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486982PowerFlex750Series:CentrifugalFan/PumpSetupGuide

PowerFlex 750 Series: Centrifugal Fan/Pump Setup Guide

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Question
HowdoIconfigureorsetupaPowerFlex753orPowerFlex755driveonacentrifugalfanorpumpmotorapplication?
Arethererecommendedsettingsforthisapplication?
Whydoesthemotorsometimesfirststartinthereversedirectiononalargeinertiaload?

Environment
20FPowerFlex753
20GPowerFlex755

Answer
Pumpsarenotusuallyheavydutyapplications.Experienceshowsthatdrivesleftinthefactorydefaultcontrolmode(sensorlessvectorcontrol)
sometimesdonotwanttoacceleratefansorpumpsabove2to3Hz.

Thiscanbecausedbyseveralthings,autotuningnotexecutedordonesoincorrectly,wrongmotordataetc.Aquickandeasyfixistosetthe
driveinaV/Hzregulationmethod.Thisisanidealcontrolmethodforcentrifugaltypeloads.

Findbelowatablewithsomebestpracticesettings.Othercommonparameterslikemotornameplatedataarenotmentionedbutneedtobe
enteredaspartofthestartup.

Parameter
Definition
#

Bestpracticesetting Comment

35

MotorControl
Mode

0=InductionVHz

65

VHzCurve

Custom

orFanpump(inthiscaseP6263notneeded)

62

BreakVoltage

140V

Assuming400VmotorDependingonfanorpumpcurve

63

BreakFrequency 25Hz

306

Dutyrating

NormalDuty

356

FlyingStart

Enhanced

422

Currentlimit1

setto130%ofmotor
FLA

Assuming50Hzmotordependingonfanorpumpcurvenormallykeepbelowminimum
runningspeed

DefaultSetting
Ifstartingintorotatingfan,mustbeset

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535

AccelTime1

setsubjecttoinertia

537

DecelTime1

setsubjecttoinertia

621

SlipRPMatFLA 0

setsonocurrentlimitappears

SetParameter70toReadyinordertochange.

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