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TE Series
Appendix 1 - Ramp Profile Details
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Table APP 1.1: Ramp Selection Choices and Settings
Initial Torque
Ramp Time
Time
Figure APP 1.1:
Voltage Ramp w/o Current Limit
Initial Torque
Ramp Time
Time
Figure APP 1.2:
Voltage Ramp with Current Limit
The TE Series offers four different types of starting ramp profiles.
Simply select the one that best matches your motor / load requirements.
In addition, two separate ramps are available that can be selected via
contact closure (see section 4.2.5.a), and each one can be set up for
any ramp type as shown in the table below.
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Following are descriptions of the four types of Ramp Profiles
1. Voltage Ramping is the most reliable starting method, since at some
Full Speed
point the starter will reach an output voltage high enough to allow the
motor to draw full current and develop full torque. This method is useful
for applications where the load conditions change frequently and
significantly enough to require different levels of starting torque.
Examples where this is effective are:
Material handling conveyers
Positive displacement pumps
Drum mixers, grinders etc.
Voltage is increased from a starting point (Initial Torque) to full voltage
over an adjustable time period (Ramp Time). To achieve Voltage
Ramping, set the Ramp Profile (F010) to 0001 or 0003 (Voltage Ramp),
and the Maximum Current Limit setting (F014) to maximum (600%).
Since this is essentially Locked Rotor Current on most motors, there will
be little or no Current Limit effect on the Ramp profile. Initial Torque
setting comes from the Initial Voltage function F011.
2. Voltage Ramping with Current Limit works similarly to the above,
except adds an adjustable maximum current output. Voltage is
Full Speed
increased gradually until the Maximum Current Limit setting (F014) is
reached, then held at this level until the motor accelerates to full speed.
Then as the current drops below the limit setting, voltage is
automatically increased to maximize torque until the TE Series is At-
Speed. This may be necessary in applications where the electrical
Current
Limit Setting
power is limited. Examples would be:
Portable or emergency generator supplies
Utility power near the end of a transmission line or other starting
power demand restrictions.
Using Current Limit will override the Ramp Time setting if necessary, so
use this feature when acceleration time is not critical. The Ramp Time
setting however still determines the slope of the ramp up to the Current
Limit setting to apply the softest possible acceleration. To achieve
Voltage Ramping with Current Limit, set the Ramp Profile (F010) to
0001 or 0003 (Voltage Ramp), and the Maximum Current Limit setting
(F014) to a desired lower setting, as determined by your application
requirements.
Digital Solid State Soft Starters 18 – 1250A
"Ramp Type
Selection"
Ramp
from F010
Type
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Current
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Voltage
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Ramp 2 Settings
Initial
Ramp
Torque
Time
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F017
F016
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F015
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Current
Limit
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