Always wait 5 minutes after Vyper ™ power is off to Contact Johnson Controls-Frick, Sales Administration open the cabinet. This time allows the capacitors to Depart ment, in Waynesboro, PA to report dam age or short- discharge. Failure to do so could result in serious injury age claims.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 5 RIGGING AND HANDLING Installation The Vyper cabinet unit is best moved via lifting lugs on the ™ FOUNDATION top sides of the cabinet. Special care must be exercised not to damage the pump or peripheral equipment on the rear Each Vyper Variable Speed Drive unit is shipped mounted on...
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 6 INSTALLATION Read This First Vyper Pre-Installation and Pre-Operation Checklist The following items MUST be checked and completed by the installer prior to the arrival of the Frick Field Service Supervi- sor.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 7 -- Apply power to the Vyper Drive system. A: Confirm DIP switches on the Vyper Logic Board are properly set. Refer to “VSD Logic Board Setup” in the OPERATION section of this manual.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 8 INSTALLATION GENERAL DESCRIPTION In addition, the drive is capable of operating without a load for ease of service. The Vyper serves as the motor starter and capacity control ™ • Overload: 105% of full load for 7 seconds. for a Frick screw compressor.
Water Recommendations • Voltage drop becomes excessive, rising above the 5% voltage drop limit. • Johnson Controls-Frick recommends a closed-loop system for the water side of the heat exchanger. • Peak voltage applied to the motor windings becomes excessive and may cause premature motor failure.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 10 INSTALLATION Figure 3 - Minimum Flow Rates - GLYCOL HEAT EXCHANGER PRESSURE DROP exchanger must be known. Figure 4 provides installation designers with pressure drop reference for different mixtures In order to adequately size piping and booster pump require- of propylene glycol and water.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 11 PROPER INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT In today’s refrigeration plants, electronic controls have WIRE SIZING found their way into almost every aspect of refrigeration Control power supply wires should be sized one size control.
This worked for the earlier relay systems, but Johnson Controls-Frick requires that the ground conductor it is in no way acceptable for electronic control equipment. meet the following: Conduit is made of steel and is a poor conductor relative •...
In addition, motor starter control transformer to the electronic control Johnson Controls-Frick requirements must be followed panel in its own separate conduit. If the two circuits are run where they exceed or match national or local codes. Con-...
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 14 INSTALLATION Never run any wires through an electronic control panel Never add relays, starters, timers, transformers, etc. in- that do not relate to the function of the panel. Electronic side an electronic control panel without first contacting control panels should never be used as a junction box.
LX PANELS ™ The use of communications such as serial and ethernet Johnson Controls, Inc. does not advise nor support the use in industrial environments are commonplace. The proper of uninterrupted power supply systems for use with the installation of these networks is as important to the proper Quantum LX panel.
7500 2000 6.5% - 7.5% 8200 INTERFACING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Johnson Controls offers a line of Recommended Vyper There are many low voltage DC signals in the Vyper which ™ VSD Transformers. These transformers have the following may be picked up from other electrical devices or wiring features: in the vicinity of the electronic controls.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 17 damage the Vyper and may also cause hazardous working current so that the electronic circuit breaker is sufficient for ™ conditions for service and operating personnel. protecting the Vyper input fuses.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 18 INSTALLATION NOTE: Drawings for specific units can be found in the door of the Vyper drive or check with Frick Engineering department. Figure 10 - Vyper Elementary Wiring Diagram ™...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 19 unit and the logic board. This provides the means to sense the technology and a series of small film capacitors (C23-C25). positive, midpoint, and negative voltage connection points The technology is identical to that used in the DC to AC of the VSD’s DC Link.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 21 THE “TRAP” FILTER is standard on all Frick Vyper units that loop output from the Quantum LX. This signal will maintain ™ ™ contain the Harmonic Filter. The trap filter is composed of a the Vyper coolant temperature at the control setpoint for ™...
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 24 INSTALLATION PACKAGE-MOUNTED VYPER BLOWER MOTOR ROTATION ™ The package-mounted version of the Frick Vyper performs The Blower Motor rotation is marked on the blower assembly ™ identically to the remote-mounted versions. One advantage and is to be such that the blower draws into the assemly of the package mounted version is that all electrical connec- through the screen and pushes down and through the motor.
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VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 25 POWER AND CONTROL WIRING ENTRY LOCATIONS Vyper drives provide a removable plate on the top left of the cabinet that designates the point of entry for the incoming power. This is the only acceptable point of entry for power into a Vyper drive. For remote mounted 305 and 437 HP Vyper drives, there is also a removable plate on the top right that designates the point of exit for the power to the motor.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 26 INSTALLATION EXTERNAL POWER AND CONTROL WIRING The motor leads must be brought in from the top of the unit. Carefully remove the panel, which covers the motor External power and control signals must be brought in and lead entry point, by removing the screws.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 27 the back cutout flange of the cabinet for proper installa- tion. These connections are made in the factory and will be pretested before shipment. Generally, an additional dV/dt “snubber” filter is not required for package-mounted units. Figure 18 - Power out connection point Output Power Lead Torque Requirement (Package-Mounted Vyper...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 29 The National Electrical Code requires thermal protection for motors operating with variable-speed drive systems. Frick employs two types of thermal protection for motors. One method uses thermistors, and one method uses RTDs. Figures 20 - 25 show the wiring scheme for both options.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 32 INSTALLATION QUANTUM LX COMMUNICATIONS WIRING INSTALLATION CHECK LIST ™ Figure 26 shows the junction points for the Quantum Before starting the Vyper , be sure that all of the following ™...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ INSTALLATION Page 33 c. Separate grounded metal conduits must be provided for input power, output power, and control wiring. Failure to provide separate conduits could result in disrup- tion of other electrical devices due to harmonics and REI/EMI generated in the drive.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 34 INSTALLATION Figure 34 - Step 6, Top Off the Cooling System Figure 31 - Step 3, Opening the Drain Valve Figure 35 - Step 7, Replace the Pipe Plug and Tighten Figure 32 - Step 4, Close the Drain and Refill the Unit Figure 36 - Step 8, Insert Plug J2 to Stop Coolant Pump Step 8: Insert plug J2 into the logic board to stop the coolant...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 35 When the slide valve reaches the Capacity Control Slide oPERAtIon Valve setpoint, the motor speed can increase. At this point the slide valve and motor speed can continue to increase QUANTUM LX CONTROL PANEL ™...
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 36 OPERATION Figure 37 - Home Screen Service Level 2: Press the [Menu] Button then Select Operating Values from the Flydown Figure 38 - Home Screen Service Level 2: Select Vyper From the Menu The [Vyper] selection leads to an additional flyout menu THE VYPER SCREEN...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 37 Figure 39 - Home Screen Service Level 2: Select Vyper Drive Setup Figure 40 - Home Screen Service Level 2: Select Vyper Drive Setup Vyper screen Service Level 2 is similar to Level 1 but adds fast acceleration when the load returns.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 39 The following parameters display status information des- • Interface Board Version ignated by: • VSD Version “0” - no / off “1” - yes / on • Modbus Node ID •...
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 40 OPERATION Figure 43 - Setting User Level Figure 44 - Home Screen After Changing to Service Level 2 SETTING THE USER LEVEL Press: [Menu®Session]. The screen shown in Figure 43 will appear. Type “2”...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 41 PROGRAMMING is selected under the package Drive field. This will allow the Vyper specific screens to be displayed (See Figure 45). ™ Verify that the Vyper is set to Quantum LX control.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 42 OPERATION PID SETUP Press: [Setpoints®PID Setup] Figure 47 - PID Setup Drive cooling is set to PID Channel #5. Use the table below to program the proper settings. Parameter Value Name Drive Cooling Control...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 43 SETTING THE MOTOR SCREEN Press: [Setpoints®Motor] Figure 48 - Motor Screen Nameplate “Applied Motor FLA” Calculation These fields should be populated with the motor nameplate information. This is for reference only. Mtr Nameplate SF=1.0 Mtr Nameplate FLA / 1.15 Mtr Nameplate SF=1.15...
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100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 44 OPERATION Example 2 Table B Parameter Equation Value What are the High Motor Amp setpoints if a 437 HP Vyper ™ is to drive a motor with 1.15 SF and a 534 Amp FLA? Using Load Inhibit = Vyper Amp Limit x 0.97 the Values, determine whether Table A or Table B should be...
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VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 45 Example 3 Example 4 What are the High Motor Amp setpoints if a 305 HP Vyper What are the High Motor Amp setpoints if a 437 HP Vyper ™ is to drive a motor with 1.00 SF and a 340 Amp FLA? Using is to drive a motor with 1.00 SF and a 552 A FLA? Using the the Values, determine whether Table A or Table B should be...
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 46 OPERATION VFD and Capacity Control Settings sec. At setting values lower than 10%, a dwell time appears between deceleration steps due to an interaction between This section of the motor page provides programmable pa- Vyper ™...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 47 Example 1 - Suggested Control Strategy for 5 to 1 (5:1) Turndown Figure 49 - 5:1 Turndown Suggested Control Strategy fied range needs to have the skip set to as narrow a frequency turndown applications.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 48 OPERATION Compressor Safeties Screen Step 2: (Refer to Figure 51) Use the cursor arrow and [Tab] keys to navigate to the “Highest Capacity To Permit Starting” To prevent the Slide Valve from unloading beyond a high (Callout 1) and “Compressor Automatic Mode Minimum Ca- setpoint level (97%) and permit rapid compressor response pacity”...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 49 VFD Proportional Band – This is the value above the Capac- NOTICE ity Control setpoint for forward action at which the output to the drive will match the maximum output setpoint. Typically, The Variable Speed Minimum Slide Valve Position of proportional control alone will not permit running at the 25% is a factory default value based on the minimum...
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 50 OPERATION This control strategy is a variation on the generic control In addition to the eight DIP switches on SW3, jumper JP3 strategy shown previously. Not all applications require or are must be installed in order for Vyper control to be set at ™...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ OPERATION Page 51 The trim pot is located on the Vyper Logic board which is screen will provide feedback to the operator as the adjust- ™ mounted in the center of the right cabinet door. See Figure ment is made.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 52 OPERATION FRICK INTERFACE BOARD DIP SWITCH SETTINGS (Used before Jan 2008) On the Frick Interface Board (Figure 61) on the Vyper right ™ door there is a DIP switch array. The array is located at the upper right of the FIB as shown in the photograph below.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ MAINTENANCE Page 53 The callouts on Figures 63 and 64 point out components, indicators and test points that can be used to aid in maintenance amd troubleshooting of fault codes. DC Voltage Test Points 24VAC Input Gate Drive Connections J8, J9 &...
All service on this equipment should be performed using a VOM. The DC bus must be fully discharged. by Johnson Controls certified service personnel only. Death, severe personal injury, and/or equipment damage 2. Drain the coolant from the heat exchanger into a suitable may occur if service is not performed by competent container and discard.
13. Align the Vyper ™ power module so that the (6) Phillips Johnson Controls-Frick for trained service personnel to head screws can be installed through the bus structure work on your unit. and into the IGBT module. DO NOT tighten these screws.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 56 MAINTENANCE When is a booster pump required on a Vyper compres- with the Vyper drive operation. These can be initiated by ™ ™ sor drive? the Quantum LX panel or the Vyper drive.
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ MAINTENANCE Page 57 The Following warnings and shutdowns are initiated by the FRICK VYPER FAULT CODES ™ Vyper drive and communicated to the Quantum LX panel for ™ Quantum ™ Quantum LX Failure Message display and clearing purposes.
100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 58 MAINTENANCE VSD FAULT CODE DESCRIPTIONS trol center to make wiring changes will create a problem. Power-up must be done by closing the main disconnect Fault 1 : VSD Interface Board Power Supply on the Vyper ™...
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VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ MAINTENANCE Page 59 problem is encountered, the ribbon cable connecting the internal temperature sensors (5K ohm at 25°C) to monitor Vyper logic board to the filter logic board should be checked. their baseplate temperature. The inverter power module ™...
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100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 60 MAINTENANCE The unit’s phase bank assembly shall contain one IGBT loss of any one of the three input phases. The trigger board gate driver control board. This board monitors the satura- will detect the loss of a phase within one half line cycle of tion voltage drop across each IGBT while gated on.
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VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ MAINTENANCE Page 61 operating limits. The power supplies for the logic boards are Fault 35: Vyper High Internal Ambient Temperature derived from the secondary of the 120 to 24 VAC transformer Message which in turn is derived from the 480 to 120 VAC control Quantum: “Fault 35”...
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100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 62 MAINTENANCE in the Quantum LX panel, and all other wiring involved in This message is generated when communications between ™ energizing #24 in the Vyper cabinet. Also check to ensure the Quantum LX Panel and the Frick Interface board, or the ™...
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VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ MAINTENANCE Page 63 or lower a shutdown will occur. In most cases, the problem Fault 50: Harmonic Filter High DC Bus Voltage will actually be an open thermistor or broken wiring to the Message thermistor.
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100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 64 MAINTENANCE Fault 53: Harmonic Filter High Phase A Current the filter precharge relay is energized. Also, the filter’s DC bus voltage must be equal to or greater than 525 VDC (425 Message VDC for 50 HZ) within 5 seconds after the filter precharge Quantum: “Fault 53”...
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VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ MAINTENANCE Page 65 phases of RMS output current are compared to the overload DC level is actually higher than the level one could obtain by threshold magnitude. If this threshold is exceeded for 40 simply rectifying the input line voltage.
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100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 66 MAINTENANCE When requesting Status data, the response data from the Fault 84: Harmonic Filter Input Frequency Out of Harmonic Filter includes a bit that indicates whether commu- Range (Warning Only) nications were lost from the Vyper ™...
VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 100.200-IOM (SEP 13) ™ MAINTENANCE Page 67 RECOMMENDED SPARE PARTS - 437/362 HP NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE FRICK ® ORDER NUMBER, UNIT MODEL NUMBER, AND UNIT SERIAL NUMBER WHEN REQUESTING A QUOTATION OR PLACING AN ORDER. FAILURE TO INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION MAY DELAY PROCESSING OF YOUR REQUEST. 437/362 HP FRICK VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE...
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100.200-IOM (SEP 13) VYPER VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ™ Page 68 MAINTENANCE Index Symbols electrical ducts, 13 electromagnetic interference, 11 12-lead motor, 55 electronic control panel, 11 ESD (electrostatic discharge), 14 field wiring, 14 AC choke, 56 Grounding, 12 ground loop currents, 12 magnetic field effects, 13 booster pump, 10, 34, 56 motor starter control transformer, 13...
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