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@Rob, you are up early mate...
I'm not in the UK timezone.
The OP dependent on what he wants to do, could connect the sensor direct to the drive without the need of a PLC and use the drives inbuilt PID or basic logic functions.
It's a really common set up for pumping systems/LEV systems.
Just to keep the pressure at 60 psiThis is a bog standard design, depends on what you want the pressure transmitter to control.
Just to keep the pressure at 60 psi
Just to keep the pressure at 60 psi
It’s a Allen bradly drive I have, just wasn’t sure if there’s setting in the drive to say run and keep the pressure sensor reading 60What VFD are you thinking of using?
As above, why not feed the signal from the sensor directly into the drive? Why the Allen Bradley PLC?
It’s a Allen bradly drive I have, just wasn’t sure if there’s setting in the drive to say run and keep the pressure sensor reading 60
No there is no plcThat makes it more clear. The VFD is Allen Bradley and there is no PLC.
I want to convert my current pump to a constant pressure pump with a vfd. I work at a wastewater plant and we have VFDs on everything so I was hoping to do the same to my well pump. I have a basic understanding on how it works, but just unsure of how to wire it up. I bought a Allen Bradley VFD that is for single phase 240v. I want it to work that when the pressure drops the pump comes on and ramps up and down with the demandSo tell us what you are trying to do, in more detail.
Why are you using a VFD?
Is the pump motor an existing motor?
I’m just looking, possible a 4-20 mv sensorWhat can you tell us about your well pump motor?
Any chance of a pic of the information plate.
Wastewater plants most prob use VFD's as the motors are variable speed. I can't see a plant not having 3 phase.
Depending on your motor you may not need a VFD and just start/stop the motor via a contactor operated by your sensor.
What sensor do you have? (or are looking at)
What is a “pot”?You can set drives up to search for a optimal feedback voltage/current that is user selectable, I would incorporate a pot' for either trimming and/or setting the pressure value, the VFD will then increase or decrease the speed of the pump until that pressure is realised as it looks for the voltage you set.
Although this can be easily set up as a basic program, you may find it gets more complex as you may need to change a few more complex parameters if the drive has them to ensure you don't end up with the drive going into cyclic hunting which will see the pressure rise and fall like a wave diagram, you can limit this sometimes with the pressure sensor choice (integral delays etc) as well as (if included) making changes to parameters in the drive.
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