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News Release from: BSL Engineering | Subject: Sprint Electric PLX digital drives
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2001
Flexible and easy-to-program DC drives
The new Sprint Electric PLX range of digital drives, now available from BSL Engineering, is designed to be the most powerful, flexible and easy-to-program range of digital DC drives on the market
Innovation in DC drive technology is alive and well with the new Sprint Electric PLX range of digital drives, now available from BSL Engineering The new PLX range is designed to be the most powerful, flexible and easy-to-program range of digital DC drives on the market, with a compact design to save panel space
Both 2 and 4 quadrant options are available, covering the power ranges 5 to 265 kW.
The drives are designed and built in the UK, and have a friendly, easy-to-use menu structure using English language parameter names.
In addition, there is also an extensive range of application software functions to enable the most difficult tasks to be completed easily and efficiently, making costly external hardware a thing of the past.
Programming of the PLX drives is much simplified for the user with a large 40 character back-lit LCD display (which also aids in-depth fault monitoring), and with a programming menu designed for rapid travel to the desired parameter - the latter via four ergonomically designed keys.
Also enhancing programming flexibility are built-in system application blocks, with descriptive connection points, and a unique 'configuration checker' which detects any incidence of "shorting" on user programmed block diagram outputs.
The flexibility of the PLX design makes drive commissioning both quicker and easier with a wide choice of five feedback transducer options, and a full suite of encoder functions as standard.
These facilities are a major benefit to users, as most motor types and operating modes can be catered for without the requirement for additional circuit boards, or the auxiliary equipment that competitive products often require.
Also aiding installation flexibility, the digital architecture of the PLX drives provides a built-in 'oscilloscope' output for full parameter monitoring during commissioning.
Once operational, another digital facility, a non-volatile trip alarm memory, comes into play and provides event driven transparency - a record of the drive operation, even after power down.
A further advantage of the PLX's digital architecture is that it provides the drive user with a serial communications facility to perform off-line programming and remote diagnostics.
Furthermore, the interface simplifies the integration of several PLX drives in applications where especially complex and high levels of control are required.
The co-ordination of drives in these type of applications is also assisted by the PLX's extensive multi-function programmable I/O, all of which are short circuit proofed to ensure added protection.
The range of protection measures built into the PLX drives is extensive.
As well as in-depth fault monitoring and a comprehensive alarm system, the standard range includes instantaneous over current, field failure, motor over temperature, mains phase loss, armature over voltage, over speed, thyristor trigger failure and digital output short circuit.
In addition, most two-quadrant models have a unique regenerative stopping facility for rapid, energy efficient braking.
Each PLX drive is supplied with its own easy-to-use product manual containing clear display graphics, block diagrams and default settings.
The manual also features a quick start section and has extensive cross-referencing to make assimilation of the data provided as fast and as simple as possible.
BSL Engineering supplies a wide range of DC motors for use with the PLX series and other Sprint Electric ranges of DC drives.
BSL Engineering, with its sister company, BSL, is one of the largest suppliers of electric motors to industry, including new energy efficiency types which are crucial components in helping companies to reduce costs as a means of offsetting the Climate Change Levy.
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