I N T RO D U C I N G T H E D R I V E O F YO U R D R E A M S

SPRINT ELECTRIC
3 P H A S E D I G I TA L D C D R I V E S
 Key features

The brains behind Friendly easy to use menu Five feedback transducer options Built in system application blocks
structure with English language as standard. with descriptive connection points.
the digital drive parameter names.
Non volatile trip alarm memory, Unique electronic regenerative
The Sprint Electric digital DC Aris Potamianos (pictured) has been
responsible for the design and
Extremely flexible block diagram
including unique “Configuration
even after power-down. stopping facility on most 2Q models.

drive is probably the most engineering of Sprint Electric’s range

of 3 phase DC Digital Drives type
Checker”, detects shorting of user
programmed block diagram
Real language parameter description
eliminates need for look up tables.
In depth fault monitoring and
comprehensive system alarms.
powerful on the market today PL & PLX. output connections.
UL, cUL and CE approved. Serial communications to allow off site
Dr Potamianos has a wealth of
With an extensive range of standard software blocks, it experience gained from working with Free “PL PILOT” drive configuration programming and remote diagnostics.
can take control of the most demanding motion tasks. All companies like Anderson Strathclyde and monitoring software. Built in “Oscilloscope” output
for full parameter monitoring. In depth diagnostic facility
models include 40 character alpha-numeric back-lit display, where he pioneered a switched
reluctance motor application, Failsafe automatic “Revert to AVF” available from on board display
full set of centre winding blocks and a field weakener for on speed feedback failure. Three fully independent, user & “in-built meter”.
extended speed range. A high quality product from a Cegelec Industrial Controls, SR Drives
and Eurotherm Drives where he was programmable drive configurations.
world beating company. UL, cUL and CE approved. Ultra compact sizes offering On board fully controlled field with
key in the design of their 590 range
significant panel space savings Extensive, multi-function five operating modes.
Available in both 2Q and 4Q versions the range of digital drives.
over other manufacturers. programmable I/O, with over 36
comprises 3 very compact chassis sizes with models Dr Potamianos is an effervescent, digital & analogue input/output Easy to use product manual with
rated from 5 to 265Kw. enthusiastic and solution focused Programming menu is designed combinations. display graphics and block diagrams.
man. He is regarded as one of the for rapid travel to desired
INCLUDES FREE PL PILOT foremost designers of digital parameter using ergonomically Full suite of centre winding Full suite of built in encoder
CONFIGURATION AND MONITORING SOFTWARE drives today. designed keys. macros included. functions as standard.

THE DRIVE
LARGE 40 CHARACTER BACKLIT
ALPHANUMERIC LCD DISPLAY

FRIENDLY EASY TO USE MENU STRUCTURE WITH

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PARAMETER NAMES

Rating & dimensions

PL 2 QUADRANT Armature Current Frame Size
PLX 4 QUADRANT Kw @ 460V HP @460V DC Amps Field Amps (H x W x Dmm)

5-50Kw 65-145Kw 185-265Kw PL and PLX 5 5 6.6 12 8

PL and PLX 10 10 13.3 24 8
PL and PLX 15 15 20 36 8
PL and PLX 20 20 26.6 51 8 289 x 216 x 174
PL and PLX 30 30 40 72 8
PL and PLX 40 40 53.3 99 8
PL and PLX 50 50 66.6 123 8
PL and PLX 65 65 90 155 16
PL and PLX 85 85 115 205 16
410 x 216 x 218
PL and PLX 115 115 155 270 16
PL and PLX 145 145 190 330 16
PL and PLX 185 185 250 430 32
PL and PLX 225 225 300 530 32 505 x 216 x 294
PL only 265 265 350 630 32
 Key features

MINIMISES DRIVE SET UP ALLOWS ‘COPY AND PASTE’

AND COMMISSIONING TIME OF ENTIRE RECIPES OR SECTIONS
OF RECIPES TO IMPROVE SPEED
ALLOWS ON-LINE AND OFF-LINE AND EASE OF DRIVE SET UP
DRIVE CONFIGURATION
CUSTOM PAGE ALLOWS USERS
EASY TO USE ‘WINDOWS’ BASED
This is a highly intuitive ‘windows’ This makes complete system TO SELECT UP TO 16 PARAMETERS,
SOFTWARE PACKAGE
based software package which configurations very straightforward DISPLAYED IN BAR GRAPH OR
CONFIGURES DRIVE PANEL METER FORMAT
requires no previous knowledge of and quick.
APPLICATION BLOCK DIAGRAM
any programming language. AND SET UP PARAMETERS TILE AND ZOOM FACILITY
There are 3 levels of recipe creation ALLOWS USER TO VIEW AND
The package can be used in and functionality available in PL PILOT ALLOWS REAL TIME PARAMETER ARRANGE ANY NUMBER OF
2 operating modes: to suit all requirements. They are: DIAGNOSTICS AND MONITORING SCREENS SIMULTANEOUSLY

Off-line without a drive connected, Total recipe (top level) - used to

the user can create recipes of drive manipulate the entire range of
parameters and block connections. parameters. UNIQUE ‘CONFIGURATION DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING IN
CHECKER’ AUTOMATICALLY SCANS ENGINEERING UNITS (VOLTS, AMPS,
On-line with a drive connected the PL Bar sub-menus (2nd level) - used to FOR USER PROGRAMMED Kw, RPM, Hz) AND PERCENTAGES
CONNECTION FAULTS AND FOR ALL TERMINALS AND BLOCK
PILOT can also be used to monitor manipulate each main sub-set of HIGHLIGHTS THE CONFLICTS OUTPUTS
and adjust the drive parameters. parameters.
THE LAYOUT OF THE DIAGRAM EXTENSIVE COLOUR DYNAMICS
The PL PILOT is a PC based graphical The PC running the PL PILOT software Block pages (lowest level) - used to PAGES AND SOFT BUTTONS MIMIC TO ASSIST IN THE DETECTION OF
configuration and diagnostic tool for use with is connected to the drive via the PC’s manipulate parameters of individual THE DRIVES MENU STRUCTURE IMPORTANT CONDITIONS
the range of PL and PLX digital DC drives. standard serial port. The package is blocks within the drive. The recipes BUILT IN INTERACTIVE HELP PAGES
It greatly simplifies drive programming, designed for ease of use and provides and sections of recipes may be cut
a clear, defined and understandable and pasted or printed out. INTUITIVE TO USE
installation and commissioning.
method for accessing all levels of the
drives extensive built in functionality.

CONFIGURATION & DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE

THE BAR SUB-MENUS 2ND LEVEL THE BLOCK PAGES LOWEST LEVEL Diagnostic and monitoring in
shows the 4 main menu bars on Each block has its own page which engineering units (volts, amps,
the PL PILOT entry page. These are: details its default values (shown in Kilowatts, rpm, Hz) and
blue text) and any altered values percentages for all terminals
Change parameters
(shown in black text) with its own and block diagram outputs can
Diagnostics and ancillary functions block diagram - in most cases this be shown in bar graph or panel
alleviates the need for a hard copy meter format.
Application blocks of the technical manual -
Control terminals an excellent plus point when
commissioning on site!
The PL PILOT is included free of charge on Each bar has buttons that allow
a CDROM with every digital drive. It makes access to a drive block page.
interconnecting the drive’s application blocks
a simple task and allows the user to tailor the
drive’s control strategy to exactly meet the
demands of the process or application. It is these
abilities which further strengthens Sprint Electric’s
commitment to providing the user with cost
effective and easy to use DC drive products.
Specification

RATINGS PROTECTION STANDARD SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS FIELD CONFIGURATIONS

POWER CONFIGURATION Interline device networks Full suite of centre winding macros Fixed current
PLX Four Quadrant Regenerative High energy MOV’s Motorised pot simulator with memory Fixed voltage
PL Two Quadrant Non-Regenerative Instantaneous over-current 2x PID’s (undedicated) Field weakening
(some PL models have electronic Field failure & over-current 2x Summers (undedicated) Delayed quenching
regenerative stopping facility) Motor over-temperature 2x Filters (undedicated) Standby field value
Thyristor stack over-temperature Delay timer Field economy
Fully controlled variable field supply Mains supply phase loss Current Profiling
Mains synchronisation loss Spindle Orientation ENVIRONMENT
ARMATURE VOLTAGE Armature over-volts Jog/Crawl functions Ambient Operating Temperature
o
V armature = Vac x 1.2 Speed feedback failure Dual motor swap 0-50 C (all ratings)
o
Stall protection Latch -25 to +55 C storage
ARMATURE CURRENT RATINGS (Adc) Standstill logic Linear or S ramp
12, 24, 36, 51, 72, 99, 123, 155, Thyristor ‘trigger’ failure Slack take up
205, 270, 330, 430, 530, 630 Digital output short circuit Batch counter
Overload 150% for 25 seconds Draw control STEADY STATE ACCURACY
Auto self-tune current loop 0.01% Encoder feedback
FIELD CURRENT 3 user programmable drive with digital reference.
8A (12-123A ratings) configurations 0.1% Analogue tachogenerator
16A (155-330A ratings) feedback.
32A (430-630A ratings) ALARM STATUS 2% Armature voltage feedback.
First fault latched and 0.01% Encoder + tacho, encoder
FIELD VOLTAGE automatically displayed. + AVF or encoder only feedback.
V field = 0 to 0.9 x Auxiliary Fault automatically saved at Maximum encoder frequency
AC Supply power off. 100KHz

AC SUPPLY VOLTAGE (VAC)

Main 3 phase 50-60Hz :-
12 to 480Vac +/- 10%
for armature power
Auxiliary 3 phase 50-60Hz:- INPUTS/OUTPUTS MONITORING STANDARDS
100 to 480Vac +/- 10% ANALOGUE INPUTS All analogue input voltages CE marked to EN50178
for field power (8 Total - resolution 5mV+sign) All digital input states (low voltage directive)
Control 1 phase 50-60Hz:- All configurable All analogue output voltages
110 to 240Vac +/- 10% All have programmable thresholds All digital output states EN50082-2:1995
for control power and 4 voltage ranges Tachogenerator voltage immunity industrial environment
+/- 5/10/20/30V Motor armature current (amps)
All inputs are over voltage protected Motor field current (amps) EN50082-1:1997
(can also be utilised as digital i/p’s) Motor armature volts immunity residential
Output power commercial and light industry
ANALOGUE OUTPUTS AC supply volts
(4 Total - resolution 2.5mV+sign) EN50081-2: 1993
1 armature current output emissions industrial environment
3 configurable (EN55011 Class A)
All outputs are short circuit protected
EN50081-1: 1992
DIGITAL INPUTS emissions industrial environment
(17 Total) (EN55022 Class B)
All configurable
UL and cUL listed
DIGITAL OUTPUTS
(7 Total - max 32V - 350mA total)
Short circuit protected
Over temp and
over voltage protected
All configurable

Reliability fitted as standard

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