
100.210-IOM (FEB 2015)
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VYPER
™
VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE
MAINTENANCE
Fault 17: High Phase A Instantaneous Current
Message
Quantum:.“Fault.17”
Quantum.LX:.“VSD.high.Phase.A.Instantaneous.Current”
The.three.output.lines.to.the.motor.are.monitored.via.three.
current.transformers.within.the.drive..The.unit’s.three.phases.
of.instantaneous.output.current.are.compared.to.a.prescribed.
limit.which.is.contained.in.hardware..If.the.peak.current.limit.
is.exceeded,.the.unit.will.trip.and.the.Quantum
™
LX.Panel.will.
display.a.fault.message..
The. Vyper
™
. Logic. board. generates. this. shutdown.. If. any.
single.phase.of.motor.current,.as.measured.by.the.output.
current.transformers,.exceeds.1890.Amps.peak.for.700.hP.
/.3093.Amps.peak.for.912.hP,.a.shutdown.will.occur..If.an.
Instantaneous. Current. occurs,. but. the. chiller. restarts. and.
runs.without.a.problem,.the.cause.may.be.attributed.to.a.
voltage.sag.on.the.utility.power.feeding.the.Vyper
™
.that.is.
in.excess.of.the.specified.dip.voltage.for.this.product..This.is.
especially.true.if.the.chiller.was.running.at.or.near.full.load..
If.there.should.be.a.sudden.dip.in.line.voltage,.the.current.
to.the.motor.will.increase,.since.the.motor.wants.to.draw.
constant. horsepower.. This. is. a. common. problem. when. a.
second.chiller.is.started..Contact.Frick.factory.service.if.this.
is.confirmed.to.be.a.problem.
If.the.chiller.will.not.restart,.but.keeps.tripping.on.this.same.
shutdown,.then.it.is.possible.that.the.Vyper
™
.power.unit.is.
the.problem..Check.that.all.six.red.LEDs.are.illuminated.on.
the.Vyper
™
.gate.driver.board..Also,.check.for.output.short-
circuits.using.an.ohm-meter.set.to.the.minimum.ohms.scale..
Measure. from. T1. to. the. Positive. Bus. and. from. T1. to. the.
Negative.Bus,.checking.with.the.ohm-meter.in.both.polari-
ties..Repeat.this.same.check.for.T2.and.T3.
If.no.short.circuits.are.discovered.in.the.Vyper
™
.power.unit,.
the. motor. may. be. the. problem.. Meg. the. motor. phase. to.
phase.and.phase.to.ground..Also.verify.that.the.compres-
sor.is.free.to.rotate..A.seized.compressor.will.also.cause.an.
overcurrent.fault..If.still.no.short.circuits.are.discovered.there.
is.a.Vyper
™
.Logic.board.problem..This.is.especially.true.if.the.
trip.occurs.during.start-up,.before.the.motor.begins.to.turn..
If.this.is.the.case,.it.is.possible.to.monitor.the.motor.current.
during.start-up.on.the.Logic.board..Using.an.oscilloscope,.
connect.the.ground.clip.to.the.GND.test.point.on.the.board..
Connect.the.probe.tip.to.the.top.of.one.of.the.three.CT.ter-
minating.resistors.R1,.R2.or.R3..If.a.trip.occurs.and.no.signal.
appears.at.the.input,.is.definitely.a.Logic.board.problem..If.the.
problem.cannot.be.ascertained.using.and.oscilloscope.and.
the.problem.fits.this.description.exactly,.replace.the.Vyper
™
.
Logic.board.to.see.if.this.corrects.the.problem.
Fault 18: High Phase B Instantaneous Current
Message
Quantum:.“Fault.18”
Quantum.LX:.“VSD.high.Phase.B.Instantaneous.Current”
Same. comments. as. Fault. 17. except. applying. to. Phase. B.
Instantaneous.Current
Fault 19: High Phase C Instantaneous Current
Message
Quantum:.“Fault.19”
Quantum.LX:.“VSD.high.Phase.C.Instantaneous.Current”
Same. comments. as. Fault. 17. except. applying. to. Phase. C.
Instantaneous.Current.
Fault 21: Vyper Phase A Gate Driver
Message
Quantum:.“Fault.21”
Quantum.LX:.“VSD.Phase.A.Gate.Driver.Fault”
The.unit’s.phase.bank.assembly.shall.contain.one.IGBT.gate.
driver. control. board.. This. board. monitors. the. saturation.
voltage.drop.across.each.IGBT.while.gated.on..If.the.IGBT’s.
saturation. voltage. exceeds. the. prescribed. limit,. the. gate.
driver. will. make. the. determination. that. a. short. circuit. is.
present..This.will.cause.the.unit.to.trip.and.the.Quantum
™
LX.
Panel.displays.Fault.21..If.the.driver.board’s.power.supply.
voltage.falls.below.the.permissible.limit,.this.same.message.
is.generated.
A.second.level.of.overcurrent.protection.exists.on.the.Vyper
™
.
gate.driver.board..The.collector-to-emitter.voltage.of.each.
IGBT.is.checked.continuously.while.the.device.is.being.turned.
on.. This. is. also. called. the. collector-to-emitter. saturation.
voltage..If.the.voltage.across.the.IGBT.is.greater.than.a.set.
threshold,.the.IGBT.is.turned.off.and.a.shutdown.pulse.is.sent.
to.the.Vyper
™
.Logic.board.shutting.down.the.entire.system..
To.diagnose.the.problem,.first.check.the.LED’s.on.the.gate.
driver.board.of.the.Vyper
™
.power.unit..Usually.one.of.the.
six.LED’s.will.be.out..This.clearly.points.to.a.bad.gate.driver,.
and.requires.replacement.of.the.Vyper
™
.power.module..If.
all.LED’s.are.lit,.and.the.problem.repeatedly.occurs.in.one.
phase,.swap.all.three.pole.cables.at.the.logic.board.J8,.J9,.
and.J10..Plug.J8.into.J9,.J9.into.J10,.and.J10.into.J8..If.the.
display.now.reports.a.trip.in.a.different.phase,.the.problem.is.
either.in.the.Vyper
™
.power.module.or.gate.driver.board,.or.
in.the.cable.that.feeds.the.gate.driver.board.from.the.Vyper
™
.
Logic.board..The.fault.could.also.be.cause.by.a.problem.in.
the.drive.line..Ensure.that.the.compressor.is.free.to.rotate..
If.the.display.continues.to.report.a.gate.driver.FLT.in.the.
same.phase,.even.with.cables.swapped,.the.problem.is.in.
the.Vyper
™
.Logic.board..Once.troubleshooting.is.finished,.
be.sure.to.put.all.of.the.cables.back.into.the.original.mating.
connectors.. Note. that. a. gate. driver. fault. can. be. initiated.
when.the.Vyper
™
.is.not.running.because.a.power.supply.has.
failed.on.the.gate.driver.board.
Verify.that.the.LRA.value.of.the.motor.does.not.exceed.the.
LRA.value.rating.of.the.drive.
Fault 22: Vyper Phase B Gate Driver
Message
Quantum:.“Fault.22”
Quantum.LX:.“VSD.Phase.B.Gate.Driver.Fault”
Same. comments. as. Fault. 21. except. applying. to. Phase. B.
Gate.Driver.
Fault 23: Vyper Phase C Gate Driver
Message
Quantum:.“Fault.23”
Quantum.LX:.“VSD.Phase.C.Gate.Driver.Fault”
Same. comments. as. Fault. 21. except. applying. to. Phase. C.
Gate.Driver.
Fault 24: Vyper Single Phase Input Power
Message
Quantum:.“Fault.24”
Quantum.LX:.“VSD.Single.Phase.Input.Power.Fault”
The. Vyper’s. SCR. Trigger. Control. board. contains. circuitry.
that.checks.the.three-phase.mains.for.the.presence.of.all.
three.line.voltages..If.all.line.voltages.are.not.present,.the.