Surge Protection
Surging of the compres s or c an be determined by the PIC thro ug h operator configured
settings. Surge will cause amperage fluctuat io ns of the compressor moto r . T he P I C monitors
these amperage swin gs, and if the swing is greater than the co nfigurable setting in one second,
then one surge count has occurred. The SURGE DELTA PERCENT AMPS setting is displayed
and configured on the Service1 screen. It has a default setting of 25% amps, SURGE
PROTECTION COUNTS c an be monitored on the Maint03 t able.
A surge protection shu td own of the machine will occu r when ever the surge protectio n
counter reaches 12 counts with in an operator sp ecified time, kn own as the SU RGE TIME
PERIOD. The SURGE TIME PERIOD is displayed and configured on the Service1 screen. It
has a default of 5 minutes.
Click here for Figure 20 — 19XL Hot Gas Bypass/Surge Prevention
Click here for Figur e 21 — 19XL with Default Met ric Settings