Protecting The Contacts Of Relay Outputs - ABB ACS320 User Manual

44 Planning the electrical installation

Protecting the contacts of relay outputs

Inductive loads (relays, contactors, motors) cause voltage transients when switched
off.
Equip inductive loads with noise attenuating circuits (varistors, RC filters [AC] or
diodes [DC]) in order to minimize the EMC emission at switch-off. If not suppressed,
the disturbances may connect capacitively or inductively to other conductors in the
control cable and form a risk of malfunction in other parts of the system.
Install the protective component as close to the inductive load as possible. Do not
install protective components at the I/O terminal block.
230 V AC
230 V AC
24 V DC
Varistor
RC filter
Diode
Drive
relay
output
Drive
relay
output
Drive
relay
output