Sevcon Dragon8 User Manual

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Rev. 1.0
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Orientation ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Clearance for LED Access .................................................................................................................................. 12
Mounting Hole Pattern ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Equipment Required ............................................................................................................................................ 13
Thermal Grease Application ............................................................................................................................. 13
Dragon8 Cooling requirements ..................................................................... 14
Dragon8– Air Cooling ........................................................................................................................................ 15
EMC guidelines ................................................................................................. 16
General measures ................................................................................................................................................. 16
Measures required for specific signals ............................................................................................................ 16
Additional measures ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Problems to avoid ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Typical System .................................................................................................. 18
Wiring diagram .................................................................................................................................................... 18
Signal wiring ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Signal wire size ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
CANbus termination............................................................................................................................................ 21
Signal connections ................................................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting power cables ................................................................................. 22
Battery and motor connections ......................................................................................................................... 22
On-board fuse mounting ................................................................................. 24
Chapter 4: Specification 25
Electrical ............................................................................................................. 25
Input voltage – control supply .......................................................................................................................... 26
Input voltage – DC Link supply ....................................................................................................................... 26
Motor Output protection ................................................................................................................................... 26
Output ratings* ..................................................................................................................................................... 27
CAN interface ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
Control inputs and outputs ................................................................................................................................ 27
Isolation .................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Regulatory compliance ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Mechanical .......................................................................................................... 29
Operating environment ...................................................................................................................................... 29

Sevcon Dragon8 Specifications

General

Brand	Sevcon
Model	Dragon8
Category	Controller
Language	English