3 pump control 3/4 (sequentially controlled) – VEGA VEGAMET 391 4 … 20 mA_HART User Manual

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8 Application examples

VEGAMET 391 • 4 … 20 mA/HART

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of the menu item "Acknowledge failure". If the fault message is reset

via the menu and the pump still signals failure, a fault message is

triggered after the enquiry period. The enquiry period is started as

described above when the relay is switched on.
Switch on reaction of the pump control 2

When the signal conditioning instrument is switched on, the relays are

at first in a switched-off status. Depending on the input signal and the

switched-on period of the individual relays, the following relay switch-

ing conditions can occur after the start procedure:

Input signal is higher than the upper switching point -> Relay with

the shortest switch on period is switched on

Input signal is between lower and upper switching point -> Relay

remains switched off

Input signal is smaller than the lower switching point -> Relay

remains switched off

8.3 Pump control 3/4 (sequentially controlled)

Pump control 3/4 is used to control several pumps with the same

function alternately and in a fixed sequence. In case of an increased

requirement, all pumps can run at the same time depending on the

entered switching points. With this measure, a steady utilization of the

pumps is reached and the reliability increased.
All relays with activated pump control are not assigned to a certain

switching point but are switched on and off alternately. When a switch-

on point is reached, the signal conditioning instrument selects the

relay that is next in the sequence. When a switch-off point is reached,

the relays are switched off in the sequence they were switched on.
Via the digital inputs, possible fault signals of the pumps can also be

evaluated. You can find the description in the application example

"Pump control 1/2" under "Pump monitoring".
With this pump control, there are two different versions:

Pump control 3: The upper switching point determines the switch-

off point for the relay, whereas the lower switching point deter-

mines the switch-on point

Pump control 4: The upper switching point determines the switch-

on point for the relay, whereas the lower switching point deter-

mines the switch-off point

The sequence cannot be changed, the relay with the lowest index is

switched on first, then the relay with the next higher index. After the

relay with the highest index, the relay with the lowest index follows,

for example Rel. 1 -> Rel. 2 -> Rel. 3 -> Rel. 4 -> Rel. 1 -> Rel. 2 … The

sequence applies only to those relays assigned to the pump control.

In a waste water disposal system, a sump should be pumped empty

when a certain level is reached. Three pumps are available for this. At

60 % level, pump 1 should run until the level has fallen below 10 %.

If the 60 % point is exceeded again, the same task is transferred to

pump 2. In the third cycle, pump 3 is activated; after that, pump 1

Functional principle

Example

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