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Fault Cause
Remedy
VFDShortCircuit(C) AVFD shortcircuitfault
occurswhenthereisan
internalorexternalshort
circuitontheVFDoutput
circuit.Thisisan
instantaneousfault.
Checkifpowerlinewiringis
connectedtoVFDmotorterminals
Checkthattherearenoshorts
visibleontheoutputcircuitofthe
VFD
Disconnectthemotorwiresatthe
VFD,disablethenomotor
protectioninPROTEC
TION‐03,and
runtheVFDwithnoload.Ifproblem
persists,thentheVFDoutputis
shortedinternally.Consider
replacingtheVFDanddon’tforget
tocheckthemotorcircuitalsofor
shorts.Thismayhavecau
sedthe
damageandcouldpossiblydamage
anewlyinstalledVFDifnot
corrected.
Checkthattherearenoshortsinthe
wiresrunningbetween yourVFD
andthemotor
OverVoltage(L) AVFD overvoltagefault
occurswhentheVFD’s
internalDCbusvoltagelimit
isexceeded.Thisisan
instantaneousfault.
Checkthatthemeasuredline
voltagematchestheVFDrated
voltage
CheckthattheDECtimeis
adequatelyhightoallowforslow
ramp‐downofthemotorload
.
Deceleratingtooquicklycancreate
harmfulregenerativevoltage.
Forfansandotherhigh‐inertia
applications,it’sbesttousethe
“coast”stoppingmodeselectablein
PRIMARY‐30toallowforgradual
motorslowing
Forveryhigh‐inertialoads,consider
installingadynamicbrakingunitand
brakingresistortoabsorbany
excessregenerativevoltage