G210X live walk-through: when the pump drive faults
Free live webinar: what operators do when a pump drive faults
G210X live walk-through · Free webinar · Planned
When the pump drive faults
Lift-station drive down at 2 a.m.? The pump still has to run. When the drive fails, the pump keeps running. One turn of the VFD / OFF / BYPASS selector puts it across the line. In this free live webinar, presented by Think-PLC, we walk the G210X Pump & Fan Drive Package from the fault into bypass, step by step, the way your operators will do it, and show why the pump stops for about 2 minutes when you switch back to VFD.
Register freePlanned for Thu Nov 19, 11:00 ET · Online
- 1Planned for Thu Nov 1911:00 AM Eastern, about an hour with live Q&A
- 2OnlineJoin from your desk, the shop or the truck; the link comes by e-mail
- 3FreeNo cost to attend
- 4Presented by Think-PLCThe team that builds the G210X package and starts it up
- 5For the field and the counterOperators, maintenance, distributor sales, application engineers and engineers
- 6Bring your questionsAsk about your own stations in the live Q&A
From fault to bypass and back
The hour turns on three moments at the enclosure. This is what you will see live, on the one-line.
The drive trips. The pump stops. The level keeps rising.
We start where your operator starts: an alarm, a stopped pump and a level that keeps climbing. We show what they see at the window, and the move they make next.
One turn of the selector puts the pump across the line.
Your operator turns the VFD / OFF / BYPASS selector to BYPASS. The motor coasts for a few seconds, then starts across the line, and your level controls can still start and stop it through the bypass remote-run input. In bypass the motor runs across the line at full speed, with no speed control and none of the drive's pump functions. In bypass the motor is protected by the manual-reset overload.
In bypass, still on the network. A 24 V supply keeps the drive's control unit and PROFINET powered with the drive input contactor open, so the drive keeps reporting its own status.
The pump stops for about 2 minutes when you switch back to VFD.
Back to VFD: the pump stops when the selector leaves BYPASS, and the drive can't restart it for 120 s (the engraved plate says so). Plan the switch-back for a time when the pump can be off for about 2 minutes. The drive then starts it again, with de-ragging, pipe filling and dry-run protection set up for your station. They work in drive mode.
Who it is for
Operators and maintenance
What to do at the window when the drive faults, what keeps running in bypass, what to lock out before anyone opens the door, and when to go back to VFD, since the pump stops for about 2 minutes when you switch back.
Operators firstDistributor sales and application engineers
How to explain the bypass in a minute, which loads it is for (centrifugal pumps and fans), and the short list to collect so the quote comes back right. At the end: why and how to become a G210X distributor.
Engineers and integrators
The 3-contactor bypass: drive input, drive output and bypass contactors, with the output and bypass contactors interlocked mechanically and electrically so the drive is never back-fed. Plus the remote-run input, the dry contacts, and PROFINET, EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP on the drive.
The hour, as planned
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The 2 a.m. call. The drive has faulted, the pump has stopped and the level keeps rising. What your operator sees first.
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One turn to BYPASS. The VFD / OFF / BYPASS selector behind the window, the few seconds of coast-down, and the pump running across the line at full speed. Your level controls can still start and stop it through the bypass remote-run input.
- 03
In bypass, still on the network. The 24 V supply keeps the drive's control unit and PROFINET powered, and bypass status comes out on dry contacts. In bypass the network keeps reporting the drive's own status, not whether the motor is running in bypass.
- 04
While the drive waits for service. The bypass keeps the motor running while the drive is faulted or waiting for service. Replacing the drive means turning off and locking out the breaker, which stops the motor. Turn off and lock out the disconnect before opening the door. The drive's capacitors stay charged for up to 5 minutes after power off.
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Back to VFD. Why the pump stops for about 2 minutes when you switch back to VFD, and how to plan for it.
- 06
Back in drive mode. De-ragging, pipe filling and dry-run protection, set up for your station. They work in drive mode.
- 07
Sizing and quoting. 50 and 75 HP at 480 V, for centrifugal pumps and fans (variable torque), and what we need for a quote.
- 08
Want to be a distributor? Why the G210X package is worth carrying for your branch, and how to ask.
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Live Q&A. Bring a station, a fault story or a spec question.
The package on screen
G210X Pump & Fan Drive Package
Built around the Siemens SINAMICS G210X: a pump & fan drive with a 3-contactor bypass that isolates the drive, in a Type 3R (Outdoor Rated) enclosure. Designed for −10 to 40 °C, install shaded.
Ratings
50 and 75 HP at 480 V. Other ratings: ask us.
Loads
For centrifugal pumps and fans (variable torque).
Built
Built to UL 508A in North Carolina and factory tested, with the shop drawings and bill of material it was built from.
Warranty
3-year warranty with Think-PLC startup.
At a glance
Format
Live online walk-through, then Q&A
Date
Planned for Thu Nov 19, 11:00 ET
Length
About an hour
Where
Online; join link by e-mail
Cost
Free
Level
Introductory, no drive experience needed
Presented by
Think-PLC
Product
G210X Pump & Fan Drive Package
Who
Operators, maintenance, distributor sales and application engineers, engineers
Bring
A station, a fault story or a spec question
Questions
888-407-5448 · think-plc.com/contactus
Organizer
Think-PLC, LLC.
Why Think-PLC
Think-PLC designs, builds, installs and services industrial control systems, and we build the G210X package ourselves: built to UL 508A in North Carolina, factory tested, and shipped with the shop drawings and bill of material it was built from. Startup comes from the team that built it, and you get a 3-year warranty with Think-PLC startup.
Your operators know what to do when the drive faults, your sales team can explain the bypass in a minute, and everyone knows the number to call: 888-407-5448.
Can't wait for the webinar?
Request a quote now. Send us:
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The motor nameplate
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The supply voltage and how it is grounded (solidly grounded wye, HRG, ungrounded or corner-grounded delta)
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Whether the unit goes indoors or outdoors, and which way its door will face
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Any specification section
We will confirm the configuration, the options and the SCCR against them. Standard packages are for a solidly grounded wye 480 V supply. Ungrounded (IT), high-resistance-grounded (HRG) or corner-grounded delta: consult the factory before ordering. Lead time is confirmed at quote. Call 888-407-5448 or use think-plc.com/contactus.
For distributors · The last part of the hour
Want to be a G210X distributor?
We close the hour with this, live. If your branch sells to people who run pumps and fans, here is why the G210X package is worth carrying, and how to ask.
Here is why
A ready-made package
A pre-engineered enclosed drive package for 480 V pumps and fans, built around the Siemens SINAMICS G210X. Every combination is a standard part number.
No stock required
Think-PLC drop-ships from North Carolina, FOB origin, freight prepaid and added. No stock required. Lead time is confirmed at quote.
Backed by the team that built it
Startup and field service from Think-PLC, the team that built it. 3-year warranty with Think-PLC startup.
Help in front of your customer
Bring us in for a free drive survey or a lunch-and-learn with your customer, where available. On a survey we walk the pumps and fans with their maintenance team, read the nameplates and say which drives are candidates for the package.
Quotes in 1 business day
Quotes in 1 business day for standard configurations, 3 business days when quote-only options are involved.
Register first, protected 90 days
90 days of deal protection when you register the deal first (house accounts excepted). Registering a deal does not guarantee an order; full terms are in the reseller agreement.
How to ask
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Tell us you're interested. Call 888-407-5448 or use think-plc.com/contactus and say you'd like to carry the G210X, with your company and branch. Registering for the webinar? Pick "Yes, tell me more" on the sign-up form.
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Talk it through. We set up a call to walk through the program. Program outline; terms are set in the reseller agreement.
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Start quoting. Once the agreement is in place, we set your reps up to quote the G210X package.
Planned for Thu Nov 19, 11:00 ET · Online · Free
Drive down? Switch to bypass and keep pumping.
Back to VFD means about a 2-minute stop. Join us live and we will walk through both, step by step.
Register freeQuestions first? Call 888-407-5448.
Registration is free. Bringing a crew, or want this walk-through for your branch or plant? Call 888-407-5448 or use think-plc.com/contactus.