Electrostatic Precipitator

Rapper Control Basics

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 MRC-NT
Rapper Control

Components
Features
Functions

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MRC-NT Rapper Control
How is a
rapper
constructed?

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 Purpose of a Rapper
Control System
Energize rappers, electric vibrators,
and air solenoids.
Permit adjustment of the frequency
and duration of energization.
Permit adjustment of the
energization intensity.
Identify faulty devices and type of
fault
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 Purpose of a Rapper
Control System - Continued
Allow for storage of multiple
programs for various operating
conditions.

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Major System Components

Keypad and Display Unit

Power Board
Power Supply Card
Output Card
Power Module
Power and Control Transformer

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Major System Components

Keypad and Display Unit

Power Board
Display
Power Supply Card
Backlit Liquid Crystal (LCD)
Output Card
Power Module
Alphanumeric
Power and ControlFour Lines of Text
Transformer Twenty Characters per line

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Keypad and Display Unit

Power Board
Keypad
Power Supply Card
Sixteen Key
Output Card
Tactile Feel
Power Module
Hermetically Sealed
Power and Control Transformer
Dual Function
Parameter Selection
Numeric Selection
Individually Labeled

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Keypad and Display Unit

Power Board
The Keypad and Display Unit is
Power Supply Card
used for field programming the
Output Card
control.
Power Module
Power and Control Transformer

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The Power Board contains a

duplicate processor that contains
Keypad and Display Unit
the backup program and any field
Power Board changes that have been made.
Power Supply The
CardKeypad and Display Unit could
Output Card actually be removed after
Power Moduleprogramming is complete and the
rapper control will continue to
Power and Control Transformer
operate. This board also directs
the firing pulse to the appropriate
output card and point on that
card.

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Keypad and Display Unit

Power Board
Power Supply Card
Output Card
The Power Supply Card contains
Power the
Module
low voltage power supplies
Power that
and Control
feed theTransformer
card rack and the
Keypad and Display Unit.

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The
Keypad andOutput Card
Display acts as a switch
Unit
to send the rapper firing pulse to
Power Board
the appropriate output
Powerpoint/rapper.
Supply Card
Output Card
Power Module
Power and Control Transformer

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The Power Module converts the AC
from the Power Transformer to full
waveand
Keypad DCDisplay
to power the rapper coil.
Unit
It also sends the firing pulse to the
Power Board
card cage where it is directed to
Power
theSupply
properCard
output by the Power
Output
Card.Card
Power Module
Power and Control Transformer

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Theand
Keypad Power transformer
Display Unit supplies
the AC voltage to the Power
Power Board
module, while the Control
Power Supply Card
transformer provides the AC
Output Card to the Power Supply Card.
voltage
Power Module
Power and Control Transformer

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Cycle Clock
An MRC can have any number of cycle clocks.

Each cycle clock controls a chosen group of rappers. The timing of

the cycle clock is the time period between consecutive energization
of the same rapper in a rapper group.

A rapper group is any number of rappers controlled by a cycle

clock.

The cycle clock is programmable between one second and 100

hours in one-second increments.

Upper and lower limits of cycle clock timing are be preprogrammed

into the MRC.

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Wait Cycle Clock

Each cycle clock has a counterpart wait cycle

clock.

The wait cycle time is the time period between

energization of the last rapper in a rapper group
and the re-energization of the first rapper in the
same group.

The wait cycle clock for rappers is programmable

from zero seconds (no wait) to 100 hours in one-
second increments.

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Rapper Intensity

There are three ways to adjust

rapper/vibrator intensity:

1. Each device individually

2. Each group of devices individually

3. All devices simultaneously

For magnetic impact type rappers, the

intensity is measured and adjusted in
inches of hammer travel.
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Repetitive Energization
The rappers in each group can be
programmed to energize from 1 to 9
times before the next rapper in the
same group is energized.

Select
Any rapper can be selected to display
its operating parameters (intensity,
wait and cycle clock number, and wait
and cycle clock timing).

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Step

Once a rapper has been selected, the

control can be advanced sequentially
to display all rapper parameters, one
at a time.

Repeat

Repeatedly energizes any chosen

rapper every 3 seconds, for
troubleshooting purposes.

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Sequence
Energizes all rappers in a chosen group at
a faster than normal clock time. This
rapidly cleans the electrodes associated
with a chosen rapper group.
It is useful if excessive sparking caused by
buildup is noted, or to clean various areas
of the precipitator prior to internal
inspections.
This parameter also allows all rappers in all
groups to be energized in sequence at a
fast rate, and allows all internal electrode
surfaces to be cleaned rapidly during
precipitator offline periods.
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Master Intensity
Allows the intensity of rappers in
the same group or on the entire
precipitator to be increased or
decreased simultaneously.
This is very useful for fine-tuning
the rappers/vibrators during fuel
switching.

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Multiple Program Storage
Six separate and distinct rapper programs are
available to the user.
They are mutually exclusive of one another and
allow field programming of timing and intensity
for such operating conditions as high loads,
upset conditions, varying fuel sources, special
maintenance routines, etc.
Once programmed into memory, the separate
programs can be called into use with a few
simple keystrokes.
The factory default program is always available
for immediate recall.
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Rapper Failure Alarms

The operation of each rapper is constantly

monitored as it is energized. Should a fault occur
(short or open rapper coil or field wiring), the single
rapper is removed from service; the operation of
the other rappers/vibrators is unaffected.

When a rapper is removed from service, the

number of that rapper is displayed by pressing the
alarm check key.

If more than one rapper has been removed from

service, repeatedly pressing the alarm check key
will display these rappers in numerical order.
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Typical Rapper Roof Layout

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Typical Rapper Control

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Typical Rapper System

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Typical Rapper System

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