Safety; Safety Symbols; Qualified Personnel; Safety Precautions - Danfoss VLT Decentral Drive FCD 302 Operating Manual

Safety

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2.1 Safety Symbols

The following symbols are used in this guide:
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that could
result in minor or moderate injury. It can also be used to
alert against unsafe practices.
NOTICE
Indicates important information, including situations that
can result in damage to equipment or property.

2.2 Qualified Personnel

Correct and reliable transport, storage, installation,
operation, and maintenance are required for the trouble-
free and safe operation of the frequency converter. Only
qualified personnel are allowed to install and operate this
equipment.
Qualified personnel are defined as trained staff, who are
authorized to install, commission, and maintain equipment,
systems, and circuits in accordance with pertinent laws and
regulations. Also, the qualified personnel must be familiar
with the instructions and safety measures described in this
manual.

2.3 Safety Precautions

WARNING
HIGH VOLTAGE
Frequency converters contain high voltage when
connected to AC mains input, DC supply, or load sharing.
Failure to perform installation, start-up, and maintenance
by qualified personnel can result in death or serious
injury.
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Only qualified personnel must perform instal-
lation, start-up, and maintenance.
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UNINTENDED START
When the frequency converter is connected to AC mains,
DC supply, or load sharing, the motor may start at any
time. Unintended start during programming, service, or
repair work can result in death, serious injury, or
property damage. The motor can start via an external
switch, a fieldbus command, an input reference signal
from the LCP, or after a cleared fault condition.
To prevent unintended motor start:
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DISCHARGE TIME
The frequency converter contains DC-link capacitors,
which can remain charged even when the frequency
converter is not powered. High voltage can be present
even when the warning indicator lights are off. Failure to
wait the specified time after power has been removed
before performing service or repair work could result in
death or serious injury.
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WARNING
Disconnect the frequency converter from the
mains.
Press [Off/Reset] on the LCP before
programming parameters.
Completely wire and assemble the frequency
converter, motor, and any driven equipment
before connecting the frequency converter to
AC mains, DC supply, or load sharing.
WARNING
Stop the motor.
Disconnect AC mains, permanent magnet type
motors, and remote DC-link supplies, including
battery back-ups, UPS, and DC-link connections
to other frequency converters.
Wait for the capacitors to discharge fully before
performing any service or repair work. The
discharge time is specified in Table 2.1.
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