Chapter 4 Parameters
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07.12 
Motor PTC Overheat Protection  Unit: 1
        Default: 0
  Settings  0  Disable  
    1  Enable 
07.14 
Motor PTC Overheat Protection Level  Unit: 0.1
  Settings  0.1–10.0 V  Default: 2.4
  Running the motor at low frequency for a long time reduces the cooling function of the motor fan. To prevent 
overheating, use a Positive Temperature Coefficient thermistor on the motor, and connect the thermistor 
output signal to the drive’s corresponding control terminals. 
  When you set the source of the first and second frequency command to AVI (Pr.02.00=1 / Pr.02.09=1), you 
disable the motor PTC overheat protection (that is, Pr.07.12 cannot be set to 1). 
  If the temperature exceeds the setting level, the motor coasts to stop and PtC1 ( ) displays. When the 
temperature decreases below the level of (Pr.07.15 minus Pr.07.16) and   stops blinking, you can press 
the RESET key to clear the fault. 
  Pr.07.14 (overheat protection level) must be greater than Pr.07.15 (overheat warning level). 
  The PTC function uses the AVI-input and is connected with a resistor-divider as shown in the diagram below. 
1.  The voltage between +10 V to ACM: between 10.4–11.2 V. 
2.  The impedance for AVI is around 47 kΩ. 
3.  The recommended value for the resistor-divider R1 is 1–10 kΩ. 
4.  Please contact your motor dealer for the temperature curve and resistance value for the PTC function. 
 
 
 
  Refer to the following calculation for the protection and warning levels. 
1.  Protection level 
Pr.07.14 = V
+10 
* (R
PTC1
//47k) / [R1+( R
PTC1
//47k)] 
2.  Warning level 
Pr.07.15 = V
+10 
* (R
PTC2
//47k) / [R1+( R
PTC2
//47k)] 
3.  Definition:   
V+10: voltage between +10 V to ACM, Range 10.4–11.2 V 
R
PTC1
: motor PTC overheat protection level; set the corresponding voltage level in Pr.07.14 
R
PTC2
: motor PTC overheat warning level; set the corresponding voltage level in Pr.07.15 
47 kΩ: the AVI input impedance 
R1: resistor-divider (recommended value: 1–10 kΩ) 
  Example: using a standard PTC thermistor, if the protection level is 1330 Ω, the voltage between +10 V to 
ACM is 10.5 V and resistor-divider R1 is 4.4 kΩ. Refer to the following calculation for the Pr.07.14 setting. 
1330//47000 = (1330*47000) / (1330+47000) = 1293.4 
10.5*1293.4 / (4400+1293.4) = 2.38(V) ≒ 2.4(V) 
Therefore, set Pr.07.14 to 2.4.