Issue:
How do I setup Level Control on an Altivar 600 Process Drive?
Product Line:
Altivar 600 Process Drive (ATV630, ATV650, ATV660, ATV680)
Environment:
All serial numbers for Altivar 600 Process Drive
Cause:
N/A
Resolution:
Level Control
In many water and waste water applications, centrifugal pumps and submersible pumps are used for emptying or filling tanks/towers
The objective of this function is to avoid level overflow in tanks during the filling process and the complete emptying of tanks at the emptying process.
- Function should fill or empty a tank according to the request by:
- Control the speed of 1 Variable Speed Pumps (VSP)
- Staging / De-staging x Fixed Speed Pumps (FSP) with (x = 5 for ATV6xx)
or Variable Speed Pumps (VSP)
Multi-Drive Link
- Firmware V1.6 + option card VW3A3721 (Multi-VFD Ethernet Comms Module for ATV6xx)
- Used for Multi-Drive in Multi-Pumps mode
- Must use standard Ethernet cables with communication network configured with fixed IP addresses
Procedures
- For step by step procedures reference attached document.
NOTE:
- Function is not available on the Altivar 900 series drives (ONLY Altivar 600)
- For Multi-Drive configurations you need Multi-Drive Communication Card (VW3A3721)
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