Alarm Signal

The inverter alarm signal is active when a fault has

occurred and it is in the Trip Mode (refer to theRun diagram at right). When the fault is cleared the alarm

signal becomes inactive.

STOP

RESET

Stop

RUN

STOP

RESET

We must make a distinction between the alarm signal

Trip

 

AL and the alarm relay contacts [AL0], [AL1] and [AL2]. Fault

Fault

The signal AL is a logic function, which you can assign

 

 

to the open collector output terminals [11], [12], or the

Alarm signal active

relay outputs.

 

 

The most common (and default) use of the relay is for AL, thus the labeling of its terminals. Use an open collector output (terminal [11] or [12]) for a low-current logic signal interface or to energize a small relay (50 mA maximum). Use the relay output to interface to higher voltage and current devices (10 mA minimum).

Option Terminal Code Symbol

Function Name

State

Description

05

AL

Alarm Signal

ON

when an alarm signal has occurred and has not

 

been cleared

OFF

when no alarm has occurred since the last clearing

 

of alarm(s)

11, 12, AL0 – AL2

C031, C032, C036

Notes:

By default, the relay is configured as normally closed (C036=01). Refer to the next page for an explanation.

In the default relay configuration, an inverter power loss turns ON the alarm output. the alarm signal remains ON as long as the external control circuit has power.

When the relay output is set to normally closed, a time delay of less than 2 seconds occurs after powerup before the contact is closed.

Terminals [11] and [12] are open collector outputs, so the electric specifications of [AL] are different from the contact output terminals [AL0], [AL1], [AL2].

This signal output has the delay time (300 ms nominal) from the fault alarm output.

The relay contact specifications are in “Control Logic Signal Specifications” on page 4–6. The contact diagrams for different conditions are on the next page.

Example for terminal [11] (default output configuration shown see page 66):

Inverter output

AL

terminal circuit

CM2

11

RY

Example for terminal [AL0], [AL1], [AL2] (requires output configuration see page 66):

Inverter logic

AL

circuit board

 

AL0

AL1 AL2

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

 

 

Load

supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See I/O specs on page 21,22.

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