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Elevator Core Reference Guide

Group 3 Parameter Descriptions

Group 3.1 - System - System Mechanical Data/Linear Units operation

Parameter Number

Parameter Name

Units

Default

Available Settings

Access

Change During Run

Scaling

Size (Bytes)

CAN Register

CAN Sub Index

Modbus Register

P3-01

Motor Contactor Closing Time

sec

0.2s

0.0 ... 5.0s

RW

Y

1 = 0.1s

1

212Dh

0

301

Sets a delay time between a Direction signal being applied to the drive and the drive energising the motor, this ensures that the motor contactor has had enough time to change state before current flows from the drive to the motor.

Typical values are 0.2 to 0.5 seconds.

During the delay time the drive will display “CC”. When the display shows CC this means the motor contactor is closing.

Group 3.2 - System - Motor Contactor Monitoring

Parameter Number

Parameter Name

Units

Default

Available Settings

Access

Change During Run

Scaling

Size (Bytes)

CAN Register

CAN Sub Index

Modbus Register

P3-02

Motor Contactor Monitoring Terminal Enable

N/A

0: Off

0: Off

1: Enabled

RW

Y

N/A

1

212Eh

0

302

P3-03

Total Number of Motor Contactor Monitoring Errors

N/A

0

0 ... 65535

RO

N/A

N/A

2

212Fh

0

303

Sets the Motor Contactor Monitoring function to enabled or disabled.

Setting

Function

0

Off - Motor Contactor Monitoring disabled

1

Enabled - Motor Contactor Monitoring enabled

Applicable Macros (P1-02) for Motor Contactor Monitoring Function:

  • Through Digital Input 5 when P1-02 = 2 or 4

  • Through any Digital Input using Group 12. When P1-02 = 0 (Setting the Digital Input functions via Group 12 to create your own macro).

This value increases by 1 each time there is CF-Err error.

The value can only be reset to 0 by loading factory/user defaults.

Group 3.3 - System - Brake Resistor Protection

Parameter Number

Parameter Name

Units

Default

Available Settings

Access

Change During Run

Scaling

Size (Bytes)

CAN Register

CAN Sub Index

Modbus Register

P3-04

Brake Resistor Resistance

ohms

Rating Dependent

0 ... 60000 ohms

RW

Y

N/A

2

2130h

0

304

P3-05

Brake Resistor Power

kW

0.0kW

0.0 ... 6000.0 kW

RW

Y

1 = 1W 

2

2131h

0

305

P3-06

Brake Resistor Temperature Monitor Enable

N/A

0: Disabled

0: Disabled

1: Enabled

RW

Y

N/A

1

2132h

0

306

P3-07

Brake Resistor Temperature Monitoring trip reaction

N/A

0 : Normal Stop, Trip After stopping

0: Normal Stop, Trip After stopping

1 : Immediate Trip, Apply motor Brake

2: Warning Only No Trip

RW

Y

N/A

1

2133h

0

307

Enter external Brake Resistor resistance in ohms.

For software protection of the connected brake resistor, enter the rated power and resistance of the resistor into the relevant parameters. The drive will then monitor the brake resistor to ensure that it does not operate outside of its designed limits. Where an external thermal protection device is fitted, and software protection is not required. Setting parameter P3-05 to zero will disable the software protection feature.

This parameter is used when a brake resistor thermal switch is wired back to a Digital Input set for External Trip and tells the drive that the drive should trip on a brake resistor feedback fault (Ot-br)rather than an external trip.

This parameter defines the drive’s reaction when the Brake Resistor Overload function has been triggered (Ot-br)

Setting

Function

Reaction Details

0

Stop then Trip

Drive stops normally then trips

1

Trip Immediately

Immediate trip, apply motor brake

2

Warning Only

Warning only, no trip.

Group 3.4 - System - System Mechanical Data/Linear Units operation

Parameter Number

Parameter Name

Units

Default

Available Settings

Access

Change During Run

Scaling

Size (Bytes)

CAN Register

CAN Sub Index

Modbus Register

P3-08

Sheave Diameter

N/A

0.0

0.0 ... 2000.0

RW

Y

1 = 0.1

2

2134h

0

308

P3-09

Roping Ratio

N/A

1: 1:1

1: 1:1

2: 2:1

3: 3:1

4: 4:1

RW

Y

N/A

1

2135h

0

309

P3-10

Gear Ratio

N/A

1.0

1.0 ... 100.0

RW

Y

10 = 1.0

2

2136h

0

310

P3-12

System Inertia Constant

N/A

10

0 ... 100

RW

Y

N/A

1

2138h

0

312

This defines the traction sheave diameter. If the entered value in P3-08 is <100 drive assumes inches and if the value entered in >=100 the drive assumes mm.

This defines the roping ratio of the system.

Setting

Roping Ratio

1

1:1

2

2:1

3

3:1

4

4:1

This defines the Gear Ratio of the mechanical Gear.

This value can normally be left at the default value (10).