Label

Description

LOADING

Following the IDLE (Startup) state, the vent valve is closed and the first

 

station in demand loads when that station sequence valve opens. This is the

 

LOADING state. You can define load times for each station. The controller

 

loads the station in demand until one of the two events below occur:

 

1. The volume fill sensor becomes active.

 

2. The load time is exhausted.

 

At the end of the LOADING cycle, the controller closes the sequence valve

 

and continues to the next station in the queue. If all stations are satisfied, the

 

controller enters the IDLE (No Activity) state.

 

 

IDLE

The IDLE (No Activity) state acts as an energy saver and pump lifetime

(No Activity)

extender. During this state, the atmospheric valve is open, allowing the

 

vacuum to be vented. All sequence valves are closed and all inputs are

 

monitored for demand activity. This feature reduces repeated starting and

 

stopping of pumps, extending pump operation life.

 

If the controller senses a demand during the IDLE (No Activity) state, the

 

controller re-enters the LOADING state by closing the vent valve and opening

 

the sequence valve of the station in demand.

 

If no demand exists in the system for the duration of the IDLE (No Activity)

 

time setting, the controller then enters the READY state.

 

Note: IDLE is any condition in the conveying system when the pump

 

runs but no station loads.

 

 

READY

The READY state is a monitoring function. All outputs are off and the

 

controller waits for a demand signal to be fulfilled. If the controller senses a

 

demand condition, the controller then re-enters the STARTING state and

 

returns to load material into the hoppers.

 

 

BLOWBACK

When enabled, the controller enters the BLOWBACK state following a user-

 

definable number of station loads. The blowback function is to pulse air

 

through the filter system to keep the filter from clogging. The number and

 

duration of the air pulses is also user-definable; see the Blowback menu on

 

Pages 54-58for more information.

 

 

LOADING/IDLE

In Dual Pump mode, if you start the controller with demand from stations

(2 Pump Mode

assigned to both pumps, both pumps start at the same time. In many plants,

Only)

such a resulting power surge can momentarily exceed the electrical limits of

 

the plant. To prevent this condition, the pumps are staged in sequence

 

separated by a short duration. Pump 1 always starts first, followed by Pump 2.

 

This state also applies when both pumps are in the OFFLINE state and

 

demand occurs on both systems at the same time.

 

 

2–Pump 12-Station Controllers

Chapter 4: Operation

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Sterling 882.00249.00 manual Runs but no station loads