STEP 2
2.1 – INTENDED USE
AVIO500isagearmotordesignedfortheautomationofsectional
andoverheaddoors.
2.2 – OPERATING LIMITS
STEP 15 (“Technical specifications”) provides the data needed
to determine whether the product is suitable for the intended
application.
Itsstructuralcharacteristicsmakeitsuitableforuseonsectional
doorswithinthelimitsshownintables1,2and3.
Themeasurementsintable2aretobetakenasaguidelineand
areforgeneralestimatepurposesonly.Theeffectivesuitabilityof
ELEVOforautomatingaspecificdoordependsonthedegreeof
doordoorbalancing,guidefrictionandotheraspects,including
occasionalphenomenasuchaswindpressureorthepresenceof
ice,whichcouldobstructdoormovement.
Toestablisheffectiveconditions,theforcerequiredtomovethe
doorthroughoutitsstrokemustbemeasuredtoensurethatthis
valuedoesnotexceedthe“nominaltorque”specifiedinsection
9 (“Technical specifications”); also, to calculate the number of
cycles/hour and consecutive cycles, the data in tables 3 and
4.mustbetakenintoaccount.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
AVIO500operatesusingelectricpower.Intheeventofapower
failure,thegearmotorcanbereleasedinordertomovethedoor
manually.
Theheightofthedoorenablesthemaximumnumberofcycles
per hour and consecutive cycles to be calculated, while the
forcerequiredtomovethedoorenablesthepercentageofcycle
reduction to be determined; for example, if the door height is
2.2m,thiswouldenable12cyclesperhourand6consecutive
cycles,butifaforceof250Nisrequired,thesewouldhaveto
bereducedto70%,resultingthereforein8cyclesperhourand
around4consecutivecycles.
Toavoidoverheating,thecontrolunithasalimiterthatisbased
onthemotoroperationanddurationofcycles,andtripswhenthe
maximumlimitisexceeded.
N.B.:1kg=9.81N,forexample,500N=51kg
2.3 – TYPICAL SYSTEM
Fig. 1showsatypicalsystemforautomatingasectionaldoor.
aAVIO500
2.4 – LIST OF CABLES
Table4showsthespecificationsofthecablesneededtoconnect
upthevariousdevices.
b Photocells
c Mainedge
d Flashinglightwithincorporatedaeria
e Key-operatedselectorswitchorbutton
Thecablesusedmustbesuitableforthetypeofinstallation.For
example, an H03VV-F type cable is recommended for indoor
applications.
Table 1 - ELEVO gearmotor operating limits
Model: SECTIONAL door Overhead door
AVIO500 Height: 2.4m Surface: 10m
2
Height: 2.4m Surface: 8.5m
2
Table 2 - Limits related to door height
Door height (metres) Max. no. of cycles/hour Max. no. of consecutive cycles
upto2 16 8
2÷2.4 12 6
Table 3 - Limits in relation to force required to move door door
Force required to move door N Cycle reduction percentage
Upto200 100%
200÷300 70%
300÷400 25%
Table 4 - List of cables (g. 1)
Connection Cable type Maximum length allowed
D-E Flashinglightwithaerial 12x0.5mm
2
cable 20m
1RG58typeshieldedcable 20m(recommendedlessthan5m)
C Photocells 12x0.25mm
2
cableforTX 30m
14x0.25mm
2
cableforTX 30m
A-B
Key-operatedselectorswitchorbutton
22x0.5mm
2
cables(note1) 50m
Note 1:asingle2x0.5mm
2
cablecanbeusedinsteadoftwo2x0.5mm
2
cables.
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