ACH550-UH User’s Manual
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Serial Communication – EFB
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Calculate the new slope as follows:
Example
– You are controlling water temperature from a cooling tower using the
ACH550 to control a fan. The temperature sensor has a range of 30 to 250 degrees
Fahrenheit.
To unbundle the set point (INPUT REF 2), for commanding in degrees Fahrenheit,
where 0…60 Hz is equal to 30…250
°
F:
To unbundle the feedback (PRC PID FBCK) for monitoring in degrees Fahrenheit:
Loop Gains
PRC PID GAIN (Point 50) and PRC PID ITIM (Point 51) are PID parameters similar
to the P and I gains in the APOGEE TECs. Because the ABB PI loop and the
Siemens loop are structured differently, there is no a one-to-one correspondence
between the gains. The following formulas allow translation from ABB gains to
Siemens gains and vice versa:
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To convert from ABB PI gains to Siemens
P and I gains:
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To convert from Siemens P and I gains to ABB PI gains:
New Slope =
(Desired Range, i.e. high - low values) x (Slope of Existing Point)
Range of Existing Point
=
(60 Hz - 0 Hz) x (0.01)
100% - 0%
= 0.006
New Slope =
(Desired Range) x (Slope of Existing Point)
Range of Existing Point
=
(250
°
F - 30
°
F) x (0.1)
100% - 0%
= 0.22
New Intercept = 30 (the temperature that corresponds to 0%)
New Slope =
(Desired Range) x (Slope of Existing Point)
Range of Existing Point
=
(250
°
F - 30
°
F) x (0.01)
100% - 0%
= 0.022
New Intercept = 30
P GAIN
Siemens
= PI GAIN
ABB
x 0.0015
I GAIN
Siemens
=
PI GAIN
ABB
PI GAIN
ABB
x 0.0015
P GAIN
ABB
= PI GAIN
Siemens
x 667
I GAIN
ABB
=
PI GAIN
Siemens
PI GAIN
Siemens
x 667