Chapter 6 Maintenance and Inspection

6.5 Method of Checking the Inverter and Converter Circuits

You can check the quality of the inverter and converter circuits by using a tester.

(Preparation)

1)Remove the external power supply cables from terminals R, T, and T, the motor cables from terminals U, V, and W, and the regenerative braking resistor cables from terminals P and RB.

2)Prepare a tester. (Use the 1Ω-measuring range.)

(Checking method)

Measure the current conduction at each of the inverter's main circuit terminals R, S, T, U, V, W, RB, P, and N while switching the tester polarity alternately.

Note 1: Before checking the circuits, measure the voltage across terminals P and N with the tester in DC voltage range mode to confirm that the smoothing capacitor has fully discharged electricity.

Note 2: When the measured terminal is nonconductive, the tester reads a nearly infinite resistance. The tester may not read the infinite resistance if the measured terminal flows a current momentarily under the influence of the smoothing capacitor.

When the measured terminal is conductive, the tester reading is several ohms to several tens of ohms. The measured values may vary slightly, depending on the types of circuit devices and tester. However, if the values measured at the terminals are almost the same, the inverter and converter circuits have adequate quality.

Note 3: Only inverter models with capacity of 22 kW or less have the BRD circuit.

 

 

Tester polarity

Measurement result

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(red)

(black)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D1

R

PD

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

R

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRD circuit

 

D2

S

PD

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

P

circuit

PD

S

Conductive

 

Converter circuit

RB

 

 

 

T

PD

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Converter

 

PD

T

Conductive

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D4

R

N

Conductive

 

D1

D2

D3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

R

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D5

S

N

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

S

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D6

T

N

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

C+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

T

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR1

U

P

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR7

 

 

P

U

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR2

V

P

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

V

Conductive

 

D4

D5

D6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

P

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

W

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inverter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

U

N

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

U

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR5

V

N

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

V

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR6

W

N

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

W

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit

 

RB

P

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR7

P

RB

Conductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRD

RB

N

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

RV

Nonconductive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inverter circuit

TR1 TR2 TR3

U

V

W

TR4 TR5 TR6

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Hitachi SJ700-2 instruction manual Method of Checking the Inverter and Converter Circuits