Mitsubishi FR-A500 Series - Leakage Currents and Countermeasures

INSTALLATION AND WIRING
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2.3.4 Leakage currents and countermeasures
Due to the static capacitance existing in the inverter I/O wiring and motor, leakage currents flow through
them. Since their values depend on the static capacitance, carrier frequency, etc., take counter measures
using the following methods.
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To-ground leakage currents
Leakage currents may flow not only into the inverter's own line but also into the other line through the ground
cable, etc. These leakage currents may operate earth leakage circuit breakers and earth leakage relays
unnecessarily.
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Countermeasures
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Decrease the carrier frequency (Pr. 72) of the inverter.
Note that motor noise increases. Selection of Soft-PWM (Pr. 240) will make it unoffending.
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By using earth leakage circuit breakers designed for harmonic and surge suppression (e.g. Mitsubishi's
Progressive Super Series) in the inverter's own line and other line, operation can be performed with the
carrier frequency kept high (with low noise).
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To-ground leakage current
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Note that a long wiring length will increase leakage currents. Decrease the carrier frequency of the
inverter to reduce leakage currents.
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Higher motor capacity leads to larger leakage currents. Larger leakage currents occur in 400V class than
in 200V class.
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Line-to-line leakage currents
Harmonics of leakage currents flowing in static capacities between the inverter output cables may operate the
external thermal relay unnecessarily. When the wiring length is long (50m (164.04 feet) or more) for the 400V
class small-capacity model (7.5kW (10HP) or less), the external thermal relay is likely to operate
unnecessarily because the ratio of the leakage current to the rated motor current increases.
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Line-to-Line Leakage Current Data Example (200V class)
Leakage Current (mA)
Motor Capacity
(kW (HP))
Rated Motor
Current (A)
Wiring length 50m
(164.04 feet)
Wiring length 100m
(328.08 feet)
0.4 (1/2) 1.8 310 500
0.75 (1) 3.2 340 530
1.5 (2) 5.8 370 560
2.2 (3) 8.1 400 590
3.7 (5) 12.8 440 630
5.5 (7.5) 19.4 490 680
7.5 (10) 25.6 535 725
Motor: SF-JR 4P
Carrier frequency: 14.5kHz
Cable used: 2mm
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cable
* Leakage current of the 400V class is about twice larger.
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Line-to-Line Leakage Current Path
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Inverter
Thermal relay
Line static capacitances
Motor
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Countermeasures
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Use the electronic overcurrent protection (Pr. 9) of the inverter.
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Decrease the carrier frequency. Note that motor noise increases. Selection of Soft-PWM (Pr. 240) will
make it unoffending.
To ensure that the motor is protected against line-to-line leakage currents, it is recommended to use a
temperature sensor to directly detect motor temperature.
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