1-304 ACH550-UH User’s Manual
Technical data
Input power cables/wiring
Input wiring can be either:
• A four conductor cable (three phases and ground/protective earth) routed through
conduit.
• Four insulated conductors routed through conduit.
Size wiring according to local safety regulations, appropriate input voltage and the
drive’s load current. In any case, the conductor must be less than the maximum limit
defined by the terminal size (see Drive’s power connection terminals on page
1-307).
The table below lists copper and aluminum cable types for different load currents.
These recommendations apply only for the conditions listed at the top of the table.
IEC NEC
Based on:
• EN 60204-1 and IEC 60364-5-2/2001
• PVC insulation
• 30 °C (86 °F) ambient temperature
• 70 °C (158 °F) surface temperature
• Cables with concentric copper shield
• Not more than nine cables laid on cable ladder
side by side.
Based on:
• NEC Table 310-16 for copper wires
• 90 °C (194 °F) wire insulation
• 40 °C (104 °F) ambient temperature
• Not more than three current-carrying
conductors in raceway or cable, or earth
(directly buried).
• Copper cables with concentric copper shield
Max
Load
Current
(A)
Cu Cable
(mm
2
)
Max
Load
Current
(A)
Al Cable
(mm
2
)
Max Load
Current
(A)
Cu Wire Size
(AWG/kcmil)
14 3x1.5 Do not use aluminum
cable with base drive
(-UH) frame sizes
R1…R4. Base drive
terminals not rated for
AI cable.
22.8 14
20 3x2.5 27.3 12
27 3x4 36.4 10
34 3x6
50.1 8
47 3x10 68.3 6
62 3x16 86.5 4
79 3x25
100 3
98 3x35
91 3x50 118 2
119 3x50 117 3x70 137 1
153 3x70
143 3x95 155 1/0
186 3x95 165 3x120 178 2/0
215 3x120
191 3x150 205 3/0
249 3x150
218 3x185 237 4/0
284 3x185 257 3x240 264 250 MCM or 2 x 1
274 3x (3x50) 291 300 MCM or 2 x 1/0
285 2x (3x95) 319 350 MCM or 2 x 2/0
345 400 MCM or 2 x 2/0
391 500 MCM or 2 x 3/0
410 2 x 3/0