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Elevator Core Reference Guide

Rescue Operation UPS Supply - Activating Rescue Mode

Table 3. Conditions to move from Mains to Rescue Mode

Conditions to activate Rescue Mode powered from UPS Supply

Figure 9. Activation Conditions for Rescue Mode
Activation Conditions for Rescue Mode


To switch into Rescue Mode the drive must be stopped.

Note

If the drive is running and the Rescue Mode Digital Input is closed then on the next stop the drive will go into rescue mode.

The drive does not need to be in a healthy state for Rescue Mode to be activated a fault can be present.

The correct supply type must be selected in P7-01 prior to entering Rescue Mode.

From default Digital Input 8 is assigned to be Rescue Mode Enable, if a different setting of Macro is used in P1-02 then a different terminal maybe used, or if you are using Macro 0 the Rescue Mode function can be assigned to any Digital Input via Group 12 and selecting option 8: Rescue Mode.Group 1 User IO - Parameter List

Digital/Relay Outputs can be used to indicate if the drive is operating in rescue mode by setting the Digital/Relay Function to 9 (Rescue Mode Active).



Rescue Operation UPS Supply - Running the Drive

To run in Rescue Mode the following conditions must be fulfilled:

Table 4. Running in Rescue Mode Conditions

Conditions

Criteria for Conditions to be fulfilled

The Drive must be setup as per the starting instructions for the motor connected to the drive

  • Motor Nameplate data entered

  • Drive Auto-tuned

  • Encoder data entered

The Safety Chain must be Closed

STO1 and STO2 must have 24V applied

Check P0-03 for STO input status

A Direction command must be given

Either forward or reverse can be used

The Drive must NOT have an active trip

Any trip must be reset or be able to be cleared if using Auto-1-5 in P1-43



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