Instruction Leaflet IL040029EN
Effective December 2017
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PowerXL DH1 Series VFD
Cable and fuse guidelines
North America cable and fuse sizes—208 Vac to 240 Vac ratings
Notes
Line and motor cable size is selected according to UL 508C Table 40.3 for copper conductor rated 75 °C. Use only with copper wire rated 75 °C here.
Size requirements for other different wire types are defined in the National Electrical Code
®
, ANSI/NFPA
®
70.
Earthing conductor size is determined by the maximum overcurrent device rating used ahead of the drive according to UL 508C Table 6.4.
If power cubes or bypass are used, a UL listed Class RK5, J, T or equivalent fuse is recommended.
FR0 is not available till June 2018.
Frame size
Amp
suffix
208 V
input
current
(VT/I
L
)
NEC
motor amp
rating
at 230 V
NEC
motor amp
rating
at 208 V
Current
(VT/I
L
)
at 40 °C
Recommended
fuse
rating
NEC
®
wire size (AWG) Terminal connection size (AWG)
Line and
motor Ground
Line and
motor Ground
FR0
4D8 5.6 4.2 4.6 4.8 10 14 14 26–10 18–10
6D6 7.6 6 6.6 6.6 10 14 14 26–10 18–10
7D8 9 6.8 7.5 7.8 15 14 14 26–10 18–10
FR1 4D8 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.8 10 14 14 24–10 18–10
6D6 6.1 6 6.6 6.6 10 14 14 24–10 18–10
7D8 7.2 6.8 7.5 7.8 10 14 14 24–10 18–10
011 10.2 9.6 10.6 11 15 14 14 24–10 18–10
012 11.6 — — 12.5 15 12 12 24–10 18–10
FR2 017 16.3 15.2 16.7 17.5 20 10 10 20–6 12–6
025 23.2 22 24.2 25 30 8 10 20–6 12–6
031 29 28 30.8 31 35 8 10 20–6 12–6
FR3 048 44.2 42 46.2 48 60 6 6 6–2 14–4
061 56 54 59.4 61 80 4 6 6–2 14–4
FR4 075 64.6 68 74.8 75 100 3 4 6–1/0 10–1/0
088 78 80 88 88 110 2 4 6–1/0 10–1/0
114 94.3 104 114 114 125 1/0 3 6–1/0 10–1/0
FR5 143 129 130 143 143 175 3/0 3 1/0–350 kcmil 8–250 kcmil
170 157 154 169 170 200 4/0 3 1/0–350 kcmil 8–250 kcmil
211 189 192 211 211 250 300 3 1/0–350 kcmil 8–250 kcmil
FR6 261 242.8 248 273 261 400 2*2/0 3 2*(1/0–300 kcmil) 3–300 kcmil
312 290.3 312 343 312 400 2*4/0 3 2*(1/0–300 kcmil) 3–300 kcmil