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Terms and abbreviations
Description Term
Assistant control panel ACS-AP-…
Optional USB to RJ45 cable BCBL-01
The capacitors connected to the DC link Capacitor bank
The part in which the control program runs. Control unit
DC circuit between rectifier and inverter DC link
Energy storage which stabilizes the intermediate circuit DC voltage DC link capacitors
Frequency converter for controlling AC motors Drive
Embedded fieldbus EFB
Electromagnetic compatibility EMC
Physical size of the drive or power module Frame, frame size
Insulated gate bipolar transistor IGBT
DC circuit between rectifier and inverter Intermediate circuit
Converts direct current and voltage to alternating current and
voltage. Inverter
A pre-defined set of default values of parameters in a drive control
program. Macro
In the drive control program, user-adjustable operation instruction
to the drive, or signal measured or calculated by the drive.
In some (for example fieldbus) contexts, a value that can be accessed
as an object. For example, variable, constant, or signal. Parameter
Programmable logic controller PLC
Converts alternating current and voltage to direct current and voltage Rectifier
Radio-frequency interference RFI
Safety integrity level (1…3) (IEC 61508, IEC 62061, IEC 61800-5-2) SIL
Safe torque off (IEC/EN 61800-5-2) STO
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