Category C3 - ABB ACH580-04 Hardware Manual

Drive of category C1: drive of rated voltage less than 1000 V and intended for use in the
first environment.
Drive of category C2: drive of rated voltage less than 1000 V and intended to be installed
and started up only by a professional when used in the first environment.
Note: A professional is a person or organization having necessary skills in installing and/or
starting up power drive systems, including their EMC aspects.
Drive of category C3: drive of rated voltage less than 1000 V and intended for use in the
second environment and not intended for use in the first environment.
Drive of category C4: drive of rated voltage equal to or above 1000 V, or rated current equal
to or above 400 A, or intended for use in complex systems in the second environment.

Category C3

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The drive complies with the standard with the following provisions:
1. The drive is equipped with EMC filter (+E210) and common mode filter (+E208).
2. The motor and control cables are selected as specified in the hardware manual.
3. The drive is installed according to the instructions given in the hardware manual.
4. Maximum motor cable length is 100 meters (328 ft).
5. The value of parameter 97.01 Switching frequency reference is set to 2 kHz or lower.
WARNING!
A drive of category C3 is not intended to be used on a low-voltage public network
which supplies domestic premises. Radio frequency interference is expected if
the drive is used on such a network.
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