Line Control DC Drives Upgrade

About The Project

All line control DC drives upgraded from GEC Gemdrive Analogue to Control Techniques Mentor II – phased scheme to allow production to continue without major outage
Commissioning Date:	Phased during 2006/2007
Equipment/Technologies:	Control Techniques Mentor II DC drives (14 off), FLC ratings from 21.5 to 270 amps Gem80 PLC, GemLAN-T, ethernet Control Techniques CTNet drives communications network
Services:	Project management. Drive software design for bridle, tension leveller and recoiler applications. Gem80 software re-design for interface to new drive equipment. iFIX SCADA and Gem80 Imagem modifications. Electrical engineering of new control scheme. Build and test of new drive control equipment on backplates. Installation, test and commissioning.