EPower™控制器－－不同凡响的功率控制技术
EPower控制器是欧陆功率控制器系列中的产品，它使用技术和创新设计来管理您的工艺并降低您的能源成本。它在各个层面都具有*能满足您现在和将来需要的灵活性。让我们使用EPower控制器为您进行功率控制，您大可放心：您的工艺已经实现了控制方式—即便是工艺有变化时。
欧陆拥有雄厚的研发实力，并制订有持续开发、改进和创新的政策。
投资购买EPower控制器可在任何时候满足您不断变化的需求，给予您选择的自由，让新开发变得触发可及。

创新的模块性和可配置性，能满足您的各种需求...
通过模块化设计便于订购、配置和维护。
EPower控制器可满足您不断变化的需求。
尽可能减少备件库存—许多选项可通过共用驱动模块配置，如触发方式、负载、相位、控制等。
多达四个功率模块可提供单相和多相控制。
可通过软件配置的选项更具灵活性。
 

您不会再受到订购可选件的限制—EPower控制器为您提供可配置的可选件和模块化硬件，让您能灵活地适应现在和将来的要求。加上便于通过集成显示屏进行配置和通过iTools配置工具实现图形配置的标准仪器—您的功率控制器让生活变化更加简单。

灵活性–采用的模块化技术，易于使用，能满足功率控制的需要。
－－具有创新功能的功率控制，能在上降低能源成本，工艺性能出众。
放心—可让您收回投资的功率控制器，可适应您今后的需求变化－一种产品可适合于各种方案。
 

您需要的可选件...
单个驱动模块可支持多达四个功率模块－－从而支持四条独立的控制回路。功率模块的额定电流范围为100A到400A。驱动模块本身还支持可选件板卡，让您的解决方案更具灵活性。

通信– RS485 Modbus RTU, Profibus, DeviceNet® 和Modbus TCP网络协议。
预估负载管理(PLM)＊ –能管理多台机器的功率需求以节省能源成本的强大功能。
 

灵活的输入/输出–本驱动模块支持标准的输入/输出接口和多达三块带模拟输入接口、模拟输出接口、数字输入/输出接口和继电器输出接口的附加输入/输出板卡。
＊ 正在申请

选购指南和技术规格
 

 

EPower CONTROLLER
EUROTHERM® FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS
THE FUTURE OF POWER CONTROL
™
PLM PLM PLM
Predictive Load Management
EPower Controllers are the latest products in the
Eurotherm range of power controllers. It uses the newest
technologiesinnovations to manage your process and
reduce your energy costs. On every level it brings you the
flexibility you need to best meet your requirements now
in the future. Let us look after your power control for
you with EPower Controllersgive you the peace of
mind that you have the best for your process – even as it
changes.
Eurotherm has a significant R&D capabilitya policy of
continuous development, improvementinnovation.
Investing in EPower Controllers will keep optionsnew
developments within your reach as you can upgrade to
meet your changing requirements at any point.
Flexibility – advanced technologies in harmony with
modularityease of use to deliver your power
control needs
Efficiency – world class power control with innovative
features to minimise your energy costs with
exceptional process performance
Peace of mind – a power controller that will bring
you return on investmentcan be adapted in the
future if your requirements change - one product for
all solutions
Revolutionary modularity and
configurability to meet your needs...
Easy ordering, configurationmaintenance
through modular design
If your requirements change EPower Controller can
be easily adapted to your needs
Minimum spares holding – many options
configurable through a common driver module e.g.
firing mode, load, phases, control etc.
Up to four power modules provide single and
multi-phase control
Software configurable options to bring you flexibility:
You no longer need to be restricted to the options that
you order – EPower Controller provides you with
configurable optionsmodular hardware to give you
the flexibility to match your process nowin the
future. Combine this with an instrument that provides
easy configuration via the integral displayfull
graphical configuration via iTools PC configuration tool
as standard – you have a power controller that makes
life that bit easier.
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EPower™ Controller – extraordinary power control
Control
Type
Single
phase
2 x single
phase
3 x single
phase
4 x single
phase
Two phase
2 x two
phase
True three
phase
Firing
Modes
Phase angle
Half cycle
Burst firing
Fix
modulation
period
Logic mode
Load
Type
Standard
Resistive
Complex
Resistive
Inductive
e.g.
Transformer
Short Wave
Infrared
Load
Configuration
Single phase
Star
Delta
Star with
neutral
Open Delta
Feedback
V2
I2
True
power
RMS load
voltage
RMS load
current
Open loop
The options that you need...
A single driver module can support up to four power
modules –hence four independent control loops.
Power modules are available in current ratings covering
a range from 100A to 400A. The driver module itself
supports option boards to give you additional flexibility
in your solution:
Communications – RS485 Modbus RTU, Profibus,
DeviceNet®Modbus TCP network protocols
Predictive Load Management
(PLM)＊ – A powerful feature to
effectively manage your power
requirements across multiple
machines to save on your energy costs
Flexible I/O – The driver module supports standard
I/Oup to three additional I/O boards with
analogue inputs, analogue outputs, digital I/O and
relay outputs.
＊ patent pending
PLM PLM PLM
Predictive Load Management
The EPower Controller has been designed for easy
configurationmodification. The front, integral display
has a “QuickStart” facility that leads the user through
initial set up in a series of simple steps. To further save
engineering this QuickStart code can be specified with
your orderthe instrument shipped pre-configured.
More advanced configuration can be achieved utilising
iTools PC configuration software – which provides the
significant assistance of graphical wiring tools and
downloadable function blocks to minimise engineering
timecost.
Once you have created your application you can easily
saveclone your work – either as a back-up or to
download to multiple instruments that need the
same or similar configuration – keeping your work
safesave repeat engineering costs.
“QuickStart” for easy commissioning
Easy saveclone of configuration
Advanced graphical wiring configuration tools
Integral front panel operator interface
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Easy configuration to save you engineering costs ...
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EPower Controllers have measurement accuracy,
functionalityinnovation that will deliver you
extraordinary power control to help your process,
environmentbudget.
Measurement accuracy (better than 1%) to help
save energy
Load management for better distribution of
energyto minimise peak energy usage costs
Reduce energy billsother costs with a
selection of advanced firing modes to best suit
your load type:
– Minimise electrical disturbance
– Increase lifetime of heater elements
Improve power factor
Energy saving
Easy maintenance
Efficiency through advanced technologies...
You can reduce your energy costs across your plant by
utilising the Predictive Load Management (patent
pending) functionality within the EPower Controller. This
new feature provides a better distribution of energy
across different loads in your installation, by managing
the priority and, if necessary, load shedding,
The EPower Controller prevents overshoot of the
nominal power. This will keep you within the limits of
your electrical contract for your installationprevent
increases in energy tariffs imposed by your supplier.
Unlike other software offering this type of feature,
Predictive Load Management from Eurotherm anticipates
your energy usage rather than just reacting when you
have already exceeded your tariff peak.
Using EPower Controllers with
Predictive Load Management
could well be one of the best
value decisions you could
make for your plant!
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Predictive Load Management
– the best innovation for energy management
Power consumed with “Predictive Load Management”
PLM PLM PLM
Predictive Load Management
Power consumed without “Predictive Load Management”
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A product to integrate into a complete solution
EPower Controllers have not only been designed to be
world-class power controllers that you can rely on, they
have been designed to integrate perfectly into a wider
control system.
Whatever your system communication preferences are –
Modbus RTU, Profibus, DeviceNet, Modbus TCP/IP –
EPower Controllers can easily be integrated into your
systemsend the information you need about your
load (current, voltage, alarms etc) so that you stay in
control of your process.
Whether you need this latest power controller in a new
system or to upgrade an existing system – Eurotherm can
help you. Our expertise is not limited to power control –
the full benefit of EPower Controllers can be optimised
using our engineers as experts in creating complete
solutionstotal, plant-wide DCS.
Throughout our product ranges – controllers, recorders,
power controllers, signal conditioning, automation
solutionsDCS – you will get expert knowledge,
supportworld class solutions. We can assist you with
smalllarge applicationsoffer complete life cycle
supportpartnership engineering teams – whatever
you need, we are there to work with you.
3RD PARTY
INTEGRATION
OPERATIONS
SERVER
OPC
SERVER
BUSINESS
SYSTEMS
OPE
V
T820
LOCAL HMI
3216
CONTROLLER
T2550
PROGRAMMABLE
AUTOMATION CONTROLLER
T2550
PROGRAMMAB
AUTOMATION CONT
EPOWER CONTROLLER
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3RD PARTY
INTEGRATION
EYCON 20
VISUAL
SUPERVISOR
EYCON™ 10
VISUAL
SUPERVISOR
6180A
PAPERLESS GRAPHIC RECORDER
ERATIONS
VIEWER
ACTIVE
FACTORY
T820
LOCAL HMI
32H8I
EPOWER CONTROLLER
REMOTE DISPLAY
BLE
TROLLER
EPOWER CONTROLLER
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Real-world applications
VACUUM FURNACE IN HEAT TREATMENT
BOOSTING POWER CONTROL AND
MONITORING IN GLASS INDUSTRY
Molten glass is a conductor of electricity. Passing high
currents through the glass produces direct heating in the
resistance presented by the glass, named boosting. This
heating is beneficial as it heats the‘colder’ bottom glass in
the furnace. This heated bottom glass rises towards the top
has a stirring effect which helps with melting, heat
transfertemperature homogenisation. Boosting is often
used to meet periodic fluctuations in production demand or
to support the pull rate of a furnace at the end of its
operating life. Boosting may also help to reduce NOx
emissions.
In this application the EPower Controller is controlling the
power injected by the electrodes in the molten glass while
controlling the true power or the current (the power
injected is self compensated by the glass temperature)
Controlled convection currents to promote homogeneity
Accurate true power or electrodes current control
Digital communication allowing process parameters to
be monitored by a supervisor: current, voltage, power
alarms
Electrodes
Molten glass
Three phase power supply
T2550
Input/output control
Eycon™ Visual Supervisor
Vacuum furnace control
Energy control
Efficiency optimization
EPower Controller
Control
Modularity
Energy information
Several switching modes
iTools software configuration
Digital communications
Vacuum
device
Digital communication
COMPOSITE MATERIAL
In composite material production
polymerisation is made in an autoclave at
very high temperature. EPower Controller
controls heating by providing:
Detection of total and/or partial load
failure
Optimization of the distribution of
heating control in the different areas
providing real cost savings
Standard communications for process
controlmonitoring on HMI
Down time reduction due to the
modular design
Policeman/Remote display
Heater element control
Power repartition in heating elements providing energy saving
Alarm strategy
Digital communication allowing supervisory control
Use Predictive Load Management across
multiple furnaces to reduce energy costs PLM PLM PLM
Predictive Load Management
Melting is one of the first steps in the ‘float’ process’. At this
stage glass is in liquid state in a molten furnace at around
1550°C. Roof heating is made by silicon carbide heaters.
EPower Controller controllers provide all the solutions to the
multizone control of this specific heater elements.
Ageing compensation of the silicon
carbide heaters with power control
Power distribution control in the heater
elements providing cost savings:
suppression of inrush current for a better
energy managementa minimum stress
on the power transformers
Digital communication with standard
protocols for an efficient process
monitoring
Use Predictive Load
Management across the
glass plant to reduce
energy costs
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SEMICONDUCTOR
MANUFACTURING
Silicon was discovered in 1823 and
is used in the manufacture of
today''s semiconductors.
Semiconductors need a silicon of a
very high purity and, therefore, the
silicon is transformed by successive
stages (crystal growing, epitaxy)
that need very slowaccurate
heating.
The EPower Controller will provide
many solutions to this specific and
expensive process:
Precisesteady control of
the heater elements
Advancedconfigurable
strategy enables the EPower
Controller to adapt to the load
state
Secure your process utilising a
comprehensive alarm strategy
by transferring process
information to a supervisor
CONTINUOUS ANNEALING FURNACE
After castingmilling, metals are passed through an annealing furnace in order
to increase ductilityreduce brittleness. In the case of a continuous metal sheet,
this is a multi-zone furnace consuming several Megawatts of power. Each zone
consists of one or multiple thermocouples feeding the process variable (PV) into a
temperature controller, Programmable Automation Controller (T2550 PAC) or PLC.
The control device then calculates the required power input to meet the process
set point (SP),sends this to the Power Controller via digital comms or via an
analogue signal. The Power Controller then fires the element, either directly or via a
transformer depending on the element specifications.
Two-leg, true three phase control or 4 x single phase control available
Load Sequencing - integral firing sequence control optimises instantaneous
energy consumption across all zones
Load Shedding - Predictive Load Management peak energy demand algorithm
enables power smoothing to reduce peak demand
Communication of PV, SPprocess data
Remote configuration via comms or user interface
TIN BATH FURNACE IN FLOAT MANUFACTURING
Three phase power supply
Multizone
control
Molten glass
Multizone heating
Roof heating
with silicon
carbide elements
Supervisor
Slave Master
Network
Multiple Slaves
(1 per Zone)
Zone 1 Zone n
Continuous Annealing Furnace
Transformer Transformer
Molten tin PLM PLM PLM
Predictive Load Management
PLM PLM PLM
Predictive Load Management
With EPower Controllers you are not only buying one of
the best power controllers in the world, you are
supported by a global network of application and
control specialists from Eurotherm. While we are a truly
global company, we have not forgotten that you still
need local supportunderstanding. Our team will
bring you technical expertise along with in depth
experienceunderstanding in numerous application
areas – from glass furnaces, to semiconductor
manufacture, to the heat treatment of metalsmany
more. The EPower Controller is one product for all your
solution needs.
We can provide you with a range of services to suit your
needs – from training to commissioning and
maintenance contracts for your installation.
Easy Maintenance
Modular design for easy management of spare parts
quick mean time to repair (MTTR)
Fasteasy configuration
Easy wiring, installationcommissioning
Remote Display option
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The EPower Controller –
the best solution for your power control
With EPower Controllers, you will obtain
an excellent return on your investment
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Selection guidetechnical specifications
DRIVER MODULE
POWER MODULES
(UP TO 4)
SUPPLY VOLTAGE 85 to 264V ac
SUPPLY FREQUENCY 47 to 63Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION 120W
TEMPERATURE LIMITS 0 to 50°C operating, -10 to 70°C Storage
DISPLAY 4 lines dot LCD matrix array
COMMUNICATIONS Modbus RTU 2 wire EIA485
Modbus TCP/IP 10baseT Ethernet
Profibus DPv1
DeviceNet network protocol
INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
Standard 2 Analogue inputs
1 Analogue output
2 Digital inputs
2 Relay outputs (1= Watchdog)
Optional modules (max 3) Per module -
1 Analogue input
1 Analogue output
2 Digital inputs
1 Relay
MEASUREMENT ACCURACY Better than 1%
REMOTE PANEL Dedicated remote panel port
PlugPlay 32h8i panel indicator
QUICKSTART Configurable by order code or on start up via
dedicated front panel HMI
PREDICTIVE LOAD MANAGEMENT (PLM) Optional module connecting up to 63 instruments
over dedicated communications (CAN based).
Configurable PLM (patent Pending) optimises
energy usage
APPROVALS CE (EN 60947-4-3), UL 508A
VOLTAGE RANGES 100 to 600V ac, 100 to 690V ac
CURRENT RANGES 100A, 160A, 250A, 400A,
Nominal current range 16 to 400A
FREQUENCY 47 to 63Hz
POWER DISSIPATION 1.3 watts per Amp per Power module
OPERATING TEMPERATURE Nominally 40°C,
Operation 0 to 50°C de-rating applied over 40°C
COOLING FANS ≥160A
FAN SUPPLY 115V or 230V
FIRING MODES Phase angle
Half Cycle
Burst Firing
Fixed Modulation
Logic
LOAD TYPES Standard Resistive
Complex Resistive
Inductive loads e.g. Transformer
LOAD CONFIGURATION Single phase Ph/Ph or Ph/N
Two leg control 3 wire star or delta
Three phase control 3 or 4 wire star, 3 or 6 wire delta
POWER MODULE COMBINATIONS 1, 2, 3 or 4 single phase (1, 2, 3 or 4 modules)
1, or 2 x two leg (2 or 4 modules)
1 x 3 phase (3 modules)
FEEDBACK Internal voltagecurrent
Order option – External voltagecurrent
FEEDBACK TYPES Open Loop
V2
I2
True Power
Vrms
Irms
APPROVALS CE (EN 60947-4-3), UL 508A