking any work on the equipment.
INPUT SIGNAL/ROTATION SPEED Rotation speed (%) Input signal - rotation speed The input signal is directly proportional to the efficacy of the rotor, which implies that input signal and rotation speed are as per the adjacent diagram. Input signal 0-10 V CHECKS BEFORE POWERING UP THE CONTROL UNIT Check that the control unit is connected as per instructions on page 9.
EMC INSTALLATION NCY-HAR/UL/CSA 7G0,75 Incoming EKK 3G1.5 Unshielded Shielded Input signal, LiYCY 2x0,34, UL recognized, LiYCY 2x0,34/0,5 UL recognized Shielded Shielded EMC glands must be used for shielded cables. The above cables or equivalent must be used to comply with the EMC Directive. EMC GLAND NOTE! When connecting the shielding to the EMC gland, it is important to connect as shown above.
A green LED starts flashing if there is data traffic present in the bus. Settings made via Modbus are not saved in VariMax50M. When VariMax50M is restarted the setting from the DUC has to be re-transmitted.
- No reference value received from host system *VariMax has received a reference value for the past 90 seconds. TIMEOUT If messages with reference values stop coming, VariMax50M will continue using the latest received reference value. After 90 seconds the red LED will activate.
DISCRETE INPUT 1-bit status register (Read). Modbus function 02 "Read Input Status" is used for reading. Reads 1 if a fault has occurred. 0 = normal 1 = alarm Address Name Designation Data Read/ Factor Unit form Write Error Error regardless of which fault Single bit Read has occurred.
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Continued from previous page Address Name Designation Data Read/ Factor Unit form Write Short circuit Short circuit Single bit Read Short circuit Imbalance between phases Single bit Read Short circuit Phase 1 missing Single bit Read Short circuit Phase 2 missing Single bit Read Short circuit Phase 3 missing...
INPUT REGISTER 16-bit register (Read). Modbus function 04 "Read Input Registries" is used for reading. Address Name Designation Data Read/ Factor Unit form Write Program version UINT 16 Read Program version UINT 16 Read VariMax model Reads 50 for VariMax50 etc. UINT 16 Read Temperature Temperature in the control unit INT 16...
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Continued from previous page Address Name Designation Data Read/ Factor Unit form Write Current rotor Only calculated if the speed UINT 16 Read speed reference value remains constant between two pulses on the rotation monitor. Displays 0 if no value is available. To ensure the correctness of the measured value the speed reference value should be...
INPUT REGISTER 32-bit register (Read). Modbus function 04 "Read Input Registries" is used for reading. Address Name Designation Data Read/ Factor Unit form Write Motor speed RPM Number of rotations UINT 32 Read Motor starts Number of motor starts UINT 32 Read Restarts Number of faults causing restarts UINT 32 Read Surge...
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Continued from previous page Address Name Designation Data Read/ Factor Unit form Write Stop time, Time with stopped motor, UINT 32 Read normal temp. 0-40 °C Stop time, Time with stopped motor, UINT 32 Read cold temp. below 0 °C Running time, Time with motor running, in UINT 32 Read...
HOLDING REGISTER 16-bit register (Read/Write). Modbus function 03 "Read Holding Registries" is used for Reading. Modbus function 06 "Write” Singles Registries" is used for Writing. Address Name Designation Data Read/ Factor Unit form Write Reference value, 1000 = 100 % of set max rpm UINT 16 Read/ relative speed speed.
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