Variable speed drive parameters setting (2)

Generally, there are dozens of function parameters in variable speed drive, or even hundreds for option. In practical application, it is not necessary to set every parameter, most parameters can be keep factory default settings.

1. Acceleration/deceleration time

Acceleration time is the time required by output frequency from 0 Hz to the maximum frequency, deceleration time is from maximum frequency dropped to 0 Hz. Usually use the frequency setting signal rise and fall to determine the acc/dec time. It needs to restrict the rise rate of the frequency in acceleration during the electric motor start period in order to prevent over-current, and limit the frequency decrease rate in order to prevent over-voltage during deceleration period.

Acceleration time setting requirements: limits the speed up current below the variable speed drive's over-current capacity, make the over current speed loss don't cause the variable speed drive tripped; The deceleration time set point is to prevent smoothing circuit voltage excessive, make regeneration overvoltage don't cause the variable speed drive tripped. Acc/dec time can be calculated according to the load, but to practical experience it's better to set longer acc/dec time at the debugging, to see if there are over current or over voltage alarms during the electric motor start/stop; Then shorten the acc/dec time gradually base on the principle with no alarm in operation, repeat several times, you can determine the best acceleration and deceleration time.

2. Torque boosting

Also known as the torque compensation, it's to compensate the torque decrease in low speed for the stator winding resistance of the electric AC motor, by increase the low-frequency range of V/F. It's enable the voltage during acceleration goes up automatically to compensate the starting torque when it's set to AUTO, to ensure the electric motor accelerates smoothly. Adopting manual compensation, you can get better curve through test according to the load characteristics, especially the load starting characteristics. For variable torque loads, the output voltage maybe too high in low speed by the inappropriate chooses, to cause a waste of electricity energy.

3. Electronic thermal overload protection

This function is set to protect the electric motor from overheating, it calculate the AC motor temperature rise by the variable speed drive internal CPU base on the operation current and frequency, thus to enable overheating protection. This function applies to "one ac drive drag one motor" only, it should be installed thermal relay on each motor when you want one ac drive drag several motors.

Electronic thermal protection setting value (%) = [electric motor rated current (A) / ac drive rated output current (A)] × 100%.

4. Frequency limitation

Means the AC drive output frequency maximum and minimum value. Frequency limitation is to prevent the failure of impropriate operation or external frequency setting signal source from outputting frequency too high or too low, it's a protective function to prevent damage the devices. In the application you can set it according to the actual situation. This feature can also be used for speed limiting, like in some belt conveyors, due to not so many materials being transported, adopt the variable speed drive to reduce the wear and tear of machines and belt, by setting the variable frequency drive maximum frequency to a certain value, this allows the conveyor belt running at a fixed, low speed status.

5. Frequency bias

Sometimes it's called deviation frequency or frequency deviation setting. Its purpose is when the frequency is set by an external analog signal (voltage or current), use this function to adjust the output frequency value when the frequency setting signal in minimum value. Some ac drives deviation value is available from 0 to fmax when the frequency setting signal is 0%, some variable speed drives even can be set on the bias polarity. In debugging, when the frequency setting signal is 0%, the variable speed AC drive output frequency is not 0 Hz but x Hz, then the deviation frequency can be set to negative x Hz to enable the variable speed drive output frequency 0 Hz.

6. Frequency setting signal gain

This feature is only effective when the frequency set by external analog signal. It is used to compensate the inconsistencies between the external setting signal voltage and the variable frequency drive internal voltage (+10v); at the same time it's convenient for voltage selection of the analog signal, in setting, when the analog input signal is maximum (10v, 5v or 20mA), obtained the output frequency percentage of V/F graphics and treat it as a parameter to set it; Take an example, external setting signal is 0 - 5v, variable speed drive output frequency is 0 - 50Hz, then signal gain value is set to 200%.