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with soft starters for supplying a central water supply system

How can pressure-controlled pumps

be cascaded energy-efficiently and
Highlights cost-effectively?
Energy efficiency
Use of the continuously variable SINAMICS G120/G120P frequency inverter can save up to 50% Requirement
of energy costs by adjusting the pumping capacity to meet demand. A drinking water supply system must guarantee maximum availability. To ensure this,
SINAMICS G120P offers low apparent power consumption thanks to efficient converter topology. several pumps are cascaded. To cover variable water demand flexibly and at the same
The combination of soft starters (macro control) + frequency inverter (micro control) results in time cost-effectively, the obvious choice is a combination of variable- and fixed-speed
additional cost benefits and improved fail-safety, together with increased energy efficiency. For ex- drives. While the fixed-speed pumps cater for the basic load, one pump regulates the
ample, peak loads are avoided as a result, and thanks to soft starting, problems such as water hammer variable peak demand.
are avoided up to 60%. As well as the automatic mode described above, it must also be possible to operate
Longer runtime of the motors thanks to soft starting and stopping. each pump manually.
The high-efficiency motors with efficiency class IE2 are up to 7% more efficient than standard motors, The intelligent combination of fixed-speed and variable-speed drives enables energy
and they thus reduce energy costs and protect the environment. savings of up to 65%.

System integration Fields of application

The use of SINAMICS G120 or G120P frequency inverter, SIRIUS soft starters, and high- Ventilators for air supply and extraction
efficiency motors in efficiency class IE2 or IE3 results in a: Circulating pumps for heating and cooling systems
cost-efficient solution for simple pump cascading in the power range up to 250 kW Pumps for pressure increase and level control
fast and efficient commissioning since additional controller connection not required Compressors for supplying compressed air
The SIRIUS modular system offers mechanically and electrically coordinated components covering all
aspects of the soft starter, for example:
energy infeed systems that permit simple and fast assembly of the components
universality in the feeder; simple connection with the protective device of the 3RV circuit breaker

User-friendliness
SINAMICS G120/G120P is very user-friendly thanks to the integrated application-specific Pressure
Pressure transmitter
wizards and macros for easy commissioning. compensation
Operator-friendly, local diagnostics and maintenance option with the SINAMICS converter using the container Consumer
Further information
IOP or BOP-2 operator panel. Water reservoir
Soft starters can be set to the application values (e.g. motor current and starting and stopping
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Reduction in water hammer thanks to controlled start-up and power-down. www.siemens.com/sinamics
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If a pump fails, redundancy is provided in the pump system by switching, and high security Pump 1 Pump 2 Pump 3 Pump 4
of the supply is thus guaranteed. energy savings
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 Our answer:

Intelligent combination of SINAMICS G120P variable-speed

frequency inverter with SIRIUS 3RW40 soft starters using
energy-efficient low-voltage motors operated at fixed speed.

The flexible peak demand is covered by changing the speed with frequency inverter. The frequency inverter controls
the soft starters via outputs, with the soft starters handling the basic load. If required, several soft starters can operate
the motors simultaneously with maximum efficiency.

Main components required Main components required

Soft start-up Product Description of functions Product Description of functions

1 SITRANS P200, P210 Acquisition of the current pressure in the pressure compensation 4 SINAMICS G120 The SINAMICS G120/G120P is a cost-effective, energy-efficient
andP220 container and forwarding to the analog input of the SINAMICS G120P frequency inverter and easy-to-operate frequency inverter for pumps, fans and
4 pressure transmitter frequency inverter. Degree of protection compressor drives with a host of functionalities.
2 SINAMICS G120P IP20 to 250 kW
frequency inverter
SIRIUS 3RV Order no. The SITRANS P pressure transmitter measures the relative and absolute Order no. 6SL3224... SINAMICS G120/G120P is a modular converter system comprising
circuit breaker 7MF1565... or pressures and level of liquids and gases. a Control Unit (CU), Power Module (PM) and Operator Panel
7MF1566 or or (IOP = Intelligent Operator Panel, or BOP-2 Basic Operator Panel),
3 1 7MF1567 SINAMICS G120P or blanking cover. It supports communication with a local
SIRIUS SITRANS P frequency inverter controller and with monitoring devices.
soft starter pressure 2 SIRIUS SIRIUS 3RV are compact, current-limiting circuit breakers up to 100 A Degree of protection
3RW40 transmitter circuit breaker for motor or starter protection. They protect against overload and short IP54 to 90 kW The CU230P-2 Control Unit is ideal for building engineering, the
circuit. In addition, they have a lockable switch for manual on/off Order no. 6SL3223.. water industry, and the process industry. It has thus been specially
Rated speed Rated speed Rated speed Variable speed Order no. switching during repair work, for example. developed for industrial environments and for heating, ventilation
3RV1... or 3RV2... It was possible to reduce the no-load loss of the SIRIUS 3RV20 switching Control Unit CU230P-2 and air-conditioning applications.
5 devices by up to 20% thanks to new bimetallic materials. Order no.
Energy-efficient 6SL3243-0BB30-1
low-voltage motors 3 SIRIUS soft starter The 3RW40 soft starter is the top device from the SIRIUS range of
standard soft starters. As a 2-phase device with bypass contacts, the High-efficiency Energy-saving motors in accordance with the new international
5
Order no. 3RW40 is also extremely energy-efficient, and has low no-load power low-voltage efficiency class standard IEC 60034-30 are available from 0.75 kW
3RW40 losses and low space requirements. motors with to the standardized limit of classification at 375 kW in the
efficiency classes efficiency classes IE1 to IE3 for the North American market in
IE2/IE3 NEMA Energy Efficient and NEMA Premium Efficient.
4 SINAMICS Basic Operator Panel BOP-2:
Operator Panel Menu prompting and 2-line display allow fast and user-friendly com
Frequency inverter Available series: Siemens offers high-efficiency motors to 690 V, both for grid-
Basic Operator Panel missioning of the converter. Simple basic commissioning thanks to
100 % 1LE1, 1LA9, 1LG6 connected operation and converter operation energy-saving
(BOP-2) simultaneous display of parameters and parameter values.
Soft starters motors that are perfectly matched to SINAMICS converter and
SIRIUS motor starters.
Order no. Intelligent Operator Panel IOP:
Water volume requirement

6SL3255-0AA00-4CA1 Graphical display for showing status values such as pressure or output
75 % or current in bar chart form. User-friendly commissioning, diagnostics,
SINAMICS and local operator control thanks to large plaintext display and integral
Operator Panel application wizards.
Intelligent Operator
50 % Panel (IOP)

Order no.
6SL3255-0AA00-4JA0
25 %

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