Applications
12.3 Use of the SINAMICS DCM in galvanizing and dip-painting plants
SINAMICS DCM DC Converter
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Operating Instructions, 12/2018, A5E34763375A
HTL encoder, unipolar, with zero signal
Figure 12-2 Unipolar incremental encoder
12.3
Use of the SINAMICS DCM in galvanizing and dip-painting plants
2Q devices are used when using the SINAMICS DCM in galvanizing, dip-painting or similar
plants.
2Q devices have a thyristor bridge in B6 circuit. In this power unit topology, the output
voltage of the SINAMICS DCM is partly negative for firing angles between 60° and 120°. In
order to ensure that no negative voltages are present at the load, i.e. at the galvanizing and
paint tanks, an external freewheeling diode is usually installed on the DC side for these
applications. This is not part of the SINAMICS DCM, but rather is installed in the control
cabinet.
Figure 12-3 SINAMICS DCM, 2Q device with external freewheeling diode
Make sure that in this case, the current actual value sensing in the converter only measures
part of the load current, i.e. the current through the converter, not the freewheeling current.
This means that the SINAMICS DCM cannot control the load current.
