Series 500, 550 & 600: 2-Way Shutoff Type (Fail Closed)

Soli-Con® Valves Soli-Con® Valves

Laurence Soli-Con® valves are solid-state-controlled electric-actuated
quick-acting two-position valves. The Soli-Con® actuator provides
reliable, safe and efficient valve operation at greatly reduced current
consumption, size, weight, noise, heat rise, maintenance and cost
compared to conventional solenoid, motorized and other modes of valving.
The Soli-Con® actuator contains a tractive electromagnet and an
electronic module which conditions and controls the input voltage to the
electromagnet coil. Initially the module delivers a voltage spike to the
coil for approximately one-half second, more than sufficient time for the
actuator to operate the valve through its complete travel. Thereafter, the
module drops the voltage to a preset level that is sufficient to hold the
valve in the actuated or energized position.
Upon loss of voltage, the actuator releases and the valve retums to its
normal/fail-safe position, assisted by pressure and flow above the seat, the
valve main spring(s), and the weight of the internal and external
valve-train parts.
2-Way Shutoff Valves
All valves in this bulletin are normally closed/shut. Upon application of
line voltage to the Soli-Con® actuator the valve opens and remains open as
long as the input voltage is maintained. Upon loss of voltage the valve fails
closed/shuts off and remains closed with or without fluid pressure applied
to the valve until voltage is again applied.
Rotary Shaft Type
Laurence Rotary Shaft type valves are globe-type, poppet/piston valves,
which are operated by an external lever connecting the lifting action of
the linear electric actuator to the valve piston/plug which lifts off the seat,
through a rotary shaft seal.
This design offers greater force to operate the valve and allows stronger
return spring(s) to assure reliable fail-safe action because of the external-
lever mechanical advantage, compared to “direct-lift”/“direct-acting”
actuated valves. In addition, the slight rotary motion (15-30° arc) of the
valve shaft compared to reciprocating-stem packing glands, provides
much longer maintenance-free life.
Series 500SC
These are “Direct Operated” valves; referring to the inner valve
construction in which the full-area valve disc is lifted off the seat against
the full inlet shut-off pressure, without the aid of a pressure assist from
the media by an internal pilot or a minimum pressure or flow requirement.
These are quick opening and closing valves, with speed of operation
essentially independent of fluid viscosity, line pressure, or pressure drop
across the valve.
Series 550SC
These are “Semi-Direct Operated” valves for liquids only at higher
Features pressures than Series 500SC. The actuator, assisted by the pressure of
Low current draw, low wattage, low heating the media, lifts the full-area disc off the seat; however, because the piston
is connected to the actuator (valve piston is not floating), valve operation
Built-in overload trip-out feature prevents coil burnout,
is positive and quick and the valve acts as a pure Direct Operated valve at
self-resetting
low pressures down to 0 PSI.
No AC hum or chatter
Viscous or unclean liquids can be handled reliably because the diameter
No external air supply required of the valve first-stage port is 25-50% of the main port diameter,
Corrosive, viscous, dirty fluids do not contact any magnetic parts compared to the needle-sized orifices of most pilot-operated piston or
diaphragm valves.
Steam, other hot fluids are isolated away from the operator
Series 600SC
Fuel gas, other explosive/flammable liquids can’t escape into the
electrical actuator enclosure These valves are “Semi-Direct Operated” also, and are suitable for gases
and light clean liquids at even higher pressures. They too are media-
Heavy-walled, ANSI conforming valve bodies
pressure-assisted, and require no minimum pressure or flow to open and
Manual opening and manual closing provision close fully. These valves also contain no floating pistons or diaphragms
Visual valve-position-indication provision that can flutter, tight-fitting piston rings that can stick, or needle-sized
orifices that can clog, and thus are positive acting throughout all ranges of
pressure, compared to competitive pilot-operated valves.

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