9.5.3 Fault Descriptions

 

Table 9.1 – Fault Descriptions

Fault Code/

Fault

Descriptions

Display

 

 

 

Overcurrent

The drive diables when the output current is

 

 

detected at a level higher than the inverter rated

 

 

current.

 

Ground fault

The drive disables when a ground fault occurs

 

current

and the ground fault current is greater than the

 

 

internal setting value of the inverter.

 

Inverter

The drive disables its output when the output

 

Overload

current of the inverter is greater than the rated

 

 

level.

 

Overload trip

The drive disables if the output current of the

 

 

inverter is at 150% of the inverter rated current

 

 

for more than the current limit time (1 min).

 

Inverter

The drive disables if the heat sink overheats due

 

overheat

to a damaged cooling fan or a blockage in the

 

 

cooling fan by detecting the temperature of the

 

 

heat sink.

 

Output Phase

The drive disables its output when one or more

 

loss

of the output (U, V, W) phases is open. The drive

 

 

detects the output current to check the output

 

 

phase loss.

 

Over voltage

The drive disables its output if the DC bus

 

 

voltage increases above the bus overvoltage

 

 

threshold. This fault can also occur due to a

 

 

surge voltage generated at the input terminals.

 

Low voltage

The drive disables its output if the DC bus

 

 

voltage is less than the undervoltage threshold

 

 

because insufficient torque or overheating of the

 

 

motor can occur when the input voltage of the

 

 

drive is too low.

 

Electronic

The internal electronic thermal of the drive

 

Thermal

determines the motor heat. If the motor is

 

 

overloaded the inverter disables the output. The

 

 

drive cannot protect the motor when controlling a

 

 

motor having more than 4 poles or multiple

 

 

motors.

 

Input phase

Drive output is disabled when one of the input

 

loss

phases (R, S, T) is open.

 

Self-

Displayed when IGBT damage, output phase

 

diagnostic

short, output phase ground fault or output phase

 

malfunction

open occurs.

Troubleshooting

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