Precautions for Operation/Selection
Precautions for use of the inverter
Safety Precautions
To operate the inverter correctly and safely, be sure to read the "instruction manual" before starting operation.
This product has not been designed or manufactured for use with any equipment or system operated under
Please contact our sales office when you are considering using this product in special applications such as passenger mobile, medical, aerospace, nuclear, power or undersea relay equipment or system.
Although this product is manufactured under strict quality control, safety devices should be installed when a serious accident or loss is expected by a failure of this product.
The load used should be a
Operation
A magnetic contactor (MC) provided on the primary side should not be used to make frequent starts and stops. It could cause the inverter to fail.
However, at this time, the motor cannot be brought to a sudden stop. Hence, provide a mechanical stopping/ holding mechanism for the machine/equipment which requires an emergency stop.
It will take time for the capacitor to discharge after shutoff of the inverter power supply. When accessing the inverter for inspection, wait for at least 10 minutes after the power supply has been switched off, and check to make sure that there are no residual voltage using a tester or the like.
Wiring
Application of power to the output terminals (U, V, W) of the inverter will damage the inverter. Therefore, fully check the wiring and sequence to ensure that wiring is correct, etc. before powering on.
The terminals P/+, P1, N/- are provided for connection of a dedicated option. Connect only a dedicated option. Do not short the frequency setting power supply terminal 10 and common terminal 5 or the terminal PC and terminal SD.
Do not wire the
Installation
Avoid hostile environment where oil mist, fluff, dust particles, etc. are suspended in the air, and install the inverter in a clean place or put it in an
Do not install the inverter on wood or other combustible material as it will be hot locally.
Install the inverter in the vertical orientation.
Setting
The inverter can be operated as fast as a maximum of 400Hz by parameter setting. Therefore, incorrect setting can cause a danger. Set the upper limit using the maximum frequency limit setting function.
A setting higher than the initial value of DC injection brake operation voltage or operation time can cause motor overheat (electronic thermal relay trip).
Precautions for selection
Inverter capacity selection
When operating a special motor or more than one motor in parallel with a single inverter, select the inverter capacity so that 1.1 times the total rated motor current is less than the rated output current of the inverter.
Starting torque of the motor
The start and acceleration characteristics of the motor driven by the inverter are restricted by the overload current rating of that inverter. Generally the torque characteristic is less than when the motor is started by a commercial power supply. When torque boost adjustment or simple magnetic flux vector cannot provide enough starting torque, select the inverter of one rank higher capacity or increase the capacities of both the motor and inverter.
Acceleration and deceleration times
The acceleration/deceleration time of the motor depends on the
When the current limit function or stall prevention function is activated during acceleration/deceleration, increase the acceleration/deceleration time as the actual time may become longer.
To decrease the acceleration/deceleration time, increase the torque boost value (setting of a too large value may activate the stall prevention function at a start, longer the acceleration time), use the simple magnetic flux vector control, or increase the inverter and motor capacities. To decrease the deceleration time, it is necessary to add the brake unit
Power transfer mechanism
(gear, belt, chain, etc.)
When an
Instructions for overload operation
When performing operation of frequent start/stop of the inverter, rise/fall in the temperature of the transistor element of the inverter will repeat due to a continuous flow of large current, shortening the life from thermal fatigue. Since thermal fatigue is related to the amount of current, the life can be increased by reducing bound current, starting current, etc. Decreasing current may increase the life. However, decreasing current will result in insufficient torque and the inverter may not start. Therefore, increase the inverter capacity to have enough allowance for current.
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