Watlow ASPYRE® DT Power Controllers Features and Benefits

Features and Benefits

Heater bakeout

• Protects heater on start up

• Eliminates labor and time associated with checking for wet heaters

Integrated semiconductor fusing, current transformer and user interface

• Saves installation time and eases setup and commissioning

• Delivers a user-friendly, intuitive interface

Industry-leading design and serviceability

• Offers a robust SCR design to meet a rugged industrial environment’s high

quality and reliability needs

• Provides quick and easy access to maintain and service fuses and

individual legs in minimal time

• Enables fast troubleshooting by providing helpful thermal system diagnostics

Comprehensive power controller range

• Provides wide range of options from simple single-phase to complex

three-phase loads to 690V

100KA short circuit current rating (SCCR)

• Minimizes damage in the event of a short circuit c-UL® 508 Listed

• Shortens project schedules, agency testing and expenses

Control modes: contactor, voltage, current or power

• Satisfies a wide range of demanding thermal applications

Load firing modes: zero-cross, burst fire, phase angle, soft

start, half-cycle, single-cycle, delayed triggering

• Handles a wide range of load types including nichrome,

medium and long waveform infrared lamps, moly

(Kanthal® Super), transformers, silicon carbide, UV lamps

and tungsten

• Protects and extends the life of connected loads

Wide range of communication protocols

• Enable factory and process automation with connectivity

access to process and equipment data using Modbus® RTU,

Modbus® TCP, EtherNet/IP™, Profibus, Profinet, USB device

(configuration and data file transfers)

Open heater and shorted SCR indication

• Minimizes production downtime with easy to understand,

intelligent, troubleshooting diagnostics

Integrated USB and user interface for configuration

• Easily and safely program configuration settings as the user

interface can be powered through USB connection

• Eliminates need to work in a hazardous environment near

high voltage when configuring the controller. High voltage

to the controller and panel can be turned off while setting

controller configuration.