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XtrapulsCD1-a
Chapter 8 - Appendix
3.2.2 - OPERATION OF THE CURRENT LIMITATION IN
LIMITING
MODE
When the drive output RMS current (I
2
t) reaches 85 % of the rated current, the
I²t fault
LED on the drive front
panel is blinking (t1 in the diagram). When the RMS current (I
2
t) drops below 85 % of the rated current, the
blinking is inhibited.
When the drive output RMS current (I
2
t) reaches the rated current value, the I
2
t protection limits the drive output
current at this value (t2 in the diagram).
Diagram of the drive output current limitation in an extreme case (motor overload or shaft locked):
The maximum current duration before release of the blinking display (t1 - t0) and before limitation at the rated
current (t2 - t0) is calculated the same way as in the "Fusing" mode.
3.3 - ENCODER COUNTING PROTECTION
When servo motors are equipped with an encoder feedback, any error in the encoder pulses counting is
generating a rotor position measurement error and may involve uncontrolled motor movements that may be
dangerous for operator and machine. The encoder counting protection available in the XtrapulsCD1-a drive range
allows the detection of pulse counting errors and immediately disables the drive for safety reasons.
The encoder counting protection is checking that the number of encoder pulses between two successive Z marker
pulses (or R reference signals) is equal to the
Motor encoder resolution
value multiplied by the
Zero mark pitch
parameter value. The encoder counting protection is also checking that the encoder pulses frequency is lower
than 1.5 times the maximum encoder frequency. The maximum encoder frequency is calculated in the drive
according to the
Motor encoder resolution
parameter value and the
Maximum speed
parameter value.
The
Motor encoder resolution
parameter value defines the number of encoder pulses (or encoder signal
periods) per motor revolution (for a rotary motor) or per motor pole pairs (for a linear motor).
The
Zero mark pitch
parameter value defines the number of motor revolutions (for a rotary motor) or of motor
pole pairs (for a linear motor) between two successive Z marker pulses (or R reference signals).
For a rotary motor, the
Zero mark pitch
parameter is generally equal to 1 because the encoder has got one Z
marker pulse (or R reference signal) per motor revolution.
For a linear motor with only one marker pulse over the entire motor travelling range, the parameter
Zero mark
pitch
must be set at 15. In this, case the encoder counting protection is checking that the measured encoder
position has always got the same value when the marker pulse is activated (no position measurement drift).
Remark
: In the
Incremental encoder
configuration
without HES
, after a
Counting
fault release, it is necessary
to renew the motor
Phasing
procedure because the current rotor position reference for the motor commutation is
not correct.
Drive output current
Max. current
Rated current
time
t0
t1 = Blinking
t2 = Current limitation
t2
t1
