ABB ACS580-01 drives, Hardware Manual

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68 Planning the electrical installation
Using a contactor between the drive and the motor
Implementing the control of the output contactor depends on how you select the drive
to operate. See also section
Implementing a bypass connection on page 68 .
When you have selected to use
• Vector control mode and motor ramp stop,
open the contactor as follows:
1. Give a stop command to the drive.
1. Wait until the drive decelerates the motor to zero speed.
2. Open the contactor.
When you have selected to use
• Vector control mode and motor coast stop; or scalar control mode,
open the contactor as follows:
1. Give a stop command to the drive.
2. Open the contactor.
WARNING! When the Vector control mode is in use, never open the output
contactor while the drive controls the motor. The vector control operate
extremely fast, much faster than it takes for the contactor to open its contacts. When
the contactor starts opening while the drive controls the motor, the vector control will
try to maintain the load current by immediately increasing the drive output voltage to
the maximum. This will damage, or even burn the contactor completely.
Implementing a bypass connection
If frequent bypassing is required, employ mechanically or electrically interlocked
contactors between the motor and the drive and between the motor and the power
line. Make sure with interlocking that the contactors cannot be closed simultaneously.
Note: The bypass connection cannot be used with permanent magnet motors or
synchronous reluctance motors.
WARNING! Never connect the drive output to the electrical power network.
The connection may damage the drive.