ABB ACS150 series, User Manual

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Technical data
151
Brake resistors
ACS150 drives have an internal brake chopper as standard equipment. The brake
resistor is selected using the table and equations presented in this section.
Selecting the brake resistor
1. Determine the required maximum braking power P
Rmax
for the application. P
Rmax
must be smaller than P
BRmax
given in the table on page 152 for the used drive
type.
2. Calculate resistance R with Equation 1.
3. Calculate energy E
Rpulse
with Equation 2.
4. Select the resistor so that the following conditions are met:
• The rated power of the resistor must be greater than or equal to
P
Rmax
.
• Resistance
R must be between R
min
and R
max
given in the table for the used
drive type.
• The resistor must be able to dissipate energy
E
Rpulse
during the braking
cycle T .
Equations for selecting the resistor:
Eq. 1.
U
N
=
200…240 V:
150000
R =
P
Rmax
450000
t
on
P
Rmax
P
Rave
U
N
=
380…415 V:
R =
U
N
=
415…480 V:
R =
P
Rmax
T
615000
P
Rmax
Eq. 2. E
Rpulse
= P
Rmax
· t
on
t
on
Eq. 3. P
Rave
= P
Rmax
·
T
For conversion, use 1 hp = 746 W.
where
R = selected brake resistor value (ohm)
P
Rmax
= maximum power during the braking cycle (W)
P
Rave
= average power during the braking cycle (W)
E
Rpulse
= energy conducted into the resistor during a single braking pulse (J)
t
on
= length of the braking pulse (s)
T = length of the braking cycle (s).
Resistor types shown in the following table are pre-dimensioned resistors using the
maximum braking power with cyclic braking shown in the table. Resistors are
available from ABB. Information is subject to change without further notice.