INPUT L1 L2 L3
V4
V6
V2
control electronics control / regulation / monitoring / communication data Fig. 9.1.1 Schematic diagram of a frequency converter
shielded motor supply line shield is earthed on both sides over a wide area frequency converter power supply line kept as short as possible compact filter metal mounting plate connected to earth general: all cables should be kept as short as possible motor 1 1
connection to FC filter
No. 1
Type
Part No.
Fig. 9.1.2 EMC conforming shield connection of the motor supply line
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damental frequency. This peak voltage reaches values of 1200 V and higher (according to the frequency converter). The better the simulation of the sine curve at the output, the better is the performance and control response of the motor. This means, however, that the voltage peaks appear at
the output of the frequency converter more frequently. For choosing of surge arresters, the maximum continuous operating voltage Uc has to be taken into account. It specifies the maximum permissible
d.c. link
P1 + PX PR
INPUT 3x 400V/50Hz
L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3
OUTPUT
U V W
M 3~
L11 L21
power supply
charge
PC STF STR STOP RH RM RL RT JOG MRS AU CS SD RES
Processor/DSP Software Functions: PID controller Basic functions: Voltage/frequency function vector control
reset
4-20 mA 3
10E 10 2 5 4 1
No. 1 2 3
3 OUT 4
Type
DEHNguard
DG MOD 275
Part No. 952 070 952 076 920 324 + 920 320
DEHNguardT
Blitzductor CT BCT MOD ...
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operating voltage a surge protective device may be connected to. This means that surge protective devices with a correspondingly higher Uc are used at the output side of the frequency converter. This avoids faster ageing due to gradually heating of the surge protective device under normal operating conditions and the consequential voltage peaks. This heating of the arrester leads to a shorter service life and consequently to a disconnection of the surge protective device from the system to be protected. The voltage at the output of the frequency converter is variable and adjusted a little bit higher than the nominal voltage at the input. Often it is approx. + 5 % during continuous operation, in order to compensate the voltage drop at the connected line, for example. Otherwise, one can simply say that the maximum voltage at the input of the frequency converter is equal to the maximum voltage at the output of the frequency converter. The high clock frequency at the output of the frequency converter generates fieldborne interferences and therefore, requires necessarily a shield-
ed cabling so that adjacent systems are not disturbed. For shielding the motor power supply line, a bilateral shield earthing at the frequency converter and the drive motor has to be ensured. The largesurface contacting of the shield results from the EMC requirements. Advantageous is here the use of constant force springs (Fig. 9.1.2). By means of intermeshed earth-termination systems, i.e. the earth-termination system the frequency converters and the drive motor are connected to, potential differences are reduced between the parts of the installation and thus equalising currents via the shield are avoided. Figure 9.1.3 shows the use of surge protective devices Type DEHNguard on the power supply side and Type BLITZDUCTOR for 0 20 mA signals. The protective devices have to be individually adapted according to the interface. For the integration of the frequency converter into the building automation it is absolutely essential that all evaluation and communication interfaces are connected with surge protective devices in order to avoid system failures.
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