In recent years, technological advances in terms of photovoltaic and solar energy systems have reached remarkable levels, which is also why more and more roofs in built-up areas are equipped with photovoltaic and thermal panels due to their increasing efficiency.
Solar energy is harnessed by photovoltaic systems: this energy source has the great advantage of being inexhaustible and eco-friendly, as it does not involve any combustion or CO2 emissions. Furthermore, compared to other systems that harness renewable energy, solar energy systems have the capacity to operate all year round. By using complementary systems, storage systems will create solar energy stocks.
The quality of CD Automation
CD Automation, thanks to its thirty years of experience in the sector, manufactures top-quality thyristor power units and soft starters for industrial automation and is supported internationally by a system of subsidiaries and partners of primary importance in the industrial thermoregulation sector. Thanks to models equipped with powerful microprocessors, CD Automation’s thyristors are designed to meet every customer requirement and are configurable so that they can be used in different applications with the certainty of the most suitable solution for each one. All units produced are characterised by innovative wiring and space management within the control panel.
CD Automation has created a competence centre to support our partners in electrifying applications, reducing consumption, complexity and improving power quality in the field of renewable energies, including solar energy.
Solar energy applications
Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems use large reflectors or mirrors to direct and concentrate the sun’s rays onto an absorption tube that contains a heat-transfer medium typically composed of molten salts or heat transfer oils. The pipes carrying the heated fluid must travel great distances from the source of the reflectors to the processing side of the plant. High-temperature heating lines, tank heaters and heat tracing products are ideal for ensuring that heat transfer media are kept within the appropriate ranges and do not reach the threshold of critical temperatures, both during transport and storage.
With products such as REVO C, REVO PC and REVO S, CD Automation supports companies that produce precision control and heating systems for every solar application, from raw material processing to module production and system integration; here are some of the applications in which they can be used:
- Circulation heaters
- Duct heaters
- Immersion heaters
- Heat tracing and controls
- Control Systems
- Air heaters in dangerous environments
- Tank heaters
- Medium Voltage Direct Connect Systems
CD Automation produces static power units for controlling industrial heaters, temperature controllers and support software for controlling thermal processes in renewable energies.
Let’s find out together:
REVO C: Universal single/bi/three-phase power controller 30 to 2100A
- High-performance unit, suitable for all SCR applications including inductive loads, high-temperature oven heaters, infrared or UV ovens.
- The most complete unit ever: three phase synchronisation, phase rotation diagnostics, phase angle switching (in all 1PH and 3PH sizes), current limit, measurement accuracy.
- Ready for Industry 4.0: integrated Profinet communication and reduced integration time with TIA PORTAL libraries; Ethernet IP communication with libraries to reduce integration time.
- Fully configurable, easily and immediately, from integrated keypad, from PC with dedicated software, or from smartphone app.
- The unit can be configured via the USB port without connecting it to either the load or the power supply (powered by the USB port).
- Approved SCCR 100kA – 600V (Short Circuit Current Rating), according to UL508.
- CE / cUL / EAC certificates.
REVO PC: Intelligent management of electrical loads
- Multi-channel power controller with consumption optimisation and related energy savings.
- Power factor optimisation.
- 24 single-phase/8 three-phase zones up to 800A.
- “Adaptive burst firing” mode to reduce flickering in short-wave infrared (SWIR) applications.
- Static relays of different sizes can be connected to suit the system.
- Integrated field bus for communication with the most important PLCs on the market.
- Communication with fast and modern standard Modbus/TCP protocol.
REVO S: Solid State Relays from 3,5 to 800A
- High-performance, reliable, flexible and compact solid-state relays, available in sizes from 3.5A to 800A
- Management of single-phase and three-phase electric heaters up to 2MW.
- Approved SCCR 100kA – 600V (Short Circuit Current Rating), according to UL508.
- CE / cUL / EAC certificates.
- Integrated fuse and current transformer: take up less space in the cabinet, can be mounted side-by-side; simple fuse replacement
- Heater Break (HB) alarm to diagnose partial or total load break or thyristor short circuit. Simple alarm calibration from the front keypad.
- Easy to handle; above 60A, the handy keypad is available to quickly change the input and set diagnostics when present.
- Already configured SSR or analogue input, modifiable from the front button.
Do you work in the field of renewable fuel production and are you interested in learning more about CD Automation’s offer? Contact us! A team of experts is at your disposal!
