Cooling And Airflow - Danfoss VLT AutomationDrive FC 300 Operating Instructions Manual

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4.3.6 Cooling and Airflow

Cooling
Cooling can be obtained in different ways, by using the
cooling ducts in the bottom and the top of the unit, by
taking air in and out the back of the unit or by combining
the cooling possibilities.
Back cooling
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The backchannel air can also be ventilated in and out the
back of a Rittal TS8 enclosure. This offers a solution where
the backchannel could take air from outside the facility
and return the heat loses outside the facility thus reducing
air-conditioning requirements.
Enclosure protection
IP21 / NEMA 1
IP54 / NEMA 12
IP21 / NEMA 1
Table 4.10 Heatsink Air Flow
NOTE
For the drive section, the fan runs for the following
reasons:
1. AMA
2. DC Hold
3. Pre-Mag
4. DC Brake
5. 60% of nominal current is exceeded
6. Specific heatsink temperature exceeded (power
size dependent)
7. Specific Power Card ambient temperature
exceeded (power size dependent)
8. Specific Control Card ambient temperature
exceeded
Once the fan is started it will run for minimum 10 minutes.
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Frame size
D13
E9 P250
E9 P315-P400
F18
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NOTE
A door fan(s) is required on the enclosure to remove the
heat losses not contained in the backchannel of the drive
and any additional losses generated from other
components installed inside the enclosure. The total
required air flow must be calculated so that the
appropriate fans can be selected. Some enclosure
manufacturers offer software for performing the
calculations (i.e. Rittal Therm software).
Airflow
The necessary airflow over the heat sink must be secured.
The flow rate is shown in Table 4.10.
Door fan(s) / Top fan airflow
Total airflow of multiple fans
3
510 m /h (300 cfm)
3
680 m /h (400 cfm)
680 m 3 /h (400 cfm)
4900 m 3 /h (2884 cfm)
NOTE
For the active filter, the fan runs for the following reasons:
1. Active filter running
2. Active filter not running, but mains current
exceeding limit (power size dependent)
3. Specific heatsink temperature exceeded (power
size dependent)
4. Specific Power Card ambient temperature
exceeded (power size dependent)
5. Specific Control Card ambient temperature
exceeded
Once the fan is started it will run for minimum 10 minutes.
External ducts
If additional duct work is added externally to the Rittal
cabinet the pressure drop in the ducting must be
calculated. Use the charts below to derate the frequency
converter according to the pressure drop.
Heatsink fan(s)
Total airflow of multiple fans
3
2295 m /h (1350 cfm)
3
2635 m /h (1550 cfm)
2975 m 3 /h (1750 cfm)
6895 m 3 /h (4060 cfm)