Chapter
1 - Introduction
1 - 2
DCS 500 12-Pulse Planning and Start-Up
Target group
This manual is aimed at people responsible for planning, installing,
commissioning and servicing drive controllers from the DCS 500
range. It has been written for people with:
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basic knowledge of physics and electrical engineering, electrical
wiring principles, components and symbols used in electrical en-
gineering.
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basic experience with DCS 500 products will be helpful.
Warranty and liability
The warranty for your ABB standard power converter from
the DCS 500 series covers manufacturing defects. The
manufacturer accepts no responsibility for damage caused
during transport or unpacking.
On no account and under no circumstances will the manufacturer
accept liability for damage to or failures of a unit occurring as a
consequence of misuse, improper erection, abnormal environ-
mental conditions or of rated operational values being exceeded.
Nor will the manufacturer accept liability for consequential loss or
damage or indirect loss or damage..
The warranty period guaranteed by the manufacturer is 12
months from initial start-up, but not more than 24 months
from the date of delivery ex works in Lampertheim.
If you have any questions concerning your drive system,
please get in touch with your local ABB representative, or
contact ABB Industrietechnik AG in Lampertheim, Ger-
many, directly. The technical data and specifications are
valid at the time of going to press. ABB reserves the right
to make subsequent alterations.
Warnings, cautions and
informational notes
Warnings appear in this manual in the following two cases:
Warnings of dangerous voltage, preceded by the appropriate
symbol, indicate that voltages are present which may lead to seri-
ous or even fatal injury. These warnings also describe how risks of
this kind can be avoided.
General warnings, preceding by the appropriate symbol, in-
dicate situations or conditions which may lead to serious or even
fatal injury. These warnings also describe how risks of this kind can
be avoided.
