Installation manual

46 Magnitude™ Frictionless Centrifugal Chillers – Model WMC IM 1029-2
MicroTech II Operator Interface Touch Screen (OITS) Settings
Settings for any type of linked multiple compressor operation must be made to the MicroTech II controller.
Settings on a dual compressor unit are made in the factory prior to shipment, and verified in the field before
startup. Settings for multiple chillers are set in the field on the Operator Interface Touch Screen as follows:
Maximum Compressors ON – SETPOINTS - MODES screen, Selection #10 ‘= 2 for a dual, 4 for 2 duals, 3 for
three separate, single compressor chillers, etc. If all compressors
in the system are to be available as normal
running compressors, then the value entered in #10 should equal the total number of compressors. If any
compressors are for standby and not operated in normal rotation, they should not be included in the compressor
count in Selection #10. The Max Comp ON setting can be made in only one touchscreen, the system will
observe the highest number set on all chillers-it is a global setting.
Sequence and Staging – SETPOINTS - MODES screen, Selection #12 & #14; #11 & #13. Sequence sets the
sequence in which compressors will start. Setting one or more compressors to “1” evokes the automatic lead/lag
feature and is the normal setting. The compressor with least starts will start first and the compressor with
maximum hours will stop first, and so on. Units with higher numbers will stage on in sequence.
The Modes setpoints will do several different types of operation (Normal, Efficiency, Standby, etc.) as described
in the operating manual.
The same Modes setting must be replicated on each chiller in the system.
Nominal Capacity – SETPOINTS - MOTOR screen, Selection #14. The setting is the compressor design tons.
Compressors on dual units are always of equal capacity.
Operating Sequence
For multiple-chiller, parallel operation, the MicroTech II controllers are tied together by a communications
network and stage and control compressor loading among the chillers. Each compressor, single or dual
compressor chiller, will stage on or off depending on the sequence number programmed into it. For example, if
all are set to “1”, the automatic lead/lag will be in effect.
When chiller #1 is fully loaded, the leaving chilled water temperature will rise slightly. When the Delta-T above
setpoint reaches the Staging Delta-T, the next chiller scheduled to start will receive a start signal and start its
pumps if they are set up to be controlled by the MicroTech II® controller. This procedure is repeated until all
chillers are running. The compressors will load-balance themselves.
If any of the chillers in the group are dual compressor, they will stage and load according to the staging
instructions.
See OM WMC (current edition) for a complete description of the various staging sequences available.