Technical specifications   
12.2 General technical specifications 
  Drive converter cabinet units 
478  Operating Instructions, 07/07, A5E00288214A 
Voltage derating as a function of the site altitude 
In addition to current derating, voltage derating must also be considered at site altitudes 
>2,000 m above sea level. 
Table 12-4  Voltage derating as a function of the site altitude (380 V – 480 V 3 AC) 
Rated converter input voltage Site altitude  
above sea level in m 
380 V  400 V  420 V  440 V  460 V  480 V 
0 to 2000  100 % 
to 2250   100 %  96 % 
to 2500  100 %  98 %  94 % 
to 2750  100 %  98 %  94 %  90 % 
to 3000  100 %  95 %  91 %  88 % 
to 3250  100 %  97 %  93 %  89 %  85 % 
to 3500  100 %  98 %  93 %  89 %  85 %  82 % 
to 3750  100 %  95 %  91 %  87 %  83 %  79 % 
to 4000  96 %  92 %  87 %  83 %  80 %  76 % 
Table 12-5  Voltage derating as a function of the site altitude (660 V – 690 V 3 AC) 
Rated converter input voltage 
Site altitude  
above sea level in m 
660 V  690 V 
0 to 2000  100 % 
to 2250   100 %  96 % 
to 2500  98 %  94 % 
to 2750  94 %  90 % 
to 3000  91 %  88 % 
to 3250  89 %  85 % 
to 3500  85 %  82 % 
to 3750  -  - 
to 4000  -  - 
Table 12-6  Voltage derating as a function of the site altitude (500 V – 690 V 3 AC) 
Rated converter input voltage 
Site altitude  
above sea level in m 
500 V  525 V  575 V  600 V  660 V  690 V 
0 to 2000  100% 
to 2250   100%  96% 
to 2500  100%  98%  94% 
to 2750  100%  94%  90% 
to 3000  100%  91%  88% 
to 3250  100%  98%  89%  85% 
to 3500  100%  98%  94%  85%  82% 
to 3750  100%  94%  91%  83%  79% 
to 4000  100%  91%  87%  80%  76%