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2007-11-07

5011642602-BU02

 

BUE Series 

Brake Modules 

Instruction Sheet 

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Preface

 

Congratulations on your purchase of DELTA’s brake module. BUE brake 
units are applied to absorb the motor regenerative energy when 3-phase 
induction motor stops by deceleration. With BUE brake unit, the 
regenerative energy is dissipated in the brake resistors. To prevent 
mechanical or human injury, please read this instruction sheet thoroughly 
before wiring. 
BUE brake units are suitable for VFD-E/VFD-EL Series. BUE brake units 
need to be used in conjunction with BR series brake resistors to provide the 
optimum brake characteristics. 
BUE brake units (20015 and 40015) are approved by Underwriters 
Laboratories, Inc. (UL) and Canadian Underwriters Laboratories (cUL). The 
content of this instruction sheet may be revised without prior notice, please 
consult our distributors or download the most updated version at 
http://www.delta.com.tw/industrialautomation. 

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Specifications

 

115/230V Series 

460V Series 

                               

BUE-20015  BUE-20037  BUE-40015  BUE-40037 

Max. Motor Capacity (KW) 

1.5 3.7 1.5 3.7 

Max. Peak Discharge 

Current (A) 10%ED 

3.6 16 1.8  8 

Outpu

Rating 

Brake Start-up 

Voltage (DC) 

328/345/362/380/400

±

3V 656/690/725/760/800

±

6V 

Inpu

Rating 

DC Voltage 

200~400VDC 400~800VDC 

Heat Sink Overheat 

Temperature over +100

°

Prote

cti

on 

Power Charge 

Display 

Blackout until bus (+~-) voltage below 50VDC 

Installation Location 

Indoor (no corrosive gases, metallic dust) 

Operating 

Temperature 

-10

~+50

 

Storage Temperature 

-20

~+60

 

Humidity 

90%R.H., Non-condensing 

Environmen

Vibration 

9.8m/s

(1G) under 20Hz 

2m/s

(0.2G) at 20~50Hz 

Mechanical Configuration 

Wall-mounted enclosed type IP20 

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Dimensions and Installations

 

3.1 Brake resistor

 

 

 

 

TYPE 

L1 

L2 

MAX. 

WEIGHT(g) 

BR080W200 

140 125 20 5.3 60  160 

BR080W750 

140 125 20 5.3 60  160 

BR300W400 

215 200 30 5.3 60  750 

3.2 Brake unit

 

 

3.3 DIN Rail Installation

 

 

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Outline and Wire Gauge

 

4.1 Outline 

Slave output/input

Terminals

220

240230

210200190

OFF

ON

Power lamp

Brake lamp

Fault lamp

MASTER/SLAVE

Switch

Power Input 

Terminal

Brake Resistor Terminal

Dip Switch
for Input Voltage Setting

M1 SLAVE output 
M2
S1
S2



SLAVE output signal -

SLAVE input 
SLAVE input signal -

 

4.2 Wire Gauge for Terminals

 

Circuit 

Terminal 

Symbol 

Wire Gauge 

AWG/mm

2

 

Terminal 

Power Input 

Circuit 

+(P), -(N) 

20~22AWG/0.5~0.3mm

2

 M4 

Screw 

Brake Resistor 

B1, B2 

20~22AWG/0.5~0.3mm

2

 M4 

Screw 

SLAVE Circuit 

M1, M2 

S1, S2 

24AWG/0.2mm

M1, M2, S1, S2 with shielded 

wires 

M2 Screw 

 

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Basic Wiring Diagram

 

R/L1
S/L2

T/L3

NFB

MC

VFD-E/VFD-EL
       Series

BUE

MOTOR

O.L.

U/T1

V/T2

W/T3

+/B1 P

- N

( )

( )

B1

B2

SA

R/L1
S/L2

T/L3

MC

IM

BR

O.L.

Thermal
Overload
Relay

Surge
Absorber

Thermal Overload

Relay

Brake Resistor

 Brake
   Unit

+ P

- N

( )

( )

Note1: When the AC drive uses with DC reactor, please refer to the wiring diagram in the  
             VFD-E/EL user manual for wiring  te(P) of brake unit. 

Note2: 

 wire terminal -(N) to neutral point of power system.

DO NOT

 

NOTE

 

 

  For safety consideration, install an overload relay between the 

brake unit and the brake resistor. In conjunction with the magnetic 
contactor (MC) prior to the drive, it can perform complete protection 
against abnormality. 

 

  The purpose of installing the thermal overload relay is to protect the 

brake resistor from damage due to frequent brake, or due to brake 
unit keeping operating resulted from unusual high input voltage. 
Under such circumstance, just turn off the power to avoid 
damaging the brake resistor. 

 

  Please refer to “

7 Brake Resistor/Units for the AC Drives

” for the 

specification of the thermal overload relay.

 

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Wiring Warnings

 

 

 

Do not proceed with wiring while power is applied to the circuit.

 

 

  The wiring gauge and distance must comply with the local 

regulations. 

 

  The +(P), -(N) terminals of the AC motor drive (VFD-E/VFD-EL 

Series), connected to the brake unit (BUE), must be confirmed for 
correct polarity lest the drive and the brake unit be damaged when 
power on. 

 

  When the brake unit performs brake, the wires connected to +(P), 

-(N), B1 and B2 would generate a powerful electromagnetic field 
for a moment due to high current passing through. These wires 
should be wired separately from other low voltage control circuits 
lest they make interference or mis-operation 

 

 Wiring distance

 

VFD-E/VFD-EL 
      series

   0.2~1.5kW
115V/230/460V

Max. 2M

Max. 1M

BR

BUE-

20015
20037
40015
40037

AC Motor Drive

Brake Unit

Brake Resistor

 

 

  Inflammable solids, gases or liquids must be avoided at the location 

where the brake resistor is installed. The brake resistor had better 
be installed in individual metallic box with forced air-cooling. 

 

  Connect the ground terminal to the Earth Ground. The ground lead 

must be at least the same gauge wire as leads +(P), -(N). 

 

  Please install the brake resistor with forced air-cooling or the 

equivalent when frequent deceleration brake is performed (over 
10%ED). 

 

  To avoid personal injury, do not connect/disconnect wires or 

regulate the setting of the brake unit while power on. Do not touch 
the terminals of related wiring and any component on PCB lest 
users be damaged by extreme dangerous DC high voltage 

 

  We suggest to use ring terminals for main circuit wiring. Make sure 

the terminals are fastened before power on.

 

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Brake Resistors/Units for Delta VFD 

AC Motor Drives Series

 

 

Applicable 

Motor 

Vo

lta

ge

 

HP kW

Full-load 

output 
torque

KG-M

Equivalent 

brake 

resistor for 

each AC 

drive 

Brake Unit 
Model and 

Quantity 

Brake Resistor 

Model and 

Quantity 

Brake 

Torque

10%

ED%

Min. 

Equivalent 

Resistor 

Value for 
Each AC 

Drive 

Typical 

Thermal 

Overload 

Relay 
Value 

1/4 0.2

0.110

200W 250

Ω

BUE20015 1

BR200W250

1

320

200

Ω

 2A 

1/2 0.4

0.216

200W 250

Ω

BUE20015 1

BR200W250

1

170

100

Ω

 3A 

1 0.75 0.427

200W 150

Ω

BUE20015 1

BR200W150

1

140

80

Ω

 4A 

2

1.5

0.849

300W100

Ω

BUE20015 1

BR300W100

1

107

80

Ω

 4A 

3

2.2

1.262

600W 50

Ω

BUE20037 1

BR300W100

2

150

25

Ω

 12A 

115/230V

 Serie

5

3.7

2.080

900W 30

Ω

BUE20037 1

-

 

-

150

25

Ω

 12A 

 

1/2 0.4

0.216

300W 400

Ω

BUE40015 1

BR300W400

1

400

400

Ω

 2A 

1 0.75 0.427

300W 400

Ω

BUE40015 1

BR300W400

1

200

200

Ω

 3A 

2

1.5

0.849

400W 300

Ω

BUE40015 1

BR200W150

1

140

160

Ω

 4A 

3

2.2

1.262

300W 400

Ω

BUE40037 1

BR300W400

2

150

100

Ω

 6A 

460V 

5

3.7

2.080

900W 120

Ω

BUE40037 1

-

 

-

150

100

Ω

 6A 

NOTE

 

 

  “-“ means no Delta product. Please use the brake unit according to 

the Equivalent Resistor Value. 

 

The cycle time of brake usage ED% in the above table is 10 
seconds.

 

 

For the detail applicable models, refer to the following list:

 

A.  BUE20015 is used for 

VFD002E11A/11P/11C/21A/21P/21C/23A/23P/23C, 
VFD004E11A/11P/11C/21A/21P/21C/23A/23P/23C, 
VFD007E21A/21P/21C/23A/23P/23C, VD015E23A/23P/23C, 
VFD002EL11A/21A/23A, VFD004EL11A/21A/23A, 
VFD007EL11A/21A/23A, VFD015EL21A/23A 

B.  BUE20037 is used for VFD022EL21A/23A, VFD037EL23A 
C.  BUE40015 is used for VFD004E43A/43P/43C, 

VFD007E43A/43P/43C, VFD015E43A/43C, VFD004EL43A, 
VFD007EL43A, VFD015EL43A 

D.  BUE40037 is used for VFD022EL43A, VFD037EL43A 

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Definition for the Brake Usage ED%

 

100%

T0

T1

Brake Time

Cycle Time

ED% = T1/T0x100(%)

 

The definition of the brake usage ED(%) is to assure having enough time 
for the brake unit and brake resistor to dissipate the heat generated by 
brake. When the brake resistor heats up, the resistance would increase 
with temperature, and brake torque would decrease accordingly.

 

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The Voltage Settings

 

The power source of the brake unit is the DC power from the + (P) and - (N) 
terminals of the AC motor drive. Therefore, it is an important step to set the 
voltage by the input voltage of the AC motor drive before operation. This 
setting will affect the voltage level of the brake unit. 
Table 1: The voltage selection and operation level of the PN DC voltage 

115V/230V 

Model 

AC Power 

Voltage 

Brake Start-up 

voltage 

DC Bus (+(P), -(N)) 

Voltage 

460V Model

AC Power 

Voltage 

Brake Start-up voltage

DC Bus (+(P), -(N)) 

Voltage 

190Vac 330Vdc 380Vac  660Vdc 
200Vac 345Vdc 400Vac  690Vdc 
210Vac 360Vdc 420Vac  725Vdc 
220Vac 380Vdc 440Vac  760Vdc 
230Vac 400Vdc 460Vac  800Vdc 

NOTE: Input Power With Tolerance 

±

10% 

220

24 02 30

21 02 0019 0

OFF

ON

220

240230

210200190

OFF

ON

440

480460

420400380

OFF

ON

For BUE-20015 Series/
BUE-20037 Series

Factory setting: 190V

For BUE-40015 Series/

BUE-40037 Series
Factory setting: 380V

 

NOTE

 

 

  Before setting the voltage, make sure the power has been turned 

off.

 

 

  Please set power voltage as the possible highest voltage for 

unstable power system. Take 380VAC power system for example. 
If the voltage may be up to 410VAC, 415VAC should be selected.

 

 

  For VFD-E/VFD-EL Series, please set parameter Pr06.00=0 (Over 

Voltage Stall Prevention) to disable over-voltage stall prevention, to 
ensure stable deceleration characteristic.

 

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