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PowerLoad Product Specification (PDF)

Have you ever seen drivers and technicians excited about a new piece of load rack equipment? You will, as soon as you install GA-ESI’s PowerLoad, a PC/PLC-based preset system with a full-color touch screen. The standard model can control simultaneous loading of liquids through up to 12 separate loading arms with intelligent additive control. Custom models with additional I/O are also available.

With its built-in PC and off-the-shelf expandable I/O, the PowerLoad is the most intelligent preset ever built, and the versatile touch screen gives it more capabilities than any loading equipment in the world. It’s the easiest to use and cleanest to install; drivers & technicians love it, and its standard components take “downtime” out of your vocabulary.

Loading activities are controlled and viewed on the industrial touch screen’s bold displays and sophisticated alphanumeric entry screens. Messages clearly explain what corrective action is needed if, for example, an alarm occurs or a blend is out of tolerance.

All modern terminal automation systems are able to communicate with the PowerLoad using the open OPC interface via Ethernet. Users can connect via Internet to PowerLoads to diagnose problems, update configurations, etc.

And because it has a PC inside the PowerLoad is an amazing standalone solution.

PowerLoad Screenshot

Highlights

Works with all modern terminal automation systems. Open interface (OPC) over Ethernet.
LARGE real-time display of volume, temp, flow rate, additive injection, I/O status, etc.
The ultimate blender, capable of blending 6 separate components per arm.
Intelligent additive control with any injectors.
Explosion-proof, off-the-shelf hardware.
Industrial 15” color touch screen.
Built-in mag stripe or proximity card reader.
Full-screen display for configs, recipes, alarms, messages, pump staging, etc.
Individually configurable flow ramping.
Automatic temperature compensation.
Unsurpassed standalone capabilities.
Works with any load rack equipment.
Password-protected proving routines.
Scalable I/O, easily expanded.
Configurable status inputs per arm and per spot (swing arm, side select switch, etc.)
Reduces rack clutter. One PowerLoad replaces 12 or more Acculoads, plus additive injectors..

Electrical
Power Supply Requirements:
115-220VAC 48 to 63Hz 100W fuse protected

Meter pulse input:
DC sink/source inputs, 9-30VDC. Level “B” or single channel high-speed input up to 100KHz

Temperature Probe:
Type Pt100: 328/1562 °F, 16Bit resolution, 200mA RTD excitation current, differential input type, ±.01°C typical linearity error

DC Status Inputs:
20-28VDC (sink/source) voltage range, 6mA @ 24VDC per input
OFF voltage level = 7VDC maximum
ON voltage level = 19 VDC minimum
3.9KW Input impedance
ON-OFF response 3 to 9ms

Electrical Outputs
AC/DC Relay Outputs:
12-28VDC, 12-250 VAC 7A, 47 to 63Hz

Communications
10/100BASE-T Ethernet, 10Mbps, TCP/IP or IPX communications Ethernet protocols
Optional fiber optic 10BaseFL

Environment
Ambient Operating Temperature:
-40°F to 140°F (UL/CSA approved units)

Humidity:
5 to 95% with condensation

Enclosure:
Explosion-proof, NEMA 7, Class I, Groups C and D and watertight (NEMA 4X)

Approvals
CSA C-US:
Class 1, Div. 1, Group D: T4A

KEMA:
Certificate No.: 06ATEX0074X
DE 0344 Ex II 2 G
EEx d [ib] IIA T4

EU Standard EN61326, Class A Compliant (EMC):
Report No. CE03-118A