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USER’S MANUAL

RG300 and RG400 Series

SCR, Adjustable Speed, Regenerative Drives 

for DC Brush Motors

Summary of Contents for RG300 Series

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL RG300 and RG400 Series SCR Adjustable Speed Regenerative Drives for DC Brush Motors...

Page 2: ...without notice Minarik Corporation and its Divisions make no warranty of any kind with respect to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of its merchantability and fitness f...

Page 3: ...nt Reduce the chance of an electrical fire shock or explosion by proper grounding over current protection thermal protection and enclosure Follow sound maintenance procedures It is possible for a driv...

Page 4: ...connection 13 Field output 15 Speed adjust potentiometer installation 16 Speed adjust potentiometer connections 17 Line fusing for RG300 400 Series 18 Voltage follower 19 Operation 20 Before applying...

Page 5: ...1 DB 32 Application Notes 33 Connection to other Minarik devices 33 Optional speed adjust potentiometer connections 35 Troubleshooting 38 Block Diagram 43 Factory Prewired Connections for Cased Drives...

Page 6: ...follower 19 12 Regenerative Deceleration Switch connection 22 13 Run Decelerate to Minimum Speed Switch 24 14 Typical FWD TQ REV TQ and IR COMP Settings 30 15 Deadband Settings 32 16 Connection to Ot...

Page 7: ...v Tables Table Description Page 1 Field Output Connections 15 2 Line Fusing for RG Series Drives 18 3 Corcom Filters for CE Compliance 47 4 Minarik Filters for CE Compliance 48 5 Replacement Parts 50...

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Page 9: ...60 Hz single phase RG400 230 VAC 10 50 60 Hz single phase Form Factor 1 37 at base speed Field Voltage 115 VAC Input 50 VDC F1 to L1 100 VDC F1 to F2 230 VAC Input 100 VDC F1 to L1 200 VDC F1 to F2 Ma...

Page 10: ...fix Terminal Suffix Style Block Type A NEMA 4 Cage Clamp A S NEMA 4 Screw UA Chassis Cage Clamp UA S Chassis Screw Note All cased regenerative drives in this series have a two slot screw terminal bloc...

Page 11: ...3 Dimensions Figure 1 RG300UA RG310UA and RG400UA Dimensions...

Page 12: ...4 Dimensions Figure 2 RG310UA S RG300UA S RG400UA S Dimensions...

Page 13: ...5 Dimensions Figure 3 RG310A RG300A RG400A and RG310A S RG300A S RG400A S Cased Drive Dimensions...

Page 14: ...tion Unless dynamic braking is used non regenerative drives cannot oppose an overhauling load and cannot decelerate a load faster than coasting to a lower speed Regenerative drives operate in two addi...

Page 15: ...7 Regenerative Drives Figure 4 Four Quadrant Operation...

Page 16: ...the wiring of A1 and A2 with each other Mounting chassis drives Drive components are sensitive to electrostatic fields Avoid contact with the circuit board directly Hold the drive by the chassis only...

Page 17: ...r than 8 ADC the heat sink fins must be in the vertical direction Detailed step by step instructions begin on the page 14 9 Installation Mount the drive with its board in either a horizontal or vertic...

Page 18: ...remove the conduit knockouts by tapping them into the case and twisting them off with pliers 4 Install conduit hardware through the 0 88 inch 22 mm conduit holes Connect external wiring to the termina...

Page 19: ...are made to a cage clamp terminal block Figure 5 To insert a wire into the terminal block press down on the lever arm using a small screwdriver Insert stripped wire into the large opening in front of...

Page 20: ...to screw terminal blocks The larger one is shown in Figure 6 Using a screwdriver turn the terminal block screw counter clockwise to open the wire clamp Insert stripped wire into the wire clamp Turn th...

Page 21: ...y conductive heat sink compound such as Dow Corning 340 Heat Sink compound between the drive chassis and the heat sink surface for optimum heat transfer AC line and motor connections Use 12 AWG or 14A...

Page 22: ...14 Installation Figure 8 Cased Drive Connections Field Output Connections see page 19...

Page 23: ...hen using a permanent magnet motor Use 18 AWG wire to connect the field output to a shunt wound motor Table 1 lists the field output connections Table 1 Field Output Connections Line Voltage Approxima...

Page 24: ...speed adjust potentiometer through a 0 38 in 0 96 cm hole with the hardware provided see Figure 9 Twist the speed adjust potentiometer wire to avoid picking up unwanted electrical noise If potentiome...

Page 25: ...e speed adjust potentiometer as shown in Figure 10 a for speed control in one direction Connect the speed adjust potentiometer as shown in Figure 10 b for speed control in two directions The motor doe...

Page 26: ...recommended line fuse sizes Table 2 Recommended Line Fuse Sizes 90 VDC Motor 180 VDC Max DC Armature AC Line Fuse Horsepower Horsepower Current amps Size amps 1 20 1 10 0 5 3 1 15 1 8 0 8 3 1 8 1 4 1...

Page 27: ...a floating isolated 0 to 10 VDC signal that is isolated from earth ground instead of using a speed adjust potentiometer Connect the signal input to S2 and the signal common to RB1 see Figure 11 19 In...

Page 28: ...inted circuit board Startup Chassis drives 1 Set the speed adjust potentiometer for zero speed 2 Apply AC line voltage 3 Slowly advance the speed adjust potentiometer clockwise CW The motor slowly acc...

Page 29: ...ockwise CW The motor slowly accelerates as the potentiometer is turned CW Continue until the desired speed is reached 8 To brake the motor set the FORWARD BRAKE REVERSE switch to the BRAKE position To...

Page 30: ...upon power restoration All drives automatically run to set speed when power is applied Wiring a latching relay into the AC line is one way to prevent automatic restarting following a power outage Rege...

Page 31: ...etermined by the opposite direction torque setting Minarik Corporation offers two accessory plug harnesses for the INHIBIT terminals Minarik Part Number Description 201 0024 Inhibit plug with 18 in 46...

Page 32: ...nd S0 decelerates the motor from set speed to a minimum speed determined by the MIN SPD trimpot setting If the MIN SPD trimpot is set full CCW the motor decelerates to zero speed when the switch betwe...

Page 33: ...ine power both L1 and L2 is the only acceptable method for emergency stopping INHIBIT is part of the speed reference circuit When engaged other functions such as IR COMP FWD TQ and REV TQ may still be...

Page 34: ...The MIN SPD setting determines the minimum speed when the speed adjust potentiometer is turned full CCW It is factory set to zero speed The minimum speed feature applies only when the drive is operat...

Page 35: ...tion FWD TQ is factory set at 120 of rated motor current To calibrate FWD TQ 1 With the power disconnected from the drive connect a DC ammeter in series with the armature 2 Set the FWD TQ trimpot to m...

Page 36: ...r disconnected from the drive connect a DC ammeter in series with the armature 2 Set the REV TQ trimpot to minimum full CCW 3 Connect power to the drive 4 Lock the motor shaft Be sure that the motor i...

Page 37: ...M for an 1800 RPM motor A hand held tachometer may be used to measure motor speed 3 Load the motor armature to its full load armature current rating The motor should slow down 4 While keeping the load...

Page 38: ...30 Calibration Figure 14 Typical FWD TQ REV TQ and IR COMP Settings actual settings may vary with each application RG400 Models RG300 Models RG310 Models...

Page 39: ...to increase the forward acceleration time and CCW to decrease the forward acceleration time REV ACC The REV ACC setting determines the time the motor takes to ramp to either a higher speed in the rev...

Page 40: ...trimmer potentiometer affects the resistance that a motor has to changes in shaft position at zero speed It does this by applying AC voltage to the motor armature Deadband is factory calibrated to ap...

Page 41: ...33 Application Notes Connection to other Minarik devices Figure 16 RG300 RG400 Series Connection to DLC100 DLC200 DLC300 DLC400 and PCM4...

Page 42: ...34 Application Notes Figure 17 RG300 RG400 Series connection to 200 0386A Limit Switch Logic Board RG300 RG400 Series 200 0386A...

Page 43: ...ng is in effect for either direction Use a single pole three position switch with a single speed adjust potentiometer to stop a motor between reversals Figure 19 Set the switch to the center position...

Page 44: ...n in the forward direction Figure 20 The speed adjust potentiometers can be mounted at two separate operating stations Connect two speed adjust potentiometers as shown in Figure 21 to select between i...

Page 45: ...ication Notes Use a single pole three position switch to stop the motor when the switch is in the center position Figure 22 Figure 22 Independent Forward and Reverse Speeds with a Forward Stop Reverse...

Page 46: ...set approximately at the 3 o clock position for 60 Hz AC line frequency or at 9 o clock for 50 Hz AC line frequency 3 The motor must be rated for the drive s rated armature all motors and field outpu...

Page 47: ...versing Suggested Solutions 1 Verify that the fuse is 1 5 A 2 Check if the motor field is shorted to ground Replace motor if necessary 3 Check that F1 and F2 are not shorted together 4 Check that the...

Page 48: ...current limit 6 Drive is not receiving AC line voltage 7 Motor is not connected Suggested Solutions 1 Increase the speed adjust potentiometer or voltage setting 2 Check connections to input Verify tha...

Page 49: ...ions 1 Calibrate MIN SPD and MAX SPD 2 Verify motor field connections and voltage see page 19 1 Increase MAX SPD setting 2 Increase IR COMP setting 3 Check motor load Resize the motor if necessary 1 A...

Page 50: ...is too high Suggested Solutions Turn deadband DB trimpot CCW until the noise stops Problem Motor makes a humming or buzzing noise For additional assistance contact you local Minarik Distributor or the...

Page 51: ...43 Figure 23 RG300 and RG400 Series Block Diagram Block Diagram...

Page 52: ...44 Factory Prewired Connections for Cased Drives Figure 24 Prewired Connections to L1 and L2...

Page 53: ...45 Factory Prewired Connections Figure 25 Prewired Speed Adjust Potentiometer Connections...

Page 54: ...d EN50082 1 1992 immunity Compliance allows Minarik s RG300 RG400 series to bear the CE mark The end user as described herein falls into one of two categories 1 The Consumer will deploy a stand alone...

Page 55: ...lters Nameplate Current of Corcom Filter Motor Wired to the Drive Part Number 0 to 4 amps 5VR1 4 1 to 13 amps 20VV1 The filters in Table 3 should be wired to the AC line within 0 25 meters of the driv...

Page 56: ...If the exact filter is not available the specifications are as follows L L1 2 0 8 milliHenries C C1 2 0 1 microFarads 400W VDC Rin 0 1 ohm Rout 1 2 ohm Table 4 Minarik Filters Nameplate Current of Min...

Page 57: ...EM must still submit his machine for CE approval Thus no component must necessarily meet CE within the machine as long as the OEM takes the necessary steps to guarantee the machine does meet CE By the...

Page 58: ...3AG Field Fuse 050 0026 Fuse Kit 3 8A 050 0069 Fuse Kit 5 20A 050 0073 Pico Fuse 1 2 A 050 0064 RG310A Same parts as RG310UA except 202 0003 and 223 0258 Include 10K 2W Potentiometer 120 0047 Potentio...

Page 59: ...9 Fuse Kit 5 20A 050 0073 Pico Fuse 1 2 A 050 0064 RG300A Same parts as RG300UA except 202 0003 and 223 0258 Include 10K 1 2 W Potentiometer 120 0032 Potentiometer Knob 140 0013 Case 223 0209 Green Ne...

Page 60: ...9 Fuse Kit 5 20A 050 0073 Pico Fuse 1 2 A 050 0064 RG400A Same parts as RG400UA except 202 0003 and 223 0258 Include 10K 2 W Potentiometer 120 0047 Potentiometer Knob 140 0013 Case 223 0209 Green Neon...

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Page 63: ...talled C Limitations of Liability In the event of any claim for breech of any of the Corporation s obligations whether express or implied and particularly of any other claim or breech of warranty cont...

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