ROC-2313 Reverse Osmosis Controller

1 General
The instrument is a combined control instrument of a reverse osmosis controller and an on-line
conductivity instrument. It can perform the operation test, status control and on-line monitoring of water
quality conductivity (combining PLC controller and conductivity meter). It takes multiple anti-interference
measures, adopts unique process flow and graphical control panel with LED indicator lamp embedded, the
interface is friendly; menu-driven operation is used, multiple groups of parameters can be set and modified,
the requirements of automatic operation are met.

2 Process Flow Selections

There are two typical operation modes for RO system (as shown in Fig.1A and B). This instrument
Flush vale
can operate in both modes in A and B.
Direct drain valve

Pre-processing 3

Low
press
pump

High press protection

Inlet valve
Pre-processing 2

Raw
water
tank

Low press protection

Waste outlet
Pre-processing 1

Level of raw
water

Safety
filtering

High
press
pump

Pure
water
tank

RO
membrane

Fig. 1-A First level RO process flow with raw water tank

Flush valve
Flush valve

Direct drain valve

Low feed
protection

Inlet valve

Waste outlet
Pre-processing 3

Pre-processing 2

Low
press
pump

Pre-processing 1

Tap water

High press protection

Low press protection

Safety
filtering

High
press
pump

RO
membrane

Fig. 1-B First level RO process flow with direct water supply

3 Functions and Main Technical Specifications

Low feed protection:
In case of raw water supply break-off, the LOW FEED PRESS lamp will be lightened, the
nixie tube will display ALA and the buzzer will give an alarm, the controller will shut down the
whole RO system. After that, the controller will keep detecting the low feed switch. When the water
supply is resumed, the system will be restarted.
Low pressure protection:
In case of low pressure, the LOW PRESS lamp will be lightened, the nixie tube will display
ALA and the buzzer will give an alarm, the controller will shut down the whole RO system and try
to start up for the first time after 1 minute. If the water pressure is normal, the water producing
process will be resumed. If the start-up fails for three times, the system will come into a dead-lock
status. Press the ECS key(external control switch) or the reset key to exit and then restart.
High pressure protection:
In case of high pressure over limit, the HIGH PRESS lamp will be lightened, the nixie tube
will display ALA and the buzzer will give an alarm, the controller will shut down the whole RO
1

Pure
water
tank

system and wait for the elimination of high pressure. When the high pressure eliminates, the
controller will try to start up for the first time after 1 minute. If the water pressure is normal, the water
producing process will be resumed. If the start-up fails for three times, the system will come into a
dead-lock status. Press the ECS key(external control switch) or the reset key to exit and then restart.
Conductivity over limit alarm:
When the conductivity of the measured solution is over limit, the HIGH lamp on the panel
will be lightened, the buzzer will give an alarm, and the control relay will switch on (this relay can
drive to turn on the by-pass valve. When the conductivity falls below the limit, the alarm will be set
off.

Main technical specifications:

Power consumption: 3W

1. Power voltage: AC 220V15% 50Hz

2. Environment conditions: 1) temperature: 050;

2) humidity: 85%RH

3. Measuring range: 020S /cm0200S /cm02000S /cm Fixed range which has been set
by the manufacturer can not be changed by customers: So please indicate which measure range will
be needed before placing an order. The ex-factory standard is 0-200S /cm without prior indication.
Note: 02000S /cm is suitable for the equipment with conductivity of the outflow water 1002000S
/cm, with conductivity lower than 100S /cm, measure range 0200S /cm or 020S /cm should
be selected.

Accuracy: 1.5 level

4. Load capacity of output contact: 3A/250V AC (the magnetic valve should be driven through
intermediate relay)
5. Operation pressure of conductance cell: 00.5Mpa
6.Medium temperature:550
7.Temperature compensation: automatic temperature with 25 as reference temperature
8. Distance of measuring range: less than 30m (the ex-factory configuration of electrode cable is 5m unless
there is a special agreement)
9. Display mode: 3 1/2-digit LED digital display
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10. Electrode selected: 1.0cm 1

11. outline dimensions: 9696110mm (heightwidthdepth)
meter board hole: 9292mm (heightwidth)

Front Panel Illustration

Fig. 2 Front panel

The display board is shown in the above figure, there are three areas from up to down: I, II and III.
Part I contains 4 LED status indicator lamps and conductivity value display area. The 4 LED status
indicator lamps respectively indicate:
POWER----indicator lamp for power supply
HIGH----indication for conductivity over limit alarm
S/cm----conductivity value, representing that the displayed value is the conductivity value of the
produced water
----temperature value of the fluid, representing that the displayed value is the temperature value of
the current fluid
SLP(displayed in the nixie tube)----ECS is not switched on and system is in the standby status.
FULL (displayed in the nixie tube)----water tank is full and the FULL lamp will be lightened
ALA(displayed in the nixie tube)----ALARM lamp will be lightened when alarm appears
Part II is the indication of RO system operation status, which contains 9 LED indicator lamps, and the
lamps respectively indicate:
LOW FEED PRESS----indicator lamp for low feed alarm, indicating that there is no water in the raw
water tank or the water is not sufficient.
LOW PRESS----indication for inlet water operation of high pressure pump, indicating that the inlet
water operation pressure of high pressure pump is too low.
HIGH PRESS----indication for over pressure operation of high pressure pump, indicating that the
outlet pressure of high pressure pump is too high.
INLET VALVE----indication for inlet magnetic valve turning on, indicating that the inlet magnetic
valve is turned on.
M1----indication for low pressure pump operation, indicating that the low pressure pump is switched
on.
M2---- indication for high pressure pump operation, indicating that the high pressure pump is
switched on.
3

RO----indication for water producing status, indicating that the RO system is in water producing
operation.
FLUSH VALVE----indication for flush magnetic valve turning on, indicating that the flush magnetic
valve is turned on.
FULL----indication for full pure water tank, indicating that the water level in the pure water tank has
reached the high limit.
Part III contains setting and operation keys, their meanings are:
----parameter setting key, select the parameter items to be modified or inquired.
----circularly select thousand, hundred, ten and unit digit, the selected digit flashes.
----adjust the number of the selected digit (circle from 0 to 9)
----C/T key, confirm to save the modified parameter in parameter modification or switch between
the indication value of conductivity and temperature in measuring status.

Rear Panel Illustration

High water level of

pure water tank

High pressure
pump

Over pressure of high

pressure pump

Conductivity
over limit

Low pressure of high

pressure water supply

Low pressure
pump

Low feed of
raw water

Inlet valve
Green

Red

White

Yellow
External control
switch

Flush valve

Reset
Common terminal
at power side

Common terminal
at detection side

Power control
side

Conductance
electrode

Status
detection side

Fig. 3 Rear panel connection diagram

Since small relay is used in the controller, when driving larger inductive load, intermediate relay or
contactor must be used, direct driving is not allowed.
Note: ZJintermediate relay
CJ---magnetic contactor (refer to appendix for type selection)
The rear connecting terminals are shown in the diagram, the definitions of the terminals are:
Terminals from up to down on the left:
9----output contact terminal of high pressure pump on/off control (normally open, passive)
10---contact terminal of conductivity over limit control (normally open, passive)
4

11--- output contact terminal of low pressure pump on/off control (normally open, passive)
12--- output contact terminal of inlet magnetic valve on/off control (normally open, passive)
13--- output contact terminal of flush magnetic valve on/off control (normally open, passive)
14---a common terminal used jointly by the control signals of terminal 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
15, 16---connection terminal of 220V commercial power.
Terminals from up to down on the right:
1---input terminal of high water level detection switch of pure water tank (normally open, close in
case of low water level of pure water tank)
2---input terminal of booster pump over pressure detection switch (normally close, switch off in case
of over pressure)
3---input terminal of insufficient low pressure detection switch (normally open, close at a preset
pressure)
4---input terminal of raw water low feed detection switch (normally open, close when water exists)
If your system has a raw water tank as shown in Fig. 1-A, this terminal is connected to the
normally open contact of the raw water tank low level limit, it will close when water exists; if your
system adopts direct water supply from tap water as shown in Fig. 1-B, then this terminal is connected
to the normally open contact of the pressure switch of low feed protection, and it will close when
water pressure is normal.
5---terminal of external operation switch of controller ,ECS (the system operates when it is switched
on ). The ECS switch may be controlled by the key switch installed on the cabinet panel, if a key
switch is not used, please connect terminal 5 and 8 in short circuit.
6---Reset signal, may be connected to a reset button on the cabinet panel, used for reset of high and
low pressure alarms.
8--- a common terminal used jointly by the detection signals of terminal 1,2,3,4,5 and 6.
Terminals from left to right in the middle:
22---input wire of conductance electrode (green wire)
23---input wire of conductance electrode (red wire)
25---input wire of conductance electrode (white wire)
26---input wire of conductance electrode (yellow wire)
Rest terminals including terminal 7, 17,18,19,20,21,24 are not internally connected.

Low
pressure
pump
High pressure pump Low pressure pump

High
pressure
pump

Control execution

Flush magnetic valve

Inlet magnetic valve

Over limit magnetic valve

6 Electrical Control Circuit Diagram 4 2313 (for reference)

Master switch

P ower inlet wire

Controller ROC-2323

Signal control

High water level

High pressure

Low pressure

Low feed of raw water

External control

Reset

Detection
common
terminal

Operation Method
When the instrument is powered on, the POWER lamp will be lightened, and the nixie tube will

display the conductivity value. Switch on ECS to start water producing, stand by in the nixie tube if it is not
switched on.
A

Press

key, the nixie tube indicates 1.000 (electrode constant). Press

key again and

again, the following menu items will come out:

Setting of
electrode constant

Setting of conductivity
limit value

1. 0 0 0

1 0 0. 0

Setting of flush
time at start-up

Setting of flush
time at water level

Setting of flush
interval

A. 0 0 5

B. 0 0 5

C 0 3

Electrode constant: this value is keyed in by the manufacturer at ex-factory, it should not be
modified at will. In case of replacement of electrode, please enter it under the
direction of the manufacturer.
Conductivity limit value: the default value is 100.0 (operation limit).
Flush time at start-up: A-005

005 is the default value, the unit is second, and the setting
range is 0~249s. If the setting is 90, then the membrane will be
flushed for 90s in each time the system start up to produce water.

Flush time at water level: B-005

005 is the default value, the unit is second, and the

setting range is 0~249s. If the setting is 90, then in each time that
the pure water tank is full and the system stops, or the system
restart after low water level is detected, the membrane will be
flushed for 90s.
Flush interval: C-03

03 is the default value, the unit is hour, and the setting range is 0~99h.
If the setting is 03, then the membrane will be flushed once at
every 3 hours of continuous water producing or standing by status.

If you are not satisfied with the above mentioned parameter settings, you can modify them by
and

keys. When the data modification is finished, press

key to save the data and go back to

measuring status (if you dont press this key, the system will automatically go back to measuring status
after 3 minutes, but the data modification will not be saved.)

8 Connection for Automatic Reverse Flushing

Low pressure contactor

Pre-processing normally open contact

Controller
External control switch

ECS

Power

Relay J1 should be added for reverse flushing. Two contacting points J1-1,J1-2 is normally open and
close .J1 is controlled by pretreatment timer and time of reverse flushing is subject to close time of
normally open contacting point.

9 Electrode (CELL) Installation

To ensure the real measurement result, data distortion caused by air bubble or dead water in
conductance cell should be avoided. The installation should be performed strictly according to the
following diagram:

Cell constant mark

Rubber sleeve

Fig.1 CELL external view

Right-angle tee

Fluid outflow direction

flow-through cell

Measuring electrode

Fluid inflow direction

Fig.2 Pipeline installation method

Notes: (1) The electrode should be installed at a lower location in the pipe where the flow speed is steady
and air bubbles are seldom generated.
(2) No matter the conductance cell is horizontally or vertically installed, it should be deeply
inserted into the moving water.
(3) The conductivity signal is weak electronic signal and its collecting cable should be separately
installed. They should not be connected to the same group of cable joint or terminal board with
the power line.
(4) When the measurement cable needs to be lengthened, its recommended to use the cable provided
by the original manufacturer, When a longer distance is involved, the length of the cable
(<30m) should be agreed on before delivery, and if the length is over 30m, a transmitter should
be used.

10

Maintenance

(1) The conductance cell, as a sophisticated component, can not be disassembled. Unless necessary the
electrode cell should not be taken out of measurement cell .Conductance cell should be cleaned
regularly for keeping surface clean. when the electrode platinum black coating is dirty, soak it in 10%
dilute hydrochloric acid for two minutes , then rinse it with pure water to keep the surface clean.
(2) The measurement cable is special cable and should not be changed at will or it will cause significant
error.
(4)The special auxiliary electrode cell should be used in case of damage .

11 Trouble shooting
1

The magnetic valve can not be opened ---wrong selection of magnetic valvehigh voltage
magnetic valve should be used.

Low pressure alarm when flush valve is opened---too much opening extend for flush
valve ,leakage of pressure caused by wrong selection or too large hole. Selecting suitable
magnetic valve or adjusting valve is used before the magnetic valve.

12 Complete sets of instrument

Panel meter
Fixing clamp

1
1

Sensor
Operation manual

1
1

AppendixFor using the following data, relative contactor should be selected

No.of
membrane

Pre-processing low
pressure pump

Reverse osmosis high pressure pump

Water
Water Inflow
Low pressure
Outflow
8040
Low
High pressure
3
(m /h)
4040
contactor membrane
contactor
contactor
3
(m /h)
Mod pressure
membrane
Model
A 1.05MPa
A
A
el pumpKW
1.55MPaKW
KW
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3

0.5
1
1.5
2
3
3.3
4
4.3

1
2
3
4
6
8
10
12

0.37
0.370.75
0.370.75
0.371.1
0.551.1
0.551.1
0.551.5
0.551.5

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

0.37
0.51.5
1.5
1.5
2.2
3
3
3

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

0.5
2.2
2.2
2.2
4
4
4
4

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

4
5
6
8
10
15
20

6.6
8
10
13
17
21
28

16
20

1.11.5
1.12.2
1.12.2
2.24
2.25.5
47.5
411

10
10
10
10
1020
1020
2040

4
5.5
5.5
11
11
11

10
20
20
40
40
40

5.5
7.5
7.5
11
15
15

20
20
20
40
40
40

6
8
10
15
20

10