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Issue # 03/2024 03/25/2023

The New Commander C300 PM

Your Gateway to Higher Efficiency

Control Techniques announces an extension to its highly flexible general purpose Commander range – the Commander C300 PM. This new variant is designed to build upon the inherent high efficiency of sensorless permanent magnet (PM) motors, reducing running costs while optimizing overall system performance.

It’s easy to monitor energy savings using the drive’s onboard energy meter. Detailed insights are given on energy usage in kilowatt hours and running costs, so informed decisions for efficient resource management can be made to optimise energy consumption.

The C300 PM enjoys all the Commander C family benefits. With many essential features built in, including PLC capabilities for simple programming needs, dual STO safety function and PID control, it provides a compact solution for many applications.

Multiple plug-in communication modules enable integration with all common industrial fieldbuses. Also, it is built to cope with harsh environments, with an extended 5-year warranty provided at no extra cost.

Pumps and HVAC are two industrial areas where the Commander C300 PM excels, with energy efficiency being a key driver in uplifting profitability.

Pumps

Commander C300 PM has pump specific features such as built-in PID controller that adjusts the drive’s performance in response to changes in pressure and flow.The downloadable Solar Pump Solution provides eco-friendly, cost-effective control of water pumps.

HVAC

In HVAC installations Commander C300 PM can deliver energy reductions of up to 96% by matching the system’s output to the actual demand. The built-in Fire Mode feature maximizes the availability of a building’s smoke extraction in the event of a fire. Once activated the drive will run until failure.

☀️Solar Pump Solution for Sustainable and Highly Efficient Water Management 💧

Control Techniques, a pioneer in innovative energy solutions, announces the launch of its new Solar Pump Solution

Considering 20% of all global electric consumption is attributed to pumping systems, the need for continuous, energy-efficient pumping solutions has never been more critical. The Solar Pump Solution developed by Control Techniques provides not only a cost-effective and scalable solution but will deliver reduced operational costs, improved availability, and increased sustainability by using locally generated renewable energy to keep the pump running.

Let's take irrigation as an example, the Control Techniques Solar Pump Solution addresses these urgent issues by harnessing the power of the sun to get water to where it needs to be. Providing a reliable and eco-friendly alternative for pumping systems, in remote and challenging environments, converting previously unserviceable locations into areas where water can be transported to for purification or irrigation purposes.

Customers now have the flexibility to operate efficiently whether on or off the grid. Once set up, the drive can be configured to automatically connect to grid power for operation outside daylight hours or as a ’Hybrid’ system, blending solar and grid sources to achieve maximum benefit of their solar investment without affecting performance. With a quick return on investment, this eco-friendly, pollution and noise-free solution is the way forward.

The result is a reliable and continuous pump operation even when the power supply is solar, grid generated or hybrid.

Compatible Drives for the Solar Pump Solution:

General Purpose Commander C, this compact drive offers super quick
start up and flexible connectivity, combining efficiency and reliability
to offer optimum performance for solar pump applications.

High Performance Unidrive M600, this drive allows customers to

achieve maximum flow control using advanced motor control algorithms for water management flexibility.

To ensure systems are protected, downtime is avoided, and onsite maintenance costs are kept to a minimum, the embedded features in the Solar Pump Solution include controlled pressure ramp-up when filling pipes, pump dry-run prevention, no-flow protection and tank-full/well dry control, cleansing cycles to clear the pump impeller to avoid blockages and sleep mode to further minimize energy consumption.

Read this full article here:
https://acim.nidec.com/drives/control-techniques/news-and-media/news/2024/solar-pump-solution-for-sustainable-and-highly-efficient-water-management

Visit the Solar Pump Solution web page for more information:
https://acim.nidec.com/drives/control-techniques/products/application-solutions/solar-pump-solution

Download the Solar Pump Solution brochure here:
https://acim.nidec.com/drives/control-techniques/-/media/controltechniques/documents/en-en/solar-pump-drive-brochure-en.ashx

Download a copy of a case study here:
https://acim.nidec.com/drives/control-techniques/-/media/controltechniques/documents/case-studies/cs-txakoli-bikandi-winery.ashx?la=en

Training Update -SI-IO 24 Plus Overview - 27th March 2024

CT-Academy

27th March 2024 - 10:00 AM(UTC) & 14:00 PM(UTC) - SI-IO 24 Plus Overview

Aim. To provide a simple overview of the features and functions of the Control Techniques SI-IO 24 Plus Option module, Migrations from the Epsilon servo Amplifier, how it is used with Powertools Studio and controlling it via an Onboard PLC Program with MCS.

Attendees. Sales Engineers, and Application Engineers who require an understanding of how the SI-IO 24 Plus Option operates and how to use it when retrofitting the Epsilon Amplifier with A Digitax HD.

Also, those who are interested in utilising the SI-IO 24 Plus with the onboard PLC of a compatible Control Techniques AC drive.

Agenda

Aim Breakout Boards

Introduction Menus and Parameters

Epsilon EP Drive Connections Firmware Programming

Option Module Category IO Migration from Epsilon EP using PowerTools

Main Features Programming via MCS

Connections

Requirements. This is an introductory course and requires a basic knowledge of AC drives and the epsilon drive, plus an understanding of the Machine Control Studio package to write the control software.

Depending on how the module is used, a knowledge of Powertools Pro, Powertools Studio & Machine Control Studio would be advantageous.

Online Registration Form: https://forms.office.com/r/bZc5vJ21bb

We recommend you select the course at 14:00:00 UTC

If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

SI, AI, KI and CI Option Module Compatibility Matrix

Updated

240321 CT Options Matrix.pdf

Cybersecurity and Control Techniques Drives, Intelligent Option Modules, and Controllers

GEN095

Mentor MP Fault Finding Guide

MMP005

Release of PTi210 firmware V01.09.00.02

T240301

MIS2xo 3D Step File Drawings

Release of Document

E300 Short Form Guide - F600 Step By Step Guides - H300 Step By Step Guies

Release of Documentation

Digitax HD M75C CapShare Capacitor Module Guidance

DIGHD003v1

Unimotor fm

End of life – update

This Technical Notification can be required to our Application Engineering Team, Latin America, here.

Training Update - Learning Management System

CT-Academy

Two new courses are now available via the Control Techniques Learning Management system page on Support Suite.

These are:

1. Solar Pump Solution Overview Training

Targeted for Sales and Application Engineers, who require an understanding of the functionality of the Solar pump Solutions package for the Control Techniques AC drives, how to install the software and configure it via the guided setup screens in the Connect software package.

2. PM Sensorless Overview for Unidrive M

Targeted for Sales and Application Engineers, to provide a basic introduction to controlling PM Industrial motors without a feedback device, covering M70x & Digitax HD.

The Learning Management System page can be accessed on Support Suite here.

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