Power Measurement At Three-Phase Motors Controlled By A Frequency Converter - Beckhoff EL34 Series Documentation

Application examples
7.5 Power measurement at three-phase motors controlled
by a frequency converter
Risk of injury through electric shock and damage to the device!
Bring the Bus Terminal system into a safe, voltage-free state before starting mounting, disassembly or
wiring of the Bus Terminals!
The example illustrates power measurement at several three-phase motors that are controlled by a
frequency converter (AC converter), e.g. at a conveyor system. Each motor is monitored by a EL3443.
Fig. 167: Application example with frequency converter
The electrical isolation of the three-phase-transformer (Yy0) operated by the voltage circuit of the power
measurement terminals enables measurement after the frequency converter.
Measuring error in the lower frequency range
If the power measurement takes place after the frequency converter, a larger measuring error is
possible in the lower frequency range, particularly for voltage measurement. This error also affects
the power calculation.
The three-phase transformer should have a ratio of 1:1. It must not cause a phase shift of the signal! Since
high-frequency components only have little influence on the motors, any distortions caused by the three-
phase transformer have little effect on the practical measurement during the transfer of the harmonics
created by the frequency converter.
The power distribution is mapped very well by using a dedicated power measurement terminal for each
motor. Excessive current consumption of an individual motor can be detected in good time.
It is not possible to use this method for measuring direct voltage/DC (e.g. holding currents of synchronous
motors)! Practical results can be obtained for voltages/currents with a frequency above 12 Hz, depending on
the three-phase transformer and current transformers used.
The terminal points N must be grounded!
Due to the electrical isolation through the three-phase transformer, the terminal points N of the power mea-
surement terminals have to be grounded, in order to avoid dangerous overvoltages in the event of a fault in
a current transformer!
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Version: 1.5 EL34xx