Refrigerant Air Dryer

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Controller Manual
 General
Instruction will help user to operate equipments safely, exactly, and then by
the best ratio of utility and price. To operate equipments according to its
instruction will prevent danger, reduce maintenance fee and non-working period,
i.e. improve its security and last its endurance period.
Instruction must append some regulations which were issued by specified
countries about accident prevention and environment protection. The user must
get instruction and operators must read it. Carefully and be in accordance with it
while operating this equipment, e.g. arrangement, maintenance (Checking and
fix) and transport.
Except the above regulations, meanwhile general technical regulations about
safety and normally working must be obeyed.
Guarantee
Before operation, familiarity with this instruction is necessary.
Supposing this equipment will be used out of its usage mentioned in the
instruction, we will not be responsible for its safety during operation.
Some cases will not be upon our guarantee as follows:
⚫ non-consistency resulted by improper operation
⚫ non-consistency resulted by improper maintenance
⚫ non-consistency resulted by using ill-suited auxiliary
⚫ non-consistency resulted by unusing original spare parts supplied by us
⚫ non-consistency resulted by changing gas supplying system arbitrarily
Ordinary compensation orange will not be expanded by the cases mentioned
above.
Safe Operation Specification
Danger：operation regulations must be strictly obeyed.
Technical modification
We preserve our right to modify the technology for this machine but not to
inform the user during the product technology improvement process.
A. Attention to the installation
(A).Standard Requirement for this air dryer: No Ground bolt is needed but the
foundation must be horizontal and solid, which furthermore it should also
concern the drainage system height and drainage channel can be set.
(B) The distance between the air dryer and other machines should not less than
one meter by way of conveniently operation and maintenance.
(C) The air dryer is absolutely forbidden to be installed outside of a building or
some sites with direct sunshine, rain, high temperature, bad ventilation, heavy
dust.
(D) While assembling, some avoidance as follow: too long pipeline, too many
elbows, little pipe size in order to lessen pressure drop.
(E) At the inlet and outlet, bypass valves should be externally equipped for
checking and maintenance while in trouble.
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 (F) Special attention to the power for the air dryer:
1. Rated voltage should be within 士 5％.
2. Electric cable line size must concern current value and line length.
3. The power must be specially supplied.
(G) The cooling or cycling water must be intenerated. And its pressure must
not be less than 0.15Mpa, its temperature not higher than 32℃.
(H) At inlet of the air dryer, a pipeline filter is suggested to be equipped which
may prevent solid impurities which size not less than 3μ and oil from polluting
HECH copper tube surface. This case may affect heat-exchanging ability.
(I) The air dryer is suggested to be installed following the back cooler and gas
tank on the process in order to debase Compressed-air inlet temperature of the air
dryer. Please carefully handle the air dryer utilities and its working years.
Assuming any problem and doubt, don’t hesitate to inquire us.
B. The maintenance requirement for Freezing Type Drier.
It is highly necessary to maintenance the air dryer. Proper use and
maintenance may guarantee the air dryer to accomplish its usage but also last
endurance time.
(A) Maintenance to surface of the air dryer:
It mainly means cleaning outside of the air dryer. While performing that,
generally with wet cloth first then by dry cloth. To directly spray it with water
should be avoided .Otherwise electronic parts and instruments may be damaged
by water and its insulation will be played down. In addition, no gasoline or some
volatile oil, thinner some other chemical agents can be used for cleaning. Or else,
those agents will depigmentize, deform the surface and flake away the painting.
(B) The maintenance for automatic drainer
User should examine the water-draining condition and remove the garbage
adhered to the filter meshwork to prevent the drainer from being blocked and
failing to drain.
Notice: Only suds or cleaning agent may be used for cleaning the drainer.
Gasoline, toluene, spirits of turpentine or other erodent are prohibited to be used.
(C) Supposing extra drain valve is equipped, user should drain at least twice
everyday at set time.
(D) Inside Wind-cooling condenser, the spacing between two blades is only
2~3mm and easily to be blocked by dust in air, which will baffle heat radiation.
In this case, user should spray it termly generally by compressed air or brush it by
copper brush.
(E) Maintenance for water-cooling type filter:
Water filter will prevent solid impurity from entering condenser and guarantee
nice heat exchange. User should clean filter meshwork termly in order not to
make water badly cycle and heat fails to radiate.
(F) Maintenance for internal parts:
During non-working period, user should clean or collect dust termly.
(G) Good ventilation is necessary around this equipment at any moment and

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the air dryer should be prevented from exposing in sunshine or heat source.
(H) During the process of maintenance, the refrigeration system should be
protected and for fear to be demolished.

Chart one Chart two

※ Chart one Cleaning illustration for condensers at the back of Freezing Type
Drier cleaning points for automatic drainer:
As shown in the charts, disassemble the drainer and dip it in suds or cleaning
agent, brush it by copper brush.
Caution: Gasoline, toluene, spirits of turpentine or other erodent are
prohibited to be used while performing this step.
※ Chart two Water filter disassembling illustration
C. Series of Freezing Type Drier operation process
(A) Examination before starting up
1. Examine if the power voltage is normal.
2. Checking the refrigerant system:
Watch high and low pressure gauge on the refrigerant which may reach a
balance at a definite pressure which will be fluctuated by the surrounding
temperature, usually it is about 0.8~1.6Mpa.
3. Checking if the pipeline is normal. The inlet air pressure should not be
higher than 1.2Mpa (except some special type) and its temperature should not be
higher than the set value while selecting this type.
4. Supposing water cooling type is used, well then user should check if the
cooling water can satisfy with the requirement. Its pressure is 0.15Mpa~0.4Mpa
and temperature should be less than 32℃.
(B) Operation Method
Instrument control panel specification
1. High pressure gauge which will show condensation pressure value for the
refrigerant.
2. Air outlet pressure gauge which will indicate the compressed air pressure
value at outlet of this air dryer.
3. Stop button. When press this button, this air dryer will stop running.
4. Start button. Press this button, this air dryer will be connected with power
and start running.
5. Power indication light (Power). While it is light, it indicates the power has
been connected with this equipment.
6. Operation indication light (Run). While it is light, it shows this air dryer is
running.
7. High-low pressure protective on-off indication light for refrigerant. (Ref
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H.L.P). While it is light, it shows that protective on-off has been released and
this equipment should be stopped running and fixed.
8. Indication light while current overload (O.C.TRIP).When it is light, it
indicates the compressor working current is overload, hereby overload relay has
been released and this equipment should be stopped running and fixed.
(C) Operation Procedure for this FTP:
1. Switch on the on-off, and power indication light will be red on the power
control panel.
2. If water cooling type is used, the inlet and outlet valves for cooling water
should be open.
3. Push the green button (START), operation indication light (Green) will be
light. The compressor will start running.
4. Check if the operation of the compressor is in gear, i.e.if some abnormal
sound can be heard or whether the indication for high-low pressure gauge is
well-balanced.
5. Assuming everything is normal, open the compressor and the inlet and outlet
valve, air will flow into air dryer and meanwhile close the by-pass valve. At this
moment air pressure indication gauge will show air outlet pressure.
6. Watch for 5~10 minutes, the air after being treated by air dryer can meet
using requirement when low-pressure gauge on the refrigerant will indicate
pressure is:
R22：0.3~0.5 Mpa and its high-pressure gauge will indicate 1.2~1.8Mpa.
R134a：0.18~0.35 Mpa and its high-pressure gauge will indicate 0.7~1.0 Mpa.
R410a：0.48~0.8 Mpa and its high-pressure gauge will indicate 1.92~3.0 Mpa.
R407C：0.45~0.8 Mpa and its high-pressure gauge will indicate 1.4~2.8Mpa
7. Open copper globe valve on the automatic drainer, where after the
condensed water in the air will flow into the drainer and will be discharged.
8. Air source should be closed first when stop running this equipment,
afterwards press the red STOP button to switch off air dryer and cut off the power.
Open the draining valve and then drain completely waste condensed water.
(D) Pay attention to some proceeding while air dryer is on operation:
1. Prevent air dryer from running long time with no load as possible.
2. Prohibit from starting and stopping air dryer during a short time for fear
refrigerant compressor is damaged.
D、Typical trouble analysis and settlement for air dryer
The freezing dryer troubles mainly exist in electric circuits and refrigeration
system. The results of these troubles are system is shut down, reduction of
refrigerating capacity or equipment damage. To locate the trouble spot correctly
and take practical measures concern with theories of refrigerant and electrical
techniques, some thing more important is experiences in practice. Some troubles
may caused by several reasons first of all analyze the refrigerant equipment
synthetically to find out the solution. In addition some trouble is caused by
improper use or maintenance, this is called “false” trouble, so the right way to
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find the trouble is practice.
The common troubles and disposing measures are as follows:
1. The air dryer can not work:
Cause
a. No power supply.
b. circuit fuse melted.
c. Wire disconnected.
d. Wire has loosed.
Disposal：
a. Check power supply.
b. replace the fuse.
c. Find the unconnected spots and repair it.
d. tightly connect.
2. The compressor can’t work.
Cause
a . Fewer phase in power supply, improper voltage.
b. Bad contacts, the power is not put through.
c. High & low pressure (or voltage) protective switch problem.
d. The over heat or over load protective relay problem.
e. Wire disconnection in control circuit terminals.
f. Mechanical trouble of compressor, such as jammed cylinder.
g. Supposing the compressor is started by capacitor, probably the capacitor
has be damaged.
Disposal
a. Check power supply, control power supply in proper voltage.
b. Replace contactor.
c. Regulate voltage switch set value, or replace damaged switch.
d. Replace thermal or over load protector.
e. Find out disconnected terminals and reconnect it.
f. Replace compressor.
g. Replace starting capacitor.
3. The refrigerant high pressure is too high cause pressure switch released
(REF H,L,P,TRIP indicator goes on).
Cause
a. The inlet air temperature is too high.
b. The heat exchange of wind-cooling condenser is not good, may caused by
insufficient cooling water flow or bad ventilation.
c. Ambient temperature is too high.
d. Overfilling of refrigerant.
e. Gases get in the refrigerating system.
Disposal
a. Improve the heat exchange of back cooler to lower the inlet air
temperature.
b. Clean pipes of condenser and water cooling system and increase cool
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 water cycling amount.
c. Improve ventilation condition.
d. Discharge surplus refrigerant.
e. Vacuumize the refrigerant system once more, fill some refrigerant.
4. The refrigerant low pressure is too low and cause pressure switch release
(REF H LPTEIP indicator goes on).
Cause
a. No compressed air flows for a period of time.
b. Too small load.
c. The hot air bypass valve is not open or bad.
d. Insufficient refrigerant or leaking.
Disposal
a. improve air consumption condition.
b. Increase air flow and heat load.
c. Regulate hot air bypass valve, or replace bad valve.
d. Refill refrigerant or find leaking sports, repair and vacuumize once more,
refill refrigerant.
5. The operation current is overload, cause compressor over-temperature and
the over-heat relay released (O,C,TRIP indicator goes on).
Cause
a. over heavy air load, bad ventilation.
b. Too high ambient temperature and bad ventilation.
c. Too big mechanical friction of the compressor.
d. Insufficient refrigerant cause high temperature.
e. Over load for the compressor.
f. Bad contact for main contactor.
Disposal
a. Lower the heat load and inlet air temperature.
b. Improve ventilation condition.
c. Replace lubrication grease or the compressor.
d. Fill refrigerant.
e. Reduce start & stop times.
6. Water in evaporator has frozen, this manifestation is that no action of the
automatic drainer for long time. Consequently when the waste valve is opened,
there are ice particles blown out.
Cause
a. Little air flow, low heat load.
b. The heat air bypass valve is not opened.
c. The inlet of the evaporator has been jammed and too much ater-collection,
herewith ice particles has dumped and make air badly flow.
Disposal
a. Increase compressed-air flow quantity.
b. Adjust heat air bypass valve.
c. Dredge the drainer and completely drain the waste water in the condenser.
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 7. Dew point indication is too high.
Cause
a. Inlet air temperature is too high.
b. Ambient temperature is too high.
c. Bad heat exchange in air cooling system, the condenser choked; in water
cooling system water flow is not sufficient or water temperature is too high.
d. Over much air flow but over low pressure.
e. No air flow.
Disposal
a. Improve heat radiation in back cooler and lower inlet air temperature.
b. Lower ambient temperature.
c. To wind-cooling type, clean the condenser.
As for water-cooling type, remove the furring in the condenser.
d. Improve air condition.
e. Improve air consumption condition for compressor.
f. Replace dew point gauge..
8. Too much pressure drop for compressed air.
Cause
a. Pipeline filter has choked.
b. The pipeline valves haven’t been totally open.
c. Little size pipeline, and too many elbows or too long pipeline.
d. The condensed water has been frozen and cause gas tubes to be jammed
in evaporator.
Disposal
a. Clean or replace the filter.
b. Open all valves which air must flow by.
c. Meliorate air flow system.
d. Follow as above mentioned.
9. The Freezing Type Dryer may normally run whereas low-effectively
performs:
It is mainly because the changed case caused the refrigerating system condition
transformed and the flow rate is out of the regulation range of the expanding
valve. Here it is necessary to adjust it manually.
When adjust valves, the turning range shall be little by 1/4—1/2 circle at one
time. Where after operate this equipment for 10—20 minutes, check the
performance and by it to decide if readjustment is needed anymore.
As we know that the air dryer is complex system which consists of four big
units and many accessories, that are interactively effective to each other. Hereby
in case trouble occurs, we shall not only pay attention to one part but also take
overall inspection and analysis to eliminate suspicious parts step by step and
finally find out the cause.
In addition when repair or maintenance works performed for the air dryer, user
shall pay attention to preventing refrigeration system from being damaged,
especially the damages to capillary tubes. Otherwise refrigerant leaking may
engendered.
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 Control System of Refrigerated air dryer
Version No: h221129
Technical criteria
Temperature range ： -20～100℃（resolution 0.1℃)
Power supply voltage ： DC 24V
Temperature sensor ： NTC R25=5kΩ,B(25/50)=3470K

Operation Guide
After power on, it will automatically switch to the "operation screen". You can press the
"Home" icon to switch to the home page, and then enter the parameter setting page.

In the operation screen, the following contents can be displayed:

Stop/Start:
Press this icon button to switch the on/off state of the system.

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Remote indication:
"Whether to enable remote switch on/off" can be set by parameter. When this icon lights up,
it means that the function is enabled. At this time, the "remote" relay is pulled in to prompt
that the control terminal can conduct remote control. The switch on/off button on the screen
is invalid, and the switch on/off needs to be controlled through the external input terminal.

OFF status:
The system does not work at this time.

Waiting to run：
At this time, the cold dryer has been started and is under shutdown delay protection. After
the delay time, the compressor will be started.

Running：
Compressor start.

Alarm：
Press this icon to switch to the alarm query page to view and recover the alarm.

Current display:
When the compressor is running, the current value can be displayed. The current value and
action time of overload protection can be set through parameters.

Dew point temperature:

The temperature control point of the dryer system can be set by parameters. An alarm will be
generated when the dew point temperature is still higher than the set value five minutes after
the compressor is started.
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Condensation temperature:
Condensation temperature can be used to control fan startup and shutdown.An alarm
will be generated when the condensation temperature is higher than the set value.

Parameter setting

The user can set the drainage time and drainage interval, view the accumulated running time,
and enable remote control function.

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Function description
Manual drainage
In the "Operation screen", press the icon of the heat exchanger to start the primary drainage.

Compressor control
Press the power key to start the machine. The relay of the "running light" will be pulled in and
the "compressor" will be started. If the last shutdown is less than the shutdown protection
time, the machine will enter the "waiting" state. If an alarm (such as high voltage alarm) is
detected, the compressor stops and the alarm relay is closed. The compressor can only be
started after the alarm is cancelled.

Remote control of start and stop

"Whether to enable remote switch on" can be set through parameters. At this time, the
"remote" relay is closed to prompt the control terminal that remote control can be performed.
The switch Start/Stop button on the screen is invalid, and the switch on/off needs to be
controlled through the external input terminal.

Compressor overload protection

The overload protection current value and action time of the compressor can be set through
parameters.

Phase sequence protection for phase loss

This function can be enabled by parameter setting, and the controller will detect whether the
three-phase power supply input has phase sequence and phase loss faults. When the fault
occurs, the compressor and fan cannot be started.

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Controller wiring diagram

RS 485
MODBUS RTU
Slave ID 1
Baud 9.6kbps
Parity None
Date 8
Stop 1

System Alarms
ON/OFF 41121 Dew sensor alarm
41101
0 OFF 1 ON 41122 Cond sensor alarm
State 41123 H-pressure
41102 0 OFF 1 Waitting
41124 L-pressure
2 Running 3 Alarm
Switch on/off 41125 Dew temp alarm
41110 Write “1” to
41126 Cond temp alarm
switch on/off
Reset 41129 Comp overload
41120 Reset 41130 Comp phase loss
Write “1” to
41133 Comp overheat
reset
41135 Power phase loss

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 Phase sequence
41136
alarm
Analogs 41137 Fan overload
30011/48011 Dew 41138 Fan phase loss
30012/48012 Cond 41149 Parameter error

Comp average
48210
current
48214 Fan average current

Relays
46001 Comp
46003 Fan
46005 Run
46006 Alarm
46007 Remote
46008 Antifreeze
46009 Drain
Switchs
47013 HP
47014 LP
47015 Pre
47018 Remote

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