Ptc Thermistor Input For Motor Overheat Protection - Omron VARISPEED V7 User Manual

PTC Thermistor Input for Motor Overheat Protection

Motor protection is performed using the temperature-resistance charac-
teristics of the positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor, which
is embedded in the coil for each motor phase.
The following graph shows the characteristics of the PTC temperature-
resistance value.
Resistance (Ω)
1330
550
The voltage across the ends of three PTC thermistors connected in
series is input to an analog input terminal (FR), and motor OH alarms
and motor OH errors are detected according to the voltage in respect to
the temperature-resistance characteristics of the PTC thermistor.
After a motor OH alarm is detected (FR input > 0.94 V), operation con-
tinues according to the n141 Motor Overheat Operation Selection (and
the OH8 indicator on the Digital Operator will flash).
After a motor error is detected (FR input > 1.87 V), the motor stops
according to the n141 Motor Overheat Operation Selection (and the
OH9 indicator on the Digital Operator will flash).
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Class H
Class F
Tr − 5 Tr Tr + 5 Tr'
Tr: Temperature Threshold
Varies depending on the PTC type, but
the resistance value is nearly the same.
For example Tr = Class F, 150°C
Tr' = Class H, 180°C
Temperature