NHA80973-01
Altivar Machine ATV320, ATV340
Altivar Process ATV900
Variable Speed Drives
Application Note for Hoisting
05/2019
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Table of Contents
Safety Information ................................................................................................ 5
About the Book ..................................................................................................... 9
Part I Introduction ............................................................................................... 12
Scope and Purpose of Application Note .............................................................................................. 13
General Overview of Hoisting .............................................................................................................. 15
Classification of Cranes....................................................................................................................... 19
Part II Requirements, rating and sizings............................................................ 21
Prerequisites for Sizing ....................................................................................................................... 22
General Information of the Sizing of Altivar Drives .............................................................................. 23
General Information on the Sizing of Braking Resistor ........................................................................ 26
General Information on the Sizing of Cable Length ............................................................................. 28
General Information on the Sizing of Associated Components ........................................................... 31
Part III Wiring Diagrams ....................................................................................... 33
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 34
Wiring Diagrams .................................................................................................................................. 35
Part IV Configuration of the Drive ........................................................................ 38
Configuration overview ........................................................................................................... 39
Prerequisites for the Configuration ........................................................................................ 40
Factory Settings .................................................................................................................................. 41
Expert Level Access ............................................................................................................................ 42
System Units Customization ............................................................................................................... 43
Application Selection ........................................................................................................................... 44
Basic Configuration ................................................................................................................. 45
Motor Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 46
Motors in parallel Configuration ........................................................................................................... 48
Configuration of the Motor Thermal Monitoring ................................................................................... 51
Configuration of the Encoder ............................................................................................................... 53
Configuration of the Reference Speed and the Preset Speed............................................................. 54
Configuration of the Direction for the Vertical Movement .................................................................... 55
Configuration of the Direction for the Horizontal Movement ................................................................ 57
Optimization of the Configuration .......................................................................................... 60
After the First Movement ..................................................................................................................... 61
Optimization of the Brake Logic Control .............................................................................................. 62
Acceleration and Deceleration ............................................................................................................ 68
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Low Speed and High Speed ............................................................................................................... 69
Speed Loop Optimization: Standard ................................................................................................... 70
Speed Loop Optimization: High Performance ..................................................................................... 73
Torque or Current Limitation Detection ............................................................................................... 75
Configuration of the Stop Limit Switches ............................................................................................ 76
Configuration of the Slowing Down Switches and the Stop Limit Switches ........................................ 77
Part V Additional Information .............................................................................. 79
Complement on Brake Logic Control .................................................................................................. 80
High Speed Hoisting Configuration ..................................................................................................... 88
Rope Slack Detection configuration .................................................................................................... 90
Braking Resistor Monitoring ................................................................................................................ 91
Outputs of the drive and the Control of a Brake Contactor ................................................................. 93
Drive SISTEMA library ........................................................................................................................ 95
Regenerative Unit ............................................................................................................................... 96
Other Types of Motors ........................................................................................................................ 97
Master Slave application ................................................................................................................... 100
For additional information ................................................................................................................. 101
Appendix A Parameters Table ............................................................................................. 102
Appendix B Diagnostics and Troubleshooting ................................................................... 105
Appendix C CiA402 Operating State Diagram..................................................................... 107
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Safety Information
Important Information
NOTICE
Read these instructions carefully, and look at the equipment to become familiar with the device before
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that an electrical hazard exists, which will result in personal injury if the
instructions are not followed.
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injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death.
DANGER
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will results in death or serious
injury.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate
injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to physical injury.
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hazards involved.
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