Static control system

The Ion Power Virtual AC static neutraliser system features advanced solid-state engineering captured in compact plug-and-play communication and control modules and static bars that easily connect to industrial networks or automated machinery. This system offers an enhanced level of control and systems integration ideally suited to all web converting and plastic bag making applications with the ability to neutralise static charges from over 75 cm away and on webs moving over 900 m/min.

To integrate Ion Power neutralisers with machinery, the 8300 communicator modules connect the 8100 power modules to industrial networks to provide control functions, system diagnostics and real-time static control data to the operator.

Through a 2-wire RS-485 bus, the 8100 power module shares with the 8300 communicator real-time data on system power, neutraliser status, system diagnostics and static control. The 8300 communicator, in turn, communicates through the network with a PLC or host computer using several of the popular fieldbus protocols, including Profibus, DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP and others using fieldbus-specific Anybus-CompactCom interface modules. Quick-connect ports and a hard-wired terminal block are provided for system connections. Additional terminal blocks inside the 8300 unit can also be used to power several stations from a single DC power source. Sized approximately 13 cm long by 4 cm high, the 8300 communicator can be easily mounted on a DIN rail or panel.

Other Ion Power components include the 8200 manager master controller, which can monitor and control up to nine static neutralising stations while displaying the performance and diagnostic parameters for each individual system, including ion output and neutralising current values for each station.