Official News Letter of Amtech Electronics (India) Ltd.

, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India)

QM 003

AN ISO 9001 : 2008 COMPANY

AUGUST 2015

FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY

Inside
Customers Voice
Phillips Carbon
Black Limited

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Techno-Talk
Points to ponder while
changing motor for oil
pump application

Page 3

Techno-Talk
You question, we answer

From the Desk of Director

The difference between success and failure is doing a thing nearly right and
doing a thing exactly right. When something is done nearly right, it means that
something is still wrong. In many cases that little wrong can make the right
totally wrong over a period of time. When our customer has paid us 95% of the
price of item sold to him, probably we might have earned our targeted prot in
the deal; but the last 5% which customer is holding back tells that the
customer is not fully satised. That little dissatisfaction can become total
dissatisfaction if it is not taken care of in time. When we have only headache
and rest of the body is OK, still we say, I am not well; we do not say, I am
90% OK. In running competition the difference in time between the winner
and the runner-up can be just fraction of a second. Thus there is very small
difference between success and failure. Hence let us put efforts to do exactly
right and not nearly right.

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Piyush Patel

Appl. Case Study

Piyush Patel

Energy saving in FD fan

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AMTECH POWER

Why Amtech Excitation

System?

Motion Control
AC Drive, MVD & Soft Starter

Page 6
Product Overview
Sugar Centrifuge
Automation Technology (SCAT)

Page 7

AXPERT-A900

Industrial
Automation
Controlling

Driving

Operating

Networking

Presence
Across the Nation

PLC

SCADA ,HMI

Power Quality
Active and Passive
Harmonic Filter

Chandigarh

Delhi
Jaipur
Kanpur
Bhilwara
Kota

Udaipur
Gandhinagar

Jamshedpur

Ahmedabad
Jamnagar
Saurashtra

Vadodara

Bhopal
Kolkata

Indore

Surat
Vapi

Nagpur
Bhilai

Nasik
Mumbai

Aurangabad

Pune
Vizag
Hyderabad
Goa

Bangalore

Chennai

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Editor :
ATUL SUTHAR

Mistake is
obvious,
but taking it
obviously makes
it a habit

Industrial
Electronics
Design & Development
for Customers in
Power Electronics

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Be a Part of Free India
- Amtech Family

Happy
Raksha Bandhan

CUSTOMERS VOICE

TECHNO-TALK
Title : Points to ponder while changing motor for oil pump application
Following points can be considered before changing the motor for pump, from
energy saving point of view.
1.

Find the GD square value of new motor to be purchased and compare it with that of
pump, GD square of motor should be more than that of pump.

2.

Normally oil circulation pumps are positive displacement pumps and started with
open discharge condition. Hence starting torque and starting current carrying
capacity also should be checked.

3.

Please conrm whether the pump is positive displacement pump, In that case please
check what will the maximum oil pressure that may be developed in the system, if
there is scope for increase in pressure in the system, then power consumption will
increase. We have to check the power required at maximum pressure that can be
developed. At cold start, the oil viscosity will be high and accordingly the oil pressure
will also increase and so power consumption will be maximum. We have to select the
motor to suit the maximum power requirement.
Idea of replacing the existing motor with energy efcient motor is a great one,
involving certain amount of investment.
Normally motors are designed to take maximum load demand of the pump and safety
margins are not provided. There is a general observation that when motors are
underutilized their efciency becomes poor. Motor selection should aim at motors to
run at full load with maximum efciency and not at partial load. Now a days, motors
are also manufactured to have same efciency at various load, if you can locate one
such motor, you can save the energy with new motor, even at partial load, but
investment is more leading to more payback period.
One must take motor suppliers' assurance on safe running of motor at full load.

Please also consider following aspects:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Chances of overload. It can be high because of high viscosity during cold start or
partial clogging of oil pipes.
Ambient temperature. If the ambient temperature is greater than 40 deg C, the
motors can not be used up tp their rated capacity, & have to be derated.
Additional heat generating equipment nearby or restricted airow- This may be partly
accounted for in the rise in ambient.
Cost of failure of equipment. - If the failure of this motor leads to a very high loss,
chances are that every one will want to play it safe.
Consideration of maintenance practices like cleaning of motor surface for heat
dissipation, periodic change of bearings etc.
Precise selection of the motor keeping in view all the above, requires considerable
expertise.
Idea of saving energy is commendable, but equally it is fraught with a risk
which cannot be neglected.
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TECHNO-TALK
You question, we answer
Question:
What is the difference in TDD and THD with reference to harmonic standard?
Answer:
TDD means Total Demand Distortion. THD means Total Harmonic Distortion.
Demand current is the fundamental component of the maximum current that a plant
draws from the source. Percentage TDD means (Harmonic Current / Demand
Current) X 100. Demand current is less than the maximum continuous current
capacity or the rated current capacity of the plant. Suppose the Demand Current of
the plant is 1000 Amps. A certain non-linear load, for example a Variable Frequency
drive, is drawing 500Amps and at this current level it is having THD of 30%. Assume
that this is the only non-linear load that the plant is having. Hence in this case the
harmonic current in the plant will be 500 x 30 / 100 = 150Amps. TDD in this case will
be ( 150/1000) X 100 = 15%. Whether the plant complies with IEEE standard will be
decided by TDD and not by THD.

POWER QUALITY & ENERGY CONSERVATION

Energy Conservation :
Energy Conservation is the need of the day and today the rising energy consumption is of
growing concern due to adverse effect like climate change and global warming. A balance
has to be maintained between the worlds energy needs and the environment. Amtech helps
industries in their efforts to reduce consumption without affecting productions through wide
range of product and service.
Why Amtech For Energy Conservation :
1. In depth of knowledge of Industrial Systems.
2. Wide Range of products.
3. Accreditations from GEDA, Dy.CEI, MEDA, BEE, PCRA, MPUVNL, KES, CPRI,
CLL, NPC....
4. Global Presence and wide installed based created through delivering trusted product an
solutions.
Amtech Offers :
1. Complete Energy Audit and Power Quality Audit.
2. System Design, Optimization and Pay-back analysis.
3. Demand side Management (DSM)
4. Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Harmonic Filters, VFD, MVD,
Automation System, Soft-Starters etc....
5. Continuous post audit support for implementation.
6. Training and Seminars on Power Quality and Energy Conservation.
7. Guidance for financing of Energy Conservation Projects.

Total Solution for Power Quality Through Range of Products

AHF
AFC
SHC
LVR

:
:
:
:

Active Harmonic Filter

Active Front End Converter
Static Harmonic Converter
Low Voltage Line Reactor

AMTECH: YOUR TRUE PARTNER FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION

APPLICATION CASE STUDY

DOC.NO. : AMTCS-221

TITLE : ENERGY SAVING IN FD FAN

Industry
Application
Motor rating

: Chemical
: FD Fan
: AC Induction Motor, 3 Phase
kW
: 90
VOLT : 415
RPM : 1480
Hz
: 50
AMP : 147A

Previous system

: Motor was running on Star Delta starter.

Problem observed

: 1)
2)

Present system

: Amtech 90 kW Axpert Eazy AC VFD used in place

of Star Delta starter.

High maintenance cost.

Energy losses due to ow control by damper.

kW(Consumption)
Previous system
(Without drive)
Present system
(With drive)
System block diagram

Frequency

Damper

: 65 kW

50 Hz

60% to 75 % Open

: 50 kW

44 Hz

100% Open

3 PHASE,
3PH
415V
415V,
AC SUPPLY
AC
SUPPLY
AXPERTEAZY
EAZY
AXPERT
90 kW

Merits of new system

: 1)
2)

Economical analysis

903PHASE
kW 3 PHASE
INDUCTION
MOTOR
INDUCTION MOTOR

FD FAN

RECIPROCATING
COMPRESSOR

Easy & Smooth Operation.

Energy Saving due to ow control by VFD.

Energy consumption without VFD- P1

Energy consumption with VFD- P2
Energy Saving Per Day ((P1-P2)*24)
Saving Per Day @ Rs.5/-Unit
Saving Per Year (Approx. 320 Days)
Payback period Approximately

=
=
=
=
=
=

65 kW
50 kW
360 Units.
Rs.1800/Rs. 5,76,000/5 Months.

ANALOG TO DIGITAL.....IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE

Just Go for It.

WHY AMTECH EXCITATION SYSTEM?

Proven worldwide.
Reliable technology.
Complete excitation control & protection solution for

Wall Mounting Panel

Brush-less System

synchronous generator & motor.

Complete range of digital excitation systems from 1MW
to 600 MW (Excitation current range upto 10000 Adc)
Robust, Reliable and State of art products and excitation
system.
Tailor made & customized generator-Motor excitation
control solution.
Customized retrot solution, which includes all the
functionality of old system including the exibility and
programmability.
Worldwide Service & Spares support network
Technically competent and certied service
professionals.
Full-edged service center.
Complete infrastructure and technically competent
service professionals.
Specic Product for specic range.
Rugged and user-friendly products.
DSP based control for higher accuracy and better
performance.
Internationally accepted product.
Adapted Solution for customised requirements.
Financial stability.
Multiple manufacturing sites-security
Wide INDIA client base which includes BHEL ,
Wartsila,Rolls Royce, Sanelec, Triveni, TDPS, Invensys,
Orient Cement, JPMA, NDPL,
Ruston Engineers, ACC Cement, JK paper, Bridge tone,
Hindustan glass, DCW, Manglam Cement, NTPC,
ONGC, IOCL, MAN Diesel, Rockwell Automation,Jyoti,
Areva, Reliance Energy, Bongaigon Reneries, Naren,
Compton greaves, Tata Power, JS'W, Ultratech Cement,
Torrent, DCM, Shree Cements, Indian glycols, Somany
Ceramics, Ambuja Cement GE, Voltas, Moser bear,
RSEB, HPSEB, Reliance Infrastructure, ACC, Grasim,
BSES.......

Static System

AMTECH POWER LTD.

B-9, GIDC Electronics Zone, Gandhinagar-382028, Gujarat, India
Tel : 079 23289116 / 117, Fax: 079 23289110 / 111
Email : apl@amtechelectronics.com Visit : www.myamtechpower.com
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SUGAR CENTRIFUGE AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY (SCAT)

The new generation of control system, developed by Amtech Electronics (I) Ltd, integrates the operation of
centrifugals in the sugar industry with latest control automation system along with Amtechs
regenerative AC drive. Amtech offers an innovative & smart solution of Sugar Centrifuge Regenerative Dri
ve with Automation Package, based on its regenerative AC variable frequency drive and intelligent proces
s controller. This combination replaces the traditional 2 speed drive with mechanical brake,
3 speed drive with mechanical brake and DC injection brake and reduces energy consumption
compare to these 2 & 3 speed drives.
Feature
Factory tested integration
Simplied setup with standard solution based panel
Smooth stating & operation of system
User friendly Display with touch screen HMI
Full motor protection
AC regenerative drive
Intelligent PLC based Control Process
Optimized production
Synchronization with other centrifuge machine with
6 to 12 machines
Benets
Cycle timing improvement provides Increased Production
Reduced energy consumption
Eliminates inrush currents
With its energy management system, recycles energy and
reduces operating Cost
Smooth acceleration and deceleration reduces mechanical
stress on machine, which increases life of mechanical parts
Robust and long lasting design of SCAT gives very little
maintenance, can operate continuously throughout a campaign.
With its efcient harmonic reduction technology gives
minimum mains pollution on the line side. Thus,
compensation and lter circuits are no longer needed.
Improved power factor
Better reliability, more uptime
SCAT sustains full power for uninterrupted operation
Compact footprint results in space savings
Appropriate displays are provided on the HMI unit to assist with
pinpointing any faults
Short Payback Period with better productivity, reduced energy
consumption and more uptime.
Improved process ow and Excellent value for money
High availability and low operating costs
Quick and safe commissioning
Minimized maintenance costs
Qualied after sales service by Amtech assistance

PRESENCE ACROSS THE GLOBE

Regional Offices
Mumbai
Bangalore
Chennai
Delhi

Contact Person

Phone No. (O)

Mobile No.

E-mail

Vrajesh Yadav
M.D. Kamath
S. Senthil Kumar
T.S. Sridhar
Gaurav Vohra

022-28851603/28846083

09819900501
09449010977
09940229955
09840618533
09582888030

mumbai@amtechelectronics.com
bangalore@amtechelectronics.com
.
chennai@amtechelectronics.com
chennai@amtechelectronics.com
delhi@amtechelectronics.com

09449010977
044-26358919
044-26358919
011-25610211

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Delhi
Jaipur

Atlanta

Lacknow
Bhilwara
Kota

Udaipur
Gandhinagar

Jamshedpur

Ahmedabad
Jamnagar

Bhopal

Vadodara

Kolkata

Indore

Surat
Raipur

Vapi

Nagpur
Bhilai

Nasik
Mumbai

Aurangabad

Pune

Belgaum

Vizag
Hyderabad

Goa

Bangalore

Chennai
Coimbatore
Pondicherry

Head Office
Branch Office
Dealer
System Integrater
Resident Engineer
Global Distribution

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E-6, GIDC Electronics Zone,
Gandhinagar-382 028, Gujarat (India)
Phone : +91 79 23289101, 23289102, 23289103
Fax
: +91 79 23289111
E-Mail : info@amtechelectronics.com
Web
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