Maintenance – Twin City Fans With CE Mark - ES-2-06 User Manual

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Twin.City.Fan.Engineering.Supplement.2-06

•. Plug and Plenum fans..These.fans.are.intended.for.

installation.in.a.user.supplied.enclosure..Twin.City.

Fan. Companies,. Ltd.. rarely. knows. the. details. of.

the.enclosure.and.therefore.can.not.provide.guard-

ing.based.on.the.needs.of.the.final.installation.for.

these.types.of.fans..The.user.must.verify.that.the.

enclosure. a. plug. or. plenum. fan. is. located. in. is.

compliant.with.EN.953.and.EN.294.and.EN.811.

. Guards.shall.not.be.removed.during.fan.operation.as.

this.could.cause.severe.injury..Guards.shall.not.be.stood.

on.or.used.to.support.any.additional.load.

Electrical Supply and Controls

Twin. City. Fan. Companies,. Ltd.. does. not. supply. elec-

trical. controls.. Items. identified. below. are. intended. to.

guide.the.user.in.supplying.controls.in.conformance.to.

Annex.I.of.the.Machinery.Directive.and.EN.14461:2005.

–. Industrial. Fans. –. Safety. requirements.. Furthermore,.

electrical.installations.shall.fulfill.the.requirements.of.EN.

60204-1.and.shall.be.selected.for.compliance.with.the.

low. voltage. directive.. Those. involved. with. the. design.

of. the. electrical. supply. and. control. systems. should.

be. familiar. with. the. above. mentioned. standards. and.

directives.. Control. systems. including. relays,. contactors,.

Variable. Frequency. Drive. Units,. isolating. transformers,.

over-current.and.short.circuit.protection.devices.may.be.

required.. Relays,. contactors,. Variable. Frequency. Drive.

Units,. isolating. transformers,. over-current. and. short.

circuit. protection. devices. should. all. be. in. compliance.

with. the. Low. Voltage. Directive.. The. following. is. a. list.

of.some.of.the.more.common.European.standards.that.

are.observed.when.considering.compliance.with.the.Low.

Voltage.Directive.

EN60742..

-..Isolating.Transformers

EN50178.

-..Electronic.Equipment.for.use.in..

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. Power.Installations.

EN60730-2-10. -. Motor.Starting.Relays..

EN60947-2-1. -. Overload.trips.

EN60947-3-1. -. Switches,.Disconnectors,.Switch..

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Disconnectors.and.Fuse.Combination.....

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Units.

EN60947-4-1. -. Electro-mechanical.Contactors.and..

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Motor.control.circuits.

EN60947-5-1. -. Electromechanical.control.circuit..

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devices.

EN60947-5-5. -. Low.voltage.switchgear.and.control..

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gear.-.Part.5:.Control.circuit.devices..

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and.switching.elements.-.Electrical..

.

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emergency.stop.devices.with.mechan.

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ical.latching.function.

EN61810-1.

-. Electromechanical.elementary.relays.-.

.

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Part.1:.General.and.requirements.

EN60255-23. -. Electrical.relays.-.Part.23:.Contact..

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performance.

EN60439-1.

-. Low.Voltage.Switchgear.and.. .

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Switchgear.Assemblies,.Part.1.

EN.60034.

-. Rotating.Electrical.machines.Parts.1..

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and.5.

Variable. Frequency. Drive. Units. come. under. the. Low.

Voltage. and. EMC. Directives.. Standards. that. shall. be.

considered. for. compliance. with. the. EMC. Directive. are.

listed.below:.

EN.61000-6-4:.. 2001.Generic.Industrial.Emission..

.

. Standard.

EN.55011:.

. 1998.+.A1.Conducted.Emissions..

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. Industrial.(Group.1.Class.A)

. In.addition,.controls.shall.meet.the.requirements.for.

category. 2. safety. critical. control. systems. as. detailed.

in. EN. 954-1.. When. a. VFD. is. used,. controls. shall. be.

implemented.to.guard.against.the.VFD.causing.the.fan.

to.run.above.the.maximum.safe.speed.of.the.fan.

. Wiring.diagrams.provided.by.the.electrical.equipment.

manufacture.shall.be.followed.

General Considerations for Controls

Intended. automatic. or. remote. restart. after. short. term.

power. failure. shall. only. be. permitted. if. no. risk. exists.

and.if.there.are.no.other.fault.conditions.

. Warning. signs. that. automatic. or. remote. start. may.

take.place.shall.be.provided.when.applicable.

. After.a.stop.caused.by.the.safety.devices.indicating.

hazardous. conditions,. restart. shall. only. be. possible. by.

an.intentional.operation.of.manual.control.

. When.possible,.electrical.power.cables.connected.to.

fans.should.be.routed.where.there.is.least.risk.of.per-

sonnel.tripping,.walking.into.or.falling.over.such.items.

because.they.have.been.routed.in.areas.where.person-

nel.are.expected.to.move.

. If.it.is.necessary.for.periodical.inspection.and.repairs.

to. override. the. monitoring. and. control. systems. during.

operation,.then.consideration.shall.be.given.to.the.provi-

sion.of.stand-by.fans,.motors.or.other.features..This.is.

allowed.provided.that:

•. The.alarm.system.remains.in.operation.during.the.

override. and. an. alarm. signal. is. given. when. the.

safety.limits.are.reached.

•. Override.is.indicated.by.a.clearly.visible.signal.
•. Override.is.affected.by.auxiliaries.specially.installed.

for.that.purpose,.e.g..key.operated.switches.

Maintenance

Any. maintenance. requiring. the. guards. to. be. removed.

shall.be.performed.while.the.fan.is.not.operating..

When.restarting.fan.after.maintenance,.follow.operation.

checklist.for.start.up.of.fan.

. Lockouts.shall.be.used.whenever.unexpected.energiz-

ing. of. the. fan. could. cause. a. mechanical. or. electrical.

hazard.

Motor Maintenance

The.three.basic.rules.of.motor.maintenance.are:

1..Keep.the.motor.clean.

2..Keep.the.motor.dry.

3..Keep.the.motor.properly.lubricated.
Blow.dust.off.periodically.(with.low.pressure.air).to.pre-

vent.motor.from.overheating.

. If. the. motor. is. to. be. started. after. sitting. for. more.

than. a. week,. the. resistance. of. the. motor. windings. to.

earth.should.be.measured.(at.500.V.DC)..If.the.resis-

tance. is. less. than. 10. megohms,. the. motor. should. be.

dried.until.a.resistance.over.10.megohms.is.measured.

. Some. smaller. motors. are. lubricated. for. life..

Lubrication. requirements. are. normally. attached. to. the.

motor.. Use. the. motor. manufacturer’s. recommendations.

for.re-lubrication..If.this.information.is.not.available,.the.

following. schedule. may. be. used.. Motors. less. than. 10.

HP.running.about.eight.hours.a.day.in.a.clean.environ-

ment.should.be.lubricated.once.every.five.years;.motors.

15.to.40.HP,.every.three.years..For.motors.in.dusty.or.

dirty.environments.or.running.24.hours.a.day:.divide.the.

service. interval. by. 4.. Do. not. over. lubricate.. Note. that.

motors. typically. use. a. different. type. of. lubricant. than.

fan.shaft.bearings.

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