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EPC

SERVO AMPLIFIER MODULE

Part Number L723888-3xx

ELECTRONIC

Telephone: (231) 929-1660

Oilgear

Fax:

(231) 929-7879

1424 International Dr

Issued May 31, 2018

Web Site:

www.oilgear.com

Traverse City, MI USA 4 9 6 8 6

Bulletin 836260F

EPC

300 Series (-3xx)

User Manual

Summary of Contents for EPC 300 Series

Page 1: ...art Number L723888 3xx ELECTRONIC Telephone 231 929 1660 Oilgear Fax 231 929 7879 1424 International Dr Issued May 31 2018 Web Site www oilgear com Traverse City MI USA 4 9 6 8 6 Bulletin 836260F 1 EP...

Page 2: ...4 1 2 6 Static Function Selection with Watchdog Monitor 8 4 1 2 7 Static Function Selection with Watchdog Daisy Chain 9 4 1 2 8 Static Function Selection with Limit Monitor 9 4 1 3 Program Block Conf...

Page 3: ...g LVDT Configuration Range 43 4 4 5 2 Adjustment Algorithm 44 4 5 Advanced Configuration 46 4 5 1 Horsepower Limit Factor Calculation 46 4 5 1 1 Experimental HP Limit Factor 47 4 5 1 2 Theoretical HP...

Page 4: ...h both stroke position and pressure feedback In addition two 2 independent function programs can be dynamically selected with a digital input signal The unit provides a digital output for simple diagn...

Page 5: ...ogrammable parameters Please refer to Section 4 1 1 for a thorough discussion of Password Protection 3 2 PC Interface Groupings The PC interface provides a programming and monitoring interface A toolb...

Page 6: ...modify any entry in this mode 4 1 2 Operating Modes 200 Program Item Range Description 200 0 to 7 Operating Mode 0 Dynamic Function Selection with Fault Monitor 1 Dynamic Function Selection with Watc...

Page 7: ...choosing Mode 1 Dynamic Function Selection with Watchdog Monitor from the General Configuration Form of the PC Interface In this operating mode the digital input selects which program block is active...

Page 8: ...ondition is taking place the digital output will be low 0 VDC If no limiting situation is taking place the digital output will be high Vsupply If the Horsepower limiter is disabled and a program other...

Page 9: ...uld be configured for Mode 2 Any module failure would break the daisy chain 4 1 2 8 Static Function Selection with Limit Monitor This operating mode is selected by setting menu item 200 to 7 by choosi...

Page 10: ...he program block configuration parameters are used in conjunction with the module operating modes to assign pre defined programs to the two 2 program blocks Dynamic Operating Modes These modes are ref...

Page 11: ...Control and Program Selection for Program Block 2 program item 211 is set to 0 No Program If the digital input is low 5 VDC Program Block 1 is made active and the active program is Program 1 Pressure...

Page 12: ...h Pressure Limit Control programs Programs 5 and 6 provide Load Sense Control programs Programs 7 and 8 provide Simple Flow Control programs Programs 9 and 10 provide Pressure Control with Flow Preset...

Page 13: ...alent to a 0VDC input signal and 100 being equivalent to a 10VDC signal Pressure Command Source The Pressure Command Source selects the source of the pressure command for the program Valid entries are...

Page 14: ...ons to the program output Figure 4 Pressure Control Program Example Figure 4 shows the Program 1 Form for Pressure Control The Pressure Command Source is Analog Input 1 program item 401 1 and the Pres...

Page 15: ...t Source Table 5 Flow with Pressure Limit Programs Function Programs 3 and 4 provide for Flow with Pressure Limit Control Program 3 is configured in program items 420 through 429 in the Program 3 Form...

Page 16: ...ommand If the Pressure Breakpoint Source is set to 6 Limit Offset the preset is configured as a percentage with 0 equivalent to a 0VDC input signal and 100 equivalent to a 10VDC offset signal The offs...

Page 17: ...eedback Source is Analog Input 2 program item 424 2 The Pressure Breakpoint Source is Limit Offset program item 429 6 The Pressure Breakpoint Preset is set to 10 program item 428 10 The Pressure Break...

Page 18: ...Program 6 Pressure Limit Source 456 1 to 5 Program 6 Pressure Point 1 Source 457 0 to 1 Program 6 Program Output Destination 458 0 to 100 Program 6 KP 459 0 to 100 Program 6 KI Table 6 Load Sense Pro...

Page 19: ...nalog Input 2 3 Analog Input 3 4 LVDT 1 Analog Input 4 or 5 Ramp 1 If the Preset Value is chosen the Pressure Limit Preset is used as the pressure limit command Pressure Point 1 Source The Pressure Po...

Page 20: ...mand Comparing this command with the Point 1 Pressure signal results in an error value The error is multiplied by the KP and KI constants to produce the Yp and Yi contributions to the program output s...

Page 21: ...and Source The Flow Command Source selects the source of the flow command for the program Valid entries are 0 Preset Value 1 Analog Input 1 2 Analog Input 2 3 Analog Input 3 4 LVDT 1 Analog Input 4 or...

Page 22: ...urce Table 8 Pressure Control with Flow Preset Programs Function Programs 9 and 10 provide for Pressure Control with Flow Preset Program 9 is configured in program items 480 through 489 in the Program...

Page 23: ...d as a percentage with 0 equivalent to a 0VDC input signal and 100 equivalent to a 10VDC signal This value is used as the toggle point between Pressure and Flow control If the Q to P Control Switch So...

Page 24: ...mand is set at a 50 level program item 481 50 The Pressure Feedback Source is Analog Input 2 program item 484 2 The Q to P Control Switch Source is Limit Offset program item 489 6 The Q to P Control S...

Page 25: ...and Preset is not used in this example The Q to P Control Switch Source is Limit Offset program item 489 6 The Q to P Control Switch Preset is set to 10 program item 488 10 therefore the Q to P Toggle...

Page 26: ...500 through 507 in the Program 11 Form Program 12 is configured in program items 510 through 517 in the Program 12 Form Command Preset The Command Preset allows for direct numeric input for the contro...

Page 27: ...al gain setting to PI control loop of the program KP is configured as a percentage with 0 to no proportional gain and 100 equivalent to maximum proportional gain KI KI provides the integral gain setti...

Page 28: ...he Command Preset is set to 10 program item 500 10 although the Command Preset is not used in this example The Feedback Source is Analog Input 2 program item 502 2 The error signal is produced by comp...

Page 29: ...6 Bulletin 836260F 29 Figure12 AdvancedControlwithFeed ForwardPrograminOpenLoop Example Figure 12 shows Program 11 Form for Advanced Control with Feed Forward in Open Loop The Command is offset and m...

Page 30: ...ontrol while the Pump Controller provides inner loop control The output of the pre defined programs is very nearly always passed through to the Pump Controller module refer to Section 4 2 1 for an ove...

Page 31: ...gram item 800 and setting values for KP program item 804 and KI program item 805 for the Stroke PI Controller These values can be optimal adjusted from the Pump Controller Form Stroke Feedback Device...

Page 32: ...controller command as the stroke feedback Pressure Feedback Source The Pressure Feedback Source determines which pressure signal is used in the HP calculation Valid entries are 0 No HP Limit 1 Analog...

Page 33: ...he maximum 4 3 2 6 Dither The EPC provides for a dither signal that is superimposed on the final output to the current driver The dither is set from the Pump Controller Form the dither option is only...

Page 34: ...em 800 4 The internal HP calculation based on these pressure and stroke signals results in a value of 4 56V The HP Limit Factor of 28 results in a value of 2 80V so the actual HP is greater than the a...

Page 35: ...125 to 4 Analog Input 1 Gain 852 0 to 1 Analog Input 1 Polarity 853 0 to 1 Analog Input 1 Current Fault Enable 860 10V to 10V Analog Input 2 Offset 861 0 125 to 4 Analog Input 2 Gain 862 0 to 1 Analog...

Page 36: ...al or 1 Inverted Inverting the input in this way would be equivalent to reversing wire leads to the module In fact a better long term solution to using the invert setting would be to reverse the wire...

Page 37: ...ge from the original 2VDC to 10VDC voltage Next the user would set the gain to 2 5 program item 852 2 5 This creates a 10VDC to 10VDC voltage from the offset voltage of 4VDC to 4VDC Finally the user w...

Page 38: ...refer to Section 4 4 5 for a thorough discussion of this adjustment mode Course and Fine Gains Since greater resolution is needed to scale and offset the input of the sinusoidal LVDT input signals the...

Page 39: ...2 program item 933 is located on terminals 7 and 8 typically connected to an analog input of a PLC Figure 16 Analog Outputs The test point can easily be monitored externally The signals for the progr...

Page 40: ...ngs are applied AFTER the Polarity setting and BEFORE the Current Limit Setting The Servo Driver Attenuation parameter menu item 965 attenuates the servo driver signal Valid entries are from 0 4 to 10...

Page 41: ...ecial operation mode in which an Adjust Mode Toggle Command controls the servo driver rather than the Pump Controller or Active Function block The Adjust Mode works optimally with Main Pumps off and P...

Page 42: ...positive and full negative current to the driver If in Adjustment mode the following graphics are shown The graphic will appear as in Figure 18 when the toggle sets the servo valve driver at neutral...

Page 43: ...l remove command to the valve the valve might stay in its current state or it may move in either direction For a uni directional pump only one port is available and the stroke can supply 0 to 100 of t...

Page 44: ...a one digit course gain change is unable to produce LVDT signals within the configuration range For a uni directional pump a positive toggle command should produce an LVDT signal slightly less than 1...

Page 45: ...26 20 respectively Notice that at this point approximate values are good enough The user then attempts to adjust the gain to near saturation At a Course gain 30 the low reading is 91 60 while the hig...

Page 46: ...ns 4 5 1 Horsepower Limit Factor Calculation The horsepower limit factor can be used to limit the power consumed by the hydraulic pump To limit horsepower the user first enters a value for the HP fact...

Page 47: ...re the EPC for stroke feedback Section 4 4 2 and connect a pressure transducer to an available analog input An additional analog input can be used for stroke command The user then sets the HP factor t...

Page 48: ...ed by the equation 6 0 107 Where Power is the motor rating in kW DMAX is the maximum displacement of the Pump in ml rev PXDCR is the maximum measured pressure in Bars i e the pressure corresponding to...

Page 49: ...cy of 80 at maximum pressure These values are used in the formula 4 0 107 4 0 107 25 4 60 5000 1500 0 80 23 Example 2 What HP factor would be used for a PVG100 powered by a 50 kW motor rotating at 150...

Page 50: ...be disabled and the ramp function will be equal to 2048 DAC counts Rate and Step The Ramp module provides different ramping rates for acceleration and deceleration Acceleration is defined as increasi...

Page 51: ...value while not producing an undesirable step Generally the lower the values for rate and step the smaller the step Example 3 Which of the following are the optimal settings for a 0 5 Volt second ram...

Page 52: ...Closed Loop Response 0 004884 Step Rate Rate Closed Loop Response 0 004884 Step Ramp Rate 1600 0 004884 10 2 39 A step of 10 and rate of 39 make a 2 0037 Volt second ramp 48 mV step every 24 milliseco...

Page 53: ...Converter counts 5 1 1 DAC Counts Most Diagnostic numbers are stored as a 12 Bit number from 0 to 4095 For an input or output variable 0 DAC counts is equivalent to 10VDC while 4095 DAC counts is equ...

Page 54: ...color of Valve Current LED indicates the direction of the current to the valve The intensity of the Valve Current LED indicates the amount of current to the valve Color Direction Intensity Current Gre...

Page 55: ...6260F 55 5 3 Basic Diagnostics with PC Interface The Basic Diagnostics are easily identifiable through the Analog IO Configuration Form Items include Digital Input Digital Output Analog Input 1 Analog...

Page 56: ...ble 21 Selection Diagnostic 0 Output Disabled 1 Analog Input 1 2 Analog Input 2 3 Analog Input 3 4 Analog Input 4 LVDT 5 Current Feedback Signal 6 LVDT sine wave excitation signal 7 12VDC Supply 8 12V...

Page 57: ...0 to 7 A fault condition will be represented by the system message box turning red In addition a triangle with an exclamation sign inside it indicates the specific fault Fault Bit Fault Condition 0 Li...

Page 58: ...TRONIC Telephone 231 929 1660 Oilgear Fax 231 929 7879 1424 International Dr Issued May 31 2018 Web Site www oilgear com Traverse City MI USA 4 9 6 8 6 Bulletin 836260F 6 Technical Data 6 1 Module Pin...

Page 59: ...VDC Current mode 0 to 20mA or 4 to 20mA see Note 3 LVDT Inputs 1 approximately0 to 20VDC Test Point Output 1 10VDC see Note 1 Programmable Outputs 2 10VDC see Notes 1 2 Notes 1 Output signal programma...

Page 60: ...rt contact The Oilgear Company The Oilgear Company 1424 International Dr Traverse City MI USA 4 9686 Voice Support 231 929 1660 Fax Support 231 929 7879 E Mail Support USSales oilgear com Website www...

Page 61: ...ase see the Accessories Section for more information Standard Configured Modules are intended for standard single unit applications or replacement parts for Small Engineered Systems The modules are pr...

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