Voltage Regulator TAPCON® 230 AVT

Quick Reference Guide

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1 Introduction
This technical file contains information for quick start-
up of the voltage regulator. It does not pro-vide compre-
hensive operating instructions.
This technical file is intended solely for specially
trained and authorized personnel.

1.1 Manufacturer
The voltage regulator is manufactured by:
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH
Falkensteinstraße 8
93059 Regensburg
Tel.: (+49) 9 41/40 90-0
Fax: (+49) 9 41/40 90-7001
E-Mail: sales@reinhausen.com
Further information on the product and copies of this
technical file are available from this address or on our
website at www.tapcon230.com if required.

1.2 Completeness
This technical file is only complete in conjunction with
the supporting documentation.

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1.3 Supporting documents
The installation and commissioning instructions, the
operating instructions and the accompanying connec-
tion diagrams also apply in addition to this technical
file. All documents are part of the scope of delivery.
In addition, generally applicable statutory and other
binding regulations in European and natio-nal legisla-
tion and the regulations for accident prevention and
environmental protection in force in the country of use
must be complied with.

1.4 Safekeeping
This technical file and all supporting documents must
be kept ready to hand and accessible for future use at
all times.

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2 Safety
This technical file does not replace the operating
instructions for the voltage regulator. The quick refer-
ence guide contains information that will provide a
rapid introduction to operating the voltage regulator.
• For detailed operation and safety information
please read carefully through the voltage regulator
manual.
• Pay particular attention to the information in the
chapter on safety in the operating instructions.

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3 Product Description
3.1 Description of the front panel

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Figure 1 TAPCON® 230 front panel

1 LEDs 1...10
2 Setting options for display contrast
3 Labeling strip for LEDs
4 F1 - F5: Function and menu selection keys

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 5 Display 128X128 LCD module negative blue, LED
background white
6 Menu selection
7 Escape
8 Accept entry
9 Switching windows inside a menu level
10 Parametering interface COM 1 (RS232)
11 Automatic voltage regulation (with auto mode LED
green)
12 Manual mode (with manual control LED green)
13 Remote control (with Local/Remote LED green)
14 Control for RAISE/LOWER
15 Status LED

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3.2 Description of the display

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Figure 2 Main screen

1 Status line
2 Actual value display in V
3 Target value display in V
4 Control deviation
5 Tap position display
6 Time bar
7 Target value deviation trend

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3.3 Description of key functions

RAISE In manual mode the motor drive unit can be oper-

ated directly using the RAISE key.

LOWER In manual mode the motor drive unit can be oper-

ated directly using the LOWER key.

REMOTE Activates the "Remote" operating mode. In this

case, manual operation of the RAISE, LOWER,
MANUAL and AUTO keys is disabled.

MANUAL Manual mode. For manual control of the motor drive

unit and parameterization of the voltage regulator.

AUTO Automatic mode. Voltage is controlled automati-

cally.

Arrow keys In auto and manual mode the measured value dis-
NEXT/ play can be set using the arrow keys.
PREVIOUS they can also be used to switch between windows in
the submenus.

ENTER Confirms or saves a changed parameter in the

parameter menu.

ESC Pressing the ESC key transfers you to the menu

level above, in other words, always back one menu
level.

MENU Pressing this key displays the menu selection win-

dow.

F1-F5 The function keys are menu selection keys. They

are also used to scroll through the menu subgroups
and input masks.

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4 Functions and Settings
This chapter gives a short summary of all the functions
and possible settings of the voltage regulator. Please
refer to the voltage regulator operating instructions for
detailed information on each of the functions and set-
tings.
Before carrying out the parameterization, proceed as
follows:
1. Deactivate the key lock if necessary.
Press ESC + F5 .

2. Activate manual mode: Press MANUAL

.

3. Select main menu: Press MENU .

 The voltage regulator main menu is displayed.

4.1 Setting the language

1. MENU > F4 (Configuration) >

F3 (General)
 <00> Language
2. Press F1 or F5 to select the
required language.

3. Press to save the setting.

The required display language is now set.

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4.2 NORMset
The NORMset mode enables easy and user-friendly
commissioning of the voltage regu-lator with a limited
set of parameters.

For switching to the NORMset mode, the fol-lowing

additional parameters must be set:
• Voltage level 1

4.3 Activating NORMset

1. MENU > F2 (Normset)
 <00> Normset Activation
2. To activate Normset, press F1 or
F5 to select "On".

3. Press to save the setting.

The Normset mode is now activated.

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4.3.1 Setting voltage level 1
Setting range Step size Fact. settings

220 V – 440 V 0.1 V 400 V

Table 3 Setting range for voltage level 1 in V

1. MENU > F2 (Normset) >

 <01> Desired Voltage Level 1
2. Press F4 in order to highlight the
position.

3. Press F1 to increase the desired value or F5 to

decrease it.

4. Press to save the setting.

Voltage level 1 is now set.

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4.4 Control parameters

4.4.1 Setting voltage level

Setting range Step size Fact. settings

220 V – 440 V 0.1 V 400 V

Table 4 Setting range for voltage level in V

1. MENU > F3 (Regulation Param.) >

F2 (Voltage Regulation)
 <00/01/02> Desired Voltage
Level 1/2/3

2. Press F4 in order to highlight the

position.

3. Press F1 to increase the desired value or F5 to

decrease it.

4. Press to save the setting.

Voltage level 1/2/3 is now set.

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4.4.2 Selecting voltage level
"Select voltage level" is used to define an active volt-
age level on the screen menu.

1. MENU > F3 (Regulation Param.) >

F2 (Voltage Regulation) >
3x
 <03> Active Desired Voltage
Lev.

2. Press F1 or F5 to select an active voltage level.

3. Press to save the setting.

The desired active voltage level is now selected.

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4.4.3 Setting the bandwidth
Calculation of the bandwidth according to the following
formula:

Un-1 - Un
[ ±B % ] ≥ 0.6 · · 100 %
UNom

Setting range:

Setting range Step size Fact. settings

0.5 % – 9 % 0.1 % 2%
Table 5 Setting range for bandwith

1. MENU > F3 (Regulation Param.) >

F2 (Voltage Regulation) >
4x
 <04> Bandwidth
2. Press F4 in order to highlight the position.

3. Press F1 to increase the value or F5 to reduce

it.

4. Press to save the setting.

The bandwidth is now set.

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4.4.4 Setting delay time T1
Setting range Step size Fact. settings

0 s – 600 s 1s 40 s
Table 6 Setting range for delay time T1

1. MENU > F3 (Regulation Param.) >

F2 (Voltage Regulation) >
5x
 <05> Delay Time T1
2. Press F4 in order to highlight the position.

3. Press F1 to increase the value or F5 to reduce

it.

4. Press to save the setting.

The delay time T1 is now set.

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4.4.5 Setting the control response T1 (linear/integral)
Linear:
With "Linear Time" the regulator responds with a con-
stant delay time which is independent of the control
deviation.
Integral:
The delay time decreases depending on the rela-tion-
ship of the control deviation to the set tole-rance band
B, to a minimum of 1 second.

1. MENU > F3 (Regulation Param.) >

F2 (Voltage Regulation) >
6x
 <06> Characteristics T1
2. Press F5 to select "linear" or F1 to select
"integral".

3. Press to save the setting.

The control response T1 is now set.

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4.5 Displaying the Info Screen
Information on the device can be viewed here. The fol-
lowing information is dis-played:
• Device model
• Firmware version number
• Serial number
• RAM
• Additional cards

 MENU > F5 (Info)

 <00> Info
By pressing , the following infor-
mation is also displayed:

• Measurement values (<01> 1x )

• Calculated measurement values (<02> 2x )

• Functional reliability of the LEDs (<03> 3x )

• MIO card digital inputs (terminals X4:13 - X4:24)
(<04> 4x )
• MIO card digital outputs (terminals X3:3 - X4:12)
(<05> 5x )

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 • PIO card digital inputs (terminals X6:1 - X6:15)
(<06> 6x )
• PIO card digital outputs (terminals X5:3 - X5:24)
(<07> 7x )

• PIO X7 Analog Input (<08> 8x )

• Parallel mode (<09> 9x )

• Data on CAN bus (<10> 10x )

• Peak memory (<11> 11x )

• CI card information (<12> 12x )

• Default parameters (<13> 13x )

• Memory overview (<14> 14x )

• Event overview (15x )

For details, see the voltage regulator operating
instructions.

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Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH Tel.: +49 (0)941 40 90-0
Falkensteinstraße 8 Fax: +49 (0)941 40 90-7001
93059 Regensburg E-Mail: sales@reinhausen.com
Internet: www.reinhausen.com

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