Lincoln Electric VANTAGE SVM178-B - Manuel (Page 181)

TABLE OF CONTENTS-THEORY OF OPERATION SECTION E-1 E-1
VANTAGE® 500
Theory of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-1
General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-2
Battery, Starter, Engine, Rotor, Stator, Pull Coil Board and Peripheral Board – Engine Protection . . . . . .E-2
Weld Windings, Rectifier, Power Modules and Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-3
Weld Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-4
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-5
Pulse Width Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-6
Chopper Technology Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-7
FIGURE E.1 BLOCK LOGIC DIAGRAM
ENGINE ROTOR
STATOR
AUXILIARY WINDINGS
W
E
L
D
W
I
N
D
I
G
MECHANICAL
ROTATION
ALTERNATOR
OUTPUT
CONTROL
MODE
SELECT
SWITCH
SLIP
RINGS
ARC
CONTROL
WELD
CONTROL
BOARD VOLTMETER
AMMETER
42 VAC and 120VAC
to 14 Pin Amphenol
for Wire Feeder
(No 120 VAC on EURO Models)
THREE-PHASE
RECTIFIER
+ +
+ +
__ __
TO WELD
CONTROL
BOARD
_ _
START
BUTTON
+
BATTERY
ON
STARTER
+12 VDC
RUN
ENGINE
SENSORS
OIL
PRESSURE
WATER
TEMP.
PERIPHERAL
PCB
PULL
COIL
PCB
+12 VDC
RUN
FUEL
SOLENOID
PULL
HOLD
FLASHING
IDLER
SOLENOID
LOW IDLER SIGNAL (TO SUPPLY PULL VOLTS)
HOLD VOLTS FROM CONTROL PCB
25 •
(COLD)
120 VAC
RECEPTACLES
(Not on EURO Machnes)
AC RECEPTACLES
Various combinations of
1Ø and 3Ø Outputs.
See Techincal Specs.
IGBT
IGBT
CHOKE
R4-50 •
2-POWER MODULES
SHUNT
TO
CONTROL
PCB
AUX. POWER
USE SENSING
+12VDC
RUN
80 VDC
PWM
SIGNAL
PWM
SIGNAL
120V
AC
160VDC
120VAC
PULL
RUN/STOP
SWITCH
* On some codes the Peripheral Board, Pull Coil Board, Idler Solenoid & Fuel Solenoid are
replaced by an Electronic Governor Control module and components. See Wiring Diagram.
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