Placing The Brake Resistor; Protecting The System In Brake Circuit Fault Situations; Electrical Installation; Start-Up - ABB ACS355 User Manual

392 Appendix: Resistor braking

Placing the brake resistor

Install all resistors in a place where they will cool.
WARNING! The materials near the brake resistor must be non-flammable. The
surface temperature of the resistor is high. Air flowing from the resistor is of
hundreds of degrees Celsius. Protect the resistor against contact.

Protecting the system in brake circuit fault situations

Protecting the system in cable and brake resistor short-circuit situations
For short-circuit protection of the brake resistor connection, see
connection on page 370. Alternatively, a two-conductor shielded cable with the same
cross-sectional area can be used.
Protecting the system in brake resistor overheating situations
The following setup is essential for safety – it interrupts the main supply in fault
situations involving chopper shorts:
• Equip the drive with a main contactor.
• Wire the contactor so that it opens if the resistor thermal switch opens (an
overheated resistor opens the contactor).
Below is a simple wiring diagram example.
Fuses
ACS355

Electrical installation

For the brake resistor connections, see the power connection diagram of the drive on
page 49.

Start-up

To enable resistor braking, switch off the drive's overvoltage control by setting
parameter 2005 OVERVOLT CTRL
L1 L2 L3
1 3 5
K1
2 4 6
U1 V1 W1
to 0 (DISABLE).
Q Thermal switch of the resistor
Brake resistor