Goodrive35 Series Closed-loop Vector Control VFD  Product overview 
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Chapter 3 Product overview 
3.1 What this chapter contains 
The chapter briefly describes the operation principle, product characteristics, layout, name plate and 
type designation information. 
3.2 Basic principles 
Goodrive35 series VFDs are wall, floor and flange mountable devices for controlling asynchronous 
AC induction motors and permanent magnet synchronous motors. It supports wall, fange, and floor 
installation. 
The  diagram  below  shows  the  simplified  main  circuit  diagram  of  the  VFD.  The  rectifier  converts 
three-phase AC voltage to DC voltage. The capacitor bank of the intermediate circuit stabilizes the 
DC voltage. The inverter transforms the DC voltage back to AC voltage for the AC motor. The brake 
pipe connects the external brake resistor to  the  intermediate DC circuit to consume  the feedback 
energy when the voltage in the circuit exceeds its maximum limit. 
 
Figure 3-1 The simplified main circuit diagram (VFDs of 380 V≤30 kW)   
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DC reactor
 
Figure 3-2 The simplified main circuit diagram (VFDs of 380 V≥37 kW)