5.2 Daily and Periodic Inspections
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inspect | Inspection item | Detail of inspection | Daily | Periodic | Inspection method |
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General | Environment | Check the ambient temperature, |
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| humidity must be 90% RH or less |
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| Whole inverter | Check for abnormal vibrations and | { |
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| Check visually and by listening. | There must be no abnormality |
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| Power supply | Check that the main circuit voltage |
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Main | General check | (1) Check the ground resistance |
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| Disconnect all input and output cables |
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| megger |
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| ground terminals with a megger. |
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| block, detach the control circuit terminal |
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| block from the inverter, and remove the |
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| jumper for switching the inverter's | The measured ground resistance |
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| between the ground terminal and the |
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| jumper connecting all the following |
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| R, S, T, U, V, W, P, PD, N, RB, R0, and |
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| (2) Check screws and bolts for | { |
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| Retighten loose screws and bolts. | There | must | be | no | abnormality |
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| Connecting | (1) Check the conductors for | { |
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| cables | (2) Check the cable insulations for | { |
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| Inverter circuit | Check the resistance between |
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| Remove all cables from the | See Section 6.5, "Method of | Analog tester | ||||||||
| and converter | terminals. |
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| Use a tester (in 1Ω range mode) to | Checking |
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| { | measure the following: | Converter | Circuits." |
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| - Resistance between terminals R, | operating life of inverter circuit |
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| S, and T and terminals P and N | until replacement: 106 cycles of |
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| - Resistance between terminals U, | starting and stopping (*3) |
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| Smoothing | (1) Check for liquid leak. | { |
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| capacitor | (2) Check that the relief valve does |
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| Relay | (1) Check that no fluttering sound is |
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Control | Operation | (1) While performing a unit |
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| cables connected to the main circuit | must be as follows: |
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| the balance output voltage |
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| terminals U, V, and W. | 200 V class models: 4 V or less | rectifier | |||||||||
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| (2) Carry out a sequential |
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| protection operation test, and |
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| circuits for any abnormality. |
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Cooling | Cooling fan | (1) Check for abnormal vibrations | { |
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| (2) Check the joints for loosening. |
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| Heat sink | Check for clogging. |
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Display | Monitor | (1) Check that all LEDs light up | { |
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| Meter | Check that meter readings are | { |
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Motor | General | (1) Check for abnormal vibrations | { |
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| Insulation | Check the ground resistance |
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*1 The operating life of the smoothing capacitor is under the influence of the ambient temperature. Refer to Section 6.6,
*2 The operating life of the cooling fan varies depending on environmental conditions, including the ambient temperature and dust. Check the status of the
*3 The standard operating life (number of years or operation cycles) and the data described in Section 6.6,
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