Excitation (Hi-RepII Source and MBS201 Stand) Chapter 3

The safety circuits consist of two comparators.

♦ The first safety circuit uses IC3. It detects a failed spark by supervising the voltage on the analysis ca-
pacitors. If this voltage remains at 400 V during more than 3 ms, the comparator indicates an over-voltage
and the source will be stopped. This is achieved by the divider by 100 constituted by R11 and R21 and
also by the time constant created on the + input (pin 2) of IC3 by resistors R15+R17 and capacitor C8.

♦ The second safety, which uses IC2, measures the voltage available on capacitors C1 and C2 (S214030)
stocking the energy necessary to charge the analysis capacitors. The voltage on C1, C2 is divided by 100
on S314702 (R1, R2, R3, and R4) and sent to point J3/8. This voltage is compared with the 5 V, divided
by R1, R14 (3 V). In case of short circuit of the stand, for example, the voltage at the flanks of C1 and C2
(S214030) will fall to about 300 V. This under-voltage will switch the comparator IC2 which will send a
stop to the logic board S213390.

On this board, as well as on the power supply board S316800, tracks are connected to the
230 V mains as well as to the hot point of the analysis capacitors. Great care is therefore
needed when measurements are done on these circuits.

3.1.3.6 Logic Control Board

Schematic: S213390

This board executes all the sequences of switching on, switching off and condition changes. All the logic cir-
cuits are in C-MOS or HC-MOS technology which guarantees good immunity to interference. All the inputs
coming from the exterior of the source pass through optocouplers and the outputs are made by 24 V drivers.
The outputs of the optocouplers pass through Schmitt Triggers in order to improve the switching levels. Sev-
eral RC circuits eliminate inappropriate switching due to interference from the igniter.

When the Run Source signal appears, the source's switch-on system operates and it does so in two stages.
Upon the Run Source signal, Input 2 of flip-flop 13A receives a logic signal 1. Dynamic input 3 of the flip-
flop permanently receives a pulse (100 Hz) from Timer IC5. At the leading flank, input Data 2 returns
memorised to the output Q5 or inverted at Q6. This output is connected with a NOR (point 5, IC15B) which
gives a level 1 when these two inputs are at 0. This level 1 is applied at the second flip-flop (point 12,
IC13B) which will transmit it to output 9 when its dynamic input detects a leading flank corresponding to a
following flank from multivibrator (IC5) whose output is inverted by NOR (IC6D). Output 9 of IC13B is
connected to input 4 of the 14 NAND 14A. This delivers a 0 to its output when all the inputs are at 1. This
condition is produced when:

♦ The safety signal and Interlock are at 0, and there is 1 on output 1 of NOR 15A.

♦ The "over voltage Safety" and "Short-circuit Protection" activating memorisation flip-flops (IC18A and
18B) have not detected malfunction. The over voltage safety can be disconnected by removing the bridge
from BR3 and placing it on BR2. This is useful for troubleshooting the source or when we need to
analyse difficult samples which the spark tends to miss. It is possible that the results can deteriorate in this
case.

♦ The Run Source signal has passed the two flip-flops (IC13A and B) and output 9 is at level 1.

Output 6 of IC14A is now at 0, the input 8 of the gate NOR (IC15C) receives this signal and as long as its in-
put 9 is also at 0, output 10 goes to 1. This level is applied to two drivers of output ULN 2803 (IC4E and F),
one for sending a source operating discharge signal to the computer, and the other for freeing the control
pulses of the IGBT transistor, short-circuited by transistor TR1. On the base of this transistor there is also a
blocking signal applied by R9 which comes from the monostable 10 by the intermediary of driver 4A. This

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