Official News Letter of Amtech Electronics (I) Ltd., Gandhinagar.

(India)
QM 003

AN ISO 9001 : 2008 COMPANY

FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY OCTOBER 2010

Inside From the Desk of Director AMTECH

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Morale: God does not help those, who do not help themselves!
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Well-defined terminations for power and control circuit Easy to Install & Wire
Chandigarh

Delhi

Jaipur

Self-explanatory full parameter display Digital Easy to Operate & Program

Kanpur
Bhilwara

Kota
Udaipur

Gandhinagar
Jamshedpur
Ahmedabad Bhopal
Jamnagar Vadodara Kolkata
Indore
Saurashtra

Operation Panel.
Surat
Vapi
Nagpur
Nasik Bhilai
Mumbai
Aurangabad
Pune

Vizag
Hyderabad

Goa

Bangalore

User programmable 8-Analog and 15-Digital I/Os, In- Easy to Control

Chennai

Page 8 built MODBUS-RTU Connectivity and PID Controller.

Auxiliary Drive feature allows the user to control two

Editor : different motors with single inverter in many Easy to Economize
ATUL SUTHAR applications.

One-touch fan replacement. Information about the

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 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

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With the BT20, we offer an operator panel for complete machine operator control. Thanks to tight
front panel installation, the BT20 achieves a degree of protection of IP65. The marker strips are
inserted from the sealed inner side of the device which ensures that this degree of protection is
maintained. Extensive tests have shown that the BT20 is both reliable and suitable for use in
industrial applications.
BT20 supports the following communication protocols:

3964 R, ABB, AB-DF1, AB-DH485, AEG KS functions, AEG-Modbus, Bosch BUEP19, Bosch
BUEP19E, Crouzet, Jetter, Mitsubishi, Modbus, Moeller Sucom A, Omron, SEW-Eurodrive,
Siemens L1, Siemens MPI, Siemens PPI, (additional protocols on request)

Supported bus systems:

Interbus-S, Profibus-DP, CAN, Modbus+

Distinctive Features:
• Full-graphics monochrome display, backlit
• Extended temperature range: -20 ... 60 °C
• 8 user-programmable function keys (as option additional 24, or 48 function keys with LED)
• Numeric keypad
• Integrated language selection
• Error diagnostics with 4 priorities
• Flash memory with power failure protection
• Portable project and/or recipe memory

Browser-based
visualization

Process-oriented Object-based
plain-text flow chart
programming programming

JetControl JetNode
Decentralized peripherals
Expansion modules IX
Drive systems

Ethernet TCP/IP-and Web-based

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 CUSTOMER’S VOICE

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 TECHNO-TALK
Matrix Converter
Introduction
The matrix converter has several advantages over traditional rectifier-inverter type power frequency converters. It
provides sinusoidal input and output waveforms, with minimal higher order harmonics and no sub-harmonics; it
has inherent bi-directional energy flow capability; input power factor can be fully controlled. Last but not least, it
has minimal energy storage requirements, which allows to get rid of bulky and lifetime- limited energy-storing
capacitors.

But the matrix converter has also some disadvantages. First of all it has a maximum input-output voltage transfer
ratio limited to 87 %, for sinusoidal input and output waveforms. It requires more semiconductor devices than a
conventional AC-AC indirect power frequency converter, since no monolithic bi-directional switches exist and
consequently discrete unidirectional devices, variously arranged, have to be used for each bi-directional
switch. Finally, it is particularly sensitive to the disturbances of the input voltage system.

The topology
The matrix converter consists of 9 bi-directional switches that allow any output phase to be connected to any
input phase.
The input terminals of the converter are connected to a three phase voltage-fed system, usually the grid, while
the output terminal are connected to a three phase current- fed system, like an induction motor might be. The
capacitive filter on the voltage- fed side and the inductive filter on the current- fed side are intrinsically
necessary. Their size is inversely proportional to the matrix converter switching frequency.
With nine bi-directional switches the matrix converter can theoretically assume 512 (29) different switching
states combinations. But not all of them can be usefully employed. Regardless to the control method used, the
choice of the matrix converter switching states combinations (from now on simply matrix converter
configurations) to be used must comply with two basic rules. Taking into account that the converter is supplied
by a voltage source and usually feeds an inductive load, the input phases should never be short-circuited and
the output currents should not be interrupted. From a practical point of view these rules imply that one and only
one bi-directional switch per output phase must be switched on at any instant. By this constraint, in a three
phase to three phase matrix converter, there are 27 permitted switching combinations.

Performance:The output voltage of a VSI can assume only two discrete fixed potential values, those of the
positive and negative DC-bus. In the case of the matrix converter the output voltages can assume either input
voltage a, b or c and their value are not time-invariant: the effect is a reduction of the switching harmonics.

Likewise to the output voltages, the input currents are directly generated by the output currents, synthesized by
sequential piecewise sampling of the output current waveforms. If the switching frequency of the matrix converter
is set to a value that is much higher than the input and output frequency, the input currents drawn by the converter
are sinusoidal: their harmonic spectrum consists only of the fundamental desired component plus a harmonic
content around the switching frequency.

The matrix converter performance in terms of input currents represents a significant improvement with respect to
the input currents drawn by traditional VSI converters with a diode bridge rectifier, whose harmonic spectrum shows
a high content of low-order harmonics. By the light of the standards related to power quality and harmonic distortion
of the power supply this is a very attractive feature of matrix converter.

The input power factor control capability is another attractive feature of matrix converters, which depends on the
control algorithms. For instance, some algorithm does not require the knowledge of the load displacement angle in
order to fully control the input power factor. On the contrary, some algorithm does require the knowledge of the load
displacement angle whenever the reference input power factor is different from unity. From an algorithm computational
burden point of view this is a drawback, since it implies additional quite heavy calculations.

Implementation of the Matrix Converter

Looking at the basic features of the matrix converter that have been briefly described in the previous sections it might be
surprising to establish that this converter topology, today, has not found a wide utilization yet. The reasons have to be sought
in a number of practical implementation problems that have slowed down the development of this technology.
? Bi-directional switch realization and commutation
? The input filter issue
? The protection issue

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“You question we answer”

What is “Vector Group” in polyphase transformers?

Out of the different polyphase connections three phase connections are mostly encountered due to
the wide spread use of three phase systems for generation, transmission and utilization. Three
balanced 3-phase voltages can be connected in star or mesh fashion to yield a balanced 3-phase
3-wire system. The transformers that work on the 3-phase supply have star, mesh or zig-zag
connected windings on either primary secondary or both. In addition to giving different voltage
ratios, they introduce phase shifts between input and output sides. These connections are broadly
classified into 4 popular vector groups.

1. Group I : zero phase displacement between the primary and the secondary.
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3. Group III : 30 lag phase displacement of the secondary w.r.t the primary.
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4. Group IV : 30 lead phase displacement of the secondary w.r.t the primary.

The capital letters indicates primary and the small letters the secondary. For e.g. D/d -stand for
mesh, Y/y - for star, Z/z for zigzag. The angular displacements of secondary with respect to the
primary are shown as clock position referring to 12'O clock position.

Each type of connection has its importance, which is given below

Star/star (Yy0, Yy6) connection -

This is the most economical one for small high voltage transformers. Insulation cost is highly
reduced.

Mesh/mesh (Dd0, Dd6)-

This is an economical configuration for large low voltage transformers. Large amount of
unbalanced load can be met with ease.

Star/mesh (Dy or Yd) -

This arrangement is very common for power supply transformers. The delta winding permits triplen
harmonic currents to circulate in the closed path and attenuates them.

Zig zag/ star (ZY1 or Zy11)-

Zigzag connection is obtained by inter connection of phases.4-wire system is possible on both

sides. Unbalanced loading is also possible. Oscillating neutral problem is absent in this connection.
This connection requires 15% more turns for the same voltage on the zigzag side and hence costs
more.

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APPLICATION CASE STUDY DOC.NO. : AMTCS-165

TITLE : ENERGY SAVING IN PRIMARY AIR FAN

Application : Axpert MVD on Primary Air Fan

Motor Detail : Power : 870 KW,

Amp : 185 A
Voltage : 3.3 kV ,
RPM : 1485,
Power Factor : 0.8
Frequency : 50 Hz,
Connection : Star
Make : BHEL

Previous system : 01. DOL Starter For starting the PA Fan

02. Motor running at full speed & flow control through IGV ( Normally IGV
opened upto 40 to 45 %.

System Block Dia :

3-Phase
3.3Kv, 50Hz
880Kw
AC Supply
AC MOTOR
AXPERT MVD

PRIMARY AIR FAN

New System : 01. Axpert Hivert MVD ( Medium voltage Drive) in place of DOL starter with
closed loop operation through DCS.

02. VFD running at 80 - 95 % speed based on plant requirement & IGV is

totally bypassed

Merits Of New System : 01. Energy saving

02. Smooth starting & running of fan, less maintenance.

03. Improved Power Factor >0.96

Economical analysis : 01. Total average power consumption of PA FAN without MVD = 621KWH

02. Total average Power consumption of PA FAN with MVD = 509 KWH

03. Total Power saving per hour = 112 KWH

04. Total running hour of system = 8300 Hrs

05. Per unit power cost = Rs. 5.00

06. Total saving per year = Rs. 46,48,000.00 per Year

Payback Period : Approximately 11 Months

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 PRESENCE ACROSS THE GLOBE
Regional Offices
Contact Person Phone No. (O) Mobile No. E-mail

Mumbai Dinesh Pisharody 022-28846083 9819444250 mumbai@amtechelectronics.com

Bangalore M.D. Kamath — 9449010977 mdkamt@yahoo.com
Chennai S. Senthil Kumar 044-26358919 9940229955 chennai@amtechelectronics.com
Delhi Bhupendra Singh Baghel — 9582888603 delhi@amtechelectronics.com

Chandigarh

Delhi

Jaipur
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Bhilwara

Kota
Udaipur

Gandhinagar
Jamshedpur
Ahmedabad Bhopal
Jamnagar Vadodara Kolkata
Indore

Surat
Vapi
Nagpur
Nasik Bhilai
Mumbai
Aurangabad
Pune

Vizag
Hyderabad

Goa

Bangalore

Chennai

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AMTECH
ELECTRONICS (INDIA) LTD.
E-6, GIDC Electronics Zone, Gandhinagar-382 028, Gujarat (India)
Phone : +91 79 23289101, 23289102, 23289103
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