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Gem6K Hardware Installation Guide
Regulatory Agencies
The Gem6K family of products is designed to meet the requirements of global
regulatory agencies.
Gem6K products have shown compliance with the requirements of the regulatory
agencies in the following list. The list also shows additional steps users must take
to ensure compliance.
Agency
Additional Steps User Must Take
UL, cUL
Mains fuses
CE (LVD)
Mains fuses; earth connection for drive and motor (if applicable), proper
installation
CE (EMC)
Varistors, mains filter, EMC cabling, EMC ready motor, proper installation
Installation Instructions
Although Gem6K drives are technically considered motion control components
and are therefore not within the scope of the European union’s CE (Conformité
Européenne) directives, Compumotor has taken the initiative to provide its
customers with easy to integrate motion control products that meet global require-
ments.
The following constitutes what is typically required to install Gem6K drives into a
CE compliant system. Additional installation measures may be required at some
locations. The machine builder has ultimate responsibility for machine compli-
ance.
Low Voltage Directive (LVD) Installation Requirements:
•
Mains fuses
•
Drive safety earth conductor
•
Motor safety earth (for motor voltages greater than 75 volts)
•
Drive must be installed such that the hazardous live terminals (barrier strip) are not
accessible under normal operation
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Installation Requirements:
•
Product does not need to be placed within an enclosure
•
Mains filter (see filter recommendations)
•
Transient suppressors (mains surge test)
•
Compumotor EMC cabling (requires no special cable preparation)
•
EMC ready motor, or motor with EMC installation information
•
Additional installation hardware as shown in drawings in this
Appendix
Additional Steps to Ensure Compliance
To meet the requirements of regulatory agencies, you
must
follow the installation
guidelines presented below.
Mains Fuses
Instructions for installing mains fuses were presented in
Connecting AC Power
in
Chapter 2 Installation
.
