Turbine; Powerpack / Ecu - RHINO Power Pack series Operation Manual

Turbine engines

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The POWERPACK / ECU (Electronic Control Unit) is a total system for the control of a model

gas turbine engine. Its main function is to control and regulate the fuel pump, providing the

turbine engine with the necessary amount of fuel for safe and controlled operation.

The POWERPACK / ECU measures the exhaust gas temperature, the relative position of the

throttle stick and the rotor speed. It monitors all of the controls necessary to guarantee that

the engine stays between the user-defined parameters of operation, also providing fail-safe

shutdown of the engine when it has detected any important anomaly. In order to make this

assessment, the POWERPACK / ECU has a RPM sensor, a thermocouple input, a throttle

channel input, power connections for the fuel pump, starter, ceramic igniter, fuel and gas

valves, battery and a digital serial port to program and read the data in real-time to a PC or

the (HDT) Hand Data Terminal.

The measurements made by the POWERPACK / ECU are:

· Temperature of the exhaust gas

· Pump battery voltage

· Width of the throttle pulses from the radio transmitter

· Engine rotor RPM

· Engine run time

· External analog signal (Air Speed if optional sensor is being used)

All of these measurements can be read into and displayed on the Hand Data terminal (HDT)

that is connected to the POWERPACK / ECU by the integrated cable or into a personal

computer through the optional USB adapter. The configuration/setup parameters are stored

in the POWERPACK / ECU memory, the parameter changes are supplied by the user

utilizing the HDT or the PC program.

Features:

· RPM input: Magnetic sensor up to 250,000 R.P.M.

· Temperature range up to 1000ºC using an internal "K" type thermocouple

· PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control of 8192 steps for pump

· Build-in electronic brake for the starter motor to help the clutch to disengage

· Open glow-plug / ceramic igniter detector

· Adjustable glow-plug / ceramic igniter power

· Battery Type Auto Selection (LiPo 2s) or (A123 3s)

· Adjustable Kero Start parameter

· Elapsed engine run timers

· Interface for communication with a PC or the HDT

· Black box function, records engine sensor measurements every 0.5 sec for up to 51

minutes

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