Prior to assembly and
commissioning to avoid injury
of persons and damages of the
devices, it is absolutely
necessary to carefully read and
observe these instructions.
Necessary assembly, start-up, and maintenance
work must be performed only by qualified,
trained and authorized personnel.
Prior to assembly and maintenance work on the
controller, the system must be:
depressurized,
cooled down,
emptied and
cleaned.
Please comply with the instructions of the
system manufacturer or system operator.
2 Definition of
Application
The controller is used for flow rate limitation of
water for heating, district heating and cooling
systems.
The admissible medium temperatures depend
on the design and comprise 5-150 °C,
5-200 °C.
The technical data on the rating plates determine the use.
The control unit consists of the PCV-VFG2
valve unit, installed in the main pipe, and the
differential pressure controller AVP installed as
pilot controllers in the bypass. In the bypass line,
a throttle element is installed in front of the pilot
controllers.
The controller keeps the differential pressure
across the corresponding section on a constant
level.
The valve and the pilot valves are pressurebalanced.
The setpoint for the differential pressure is
adjusted by pre-stressing the setpoint spring of
the pilot controller AVP.
The valve unit in the main pipe is opening on
rising pressure. The pilot controllers in the
bypass line are closing on rising pressure.
Throttling element
Valve unit PCV-VFG 2
Throttling valve
In case of small flow rates, the valve in the main
pipe remains closed through the pressure spring
in the actuator of the valve unit. The pressure is
exclusively controlled by the pilot controller.
If the flow rate in the bypass is increased, the
pressure in the throttle element (Venturi nozzle)
decreases.
The reduced pressure acts through an impulse
tube upon the lower chamber of the actuator
of the valve unit. The main valve is thus opened
shock-free and continuously.
If the flow rate is reduced, the pressure in the
throttle element raises and the main valve closes.
This sequential switching guarantees an
operation free of vibrations and a small control
deviation over a wide positioning range.
4 Technical DataTechnical data, see rating plates and the PCV
The static pressure p1 in front of the controller
must not fall below 1,5 bar (excess pressure).
Non-observance may lead to cavitation and
damages in the throttling element 1.
7.2 Leak and Pressure Tests
To avoid too high pressures at
the diaphragm actuators, the
following should be observed
prior to any pressure tests:
7.3 Filling the System
Note:
The controller 4 is closed when no pressure is
applied and only opens with a defined flow in the
bypass.
The pilot controller 5 is closing on rising pressure.
1. Open shut-off valves 6 that possibly exist in
the impulse tubes.
2. Open units 7 of the system.
3. Slowly open shut-off units in the supply
flow 8 and the return flow 9.
1
8
9
Actuator of valve unit:
The admissible operating excess pressure in the
actuator 2 is 25 bar 1). For higher pressures, you
must:
• Remove the impulse tubes 3 at the actuator
and close the connections with a stopper.
• Prior to any leak or pressure test, the
instructions in section 7.3 must be complied
with.
7.4 Start-up
During starting-up the filled system, open the
units in the same sequence as described in
section 7.3.
7.5 Putting out of operation
When putting the system out of operation, first
close the shut-off units in the supply flow and
then those of the return flow.