Safety Instructions; Safety Symbols; Qualified Personnel; Safety Regulations - Danfoss vlt series Operating Instructions Manual

Safety Instructions

2 Safety Instructions

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 Regulations

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.
MG34Q402
Operating Instructions
WARNING
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 with an external
switch, a fieldbus command, an input reference signal
from the LCP or LOP, via remote operation using MCT 10
Set-up Software, or after a cleared fault condition.
To prevent unintended motor start:
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WARNING
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 LED indicator lights are off.
Failure to wait the specified time after power has been
removed before performing service or repair work can
result in death or serious injury.
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Press [Off/Reset] on the LCP before
programming parameters.
Disconnect the frequency converter from the
mains.
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.
Stop the motor.
Disconnect AC mains and remote DC-link power
supplies, including battery back-ups, UPS, and
DC-link connections to other frequency
converters.
Disconnect or lock PM motor.
Wait for the capacitors to discharge fully. The
minimum duration of waiting time is specified
in Table 2.1.
Before performing any service or repair work,
use an appropriate voltage measuring device to
make sure that the capacitors are fully
discharged.
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