ASDA-A2  Chapter 2 Installation 
2-10  Revision February, 2017 
When the regenerative resistor exceeds the capacity of built-in regenerative resistor, the external 
regenerative resistor should be applied. Please pay special attention to the followings when using 
the regenerative resistor. 
1.  Please correctly set up the resistance (P1-52) and capacity (P1-53) of regenerative resistor. 
Or it might influence the performance of this function. 
2.  If users desire to use the external regenerative resistor, please make sure the applied value 
should not smaller than the built-in regenerative resistor. In general application, more than 
one resistor will be serial connected. If the value (from serial connected resistors) exceeds 
the setting range, users can reduce the value by parallel connecting the resistor. If users 
desire to connect it in parallel to increase the power of regenerative resistor, please make 
sure the capacitance meets the requirements. 
Please refer to the followings for the calculation when serial / parallel connecting regenerative 
resistors: 
 
Setting: 
P1-52=10 (Ω) 
P1-53=1000 (W) 
 
Setting: 
P1-52=20 (Ω) 
P1-53=2000 (W) 
 
Setting: 
P1-52=5 (Ω) 
P1-53=2000 (W) 
 
3.  In natural environment, if the capacity of regenerative resistor (the average value) is within 
the rated capacity, the temperature of the capacitance will increase to 120℃ or even higher 
(under the condition of regenerative energy keeps existing). For safety concerns, please 
apply the method of forced cooling in order to reduce the temperature of regenerative 
resistor. Or, it is suggested to use the regenerative resistor which is equipped with thermal 
switches. Please contact the distributors for load characteristics of the regenerative resistor. 
 
When using the external regenerative resistor, the resistor should connect to P, C terminal and the 
contact of P, D terminal should be opened. It is recommended to choose the above mentioned 
capacitance. For easy calculation of regenerative resistor capacity, except the energy consumed 
by IGBT, two ways are provided to select the capacity of external regenerative resistor according 
to the selected linear motor or rotary motor.