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USER AND INSTALLATION MANUAL Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters Schaffner EMV AG Nordstrasse 11e 4542 Luterbach Switzerland Main +41 32 681 66 26 schaffner.com...
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The most current edition of this document (PDF format) and official translations can be obtained from your contact of the Schaffner organization or at schaffner.com on the product page. Other technical documentation of our products is also available in the download area of our website schaffner.com.
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Ecosine Max demonstrates superior partial load performance. The excellent performance of Ecosine Max filters not only reflect on mitigating harmonic current and bringing the THDi down to 5% (diode rectifiers @ rated power), but also introducing minimum reactive power, even at partial or no-load condition.
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Line voltage unbalance: <1% ▪ Line voltage distortion: THDv <2% If a properly sized and installed filter fails to meet the 5% THDi level, Schaffner will provide the necessary application engineering support or filter replacement at no charge. iv. Important user notice...
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Equipment installation, start-up, operation and you have read through the safety notes and installation guidelines as well as installation manual and product specification. Do not use any Schaffner product maintenance (if any) have to be carried out by until you have a full knowledge of the equipment, safety notes and installation a trained and certified electrician or technician, guidelines.
DC-link choke present. The performance of all product variants at different drive setup can be found in Table 1. Figure 1 Filter configuration of FN3470, FN3472, FN3480 and FN3482 Figure 2 Filter configurations for FN3471, FN3473, FN3481 and FN3483 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 8/66...
The second part of the designation ‘FN34nn-xxx-yyy-_ _ _ _ _ _ _’ indicates the motor drive power rating, in kW for 50 Hz filters and in HP for 60 Hz filters. Please note that Ecosine Max filters are not using current rating in the designation.
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(IP 00), filter contains trap disconnect switch module. Filter is expected to achieve 5% THDi for drives without DC-link choke, or 3.5% THDi for drives with 4% DC-link choke. User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 10/66...
2 Filter selection Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters need to be carefully selected and configured to enjoy maximum benefits. Schaffner advices to verify the selection by using the Schaffner Power Quality Simulator tool SchaffnerPQS3, available at pqs.schaffner.com. Step 1: Grid frequency...
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Oversizing of passive harmonic filters is not recommended because of the inherent lower harmonic mitigation per- formance at partial load as well as higher cost, size, and weight. Please refer to sections 2.1 to 2.4 for proper filter selection. User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 12/66...
Table 4 FN3470 filter selection table for models with trap disconnect jumper Filter [kW] [Arms] [Arms] [kg] FN3470-250-99-E0XXJXX 3029 Busbar FN3470-315-99-E0XXJXX 3295 Busbar FN3470-355-99-E0XXJXX 3527 Busbar FN3470-400-99-E0XXJXX 4617 Busbar FN3470-500-99-E0XXJXX 4475 Busbar *Motor drive input current without harmonic filters. 13/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
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**FN3471 filters can be applied for drives with and without Ldc. 8% THDi (@ rated power) is achieved when FN3471 is applied to drives without Ldc, while 5% THDi (@rated power) is achieved when there is a 4% Ldc present in the drive. User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 14/66...
Table 8 FN3480 filter selection table for models with trap disconnect jumper Filter [kW] [Arms] [Arms] [kg] FN3480-315-99-E0XXJXX 3278 Busbar FN3480-355-99-E0XXJXX 3343 Busbar FN3480-400-99-E0XXJXX 3584 Busbar FN3480-500-99-E0XXJXX 4356 Busbar FN3480-560-99-E0XXJXX 4536 Busbar *Motor drive input current without harmonic filter. 15/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
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** FN3481 filters can be applied for drives with and without Ldc. 8% THDi (@ rated power) is achieved when FN3481 is applied to drives without Ldc, while 5% THDi (@ rated power) is achieved when there is a 4% Ldc pre- sent in the drive. User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 16/66...
Table 12 FN3472 filter selection table for models with trap disconnect jumper Filter [kW] [Arms] [Arms] [kg] FN3472-280-99-E0XXJXX 2832 FN3472-315-99-E0XXJXX 3200 FN3472-355-99-E0XXJXX 3451 FN3472-400-99-E0XXJXX 3404 FN3472-480-99-E0XXJXX 4173 *Motor drive input current without harmonic filter. 17/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
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** FN3473 filters can be applied for drives with and without Ldc. 8% THDi (@ rated power) is achieved when FN3473 is applied to drives without Ldc, while 5% THDi (@ rated power) is achieved when there is a 4% Ldc present in the drive. User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 18/66...
Table 16 FN3482 filter selection table for models with trap disconnect jumper Filter [HP] [kW] [Arms] [Arms] [kg] [lbs] FN3482-350-99-E0XXJXX 2832 Busbar FN3482-400-99-E0XXJXX 3200 Busbar FN3482-450-99-E0XXJXX 3451 Busbar FN3482-500-99-E0XXJXX 3404 Busbar FN3482-600-99-E0XXJXX 4173 Busbar *Motor drive input current without harmonic filter. 19/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
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** FN3483 filters can be applied for drives with and without Ldc. 8% THDi (@ rated power) is achieved when FN3483 is applied to drives without Ldc, while 5% THDi (@ rated power is achieved when there is a 4% Ldc pre- sent in the drive. User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 20/66...
Repetitive tests to be performed at max. 80% of above levels, for 2 seconds. External UL-rated fuses required. Please check the inlet air flow required for cooling in section 3.8 ×((70°C-T )/30°C) derated nominal 21/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
Repetitive tests to be performed at max. 80% of above levels, for 2 seconds. External UL-rated fuses required. Please check the inlet air flow required for cooling in section 3.8 ×((70°C-T )/30°C) derated nominal User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 22/66...
Repetitive tests to be performed at max. 80% of above levels, for 2 seconds. External UL-rated fuses required. Please check the inlet air flow required for cooling in section 3.8 ×((70°C-T )/30°C) derated nominal 23/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
Repetitive tests to be performed at max. 80% of above levels, for 2 seconds. External UL-rated fuses required. Please check the inlet air flow required for cooling in section 3.8 ×((70°C-T )/30°C) derated nominal User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 24/66...
Example: at an altitude of 3’500m, we get ΔH = 1’500m and the current derating = 0.9187. A filter with a rated current of 100A can only be used up to 91.87A. Remark: Do not use Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters in altitudes above 4000m without consulting Schaffner first.
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2x 250 kcmil FN3473-355-99 355 HP 2x 185 mm2 2x 300 kcmil FN3473-400-99 400 HP 2x 185 mm2 2x 350 kcmil FN3473-480-99 480 HP 2x 300 mm2 2x 500 kcmil User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 26/66...
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Figure 4 Drawing of different terminal dimensions (according to Table 20) 27/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
Table 24. Usage of a cabinet that is not according to these specifications, especially any deviations from the cooling requirement and air inlet configuration (see section 3.10) might require additional validation from the customer. Schaffner is not reliable for any deviations in the filter specifications resulting from improper cabinet integration.
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8640.033 8640.033 8640.033 base cover, front and rear, 100 mm for VX Base corner piece with 8640.003 8640.005 8640.007 base cover, front and rear, optimized design, 100 mm for VX User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 30/66...
Insufficient inlet air flow or blocking of air channel might cause overheating of filter components. All Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters have been tested and qualified with cabinet design, presented in the following. The fan configuration below is recommended, however not mandatory if the inlet air flow can be ensured otherwise.
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Figure 5 Reference cabinet with recommended air inlet placement Table 26 Dimensions for the recommended air inlet placement Dimension Cabinet 800mm Cabinet 1000mm Cabinet 1200mm User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 32/66...
Figure 6 opening at the bottom and back of the cabinet (front view) Figure 7 opening at the bottom of the cabinet (top view from inside). About 1/3 remain open. 33/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
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Figure 8 opening at the back of the cabinet. Base plinth should stay open for cables entry and cooling. User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 34/66...
All Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters are realized with 6 frame sizes, S08/S10/S12 and L08/L10/L12. Dimensions and footprint are provided in section 3.12. Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters are IP00 and external air cooling is needed, details are provided in section 3.8. The overview of all frame sizes is shown in Figure 9.
S option (switch integrated). with S option (switch integrated) Figure 12 Mechanical data of FN3471/73/81/83 Figure 13 Mechanical data of FN3470/72/80/82 witch J option (Trap Disconnect Terminals). with J option (Trap Disconnect Terminals). User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 36/66...
3.13 Filter performance Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters achieve 5% THDi with 6-pulse diode rectifiers under the following condition. Filter is applied to rated voltage and power THDv <2%, line voltage unbalance <1% 5% THDi is not guaranteed for thyristor rectifier application. The performance of the filter is dependent on the firing angle of the thyristors.
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90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 Load [%] Figure 16 Drive dc-link voltage vs. load (diode rectifier front-end, with FN3471 series and drive with 4% Ldc) 39/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
Make sure the status is “On” when install the filter Circuit breaker Status “On” during normal operation Investigation of the system is required when the status of the switch changed to “Off” User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 40/66...
(occasional use) Function blocks Chokes Power magnetic components incl. temperature switches Capacitors Power capacitors incl. discharge resistors Trap disconnect Terminals for installing circuit breaker or capacitor contactor jumper by customers themselves 41/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
General working principle of Ecosine Max filter base modules is shown in Figure 19. Figure 19 Working principle of Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters (with load choke Lo and without) There is either trap disconnect jumper module or trap disconnect switch module available for FN3470/FN3471, FN3472/FN3473, FN3480/FN3481 and FN3482/FN3483 filters.
5 Filter appearance and elements Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters are available in IP00 open frame, and all designed for floor- mounted installation. The compact design makes it an optimized open frame for cabinet integration. The filter is all-wired with 3 inputs and 3 outputs, which can be easily installed into standard and customized cabinet.
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Figure 20 Design of FN3470/80/72/82 filter (Type E0XXSXX) User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 44/66...
L . The trap capacitor , and circuit breaker or trap disconnect jumper is mounted on the left side of the frame. Figure 21 Design of FN3471/81/73/83 filter (Type E0XXSXX) 45/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
(E0XXJXX) is shown in Figure 22, while design of FN3471/81/73/83 without load choke present, and with trap disconnect jumper terminals (E0XXJXX) is shown in Figure 23. Figure 22 Design of FN3470/80/72/82 filter (Type E0XXJXX) User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 46/66...
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Figure 23 Design of FN3471/81/73/83 filter (Type E0XXJXX) 47/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
6 Performance estimation using SchaffnerPQS Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters are included and can be simulated with the Schaffner Power Quality Simulator SchaffnerPQS pqs.schaffner.com. By using SchaffnerPQS, users can easily simulate and estimate system performance taking into account the most important design requirements and system’s boundary conditions.
Warning: in case of parallel use of Ecosine Max filter, customer must ensure that both filters have an appropriate over current protection on the trap capacitor (same for both filter), either using the optional switch -E0XXSXX or by installing a third party switch circuit breaker using the trap disconnect jumper option -E0XXJXX.
In the case of damage, please file a claim with the freight forwarder involved immediately and contact Schaffner or our local partner for support. Under no circumstances install and energize a filter with suspected transportation damage, whether it is clearly visible or not.
8.2 Step 2: Mounting Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters are best installed as close as possible to the non-linear load. Ideally, they are mounted next to the rectifier or motor drive inside the electrical cabinet or control room. All Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters are designed for floor mounting installation inside a cabinet.
4 fixation screws is forbidden and could result in damage to the product and serious injuries. Figure 30 Permitted (blue) and forbidden (red) fixation points for filters FN3471, FN3473, FN3481 and FN3483 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 52/66...
For the other part of the bolts (respectively the nut or screw) Schaffner recommends zinc coated hex ribbed flange steel screws or nuts. Respect filters weight for appropriate choice of screws! Head diameters must not exceed these dimensions: M12: d ≤24 mm...
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The maximum allowed angle between the lifting rope and vertical plan should not exceed 45°. Failing to comply might destroy the equipment and induce a risk of severe injuries. Figure 32 Maximum angle of lifting force User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 54/66...
– according to your local codes and safety instructions. 8.3.3 Connect PE cable of Ecosine filter with appropriate cable lug to threaded stud. torque M12: 20-25 Nm 55/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
Figure 34 Location of line and load terminals for filters FN3471, FN3473, FN3481 and FN3483 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 56/66...
8.3.5 Install an external switch circuit breaker (J versions only) Warning: protection When selecting J versions of Ecosine Max, it is possible to of the trap capacitor against install a third-party switch circuit breaker between the trap overcurrent is required. It is...
For wire cross section recommendation see section 3.6.2. Figure 35 terminal for auxiliary contact connection Online datasheet and documentation for circuit breaker 250A, 300A, 400A 500A User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 58/66...
The remote operator for the switch allows to control remotely the switch on order when required for the application. The remote operator module is not provided by Schaffner and when required, it needs to be bought separately. Please consult the relevant user manual for complete installation and usage.
8.3.10 Fuses Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters need external over-current protection for compliance with UL/cUL standard. Fuses and associated fuse holders must be UL listed and rated for 100kA SCCR supplies. Table 30 and Table 31 show requested fuse current ratings for UL class J/L and, where UL compliance is not mandatory, for IEC class gG.
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All FN3473 Rated current A FN3482-350-99 FN3483-350-99 FN3472-280-99 FN3473-280-99 FN3482-400-99 FN3483-400-99 FN3472-315-99 FN3473-315-99 FN3482-450-99 FN3483-450-99 FN3472-356-99 FN3473-356-99 FN3482-500-99 FN3483-500-99 FN3472-400-99 FN3473-400-99 FN3482-600-99 FN3483-600-99 FN3472-480-99 FN3473-480-99 UL class J UL class L 61/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
9 Filter maintenance Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters described in this manual are equipped with long life components that ensure a satisfactory function for many years under normal operating conditions. Any operation under extreme conditions such as over-temperatures, overvoltage situations, polluted environments etc.
Therefore, Schaffner recommends checking and tightening all electrical connections when a regular scheduled maintenance entire device that incorporates filter ongoing. Checking of internal connections within the filters is not needed or should be conducted by a Schaffner service representative. 63/66 User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters...
(PFC) system with large capacitor banks may become obsolete or massively reduced, when harmonic filters are installed. In such cases it may not be necessary to install trap circuit disconnect functions. User and Installation Manual Ecosine Max Passive Harmonic Filters 64/66...
In the unlikely event of a problem, please contact Schaffner or your local partner for assistance. 12 Abbreviation...
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Schaffner group companies (“Schaffner”) and do not constitute an offer for purchase or sale or a recommendation or advice. The content of this document has been carefully prepared and reviewed and all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information.
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