Motor/System
Status Description
Trigger
Method
Troubleshooting
Rotor๎Starting๎
Torque๎Fault
INS
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At๎low๎speed๎(startup)๎rotor๎angular๎position๎is๎not๎at๎correct๎value๎for๎a๎given๎speed,๎caused๎by๎low๎
shaft๎magnet๎strength,๎liquid๎flooded๎compressor๎or๎damaged๎touchdown๎bearings/physical๎contact๎
of๎rotating๎components.
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If๎this๎fault๎occurs๎three๎times๎within๎a๎30-minute๎period,๎a๎Lock-Out๎Fault๎will๎occur.๎
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If๎fault๎or๎event๎logs๎show๎occurrence๎of๎Starting๎Torque๎fault๎after๎one๎Inverter๎Error,๎the๎Inverter๎
should๎be๎verified๎and๎may๎require๎replacement.๎Refer๎to๎๎Inverter๎Error๎on๎page๎260๎or๎๎Motor๎
Single๎Phase๎Overcurrent๎Fault๎on๎page๎260.๎Shaft๎or๎bearings๎may๎be๎mechanically๎damaged๎and๎
unable๎to๎turn.
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Verify๎the๎bearing๎calibration๎and๎levitation.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎5.3๎๎Bearing๎Calibration๎on๎page๎263.
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Verify๎the๎Inverter.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎4.22.2๎๎Inverter๎Verification๎on๎page๎176.
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Verify๎the๎Stator.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎4.23.4๎๎Motor๎Verification๎on๎page๎195.
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Review๎Fault๎and๎Event๎Log๎details๎to๎determine๎conditions๎related๎to๎the๎fault.
Low๎Inverter๎
Current๎Fault
AFT
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Suggests๎the๎compressor๎has๎no๎load,๎verify๎load๎is๎available.๎Minimum๎magnetizing๎power๎not๎
absorbed๎for๎given๎speed๎at๎the๎Inverter.
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Compressor๎is๎not๎pumping๎gas.๎Usually๎seen๎in๎open-air๎operation.
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Review๎the๎Fault๎Log๎for๎the๎level๎of๎Motor๎Current๎in๎the๎fault๎record.
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Zero๎motor๎current๎at๎zero๎RPM๎indicates๎a๎problem๎with๎the๎Inverter.๎Verify๎the๎Inverter.๎Refer๎to๎
Section๎4.22.2๎๎Inverter๎Verification๎on๎page๎176.
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Verify๎the๎Stator.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎4.23.4๎๎Motor๎Verification๎on๎page๎195.
DC๎Bus๎
Under/Over๎
Voltage๎Fault
DFT
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At๎0๎RPM:๎If๎the๎measured๎DC๎Bus๎voltage๎is๎lower๎than๎Soft๎Start๎charge๎voltage,๎a๎DC๎bus๎voltage๎
fault๎is๎recorded.๎All๎3-phase๎voltage๎information๎displayed๎in๎the๎SMT๎is๎calculated๎from๎DC๎bus๎
voltage,๎as๎measured๎by๎the๎Inverter.
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Typically,๎this๎fault๎is๎recorded๎when๎power๎to๎the๎compressor๎is๎removed.
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Measure๎and๎compare๎the๎incoming๎main๎AC๎voltage๎to๎the๎compressor๎rated๎voltage.
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Compare๎the๎measured๎voltages๎to๎the๎displayed๎readings๎in๎the๎Compressor๎Monitor๎Tool๎and๎Fault๎
and๎Event๎Log๎details๎to๎determine๎conditions๎related๎to๎the๎fault.
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Measure๎the๎DC๎bus๎voltage๎using๎the๎DC๎Bus๎Test๎Harness.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎1.10.1๎๎General๎
Verification๎and๎Installation๎of๎the๎DC๎Bus๎Test๎Harness๎on๎page๎26.
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Verify๎the๎Soft๎Start.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎4.14.2๎๎Soft๎Start๎Verification๎on๎page๎115.
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Verify๎the๎SCRs.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎4.18.2๎๎SCR๎Verification๎on๎page๎142.
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Verify๎the๎connections๎to๎the๎Inverter.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎4.22.2๎๎Inverter๎Verification๎on๎page๎176.
24VDC๎
Under/Over๎
Voltage๎Fault
RFT
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Suggests๎the๎measured๎24VDC๎supply๎voltage๎is๎out๎of๎range.
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Measure๎the๎24VDC๎test๎points๎at๎the๎Backplane.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎4.25.2.2๎๎Backplane๎Verification๎on๎
page๎214.
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Compare๎the๎measured๎voltages๎to๎the๎displayed๎readings๎in๎the๎Compressor๎Monitor๎Tool๎and๎Fault๎
and๎Event
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Review๎Fault๎Log๎details๎to๎determine๎conditions๎related๎to๎the๎fault.
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If๎the๎measured๎voltage๎is๎incorrect,๎verify๎the๎DC-DC๎Converter.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎4.24.2๎๎DC-DC๎
Converter๎Verification๎on๎page๎204.
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Determine๎that๎one๎of๎the๎modules๎is๎not๎draining๎energy.๎Refer๎to๎Section๎5.5.2๎๎Determining๎the๎
Cause๎of๎an๎Energy๎Drain๎on๎page๎271.
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If๎the๎fault๎occurs๎when๎the๎compressor๎is๎given๎the๎demand๎to๎run,๎the๎Inverter๎may๎be๎causing๎the๎
24VDC๎fault.
Low๎Motor๎Back๎
EMF๎Fault
DFT
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The๎calculated๎magnetic๎strength๎of๎the๎shaft๎has๎fallen๎below๎the๎minimum๎limit.๎This๎can๎be๎a๎
temporary๎effect๎due๎to๎high๎load๎and๎elevated๎temperatures๎(will๎recover๎when๎cavity๎temperature๎
cools)๎or๎due๎to๎a๎permanent๎demagnetization๎of๎the๎shaft.
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If๎this๎fault๎occurs๎three๎times๎within๎a๎30-minute๎period,๎a๎Lock-Out๎Fault๎will๎occur.
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