Parameter list 
  7.2 Parameter list 
SINAMICS V20 Inverter 
Operating Instructions, 07/2012, A5E03728167 
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Parameter  Function  Range  Factory 
default 
Can be 
changed 
Scaling  Data 
set 
Data 
type 
Acc. 
Level 
  The diagram below shows a typical pumping system. 
A similar system could be set up using fans and air ducts, instead of pumps and pipes. 
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By default the motor states are controlled from digital outputs (DO). 
In the text below, the following terminology will be used: 
MV - Variable speed (Inverter controlled motor) 
M1 - Motor switched with digital output 1 (DO1) 
M2 - Motor switched with digital output 2 (DO2) 
Staging: The process of starting one of the fixed speed motors. 
De-staging: The process of stopping one of the fixed speed motors. 
When the inverter is running at maximum frequency, and the PID feedback indicates that a higher speed is 
required, the inverter switches on (stages) one of the digital output controlled motors M1 and M2. 
At the same time, to keep the controlled variable as constant as possible, the inverter must ramp down to 
minimum frequency. 
Therefore, during the staging process, PID control must be suspended (see P2378 and diagram below). 
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1
2
3
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- M1 M2 M1+M2 M1+M2 M1+M2 M1+M2 M1+M2
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Staging of external motors (M1, M2)
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  When the inverter is running at minimum frequency, and the PID feedback indicates that a lower speed is 
required, the inverter switches off (de-stages) one of the digital output controlled motors M1 and M2. 
In this case, the inverter must ramp from minimum frequency to maximum frequency outside of PID control 
(see P2378 and diagram below). 
P2371 = 0
1
2
3
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Destaging of external motors (M1, M2)
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