Getting Started with Altivar Soft Starter ATS480
Hello, today we will show you the essential steps to install and setup your ATS480.
We will guide you to install, wire and commission your ATS480.
Unpack the ATS480 and verify that it has not been damaged
Install the ATS480 inside a cabinet.
The product has to be mounted vertically as shown in the Getting Started along with all other mechanical constraints.
For the power part, we will follow this diagram.
Q1: Circuit Breaker. Short circuit protection device for the motor
KM1: Line contactor
Q3 : Fast acting fuses. To be used only when type 2 coordination is required.
T1: Transformer
Q2: Circuit breaker. Short circuit protection device for the primary of the transformer
Q4: Circuit breaker. Short circuit protection device for the secondary of the transformer
Q5: Circuit breaker. Short circuit protection device for the control part of the soft starter
We start by wiring the ground cable and the motor cables.
Then the mains.
To access the control terminal blocks, remove the cover.
The control supply admits a maximum voltage of 230 Vac
Remove the red sticker
Wire the ATS480 control supply. The CL1 and CL2 terminals must be supplied within 110 to 230Vac.
Wire the ATS480 control terminals.
The relays of the ATS480 admit a maximum voltage of 230 Vac.
In our example we will configure the ATS480 to run a centrifugal pump.
Power-on your soft starter.
At first power-on, you must go through the initial setup procedure.
You must set the language, time zone, date, local time and set the cybersecurity policy.
In this exemple, we select [Minimum Cybersec] CSE to set no credentials and access the main menu.
If you want to set credentials, select [Advanced Cybersec] CSS or download an existing configuration.
Now we set [Access Level] LAC, it will change the parameters access restriction. Here, we select [Standard] STD.
Once it's done, go to [Simply Start] SYS menu.
Set the following parameters according to your motor nameplate :
[Motor Nom Current] IN. Determines the current of the motor thermal monitoring, depending on which motor protection class is set.
[Current Limit] ILT. The RMS motor line current will be limited to [Current Limit] ILT x [Motor Nom Current] IN.
[Mains Voltage] ULN. Maximum voltage applied to the motor.
Set the following parameters according to your needs :
[Acceleration] ACC. This parameter sets the ramp time from no torque to nominal torque.
[Initial Starting Torque] TQ0. It's the initial torque setting during the starting phase.
If set too low, the motor starting may be delayed when the run command is applied.
We set [Type of Stop] STT to [Deceleration] DEC as it’s well adapted for this kind of application.
We can now set [Deceleration] DEC. This parameter sets the deceleration ramp time from the estimated torque at Stop order to no torque.
Then, we set [End of deceleration] EDC. As soon as the estimated torque is below the value sets in [End Of Deceleration] EDC, the motor stops in freewheel.
You can now start your motor.
If you are in 3-wire control: Power on your Soft Stater by pushing S3 and send a run command by pushing S5.
To stop the motor push S4.
If you are in 2-wire control: Power on your Soft Stater by pushing S3 and send a run command by switching S6.
To stop the motor switch back S6.
We apply a run command, the motor is starting.
We apply a stop command, the motor is stopping according to [Type of Stop] STT.
You can check the status of your ATS480 with the LEDs. Refer to the table above to check the LEDs status.
Scan the QR code in front of the soft starter to get your product information,
technical documentation and error codes explanations in the Diagnostics section.
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