Inverter Output Voltage Measurement Techniques; Voltage Measurement With Load; Voltage Measurement Without Load - Hitachi SJ200 Series Instruction Manual

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Maintenance and Inspection

Inverter Output Voltage Measurement Techniques

Taking voltage measurements around drives equipment requires the right equipment and
a safe approach. You are working with high voltages and high-frequency switching
waveforms that are not pure sinusoids. Digital voltmeters will not usually produce
reliable readings for these waveforms. And, it is usually risky to connect high voltage
signals to oscilloscopes. The inverter output semiconductors have some leakage, and
no-load measurements produce misleading results. So, we highly recommend using the
following circuits to measure voltage for performing the equipment inspections.

Voltage measurement with load

L1/R
L2/S
L3/T
V Class
200V Class 600V 0.01A min. 300V range
400V Class 100V 0.1A min.
HIGH VOLTAGE: Be careful not to touch wiring or connector terminals when working
with the inverters and taking measurements. Be sure to place the measurement circuitry
components above in an insulated housing before using them.
U/T1
Inverter
V/T2
W/T3
220 kΩ
2W
+
Diode Bridge Voltmeter
600V range

Voltage measurement without load

L1/R
Inverter
L2/S
L3/T
Additional resistor
–
V Class
200V Class 600V 0.01A min. 300V range
400V Class 100V 0.1A min.
U/T1
V/T2
W/T3
5 kΩ
30W
220 kΩ
2W
+ –
Diode Bridge Voltmeter
600V range