CCC S3++ Antisurge Controller

How To Operate The

CCC S3++ Antisurge
Controller

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 Series 3++ Antisurge Controller

Control Loop Read Out

and Buttons

Controller Status Screen,

LEDs and Buttons

Control Keys and LEDs

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 Control Loop Readouts

The three-digit DEV readouts usually display the three-digit

deviation of the operating point from the Surge Control Line.
If DEV is positive, OUT is automatically reduced until it or
DEV is zero or a limiting condition is reached. If DEV is
negative, OUT is increased to minimize the possibility of
surge.

The three-digit SP readouts is normally blank.

The OUT Readout display the intended signal to the recycle

valve or blow-off valve.

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 Control Loop Readouts

If the ALT button is held down, the DEV readout displays half
the denominator of the proximity-to-surge calculation (flow),
while the SP readout displays its numerator [minimum flow =
f(head)]. If that flow falls below that minimum and compressor
does not surge, the surge limit setting are incorrect.

If the LIMIT 2 or LIMIT 3 button is held down, DEV and SP will

temporarily display the corresponding limiting variable and
its control threshold.

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 Control Keys and LEDs

The Control Keys and LEDs section consist of twelve control

LEDs, eight control key, and front-panel TEST key.

One of these control key LEDs is always lit or flashing.

Pressing either key while its LED is off toggles the
controller to that mode of operation and lights its LED.
The green LED in the AUTO key indicates automatic
operation. It flashes if the default output fallback
strategy is active.
The yellow LED in the MAN key indicates manual
operation. It flashes when operating in Manual Overide
enabled (no automatic protection)

The Raise and Lower keys vary the actuator control signal
when manual operation is selected.

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 Control Keys and LEDs

If the Safety On Response detects an actual surge, the

controller increments the safety On surge count (which can
be viewed via the Main Status Menu) and increases the
surge control margin (TotlB has been increased because
the surge count/SrgCnt is greater than zero). The red LED in
the SURGE RESET key is lit whenever that count is greater
than zero, and pressing that key resets it to zero.

CAUTION:
To avoid repeated surging, do not press the SURGE RESET key
while its LED is lit unless the causes of the surging have been
identified and corrected.

Front Panel Test key Not used for Antisurge

(will be explained in controller
the Test Menu
Screen)
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 Control Keys and LEDs

Indicates OUT readout has been stepped up to prevent

surge. This is not a cause for alarm

Indicates at least one the limiting variables is beyond its

control threshold.

Pressing or button in the control loop readout

section will display the corresponding loop’s process variable
and limiting control threshold. DEV and SP display the
corresponding variable and its limit.

Indicates a fallback strategy is being used to calculate DEV,

usually because analog or serial input has failed. The
associated alarm should be corrected.

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 Control Keys and LEDs

The Yellow POC LED is lit when the recycle flow rate is
elevated by the Performance Override control feature.

The Red Stop LED is lit when the antisurge controller is

operating in its Stop or Purge Operating State.

The Green Balance LED is lit when the Recycle Balancing

feature is enabled and active (for example, initiating manual
control would extinguish it). It does not indicate that feature
has actually changed the intended recycle flow.

Indicates this controller is tracking a redundant peer

(MODE TRACK). It flashes if OUT is tracking the speed
signal from a governor that is not maintaining the
remote set point normally set by OUT (perhaps due to
manual or local setpoint operation)

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 Status LEDs and Screen

The Sates LEDs and Screed section of the front panel consisit of:
- the controller Fault and Alarm LEDs
- a ten-character by four-line Status Screen
- three buttons for operating that screen’s Menu System

The Red Fault LED lights, the status screen displays “No
Comms with Main CPU”, and all other display elements turn off if
the engineering panel is unable to communicate with the CPU.
This usually means the control program is no longer executing
and an alternate means of control should be immediately
activated.

CAUTION:
If the Fault LED lights or any Fault relay de-energizes, the analog output
signal should be immediately disconnected from its control element (the
connected circuits often includes relay that do so)

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 Status LEDs and Screen

The screen display. Each line of the status screen display

up to ten letters, digits, or other symbols:
• The top line always displays the Application Operating
State.
• The remaining three lines display various sets of
controller status variables or operator prompts, which are
selected by pressing the Menu System Buttons.

The contrast of this screen can be adjusted from the

Testing and Options Menu.

TotB=10.3 The TotB=10.3 indicates the safety margin value.

SrgCnt=001 The SrgCnt=001 indicates the surge counter value.

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 Status LEDs and Screen

The top line of the status screen displays the label

“Mode” followed by the Antisurge Controller’s
Operating State.
STATUS DESCREPTION
RUN Indicates the antisurge valve is being modulated to protect a running
compressor from surge
RAMP Indicates the antisurge valve is being ramped closed to help load the
compressor
STOP Indicates a normal shutdown has ramped the antisurge valve open

ESD Indicates emergency shutdown has opened the antisurge valve as fast as
possible
OFF Indicates this controller is modulating its valve to satisfy the recycle
requirements of companion valve sharing controller, even though its own
compressor is shut down
PURGE Indicates the valve is being held fully closed to allow residual process gas
to be flushed from the compressor
TRACK Indicates this controller is operating as a redundant back-up for another or
iis tracking a designated analog input.

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 Status LEDs and Screen

Lit when any alarm condition is detected, and turn off after all
such problems are corrected. If it is lit, use and to
display this screen:

- Tran indicates analog input failures.

- OUTF indicates analog output failures.
- Comm1, Comm2, or Comm1&2 indicates expected data is not
being received via the corresponding serial port(s).
- 24V indicates a low power supply output voltage, while 15V, 5V
or 3V indicates the corresponding power converter on the CPU/IO
board is failing.

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 Status LEDs and Screen

MENU SYSTEM BUTTONS

The bottom three lines of the status screen various sets of status
variables and operator prompts:

Pressing the MENU button displays the next menu’s most

recently viewed screen (except for the first menu, which
always returns to the TotB/SrgCnt screen).
Pressing the SCROLL button cycles through the screen of the
current menu.

Holding down and pressing displays prompts for

various front panel adjustments and tests.
Holding down and pressing or changes the beep
frequency.

The Acknowledge (ACK) button is not used by the compressor

control applications.

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 Status LEDs and Screen

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 Status LEDs and Screen

Main Status Menu

The second and third line display the Total B variable,
which is the distance between the surge limit and the
Surge Control Line, and the number of surge counted
by the Safety On Response.

Pressing SCROLL button:

Display the computer and controller ID numbers

Pressing next SCROLL button:

Display the states of all seven digital inputs and all five
digital outputs. Digits indicate the corresponding inputs and
outputs are asserted or energized, underscore indicate they
are cleared.

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 Status LEDs and Screen

Main Status Menu

The next two presses SCROLL button:

Display the intended and measured values of the
analog outputs.

The next two presses SCROLL button:

Display the actual CPU/IO PCB component power
voltages

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 Status LEDs and Screen

Main Status Menu

The next press SCROLL button:

Display the controller’s internal temperature

Subsequent presses of the SCROLL button would repeat the

above Main Status Screen

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 Status LEDs and Screen

Analog In Menu
Pressing the MENU button while any screen is visible will
display the scaled value of one analog input on the fourth
line, the third line is configurable eight-character name.

If an input’s unscaled value is within its acceptable range, a

user-defined engineering unit will appear after its scaled
value. If not, the word “Fail” will be displayed, the alarm LED
will be lit, and the Alarm Menu will indicate “Tran”

Pressing SCROLL repeatedly will cycle through the screens for all
of the enabled Measured Variable

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 Status LEDs and Screen

Calculated Variable Menu

Pressing the MENU button while any screen is visible will
display one of the controller’s independently enabled or
disabled Calculated variable Screens

Pressing the SCROLL button will cycle through the enabled screens, each
of which displays one or two of these variables:
• Sigma and Hpr are Polytropic Head Exponent and Reduced Head
• Rc is the Compression Ratio
• Rt is the Temperature Ratio
• Flow is the calculated flow or the estimated measured pressure drop
across an orifice plate
• UsrQ is the displayed Net Flow, which is calculated by subtracting a
calculated recycle flow from the Displayed Flow
In the event that one or more of the inputs used to calculate these
variables fail, the controller can substitute default values or the calculated
variable (Fallback Strategies). The resulting fallback value would then be
displayed.
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 Status LEDs and Screen

Alarms Menu
Pressing the MENU button while any screen is visible will
display the health of the analog inputs, recycle valve output,
intercontroller communications, and CPU/IO PCB voltages.
Each problem’s abbreviation is displayed only if it exists:
• Tran : One or more analog inputs are beyond their acceptable ranges
(Transmitter Fail). The failed input can be identified by scrolling the
Analog In Menu.
• OutF : Analog output failure
• Comm 1 : Transmissions are not being received from a controller
• Comm 2 : Transmissions are not being received from a load sharing or
performance override master
• Comm 1&2 : Both problem exist at the same time
• 24V : Power supply failure (not providing an acceptable voltage to the
CPU/IO PCB
• 15V, 5V, or 3V : the voltage from the corresponding power converter is
below its acceptable minimum, and the CPU/IO PCB needs to be
replaced.
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 Status LEDs and Screen

Function Menu
Pressing the MENU button while any screen is visible
will display the argument and computed values of one
of this controllers Characterizing Functions.
• The Y Coordinate Characterizer
• The Reported Flow Characterizer
• The X Coordinate Characterizer
• The General Characterizer
• The Balancing Variable Characterizer
• The recycle Flow Characterizer

If a particular characterizer is not being calculated, its argument

and result values will display as a series hyphens (“- . - -”).
Displaying any one them allows you to SCROLL to the others, and
the last one displayed is the first shown the next time you invoke
this MENU

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 Status LEDs and Screen

Testing and Options Menu

Holding the TEST key down invokes the Display
Testing and Options menu

The # characters represent the digits of the installed

version of the front-panel firmware.

Holding TEST key and first press the SCROLL button

invokes the procedure for adjusting the contrast of
the status screen’s liquid crystal display.
Unless this crystal is already set to its highest (or
lowest) level, it will then be slightly increased (or
decreased) by pressing the Raise (or Lower )
key.

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 Status LEDs and Screen

Testing and Options Menu

Holding TEST key and second press the SCROLL

button invokes a display from which you can brighten
or dim the control loop readouts.
Unless the readouts are already brightened (or
dimmed), pressing the Raise (or Lower ) key will
make them brighter (or dimmer).

Holding TEST key and third press the SCROLL button

initiates the LED Test, which displays the following
message and turns on every numeric readout
segment and LED on the Front and Engineering
Panels.

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