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Safety notes
Designated use
Operating Instructions – MOVIDRIVE
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modular
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2.4 Designated use
The product is intended for control cabinet installation in electrical plants or machines.
In case of installation in electrical systems or machines, startup of the product is pro-
hibited until it is determined that the machine meets the requirements stipulated in the
local laws and directives. For Europe, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC as well as the
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU apply. Observe EN60204-1 (Safety of machinery - elec-
trical equipment of machines). The product meets the requirements stipulated in the
Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU.
The standards given in the declaration of conformity apply to the product.
The systems can be mobile or stationary. The motors must be suitable for operation
with inverters. Do not connect any other loads to the product. Never connect capacit-
ive loads to the product.
The product can be used to operate the following motors in industrial and commercial
systems:
• AC asynchronous motors with squirrel-cage rotor
• Permanent-field AC synchronous motors
Technical data and information on the connection conditions are provided on the
nameplate and in chapter "Technical data" in the documentation. Always comply with
the data and conditions.
Unintended or improper use of the product may result in severe injury to persons and
damage to property.
2.4.1 Hoist applications
To avoid danger of fatal injury by falling hoists, observe the following points when us-
ing the product in lifting applications:
• Use mechanical protection devices.
• Perform a hoist startup.
Application in ELSM
®
control mode
When the inverter is operated in ELSM
®
control mode, using it in lifting applications is
not permitted. In this control mode only applications of horizontal materials handling
are permitted.
2.5 Functional safety technology
The product must not perform any safety functions without a higher-level safety sys-
tem, unless explicitly allowed by the documentation.
24748536/EN – 11/2017