The new inverter device Franklin Electric E-tech Drive-Tech MINI, can be mounted onto the motor of the EH and EM pumps. In addition it can be wall mounted to run other styles of pumps including borehole submersible pumps. With the Drive-tech MINI the energy-saving benefits of these systems will be even higher.
Franklin Electric E-tech Drive-Tech MINI is a variable frequency drive (inverter) with state-of-the-art technology combines efficiency, simplicity, innovation and safety. Designed to control and protect pumping systems by varying the output frequency to the pump. The Drive-Tech MINI can be applied to both new and existing pumping systems providing:
- Energy and cost savings
- Simplified installation and an overall lower pumping system cost
- Longer life of the pumping system and relevant components
- Improved reliability
The new inverter device Drive-Tech MINI, can be mounted onto the EH and EM pumps. In addition it can be wall mounted to run other styles of pumps including borehole submersible pumps. With the Drive-Tech MINI the energy-saving benefits of these systems will be even higher.
Drive-Tech MINI, when connected to any pump, manages the system operation to maintain a certain constant physical quantity (pressure, differential pressure, flow, temperature, etc.) regardless of water demand. The pump is operated only when needed thus avoiding unnecessary energy consumption.
Innovation: The Drive-Tech MINI can be controlled manually by the board panel or via Bluetooth by the Franklin Smartphone App “FE Connect Drivetech” (Android and IOS), enabling you to set and monitor the system remotely, save working data and increase the pump performance.
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Drive-Tech MINI at the same time is able to:
- protect the motor from overload and dry running
- implement soft start and soft stop to increase the system life and reduce current peaks
- provide an indication of current consumption, voltage, and power
- maintain a record of run time and display any errors and/or failures reported by the system
- connect to other Drive-Tech MINI units for combined operation
Drive-Tech MINI can be installed on motor terminal box or fixed on the wall. In the last case, through the use of output filters it is possible to reduce dangerous surges that are induced in long cables, making Drive-Tech MINI suitable for control also of submersible pumps.
Pumps with Drive-Tech Mini
In combination with the Drive-Tech MINI, the performance of the EH-DTm and EM-DTm systems has been improved even further. There are six models with flows up to 17 m3/h, head up to 101 m and power ranges from 0.55 kW up to 1.5 kW making EH-DTm and EM-DTm Pumping Systems the ideal solution for boosting systems, HVAC plants and general water supply.
The EH-DTm and EM-DTm systems can be operated with up to 8 combined units (COMBO setting) with each Drive-Tech MINI controlling and protecting its pump. The operation is shared among all connected pumps to balance the pump wearing. In case of an operation failure of a pump, the remaining pumps continue to work.
Applications
- Water booster sets
- HVAC systems with circulating pumps
- Control of submersible pumps (when installed on wall)
IMPORTANT: Motors must be 230v 3 phase, order transducer separately (please contact us if you have any questions)
Features
- Energy saving due to variable speed control
- Soft start and soft stop
- Extended system life and reliability
- Simplified installation on motor or wall
- Easy and fast commissioning thanks to initial configuration wizard
- Installation on humid and dusty environment made possible by IP55 (NEMA 4) protection degree
- High thermal and mechanical performance thanks to aluminum case and independent ventilation
- Monitoring and programming with smartphone and FE Connect App, available for Android and iOS mobile devices
- Remote control using a smartphone nearby as a modem
- Copy and paste of programming recipes
- Ability to send reports via email
- Multilingual support
Specifications
Advanced functionalities:
- Monitoring and programming with smartphone and FE Connect App, available for Android and iOS mobile devices
- Remote control using a smartphone nearby as a modem
- Copy and paste of programming recipes
- Ability to send reports via email
- Multilingual support
- Control modes:
- Constant pressure control
- Constant or proportional differential pressure control
- Constant temperature control
- Constant differential temperature control
- Constant flow control
- External frequency control (trimmer) or 1 or 2 preset frequencies control
- Built-in protection against:
- Overvoltage and undervoltage
- Overcurrent and no load
- Dry running
- Overtemperature
- EMC compatibility for residential environment:
- Integrated PFC (P.F. 1) to meet EN61000-3-2
- Integrated input filter for Category C1 (EN61800-3), Class B (EN55011)
- Multi-pump operation (COMBO):
- Up to 8 units
- Working alternation for uniform pumps wearing
- Master or slave replacement in case of failure to ensure continuity of operation
- Advanced motor controls:
- Next generation control of asynchronous motors
- Sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motors
Inputs and outputs:
- 2 programmable digital inputs for motor start & stop
- Modbus RTU
- 2 output relays for alarm and run indication
- 2 analog inputs 4-20 mA
- 2 analog inputs 0-10 V
System Performance:
- P.F. line side: 1
- Power frequency: 50-60 Hz (± 2%)
- Stocking temperature: from -30 0C to +70 0C
- Minimum ambient temperature at rated current: -10 0C
- Maximum ambient temperature at rated current: +40 0C
- Maximum altitude at rated current: 1000 m
- Maximum relative humidity: 95% without condensation
- Grade of protection: IP55 (NEMA 4) or motor IP when connected to motor terminal box (protect the device from exposure to
- sunlight and atmospheric agents)
- Connetivity: serial RS 485 for COMBO operation (up to 8 units) + Bluetooth SMART for motoring programming + MODBUS RTU
Transducer Specification:
- Nominal output signal (protected against shortcut): 4 ÷ 20 mA
- Power voltage [UB], protection antipolarity: 9 ÷ 28 V
- Sensor temperature range: 0 0C ÷ +80 0C
- Environment temperature range (based on electric connection): -20 0C ÷ +80 0C
- Shielded cable: 2 m
- Protection degree achived with connector coupled: IP67
- Control modes:
- Constant pressure control
- Constant or proportional differential pressure control
- Constant temperature control
- Constant differential temperature control
- Constant flow control
- External frequency control (trimmer) or 1 or 2 preset frequencies control
Built-in protection against:
- Overvoltage and undervoltage
- Overcurrent and no load
- Dry running
- Overtemperature
EMC compatibility for residential environment:
- Integrated PFC (P.F. 1) to meet EN61000-3-2
- Integrated input filter for Category C1 (EN61800-3), Class B (EN55011)
Multi-pump operation (COMBO):
- Up to 8 units
- Working alternation for uniform pumps wearing
- Master or slave replacement in case of failure to ensure continuity of operation
Advanced motor controls:
- Next generation control of asynchronous motors
- Sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motors
