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CPP-x06V48A-SA-CAN Drive User Manual
13
Adding an External Brake Resistor
13.1 Caution Statement
CAUTION!
WHEN THIS PRODUCT USES THE OPTIONAL EXTERNAL BRAKE RESISTOR OR THE BRAKING
ASSEMBLY, PRECAUTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.
Never mount the braking resistor or braking assembly where it can make contact with flammable
materials, flammable liquid and/or flammable chemicals. Never use the drive, either with or without a
brake resistor or braking assembly of any type, in an explosive atmosphere. Never place the braking
resistor or braking assembly in the proximity of flammable materials that could melt or drop upon the
brake resistor or braking assembly body.
13.2 Brake Resistor Theory of Operation
During motor deceleration, the motor behaves as a generator i.e., mechanical energy is converted into
electrical energy. A braking resistor is used to dissipate this energy as heat.
The brake resistor is connected to the drive as shown in section 13.5. The user specifies the brake
resistor On and Off voltage in the drive configuration software. During motor deceleration, when the bus
voltage rises up to the brake resistor On voltage, the drive connects the braking resistor across the
positive terminal of the supply input and ground. This causes current to flow through the resistor and
reduce the bus voltage. When the bus voltage decreases to the brake resistor Off voltage, the drive
disconnects the brake resistor circuit. This cycle repeats until the system dissipates enough energy
beyond which the bus voltage
doesn’t rise up to brake resistor On voltage.
The resistor On time is the time taken for the bus voltage to drop from the brake resistor On voltage to Off
voltage. The drive is designed such that if the resistor On time is greater than 3 seconds, it triggers a fault
condition in the drive and the drive turns off its motor outputs. The Figure 32 shows the behavior of bus
voltage in coordination
with braking resistor’s On and Off time.
Time (S)
On
Off
Power supply voltage (V)
On voltage (V)
Off voltage (V)
Resistor On Time
Brake resistor
Brake resistor
Figure 34: Brake resistor operation graph
It is important to use an external temperature sensitive device (switch or fuse) installed in close proximity
to the brake resistor. The device opens when the braking resistor gets too hot to prevent overheating. The
drive faults due to shunt overpower when the braking resistor is disconnected from the drive while
braking. The user supplied temperature sensitive device must be rated to a current equal or more than