Siemens SINAMICS Series User Manual

Descriptions of functions
10.34 Diagnostics
SINAMICS DCM DC Converter
Operating Instructions, 12/2018, A5E34763375A
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Note
The individual faults and alarms are described in the section titled
"Faults and alarms" in the
SINAMICS
DCM List Manual. Here you can also find a section titled "Function diagrams" →
"
Faults and alarms", which contains function diagrams for the fault buffer, alarm buffer, fault
trigger, and fault configuration.
Properties of faults and alarms
● Faults
– Are identified by Fxxxxx
– Can lead to a fault reaction
– Must be acknowledged once the cause has been remedied
– Status via Control Unit and LED RDY
– Status via PROFIdrive status signal ZSW1.3 (fault active).
– Entry in the fault buffer
● Alarms
– Are identified by Axxxxx
– Have no further effect on the drive unit
– The alarms are automatically reset once the cause has been remedied. No
acknowledgment is required.
– Status via PROFIdrive status signal ZSW1.7 (alarm active).
– Entry in the alarm buffer
● General properties of faults and alarms
– Can be configured (e.g. change fault to alarm, fault reaction)
– Triggering on selected messages possible
– Initiation of messages possible via an external signal
– Contains the component number for identifying the SINAMICS component involved
– Contains diagnostic information on the message involved

Siemens SINAMICS Series Specifications

General

Product Line	SINAMICS
Cooling Method	Air-cooled, Liquid-cooled
Voltage Range	200 V to 690 V
Power Range	0.12kW - 250kW
Communication Interfaces	PROFINET, PROFIBUS, Ethernet
Control Modes	Vector control, V/f control
Protection Class	IP20
Type	Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)