L100 Inverter
Troubleshooting
and Maintenance
6–5
Monitoring Trip Events, History, & Conditions
Inverter Fault Detection
The microprocessor in the inverter detects a variety 
of fault conditions and latches the event, recording 
it in a history table. The inverter output turns off, or 
“trips” similar to the way a circuit breaker trips due 
to an over-current condition. Most faults occur 
when the motor is running (refer to the diagram to 
the right). However, the inverter could have an 
internal fault and trip in Stop Mode. In either case, 
you can clear the fault by pressing the Stop/Reset key.
We recommend that you first find the cause of the fault before clearing it. When a fault 
occurs, the inverter stores important performance data at the moment of the fault. To 
access the data, use the monitor functions (Dxx) and select D08 for details about the 
present fault (E
n
), or the error code for the past two trip events (E
n-1
 and  E
n-2
) using the 
D09 Trip History function. A listing of error codes is on the next page.
Run Stop
RUN
RUNRUN
RUN
STOP
STOPSTOP
STOP
RESET
Trip
Fault
STOP
STOPSTOP
STOP
RESET
Fault
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Monitor Menu
09D
2
1
08D
205
9881
0E9
010
Error Code
Previous 
error #1
FUNC.
FUNC.
FUNC.
01D
FUNC.
FUNC.
FUNC.
Error
exists?
Output frequency 
at trip point
Motor current 
at trip point
DC bus voltage 
at trip point
No error
Yes
No
FUNC.
Error
(n-1)
 
exists?
Yes
No
0E3
Error
(n-2)
 
exists?
Yes
0E5
___
___
No
Previous 
error #2
FUNC.
No
history
No
history
FUNC.
FUNC.
FUNC.
Trip History
Current Trip
2
1
2
2
Conditions