This document provides a quick guide for using the TOL3Dev1_2.xls software for setting calculations. It outlines the basic steps, which include starting the application by enabling macros, selecting the device type, entering basic settings, and calculating trip curves and thermal behavior through cold starts, warm starts, and cycles. The software uses the same algorithms as the TOL3Dev function block to automatically calculate advanced settings and results, and provides plotting and reporting functions.
This document provides a quick guide for using the TOL3Dev1_2.xls software for setting calculations. It outlines the basic steps, which include starting the application by enabling macros, selecting the device type, entering basic settings, and calculating trip curves and thermal behavior through cold starts, warm starts, and cycles. The software uses the same algorithms as the TOL3Dev function block to automatically calculate advanced settings and results, and provides plotting and reporting functions.
This document provides a quick guide for using the TOL3Dev1_2.xls software for setting calculations. It outlines the basic steps, which include starting the application by enabling macros, selecting the device type, entering basic settings, and calculating trip curves and thermal behavior through cold starts, warm starts, and cycles. The software uses the same algorithms as the TOL3Dev function block to automatically calculate advanced settings and results, and provides plotting and reporting functions.
This document provides a quick guide for using the TOL3Dev1_2.xls software for setting calculations. It outlines the basic steps, which include starting the application by enabling macros, selecting the device type, entering basic settings, and calculating trip curves and thermal behavior through cold starts, warm starts, and cycles. The software uses the same algorithms as the TOL3Dev function block to automatically calculate advanced settings and results, and provides plotting and reporting functions.
1 Starting the application The Excel-application TOL3Dev1_2 contains macros. For the correct operation, the macros must be enabled. Before starting the application check that the security level in the Excel is set to medium (fig. 1 and 2). Fig. 1. The security settings can be found form the Tools menu. Fig. 2. The security level must be set to Medium. When the application is started (and the security level is set to medium or low) the Excel informs that the application contains macros (fig. 3). For the correct operation of the application select Enable Macros. Fig. 3. Excel informs that the application contains macros.
The start up text will appear and the used is forced to approve the text by clicking OK. Fig. 4. The start up text.
2 Settings The default screen is called "Basic settings". At the bottom of the Basic settings push buttons for all functions can be found. 2.1 Entering basic settings The Basic settings includes the basic data of the protected device (motor, generator or transformer) and the Basic settings of the TOL3Dev function block. Enter the values and notice the unit of measure required by the program. Place the cursor above the red corner to see the help text 2.2 Device type To select the device type press the push button. 2.3 Advanced settings The idea in the TOL3Dev function block is that after entering or changing any of the basic settings the function block automatically calculates the advanced settings. Therefore there is no necessary need to change the advanced settings. The same idea is used in this calculation program. The program uses the same algorithm as the function block to calculate the advanced settings automatically. If needed the advanced settings can be changed by pressing the push- button.
3 Trip curves After pressing the push button the co-ordination curves including the start current and relay trip curves (cold and warm) are plotted. Note that always after entering the Trip curves the Warm-Relay trip curve is calculated using a default prior load setting 0.883 x. Therefore if another prior load will be used the value must first be entered. 4 Cold starts, Warm starts and Cycles The calculation program can be used to simulate the thermal behaviour. 4.1 Prior load In the Cold starts the prior load is naturally zero. In the Warm starts the prior load can be set by the user At the Cycles the prior load can be done by starting the motor and using enough long running time. 4.2 Starts/cycles In Cold and Warm starts the used can define the number of starts, current after start, the running and stopping time. In Cycles the used can also define is the motor stopped between the cycles. I.e. if the motor is not stopped only the load level changes and there is no new start. Naturally if the stopping time is set the motor should be restarted. 4.3 Calculus and result The user must press the push-button after any changes to recalculate the results and to get updated plotting. By default the plotting has all curves but the user can select any curve not to be plotted. There is also an special note field for both the stator and the rotor. 5 Report The final report can be seen with the button.
