GSi Chain Disk APCD-500 User Manual

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APCD-500, rev10
APCD-500
4.4. Filling Process
Operation of the Bin Auger:
At the start-up of each feeding cycle, right
after the Auger’s Delay has elapsed, the bin
auger starts bringing feed into the Chain Disk
Systems and stops when the Chain Disk Sys-
tem is full. There are two ways the controller
can detect that a Chain Disk System is full:
1. The proximity sensor detects feed for
5 seconds without interruption;
2. The drive unit has been running for the
“Max Run Time” parameter value (only if no
proximity sensor is used).
Feed Line
Auger
Auger
Motor
Bin
Chain Disk Overload Protection:
The controller monitors the amperage draw of
Chain Disk drive units to prevent overloading
the system:
•Iftheamperageexceedsthelimit“Max
Current Consumption” limit, the controller
temporarily shuts down the bin auger
while the Chain Disk keeps running in
order to discharge the feed. As the feed
load decreases the amperage draw also
decreases; the bin auger restarts when
the current consumption gets lower than
the “Max Current Consumption - Window Size”.
•Iftheamperagedrawgetshigherthan
the “Critical Current Consumption” for more
than the “Critical Delay”, the system stops
and will not restart.
Continuous Mode —
Proximity sensor on the Chain Disk
System Line after the Last Drop
If the proximity sensor is located on the Chain
Disk System line after the last drop, the system
is considered as being full when the master
proximity sensor detects feed. At that mo-
ment, the controller launches the “Continuous
Feed Delay” (which represents the amount of
time required for the animals to eat the feed).
When the “Continuous Feed Delay” has elapsed,
all Chain Disk Systems start running again
during the “Feed Bypass Delay”.
a) If the master proximity sensor still detects
feed after the “Feed Bypass Delay”, the control-
ler relaunches the “Continuous Feed Delay” and
the “Feed Bypass Delay” again since the system
is not empty yet. This process is repeated
up until the master proximity sensor stops
detecting feed.
b) If no feed is detected in the master Chain
Disk System after the “Feed Bypass Delay”, the
controller restarts a new feed cycle in order
to refill the whole Chain Disk.
Feed is detected
by the master
proximity sensor
(the system is full)
Continuous Feeding
Delay
Bypass
Delay
The system is
empty when no feed
is detected after the
“Continuous Feed Delay”
+ “Feed Bypass Delay”.
A new feeding cycle
then starts.
Proxy in Feed Line:
Proximity
sensor on
the Chain
Disk System
line after
the last
drop
Last drop
Drive unit

GSi Chain Disk APCD-500 Specifications

General

Brand	GSi
Model	Chain Disk APCD-500
Category	Controller
Language	English