Chapter 2 Hardware Instruction And Installation; Operation Environment - GE VAT20 Instruction Manual

Chapter 2. Hardware Instruction and Installation

2.1. Operation Environment

The installation site of the inverter pose direct impact to the fully functionality and the life-span
of your inverter. Please carefully choose the installation site to meet following requirements:
Mount the unit vertically
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Environment temperature: -10
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Avoid placing close to any heating equipment
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Avoid water dripping or humid environment
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Avoid direct sunlight
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Avoid oil or salty corrosive gas
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Avoid contacting corrosive liquid or gas
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Prevent foreign dusts, flocks, or metal scraps from entering interior
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Away from radioactive matter or flammable material
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Avoid electric-magnetic interference (soldering or power machinery)
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Avoid vibration, if vibration can not be avoided, anti-rattler should be installed to reduce it.
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If inverter is installed in control panel, please tear off shield sticker of VAT20.
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Correct alignment
Additional cooling fan should be installed to lower the environment below 50
Cooling fan
Correct alignment
Installation of the inverter must place the front side of inverter facing front and the top of
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inverter towards up direction for better heat dissipation.
Installation rooming must be compliant to following requirement.
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q < 50°C
VAT 20
Installation
direction
Ventilation
12 cm
(2)
(min)
Front view
(1) Maximum temperature in the enclosure 50°C
(2) Keep 7 cm for following drives: N1K5, N2K2, X0K7, X1K5, X2K2
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C to +50
Correct alignment
Cooling fan
Wrong alignment
12 cm
(1)
(min)
12 cm
(min)
12 cm
(2)
(min)
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C
Cooling fan
Correct alignment
5 cm
(min)
Side view
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Cooling fan
Wrong alignment