Installing A Motor Thermal Overload (Ol) Relay On The Drive Output - YASKAWA T1000V Technical Manual

8.4 Installing Peripheral Devices

◆ Installing a Motor Thermal Overload (oL) Relay on the Drive Output

Motor thermal overload relays protect the motor by disconnecting power lines to the motor due to a motor overload
condition.
Install a motor thermal overload relay between the drive and motor:
• When operating multiple motors on a single AC drive.
• When using a power line bypass to operate the motor directly from the power line.
It is not necessary to install a motor thermal overload relay when operating a single motor from a single AC drive. The
AC drive has UL recognized electronic motor overload protection built into the drive software.
Note: Disable the motor protection function (L1-01 = "0") when using an external motor thermal overload relay. The relay should shut
off main power on the input side of the main circuit when triggered.
General Precautions when Using Thermal Overload Relays
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The following application precautions should be considered when using motor thermal overload relays on the output of
AC drives in order to prevent nuisance trips or overheat of the motor at low speeds:
• Low speed motor operation
• Use of multiple motors on a single AC drive
• Motor cable length
• Nuisance tripping resulting from high AC drive carrier frequency
Low Speed Operation and Motor Thermal oL Relays
Generally, thermal relays are applied on general-purpose motors. When general-purpose motors are driven by AC drives,
the motor current is approximately 5 to 10% greater than if driven by the commercial power supply. In addition, the
cooling capacity of a motor with a shaft-driven fan decreases when operating at low speeds. Even if the load current is
within the motor rated value, motor overheating may occur. A thermal relay cannot effectively protect the motor due to
the reduction of cooling at low speeds. For this reason, apply the UL recognized electronic thermal overload protection
function built into the drive whenever possible.
UL recognized electronic thermal overload function of the drive: Speed-dependent heat characteristics are simulated
using data from standard motors and force-ventilated motors. The motor is protected from overload using this function.
Using One Drive with Multiple Motors
Turn off the electronic thermal overload function. Please refer to the appropriate product instruction manual to determine
which parameter disables this function.
The UL recognized electronic thermal overload function of the drive cannot be applied when using multiple motors on
one drive.
Long Motor Cables
When long motor cables and high carrier frequency are used, nuisance tripping of the thermal relay may occur due to
increased leakage current. Therefore, reduce the carrier frequency or increase the tripping level of the thermal overload
relay.
Nuisance Tripping Resulting from High AC Drive Carrier Frequency
Current waveforms generated by high carrier frequency PWM drives tend to create additional temperature rise in
overload relays. Therefore, it may be necessary to increase the trip level setting when encountering nuisance triggering of
the relay.
WARNING! Fire Hazard. Confirm an actual motor overload condition is not present prior to increasing the thermal oL trip setting.
Check local electrical codes before making adjustments to motor thermal overload settings.
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