GE

Power Conversion

ProCrane
The Modular Crane Drive
ProCrane drive
converters set your
crane in motion
Modular system, easy to
maintain
ProCrane is setting new standards in the
world of cranes with its simplified and
clear-cut system. Good accessibility and the
ability to quickly replace the power modules
result in a very user-friendly system.
ProCrane drive converters are highly flexible
AC drives. The drive system consists of
three main units that can be arranged as
multidrive in any way you require:
S – Supply Unit
P – Power Unit
C – Control Unit
Incoming supply unit - S
The incoming feeder cubicle contains
a fused isolator, main contactor, filter,
reactors and protection options. Robust
copper bus bar connections increase the
operating safety of the equipment.
Main Features
• Modular drive concept SPC
• High operating safety
• Power range from 300 up to 6400kW
• Supply voltage range 500 up to 690V
with identical hard- and software,
other voltages on request
• Easy to use - drive monitoring and
diagnostics
• Easy to maintain - minimal
component count; fewer spare part
requirements
• Easily accessible components
• Easy replacement of light weight
power modules (20 to 25kg only) in
less than 20 minutes.
• Temperature controlled fans
The result of this temperature-controlled
speed is a reduction of the fan-noises
and a reduction of thermal-shocks which
increases the lifetime of the IGBT‘s.
Liquid-cooled modules are optional - they
are fitted with watertight couplings, which
ensure easy handling and are described in
the ProCraneMC brochure.
Intelligent control unit C
The control unit is the user’s interface to
the whole system. It contains the control
electronics, various digital and analogue
interfaces and the auxiliary and supply
voltages for the entire drive system.
The intelligent drives controller is a
proven system widely used on GE Power
Conversion drives.
Processors and boards are mounted on an
Flexible power unit - P electronic frame, which can easily be accessed
thanks to slide-out runners and keeps it safely
Hardware compatible power units are used separated from the power section.
as an active front end converter or as a
The user-friendly design ensures a
motor inverter. High performance power
convenient way of measuring and testing
modules are the core component of the
at all times.
standardized power units.
A key system feature is the modular
construction and ease of maintenance
as the power connection is made by
copper bus bars. The IGBT and the thin-
film capacitor modules are assembled as
withdrawable units, reducing spare part
requirements and repair time. The typical
replacement time is less than 20 minutes.
ProCrane power modules use advanced
IGBT technology - the optimum
components for this power range.
ProCrane also offers two different cooling
concepts. Temperature-controlled fans can
be accessed from outside, ensuring quick
and easy replacement.
ProCrane power module
ProCrane drive converter
ProCrane means
Active Energy Management”
Economical drive system
ProCrane is based on the principle of Active
Energy Management (AEM) configuration.
At its basic level, the AEM configuration
contains power units, which can be
configured as either a mains pulse inverter
or a motor pulse inverter to enable:
• Generation of a controlled DC link
voltage when connected to a mains
supply, or
• Control of AC motors when connected to
a DC link supply.
Linking such units together via a common
DC link and controlling one as a mains
inverter, and the other as a motor inverter
- makes the AEM configuration an excellent
choice of drive system for cranes. Active
ProCrane - Single Line Diagram
Energy Management for AC drives is GE
Power Conversion‘s major contribution
towards reducing power losses in the
mains network, leading to a general
improvement in the efficiency of drive
systems.
Due to the reduction of reactive power and
harmonic distortion in the mains network,
the investment in cables, switchgear units,
filters, transformers and compensation
systems, can be considerably reduced.
ProCrane features mains-friendly
characteristics irrespective of the
operating condition. The mains pulse
inverter with active energy management
technology ensures a sinusoidal current
during both motoring and regeneration
mode.
• Selectable power factor; basic
adjustment cos = 1; no reactive power is
taken from the mains
• Energy flow in both directions with
stationary cos = 1
• Energy recovery gives lower operating
cost
• No additional harmonic burden on
existing installations
• Ability to improve existing distortion on
mains supply waveform
• Excellent drive dynamics through vector-
oriented line and motor current control
• Constant DC link voltage via step-up
controller even with unstable supply
networks.
Efficient energy
re-utilisation
In the case of cranes, multiple asynchronous
machines work in interconnected operation -
some in motor and some in generator mode.
The common DC link scheme for all drive
units ensures re-utilisation of the braking
energy in the direct way, rather than via the
mains.
The mains feeder must supply part of the
total power only. High-quality control of the
DC link voltage and the pilot control option
ensure safe mastering of the frequent and
strong load changes of crane drives.
ProCrane controls the mains current phase
position, even at low levels. This means that
only the power required is taken from the
mains supply with a power factor cos φ = 1,
irrespective of the motors‘ power factor cos φ.
In addition, the reactive power present in
the mains network can be compensated
by taking into account the current limits of
the unit.
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