{"id":1170,"date":"2019-06-26T17:46:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T17:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicago.iteratemarketing.com\/product\/control-box\/"},"modified":"2019-06-26T17:46:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T17:46:05","slug":"control-box","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/product\/control-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Control Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The drive system panel is a complete, integrated control system for operating a decanter style centrifuge and associated product feed pump. An integral power disconnect is included for a single point 480 Volt source connection.<\/p>\n<p>Two ABB variable frequency drives are provided power the centrifuge. A 50HP unit for the \u201cBowl\u201d, and a 15HP version as a \u201cScroll-Drive\u201d. Ethernet communications are incorporated into each drive, for direct connection to the Allen-Bradley logic controller.<\/p>\n<p>A third \u201cFeed Pump\u201d VFD is included in the panel and integrated into the control system for operation of a customer provided pump.<\/p>\n<p>A Maple Systems, high-resolution color, graphic touch screen, that is integral to this panel and used for system monitoring, alarms and machine operational parameter entry. The following parameters will be monitored and\/or addressed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bowl Speed<\/li>\n<li>Auto Differential Load Control<\/li>\n<li>Scroll Speed<\/li>\n<li>Clean In Place Control<\/li>\n<li>Torque Alarm Set points<\/li>\n<li>Vibration alarm<\/li>\n<li>Bowl VFD Status<\/li>\n<li>Scroll VFD Status<\/li>\n<li>Temperature display, and alarm set-points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Illuminated selectors are provided for the power, centrifuge, and feed functions, as these repetitive use functions tend to deteriorate the Touch-Screen membrane.<\/p>\n<p>Bowl speed, Gearbox ratio, and motor \/ pulley ratios are all \u201cTouch-Screen\u201d adjustable. The desired conveyor differential speed is also able to be directly enterer in RPM.<\/p>\n<p>Automatic Operation of the backdrive motor, in response to the concentration of the feed material will be operator selectable. A PID comparison algorithm, with limits on the differential speed in response to gearbox pinion shaft torque. Minimum and maximum torque threshold values are operator adjustable to implement this software-controlled function.<\/p>\n<p>Bearing mounted RTD temperature sensors included for centrifuge main bearings, \u201coverheating\u201d and \u201closs of lubrication\u201d protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drive system panel is a complete, integrated control system for operating a decanter style centrifuge and associated product feed pump. An integral power disconnect is included for a single point 480 Volt source connection. Two ABB variable frequency drives are provided power the centrifuge. A 50HP unit for the \u201cBowl\u201d, and a 15HP version &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/product\/control-box\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Control Box<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1171,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[27],"product_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1170"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centrifugechicago.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}