Process controller rinse function

This function accelerates the motor in sleep mode of the process controller at regular intervals to a defined speed.

Details

A typical application for this function is the rinsing of a pipe system with a pump that has been in an inactive state for a longer period to prevent deposits.

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In order to activate the rinsing function, set the selection "Enabled [1]" in 0x4024:001 (P615.01).

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The following diagram demonstrates the function:

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The rinsing function uses the ramp times set for the "MS: Velocity mode".

Ramp times

Parameter

Address	Name / setting range / [default setting]		Information
0x4024:001 (P615.01)	Automatic rinsing: Rinsing in sleep mode (Auto-rinsing: Rinsing in idle)		1 = activate automatic rinsing in sleep mode.
	0	Inhibited
	1	Enabled
0x4024:002 (P615.02)	Automatic rinsing: Rinse interval (Auto-rinsing: Rinse interval) 0.0 ... [30.0] ... 6000.0 min		Time interval between two rinsing processes.
0x4024:003 (P615.03)	Automatic rinsing: Rinse speed (Auto-rinsing: Rinse speed) -599.0 ... [0.0] ... 599.0 Hz		Speed setpoint for rinse function.
0x4024:004 (P615.04)	Automatic rinsing: Rinse period (Auto-rinsing: Rinse period) 0.0 ... [0.0] ... 6000.0 s		Duration of a rinsing process.