Siemens SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 - 1 Introduction

Introduction
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1.1 Introduction
About This Manual
This manual provides customer documentation for the SINAMICS Perfect Harmony™ GH180
Variable Frequency Drive (VFD).
The content of this manual provides standard information as well as descriptions of all available
options for this product line. The contents also provides safety warning and notes, preparation
for use, assembly/installation, electrical, commissioning, operation, maintenance, spare parts,
and disposal information. The latter pages of this manual contain appendices for speci󹪝c
technical documents, support services information, technical drawings, and other relevant data.
This manual is intended for use by trained personnel having unique job functions and
quali󹪝cations since there are areas on the VFD that are hazardous and therefore may cause death
or serious bodily harm to personnel and also cause serious damage to the drive.
The manual is also intended for use by planners, project engineers, installation personnel,
programmers, commissioning personnel, operators, service and maintenance personnel.
This documentation contains the most important safety-related information for the SINAMICS
Perfect Harmony™ GH180 VFD. It is important supplementary information, but is not a
replacement for the operating instructions nor the other product documentation on your CD.
WARNING
Familiarity with the Product Documentation
Only the complete product documentation will allow you to assemble and install the
equipment, to put it into operation and to maintain it correctly and safely.
Incorrect work on the equipment can result in death, severe injury or material damage.
Always refer to the operating instructions when working on the equipment. You will 󹪝nd the
operating instructions and other equipment information about your product that you will need
on the CD supplied with the Drive.
Variable Frequency Drive Introduction
A variable frequency drive (VFD) system controls the rotational speed and torque of an
alternating current (AC) electric motor by adjusting the frequency and voltage of the electrical
power supplied to the motor. In an AC motor, frequency determines the motor speed.
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