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VYPER
™
VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE
OPERATION
OPERATION
QUANTUM
™
Lx CONTROL PANEL
This.section.is.provided.to.briefly.familiarize.the.operator.
with. the. user. interface. of. the. Frick. Quantum
™
LX. control.
panel..Frick.document:.
090.020-O, “OPERATION, FRICK
®
QUANTUM
™
Lx COMPRESSOR CONTROL PANEL
”.provides.
detailed. information. about. operation. and. settings. of. the.
Quantum
™
LX.Control.Panel.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to operate the Vyper
™
Drive before per-
forming proper setup the Frick Quantum
™
Lx control panel.
Failure to do so may result in damage to the unit.
VYPER
™
OPERATION
Relying.on.user.input.as.well.as.system.pressures.and.tem-
peratures,.the.Quantum
™
LX.directs.the.Vyper
™
.to.start.or.stop.
the.compressor.as.well.as.change.the.compressor’s.speed.
to. regulate. capacity.. The. setpoints. that. primarily. control.
the.operation.of.the.Vyper.are.found.on.the.Quantum
™
LX’s.
Capacity.Control.Setpoints.and.Motor.Setpoints.Screens.
When.the.operator.initiates.a.system.start.command.(lo-
cally.or.remotely),.the.Quantum
™
LX.sends.a.signal.to.the.
Vyper
™
. to. operate. the. motor.. When. the. Vyper
™
. receives.
this.command,.the.Vyper
™
.begins.a.precharge.process.and.
prepares.to.start.the.motor..During.the.precharge.process.
the.cooling.pump.is.switched.on.and.the.DC.link.voltage.is.
slowly.increased..After.approximately.thirty.(30).seconds,.the.
Vyper
™
.turns.on.the.motor.and.ramps.up.to.the.speed.set.by.
the.VFD.“Minimum.Drive.Output”.setpoint..Simultaneously,.
if.the.slide.valve.is.below.the.Variable.Speed.Minimum.Slide.
Valve.Position,.the.Quantum
™
LX.immediately.loads.the.slide.
valve.to.the.programmed.“Variable.Speed.Minimum.Slide.
Valve.Position”.setpoint.
As. more. capacity. is. required,. the. Quantum
™
LX. loads. the.
slide.valve..The.“Capacity.Control”.settings.(on.the.Motor.
Setpoints. Screen). can. be. configured. to. cause. the. motor.
speed. to. increase. at. the. same. time,. but. in. most. Vyper
™
.
applications.the.capacity.control.“Drive.Speed”.setpoint.is.
set.to.match.the.“Minimum.Drive.Output”.setpoint..In.this.
configuration,.the.motor.speed.will.remain.at.its.minimum.
speed.until.the.slide.valve.loads.above.the.capacity.control.
“Slide.Valve”.setpoint..If.the.slide.valve.cannot.load.due.to.
a.slide.valve.load.inhibit.condition.or.because.the.compres-
sor.cannot.build.differential.pressure,.particularly.between.
suction.and.oil.pressure,.the.motor.speed.will.increase.to.
meet.the.capacity.requirement.
When. the. slide. valve. reaches. the. capacity. control. “Slide.
Valve”.setpoint,.the.motor.speed.can.then.increase..At.this,.
point.the.slide.valve.and.motor.speed.continue.to.increase.
independently.of.one.another.until.the.capacity.requirement.
is.met.or.the.maximum.values.are.reached..If.the.compressor.
is.in.“AUTO”.mode,.the.motor.speed.is.controlled.by.the.“VFD.
Proportional.Band”.and.“VFD.Integration.Time”.setpoints.
If.less.capacity.is.required,.the.Quantum
™
LX.will.first.de-
crease. the. motor. speed.. The. motor. speed. is. allowed. to.
drop.as.low.as.the.capacity.control.“Drive.Speed”.setpoint..
When.the.motor.speed.reaches.this.point,.depending.on.the.
Quantum
™
LX’s.configuration,.the.slide.valve.may.unload.or.
the.Quantum
™
LX.may.stop.the.compressor..If.the.slide.valve.
is.permitted.to.unload,.the.slide.valve.will.not.unload.below.
the.“Variable.Speed.Minimum.Slide.Valve.Position”.setpoint.
while.the.compressor.is.running.
When.the.Quantum
™
LX.turns.off.the.compressor,.the.control.
panel.initially.keeps.the.Vyper
™
.in.“STANDBY”.mode..In.this.
mode,.the.drive’s.DC.Link.remains.energized.so.that.when.
the.Quantum
™
LX.sends.a.start.command.to.the.Vyper
™
,..the.
compressor.starts.immediately..The.Quantum
™
LX.panel.holds.
the.Vyper
™
.in.“STANDBY”.mode.for.up.to.two.(2).hours.after.
the.compressor.shuts.down..If.this.standby.period.passes.
without.the.compressor.turning.on,.the.Vyper
™
.then.switches.
from.Standby.to.“OFF”.
When.the.Vyper
™
.enters.“OFF”.mode,.the.DC.Link.is.de-
energized.and.the.Vyper
™
.will.have.to.go.through.the.thirty.
(30).second.precharge.prior.to.restarting.the.compressor...
The. current. Vyper
™
. Operating. Mode. is. displayed. on. the.
Vyper
™
.Status.Screen..To.allow.the.compressor.to.restart.
quickly,.the.control.panel’s.Recycle.Delay.is.disabled...When.
controlled. by. the. Vyper
™
,. the. compressor. can. be. started.
multiple. times. in. a. short. period. of. time. without. causing.
damage.to.the.motor.