Protection and Control for Submersible Pumps

                    

SLOW START TECHNOLOGY

A BREAK THROUGH IN SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS PROTECTION & CONTROL

 

 

  • Pumptron NEW MODEL 1PH-SST has all the features and benefits of the previous model plus SLOW START TECHNOLOGY. All in the one unit.

  • The pump's  motor receives the power gradually, from the start of movement to maximum speed in seven seconds.

  • Extend the pumps' life.

  • Considerably reduces power consumption.

Electricity commissions around the world are restricting the start of motors to a limited peak of current. Typically when power is switched ON to a motor a high peak of current consumption occurs, this can reach over 100 Amps more or less depending on the size of the motor. Some larger motors can peak to over 500 Amps at the starting instance. This causes great disturbances to the electricity supply.

  • Pumptron 1PH-SST completely eliminates high peaks starting current as power is applied gradually.

Pumptron complies with the regulations, but it wasn't the only reason for this development; it was because of the many problems associated with the starting of submersible pumps.

Lets analyse: When a pump is standing still together with the water waiting to be pumped, there is no movement, but suddenly power arrives, in full; before movement begins, the motor generates a high peak of current as the energy is not transformed immediately into motion, almost a short circuit, this could cause the motor winding to leak to earth. Then movement begins and in a fraction of a second it reaches maximum speed. The pump's impellers that were standing immersed in the standing water suffer this shock of energy that creates great stress. The axis that transmit the force to the impellers also suffers the breaking effect of the water; some twisting effect in the axis causes stress in the bearings. The motor's rotor, gaining full speed in a fraction of a second, causes a counter rotation of the entire motor and pump, creating physical stress in the pipe.

In order to avoid this from happening repeatedly, companies advise that the water flow be adjusted restrictedly according to the bore water production, so the pump runs continuously. This significantly increases power consumption; if the amount of water produced by a bore in a day can be pumped out at full thrust in four hours of pumping, running it continuously results in extra twenty hours of unnecessary power consumption, therefore increasing the power bill accordingly.

ALL OF THIS IS WHY WE DEVELOPED PUMPTRON 1PH-SST - "SLOW START TECHNOLOGY"

 

Pumptron 1PH-SST will be launched at the end of February 2006

 

Suitable for pumps from 1 Amp to 30 Amps Single Phase 240 Volts

 

THREE PHASE SLOW START UNITS EXPECTED BY THE END OF MARCH 2006

 

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Pumptron
111 Shepherds Hill

Harold Wood Romford Essex

RM3 0NP 

United Kingdom 

Last Updated

Tuesday, 07. February 2006

Phone:   0044 1708 371584

Mobile:  0044 7831 298116
Email:
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