Leakage Currents And Countermeasures - Mitsubishi Electric FR-A520-2.2K Instruction Manual

2.3.4 Leakage currents and countermeasures

Due to the static capacitance existing in the inverter I/O wiring and motor, leakage currents flow through
them. Since their values depend on the static capacitance, carrier frequency, etc., take the following
measures.
( 1 ) To-ground leakage currents
Leakage currents may flow not only into the inverter's own line but also into the other line through the ground
cable, etc. These leakage currents may operate earth leakage circuit breakers and earth leakage relays
unnecessarily.
• Countermeasures
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Decrease the carrier frequency (Pr. 72) of the inverter.
Note that motor noise increases. Selection of Soft-PWM (Pr. 240) will make it unoffending.
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By using earth leakage circuit breakers designed for harmonics and surges (e.g. Mitsubishi's Progressive
Super Series) in the inverter's own line and other line, operation can be performed with low noise (with
the carrier frequency kept high)
• To-ground leakage current
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Note that a long wiring length will increase leakage currents. Decrease the carrier frequency of the
inverter to reduce leakage currents.
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Higher motor capacity leads to larger leakage currents. Larger leakage currents occur in 400V class than
in 200V class.
( 2 ) Line-to-line leakage currents
Harmonics of leakage currents flowing in static capacities between the inverter output cables may operate the
external thermal relay unnecessarily. When the wiring length is long (50m (164.04 feet) or more) for the 400V
class small-capacity model (7.5kW (10HP) or less), the external thermal relay is likely to operate
unnecessarily because the ratio of the leakage current to the rated motor current increases.
• Line-to-Line Leakage Current Data Example (200V class)
Motor Capacity Rated Motor
(kW (HP)) Current (A)
0.4 (0.5) 1.8
0.75 (1) 3.2
1.5 (2) 5.8
2.2 (3) 8.1
3.7 (5) 12.8
5.5 (7.5) 19.4
7.5 (10) 25.6
* Leakage current of the 400V class is about twice larger.
Power
supply
• Countermeasures
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Use the electronic overcurrent protection (Pr. 9) of the inverter.
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Decrease the carrier frequency. Note that motor noise increases. Selection of Soft-PWM (Pr. 240) will
make it unoffending.
To ensure that the motor is protected against line-to-line leakage currents, it is recommended to use a
temperature sensor to directly detect motor temperature.
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INSTALLATION AND WIRING
Leakage Current (mA)
Wiring length 50m Wiring length 100m
(164.04 feet) (328.08 feet)
310 500
340 530
370 560
400 590
440 630
490 680
535 725
Thermal relay
NFB
Inverter
Line static capacitances
Line-to-Line Leakage Current Path
37
Motor: SF-J 4P
Carrier frequency: 14.5Hz
2
Cable used: 2mm 4-core
cable
Motor
IM