BCU 580 · Edition 11.15
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1 Application
Burner control unit with plug-in spring force connection terminals
Burner control unit BCU 580 controls, ignites and monitors gas
burners in intermittent or continuous operation. It can be used
for gas burners of unlimited capacity which are ignited by pilot
burners. The burners may be modulating-controlled or stage-
controlled. Its fast reaction to various process requirements
makes the BCU suitable for frequent cycling operation.
On industrial furnaces, it reduces the load on the central
furnace control by taking over tasks that relate to the burner,
for example it ensures that the burner ignites in a safe condition
when it is restarted.
The air control on the BCU..F1, F2 or F3 assists the furnace
control for cooling, purging and capacity control tasks.
The burner control unit has an interface via which an air valve
or actuator (IC 20, IC 40 or RBW) can be controlled for staged
or modulating burner capacity control.
The program status, the unit parameters and the level of the
flame signal can be read directly from the unit. The burners
or a connected control element can be activated manually
using the integrated Manual mode for setting and diagnostic
purposes.
Thanks to the optionally integrated valve proving system, the
valves can be checked for leaks by querying an external gas
pressure switch or it can be checked whether the gas valve
on the inlet side is closed.
Using the BCSoft program, the parameters, analysis and
diagnostic information can be read from a BCU via the
optionally available opto-adapter. All valid parameters are
saved on an integrated parameter chip card. The parameter
chip card can be removed from the old unit and inserted into
a new BCU to transfer the parameters, for example when
replacing the unit.
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