T7900 Electronic Potentiometer

» • Electronic Potentiometer with voltage, current or

PWM output
• Wide selection of output ranges
• Isolated outputs
• Adjustable ramping times
• 2 LEDs indicating “increase” and “decrease”
• Preset push button defines the output reference
• Programmable power reference unit for operation of
generators in parallel with the grid
• 50 hour burn-in before test
• Flame retardant enclosure

Application SELCO T4500 Auto Synchronizer and the by the RPM of the internal motor.
The T7900 Electronic Potentiometer is T4800 Load Sharer. A wide number of output ranges can be
typically used as an interface between in- The T7900 converts the increase and selected via dipswitches in order to match
crease and decrease contacts and a device decrease pulses (from e.g. the T4500 and almost any type of speed c­ ontroller. Addi-
requiring control / adjustment by a voltage T4800) into a suitable analog voltage or tional ranges can be d
­ efined via the option-
or current signal, such as an electronic current signal. This analog output sig- al advanced PC configuration of the T7900,
speed controller. nal can be used as a control input to an using a standard ANSI terminal such as the
In such applications, the T7900 acts in ­electronic speed controller. Windows HyperTerminal.
a very similar manner to a motorized
­potentiometer, except that the outputs are The analogue outputs from T7900 are The unit can also be used as a
a voltage, a current or a pulse width mod- ­isolated. The rise and fall time of the ­programmable power reference unit
ulated signal (PWM), while the ­motorized output signal can be individually ­adjusted for setting the capacity to be provided by
potentiometer has a variable resistor to match the response time of a specific engine driven generators, when the gener-
output. speed governor or voltage ­regulator. The ators are operated in parallel with the grid
slope of the output signal is not limited by (utility) or a shaft generator. This function
In generator control applications, the mechanical aspects, unlike a conventional is described on the f­ ollowing pages.
T7900 can be used together with e.g. the motorized p ­ otentiometer, which is limited

SUPPLY POWER REF. IN

24V DC/AC RESET REF IN1 IN2 IN3 INCR REF DECR
Terminals 1, 2 & 3: Optional AC supply for the AC versions of T7900 + -

(an alternative to the 24V DC / AC supply).

Terminal 4: + 10V output
Terminal 5: + Reference of voltage signal for PWM output
Terminal 6: Output voltage of 0 – 10V DC for connection of a
meter instrument.
Terminals 7, 14 & 19: Common reference for inputs and outputs.
Terminals 8, 9 & 10: Output control signals as voltage, current or PWM.
Terminal 11 & 12: 24V DC supply.
Terminal 13: RESET for reset of output signal back to the reference level.
Terminals 15, 16 &17: IN1, IN2 & IN3 are control inputs for setting various output
levels when the T7900 is used as a power reference unit.
Terminals 18, 19 & 20: INCR, REF & DECR are control inputs for the T7900
0-10V REF
with increase and decrease pulses. Optional
AC supply
L1 L2 ±10V 0-20mA PWM

Fig. 1. Connections.

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Electronic Potentiometer Function T7900, the output signal will decrease rather than from 0V to 10V. Dipswitches
When the CONFIG dipswitch no. 1 on the until the decrease signal is interrupted. nos. 3 and 4 are the d
­ ipswitches mentio-
front is OFF, the T7900 will act as an The ramping of the decrease is ned previously for multiplying the ramp
electronic potentiometer. The output is a ­determined by the setting of tDECR. times by 10.
variable voltage, current or pulse width
modulated signal (PWM). When using a PC for configuration, it is The output reference level can be set or
also possible to select a different type of changed by adjusting the output signal to
The type and range of output can be output characteristic, a so called “rubber the desired level and then briefly ­activate
selected via dipswitches on the back of band” output characteristic where the the PRESET push button on the front of
the unit. This selection should be made in output automatically goes back to the the unit.
order to match the input type and range reference level when the increase or
of the unit to control e.g. an ­electronic ­decrease signal is interrupted. PWM Output (terminals 10 and REF)
speed controller. The ­following can be This type of signal is used as input in
selected on the dipswitches: In this case, the ramping of the increase some speed controllers (e.g. Woodward
SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 Output Ref. and decrease is a little different. They are & Caterpillar) because the signal is found
1 2 4 8
both the same, determined by the setting
REF 10 5 4
OFF OFF OFF OFF -10V – +10V 0V of tINCR, whe reas the ramping of going
OFF OFF OFF ON 0V – +10V +5V
OFF OFF ON OFF -5V – +5V 0V back to the reference level is now +10V
OFF OFF ON ON -10V – 0V -5V
OFF ON OFF OFF -1V – 0V 0V determined by the setting of tDECR. This 1kΩ/
OFF ON OFF ON 0V – +1V 0V
is illustrated in figure 3. 2W
OFF ON ON OFF 0V – +3V 0V
OFF ON ON ON 0V – +5V 0V Output signal
ON OFF OFF OFF 0V – +6V 0V (e.g. voltage)
ON OFF OFF ON -1V – +1V 0V
ON OFF ON OFF -3V -- +3V 0V
ON OFF ON ON
ON ON OFF OFF 10-90% 2.94KHz 50%
tINCR tDECR
ON ON OFF ON 4mA – 20mA 12mA INCR
REF
ON ON ON OFF 10-90% 500Hz 50% PWM
ON ON ON ON PRG. MODE
REF Fig. 4. T7900 PWM Output
Setting all dipswitches to ON will put Input pulse signals
tINCR tDECR less sensitive to noise rather than a volta-
the unit in programming mode. In DECR
ge or current input.
­programming mode the unit can be Fig. 3. “Rubber band” output characteristic.
The PWM output of T7900 is an open col-
­configured from a PC using a standard
lector output with a 1kΩ pull up resistor
ANSI terminal such as the Windows Hy- The ramping times tINCR and tDECR can be
as shown in figure 4. In factory default
perTerminal. In this case additional out- set on the two dials on the front panel.
this output gives +10V when the transis-
put ranges, reference levels and ­ The ramping times have the following
tor is closed and 0V (REF) when open. Ex-
other parameters can be specified from ranges:
ternal voltages can be used by removing
the PC. An optional programming kit 0.25 s / V – 2.5 s / V
the bridge between terminals 4 and 5 and
G0100 is available for this purpose. 0.25 s / mA – 2.5 s / mA
connecting and external voltage (max. 24
0.04 s / % –
­ 0.4s / %
V DC) between terminals 5 and REF.
The control inputs are the increase / de-
crease contact inputs on terminals 18 and The ramping time tINCR can be multiplied
The frequency of the PWM signal is
20. As long as no increase / decrease in- by 10 by setting the CONFIG dipswitch
500HZ or 2,94 KHz dependending on the
puts have been received, the output sig- 3 to on and the ramping time tDECR can be
dip switch settings.
nal will stay at the reference level. multiplied by 10 by setting the ­CONFIG
dipswitch 4 to ON.
Output signal
(e.g. voltage)
2.5 s / V – 25 s / V
50 %
tINCR tDECR 2.5 s / mA – 25 s / mA
INCR
0.4 s / % –
­ 4s / %
REF
Input pulse signals
The function of the CONFIG d­ ipswitches
DECR
on the front is as follows: 90 %

Fig. 2. Normal output characteristic.

SW1 ON: POWER REF Fig. 5. Pulse width modulated signal (PWM).
Fig. 2 illustrates the normal output SW2 ON: INVERT
­characteristic. When an increase signal is SW3 ON: INCR ramp*10 The range of the pulse width is 10% - 90%
applied to the T7900, the output signal SW4 ON DECR ramp*10 in default configuration. The reference
will increase until the increase signal is point is 50%. Voltage, pulse and REF can
interrupted. The ramping of the increase Dipswitch no. 1 should be OFF when be altered via PC configuration.
is determined by the setting of tINCR in T7900 is used as an electronic
such a way that lower settings will cause ­potentiometer, and on when T7900 is Figure 5 illustrates a PWM signal of 50%
faster ramps. used as a power reference unit. and 90%. The default reference is 50%.
­Dipswitch no. 2 can be used for i­ nverting However, this can be changed using PC
configuration or by using the PRESET

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When a decrease signal is applied to the the output, e. g. going from 10V to 0V
push button.
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18 19 20 18 19 20
+
_ 8 11 + +
_ 8 11 +
ELEC. ELEC. 24V ELEC. ELEC. 24V
GOV. POT DC GOV. POT DC
0 7 12 _ 0 7 12 _
T7900 T7900

Figure 6. Application Diagram. Synchronization and load sharing with T4500, T4800 and T7900 using electronic governors.

Figure 6 shows how to synchronize and The output voltage can be set to different The voltage on the p­ arallel lines of the
share the load using the SELCO T4500 levels using three contact i­ nputs IN1, IN2 T4300 and T4400 Load Sharers is 0 – 3V
Auto Synchronizer and the SELCO T4800 and IN3 (terminals 15, 16 and 17) of the DC. Therefore, when the T7900 is used
Load Sharer via the T7900. T7900 as described later. as a power reference unit with these
load sharers, the output range 0 – 3V DC
The same T7900 can be
Via the T7900 the INCR and DECR
connected to s­ everal load
pulses will give a suitable voltage, BUS
sharers where a multi e ­ ngine MAINS-SWITCH
current or PWM output signal which will
installation is operating in
control the electronic governor. Due to
­parallel with a grid supply. GRID
the wide range of setting possibilities
almost any type of electronic governors
The voltage on the parallel
can be controlled.
lines of the T4800 Load FREQ. OUT. 8
8 V 11
LOAD SHARER T7900 24V
Sharer is 0 – 1V DC, where
Power Reference Unit
DC
T4800 7 REF 12
14 15 16 17

0V DC corresponds to no IN1 IN2 IN3

Function load and 1V DC corresponds

INCR. DECR.

When the CONFIG dipswitch no. 1 on the to full load. Therefore, when
MOTOR
SUPPLY
front is ON, the T7900 will act as a power the T7900 is used as a power GEN.
reference unit for setting the ­capacity to ­reference unit with T4800 1

be provided by engine driven generators, Load Sharers, the output ran-

when the generators are operated in ge 0 – 1V DC should be selec-
parallel with the grid (utility) or a shaft ted on the dipswitches on the
generator. rear panel of the T7900:
FREQ. OUT. 8

LOAD SHARER
T4800

For such applications, the T7900 can be SW1: OFF INCR. DECR.
used with SELCO Load Sharers T4300, SW2: ON
MOTOR
T4400 or T4800. The output voltage of SW3: OFF SUPPLY

T7900 (terminals 8 and 7) is connected to SW4: ON GEN.

the parallel lines of the load sharers 1

­(terminals 13 and 12). The load sharer

will now adjust the power of the genera-
Fig. 6. Application Diagram. T7900 used as a power reference unit with
tor according to the level of this voltage.
T4800.

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Specifications
T7900 Electronic Potentiometer

8 – 36V DC / AC The three contact inputs IN1, IN2 and

Consumption: Max. 120mA at 24V DC IN3 of the T7900 will by default set the
Output ranges: -10V – +10V (or any part of this, e.g. 0V – +1V) following levels of the output voltage
0 – 20mA (or any part this, e.g. 4mA – 20mA)
when the contacts are closed (­ connected
to REF):
0% – 100% PWM 500Hz (or any part of this e.g. 10% - 90%)
0% – 100% PWM 2.94MHz(or any part of this e.g. 10% - 90%)
PWM output signal: Frequency: 500Hz of 2,94KHz. Level: 0 – 10V. Default reference: 50% IN1: 10% of full level
Increase / decrease 0.25 s / V – 2.5 s / V or 2.5 s / V – 25 s / V
IN2: 20% of full level
IN3: 40% of full level
ramp times: 0.25 s / mA – 2.5 s / mA or 2.5 s / mA – 25 s / A
0.04 s / % ­– 0.4s / % or 0.4 s / % ­– 4s / %
This gives the following output possi-bi-
Resolution: 12 bits or 15 bits
lities:
Serial link: RJ11-modular
IN3 IN2 IN1 Voltage
RS 232 parameters: 9600 bits per second
No parity OFF OFF OFF 0%
8 data bits OFF OFF ON 10%
1 stop bit
OFF ON OFF 20%
OFF ON ON 30%
Operating temperature: -20°C to +70°C ON OFF OFF 40%
EMC: EN50263 ON OFF ON 50%
Burn-in: 50 hours before final test ON ON OFF 60%
Enclosure material: Polycarbonate. Flame retardant
ON ON ON 70%
Weight: 0.3kg for T7900-00, 0.5kg for other types When using PC based configuration, the
Dimensions: 70 x 100 x 115mm (H x W x D) output levels corresponding to the three
Installation: 35mm DIN rail or 4mm (3/16”) screws contact inputs IN1, IN2 and IN3 can be
changed to any percentage ­between 0
The specifications are subject to change without notice.
and 100%. Please note that the level can
never exceed 100%.
Type Selection Table
Type Terminals 11-12 Terminals 1-3 Terminals 2-3
100

T7900.0010 24V DC / AC
T7900.0030 250V AC
Fixing holes
Other supply voltages are available on request.
50

2 x ø 4.5 mm

Accessories
10

G0100.0010 Optional Programming Kit for PC configuration

7.5 85
115

Dimensions in mm
70

Approvals &
Certificates Fig. 4 Dimensions

The T7900 has been approved by major

marine classification societies.

For more information about the indivi-

dual certificates, please visit selco.com

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