D A T A S H E E T: EC3-D72 / EC3-D73 Superheat & Digital Scroll Controller
D A T A S H E E T: EC3-D72 / EC3-D73 Superheat & Digital Scroll Controller
D A T A S H E E T: EC3-D72 / EC3-D73 Superheat & Digital Scroll Controller
Features EC3-D72
• Superheat control in conjunction with Alco Controls stepper
motor driven Electrical Control Valves (EX4...EX6)
• Synchronization of the PWM solenoid valve used for
variable capacity control of the Copeland Scroll Digital
• Limitation of evaporating pressure (MOP)
• Low and high superheat alarm EC3-D72/D73
• Low pressure switch function/alarm
• Freeze protection function/alarm
• Pump down function
• Feed through of 4…20mA signal from the evaporator
pressure sensor to analogue output. This may also be
connected to pressure input of any other controller to avoid
need for multiple pressure sensors.
• Monitoring of sensors and sensor wiring and detection of
sensor and wiring failures
• Intelligent alarm management in order to protect the
compressor i.e. fail safe operation
• Integral rechargeable battery to close the Electrical Control
Valve in case of power loss
• Support of TCP/IP Ethernet technology with WebServer
functionality allows monitoring and configuration of
controllers through a standard WebBrowser (e.g. Internet
Explorer® or Mozilla Firefox)
• Multiple language support
• Electrical connection via plug-in type screw terminal
• Aluminum housing for DIN rail mounting
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Application
The EC3-D7x series can be applied into a number of different Low superheat alarm
superheat applications in conjunction with either a single Liquid flooding may lead to serious damage of compressors and
Copeland Digital ScrollTM or a tandem unit consisting of one must be avoided. The built-in low superheat alarm function of
fixed and one Copeland Digital Scroll: the EC3-D7x detects low superheat conditions and deactivates
• Superheat control of conventional evaporators such as shell the alarm relay. If the alarm relay is wired into the serial safety
and tube, plate heat exchanger, air coil etc. loop of the system controller, the compressor will be switched
• Superheat control of sub-coolers or economizers connected off when a low superheat alarm occurs and the ECV will close.
to suction pressure of compressor or intermediate pressure
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Analogue output (4-20mA signal) function Additional to hardware errors also EC3-D7x will monitor the
EC3-D72 requires the outlet pressure level of evaporator for minimum operating superheat. If the superheat drops below
superheat and MOP control. The output signal from the PT5 is 0.5K for continuous period of one minute, the low superheat
used by EC3-D7x and again provided as 4 to 20mA signal alarm will occur. The low superheat alarm can be disabled for
(galvanized) for connection to any other third party controller, applications such as flooded evaporator, which lower operating
which can receive a 4 to 20 mA signal. Please see the wiring superheat is required.
diagram for more details. If system controller does not have There are several other alarms such as low pressure alarm,
capability of using this signal, the terminal will not be wired to freeze protection alarm and high superheat alarm if they are
any other device. enabled.
In case of alarm, EC3-D7x will close the valve and the alarm
Pump-down function
relay will be deactivated. All alarms are automatically cleared
When the pump-down function is active, the electrical control after correction. Battery alarm, low superheat alarm, freeze
valve will close in event of no demand i.e. the digital input is 0V protection alarm and low pressure alarm can be modified for
(open), but the Digital Scroll compressor will keep running to manual reset.
perform a pump down of the refrigeration system until the
pump-down threshold pressure (adjustable) is reached. If after a Alarm relay function (factory setting)
time delay (adjustable) the pump-down setpoint is not reached, Alarm relay contains a SPDT contact. If the relay is wired to
the output pump-down relay trips to stop the compressor and an system controller, it is possible to stop compressor/system. The
alarm is indicated. This relay must be wired into the Digital alarm relay is activated during normal operation and deactivated
Scroll compressor control wiring. during alarm conditions as well as supply power interruption.
Low pressure switch function/alarm Start-up configuration function
The use of low-pressure switch is very common for preventing Built-in valve opening (%) at start-up for certain period of time
of compressor running in event of refrigerant charge loss and helps the compressor’s start-up and prevents erratic low
alarming. When the low pressure function is active, a software pressure cut-out for the following cases:
routine detects excessively low pressure level (adjustable) and • Operation of systems with air cooled condenser in low
after a time delay (adjustable) output alarm relay trips and the ambient temperatures
ECV will close.
• Compressor start-up after long period standby time in low
Freeze protection function/alarm ambient environment
This feature permits the elimination of a separate freeze • Start-up of very large single stage compressor capacity
protection thermostat in a water chiller application. When the
freeze protection function is activated, the evaporating Emerson Pressure Sensor PT5 function
temperature is constantly monitored and if it drops below the The pressure sensor measures the saturation pressure at the
freeze protection threshold, the freeze protection alarm triggers outlet of the evaporator. The output signal is 4 to 20 mA
the alarm relay and the ECV will close. corresponding to a pressure range. Based on type of refrigerant
and system, different types of pressure sensor are needed.
• PT5-07M for evaporators operating with
Safety / internal battery function R22/R124/R134a/R404A/R407C refrigerants
In event of power failure to the entire system, the stepper motor • PT5-18M for evaporators operating with R410A refrigerant
driven valve would not be able to move. Due to the differential
• PT5-30M for evaporators operating with R744
pressure between condenser and evaporator, the refrigerant
could continue to flow through the valve if the valve is open. The Every type of pressure sensor is calibrated in temperature
compressor must be protected after power recovery against wet range for the above specified applications. The feature set and
running. EC3-X32 contains an internal rechargeable battery and performance of the PT5 Series is a perfect match for the EC3-
smart battery charge control to automatically close the valve in D7x. Other pressure sensors are not released for use with EC3-
case of power failure. Whilst the battery is maintenance free, D7x and when applied, may lead to poor performance.
the life expectancy will depend upon the working ambient; as Emerson temperature sensor ECN-N60 function
the temperature increases the life expectancy reduces.
The temperature sensor measures the refrigerant temperature
It is recommended to replace the battery annually to maintain at the outlet of the evaporator. It is important to use only this
the system in optimum operating condition. dedicated temperature sensor because the ECN-N60 has the
! If the output relays are not utilized, the user must ensure right performance such as desired time constant and tolerance
appropriate safety precautions are in place to protect the compensation within the specific working range. The use of
system against damage caused by a power failure other temperature sensors is not recommended/released. The
sensor is hermetically sealed for high reliability and long life.
The sensor has metal housings for optimal thermal conductivity.
Alarm and maintenance functions
EC3-D7x provides several alarms to facilitate diagnosis as well
as shut down of compressor/system if alarm relay is wired into
the serial safety loop. Built-in diagnostics routines constantly
monitor the battery health, sensors, the Electrical Control Valve
and the associated wiring for open and short circuits. When
such errors are detected, the controller goes into an alarm
condition and closes the valve.
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• Low pressure alarm: cut-out/cut-in and time delay
Setting and visualising Data via WebPages
• Freeze protection alarm: cut-out/cut-in and time delay
The EC3-D72 has a TCP/IP Ethernet communication interface
enabling the controller to be directly connected to a network or a • High superheat alarm: Cut-out and time delay
PC via the standard Ethernet port. The EC3-D72 controller has • Pump down cut-out and duration
embedded WebPages to enable the user to visualise the • Manual control of valve (only via web page)
parameter lists using real text labels.
• TCP/IP configuration (only via web page)
To view WebPages on the PC, a standard WebBrowser like
• Others
Internet Explorer® or Mozilla Firefox and JRE Java Runtime
Environment is needed. JRE can be downloaded at no charge WebServer function of the EC3-D72 with TCP/IP Ethernet
from the Emerson website; www.emersonclimate.eu networking capabilities
List of adjustable parameters All relevant parameters and modes are visible on a single
WebPage simultaneously. For even more details and for setup
• Superheat set point and mode
and maintenance a click on one of the screen tabs calls up a
• Low superheat function WebPage dedicated to specific task. The next page shows the
• MOP function and set point homepage of an EC3-D72 with the monitoring WebPage of the
• Type of refrigerant and required pressure sensor controller.
• Type of Electrical Control Valve EC3-D72 features multi-language WebPages. Two languages
are always available in the controller. English is the default
• Valve start opening and duration language and is permanently stored. When delivered from the
• Unit conversion factory, the second language is German. Customers who desire
• Value to display to use an alternative second language can download language
• Battery error management files for the most common European languages from the
www.emersonclimate.eu website and upload one of them into
• Password the EC3-D72. This action will overwrite the German language
• User name (only via web page) with the customers’ language choice.
Examples Webpages:
The top fields indicate the status of the controller. When alarms superheat and the valve opening. The evaporator status field on
occur, they will be shown in red. The fields below show the right hand side shows the operating modes. The active
temperature and pressure of all sensors attached to the mode is shown in blue.
controller as well as the superheat setpoint, the measured
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All WebPages, which allow the change of controller parameters setpoints for superheat, low and high super-heat alarms as well
are password protected. Below is the example for the superheat as the refrigerant and the Electrical Control Valve selected can
configuration WebPage of an EC3-D72 Controller. The be easily reviewed and modified if needed:
Service Functions
Particularly useful facilities are the service functions, which
enable the engineer to manually control the system during
commissioning. They include manual operation of the Electrical
Control Valve, clearing alarms which require a manual reset and
resetting the controller to factory default settings.
A logfile can be stored on the PC. The file format of the datalog
is text with semicolon (;) separated fields. On the picture below
is a sample log file from an EC3-D72 imported in Microsoft
Excel®:
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Optional ECD-002 display/keypad unit
The ECD-002 can be used as an option for service purposes for
the EC3-D72 but is the only means of visualizing the
parameters for the EC3-D73. ECD-002 may be connected or
removed from EC3-D72 at any time. The display unit can be
switched from K/bar/°C to R/psig/°F. Indicator LEDs show the
status of valve opening, valve closing, demand and alarm.
Wiring Diagram
Permanent Temporary for set-up, start-up and service
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Ordering
Description Type Part No.
Digital Superheat Controller with communication;
EC3-D72 808 042
Complete kit for 7bar applications
Digital Superheat Controller without communication;
EC3-D73 808 041
Complete kit for 7bar applications
Kit consists of: Controller, Terminal kit, Pressure transmitter inc. 6.0m cable, 6.0m
Temp. sensor, 60VA transformer
Description Type Part No.
Digital Superheat Controller EC3-D72 EC3-D72 807 805
Digital Superheat Controller EC3-D73 EC3-D73 807 804
Terminal Kit for EC3-X32 K03-331 807 648
Pressure Sensors -0.8…7bar PT5-07M 802 350
0…18bar PT5-18M 802 351
0…30bar PT5-30M 802 352
0…50bar PT5-50M 802 353
Cable Assembly for PT5 1.5m cable length PT4-M15 804 803
3.0m cable length PT4-M30 804 804
6.0m cable length PT4-M60 804 805
NTC Temperature sensors 3m cable length ECN-N30 804 496
6m cable length ECN-N60 804 497
12m cable length ECN-N99 804 499
Display/keypad unit (opt.) ECD-002 807 657
Connection cable EC3 to ECD-002 1,0 m ECC-N10 807 860
3,0 m ECC-N30 807 861
5,0 m ECC-N50 807 862
Transformer 230VAC Input, 24V output, Din rail mounting
For one set of controller and valve 25VA ECT-323 804 424
For two sets of controllers and valves 60VA ECT-623 804 421
ECT-323
Replacement battery kit 807 790
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Technical Data
EC3-D7x series ECD-002 Display Unit
Supply voltage 24V AC ±10%, 50/60Hz, 1A Supply From EC3 Series Controller via
connecting cable
Digital input 24V AC ±10%, 50-60HZ LED indicators Valve opening, valve closing, alarm,
24V DC ±10% demand
Power consumption 25VA max. including connected ECV Display LED Numeric segmental display, 2½-digits,
and display/keyboard red, with automatic decimal point
betw. ±19.9, switchable between °C
and °F
Internal battery Approximately 2 hours if battery is fully Connecting cable ECC-Nxx or standard CAT5 patch
charging time empty cord with RJ45 connectors
Plug-in connector size Removable screw version Protection class IP 65 (front protection with gasket)
wire size 0.14 … 1.5mm2
Ground connection 6.3mm spade earth connector Humidity 0 … 80% r.h. non condensing
Applied directive Temperature
EMC EN 61326, EN 50081, EN 61000-6-2, storage -20 … +65°C
LVD EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN operating 0 … +60°C
RoHS 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-
6, EN 61000-4-11
Marking CE Weight ~ 52g
Protection class IP 20 Mounting Panel mount (71 x 29 mm cutout)
Vibration 4g, 10-1000Hz
Temperature
storage -20 … +65°C
operating 0 … +60°C
1….+25°C for optimum battery life
Humidity 0 … 80% r.h. non condensing
Weight ~ 800g
Mounting DIN rail mounted
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Physical Dimensions Drawings (mm)
EC3-D72 Controller
4354 76
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