Rockwell Automation| DySC – Dynamic Sag Corrector Family

DySC – Dynamic Sag Corrector Family

Voltage Sags Defined

What is a Voltage Sag?

Voltage Sag – a decrease in RMS Voltage for a brief time

Voltage Sags less than 2 seconds account for over 90% of all grid events*

What is a Voltage Sag
What is a Voltage Sag
What is a Voltage Sag

Causes of Voltage Sags

Voltages sags can originate outside your facility or be internally generated

Externally Generated Internally Generated

Weather Related

Weather Related

Animal Contact

Animal Contact

Human Contact

Human Contact

Equipment Failure

Equipment Failure

Internally Generated

Transformer Inrush

Transformer Inrush

Cross Line Motor Starting

Cross Line Motor Starting

Equipment Faults

Equipment Faults

Impacts of Voltage Sags

Voltage sags can impact your business in a variety a way

Scrap Material

Scrap Material

Material damaged as a result of voltage sags either must be reworked or scrapped.

Extended Downtime

Extended Downtime

Processes shut down by voltage sags can take hours to reset and restart.

Damaged Equipment

Damaged Equipment

Voltage sags can damage equipment due to improper equipment shutdown or current surges when voltage returns to normal.

Safety Risks

Safety Risks

Voltage sags can lead to unintended equipment operation and other safety risks.

DySC Portfolio Overview

DySC – Dynamic Sag Corrector

  • DySC® (pronounced “Disk”)
    • “Battery-free UPS”
  • Up to 5 seconds of ride-through
  • S. and International voltages available
  • Scalable solution
    • Large Available Power Range
    • Scalable Energy Storage
MegaDySC®

DySC Portfolio

Standard Products Shown – other options available through ETO (engineer to order) process

MiniDySC®

Current Range – 2A-50A
Voltage Range – 100V–240V
1 Phase
DIN Rail / Panel Mount
Component / Control Panel
Solution
Bypass Optional

ProDySC®

Current Range – 25A-200A
Voltage Range – 200V–480V
3 Phase
Panel / Floor Mount
Individual Machine / Tool
Solution
Bypass Optional

MegaDySC ®

Current Range – 400A2400A
Voltage Range – 380V–480V
3 Phase
Floor Mount
Process Line / Buss Level
Solution
Bypass Standard

MegaDySC – 208V

Current Range – 500A-833A
Voltage Range – 200V–208V
3 Phase
Floor Mount
Process Line / Buss Level
Solution
Bypass Standard

DySC Features and Benefits

DySC Features and Benefits

3 Phase Ride through Example

  • 330 kVA DySC
  •  3-phase 50% voltage sag
  • 4.5 second duration
3 Phase Ride through Example

DySC Technology Overview

How a DySC Works

How a DySC Works

• Under normal conditions, the DySC passes power from the AC supply directly to the critical load
through a bypass switch.
• When a voltage sag is detected the DySC opens the bypass switch and injects a compensating voltage in series with the AC supply.
• DySC is series-connected: AC Supply Voltage + DySC Voltage = Critical Load Voltage

Single-phase DySC Topology

Component Identification

Static Bypass Switch

  • ON under normal conditions
  • Highly efficient (>99%)

Voltage-doubling Rectifier

  • Each DC bus capacitor charged to peak of AC source voltage
  • Idle under normal conditions
  • Supplies power to inverter at DC bus during sag correction

Half-bridge Inverter

  • Idle under normal conditions
  • Sinusoidal PWM switching during sag correction
  • Acts as a series voltage source between points A and B, supplying only the missing voltage
Single-phase DySC Topology

MiniDySC Standard Runtime (SR) Protection Curve

MiniDySC Standard Runtime (SR) Protection Curve
  • MiniDySC corrects voltage sags down to 50% remaining for up to 5 seconds.
  • For voltage sags below 50% remaining, capacitor energy will provide protection for up to 50ms at 0V

Extended Runtime (ER) DySC

Extended Run Capacitors

  • Additional capacitors increase runtime for voltage sags with less than 50% voltage remaining.
  • Capacitors charge through series resistors and discharge through bypass diodes to reduce inrush
  • Separate electrolytic capacitor bank for each phase module.
Extended Runtime (ER) DySC

MiniDySC Extended Runtime (ER) Protection Curve

MiniDySC Extended Runtime (ER) Protection Curve
  • MiniDySC corrects voltage sags down to 50% remaining for up to 5 seconds.
  • For voltage sags below 50% remaining, capacitor energy will provide protection for up to 200ms at 0V

3 Phase ProDySC and MegaDySC Topology

Cross-Coupling

  • Most events are single phase or two phase sags
  • Cross-coupling transformer pulls energy from “good” phases for correction
  • 0 seconds sag correction for single-phase sag to 0.0 volts, or two-phase sag to 30% (L-N).

One of three identical circuits is shown:

3 Phase ProDySC and MegaDySC Topology

ProDySC and MegaDySC Protection Curve

ProDySC and MegaDySC Protection Curve

DySC Bypass Switch

DySC Bypass Switch
  • MiniDySC – Manual rotary bypass switch is optional (recommended)
  • ProDySC up to 100A – Manual rotary bypass switch is optional (recommended)
  • ProDySC 200A – Automatic 3 breaker bypass switch is optional (recommended)
  • MegaDySC – Automatic 3 breaker bypass switch is standard

Source: Rockwell Automation