Table of contents1 Introduction to the manual9Contents of this chapter ..........................................................................9Safety instructions ................................................................................9Target audience ...................................................................................10Related manuals ..................................................................................11Terms and abbreviations .........................................................................2 Operation principle and hardware description13Contents of this chapter ..........................................................................13Product overview ..................................................................................13Operation principle ................................................................................15Single-line diagram of the drive system .......................................................16Layout ..............................................................................................18Overview of power and control connections ..................................................19Type designation label ...........................................................................3 Planning the installation21Contents of this chapter ..........................................................................21Limitation of liability ...............................................................................21Generic guidelines ................................................................................22Equipping the drive with a main contactor and manual control switch or switches .....24Selecting the brake circuit components .......................................................24Calculating the maximum braking power ..................................................25Example 1 ...................................................................................25Example 2 ...................................................................................26Example 3 ...................................................................................26Selecting and routing the brake resistor cables ..............................................26Minimizing electromagnetic interference ...................................................26Maximum cable length ........................................................................27EMC compliance of the complete installation .............................................27Placing the brake resistors ......................................................................27Selecting the chopper enable input cable .....................................................27Protecting the system against thermal overload .............................................27Operation principle ............................................................................28Protecting the resistor cable against short-circuits ...........................................28Controlling the brake chopper from an external control location ...........................4 Mechanical installation29Contents of this chapter ..........................................................................29Checking the installation site ....................................................................29Required tools .....................................................................................30Installing the brake chopper module ...........................................................31Examples: Installing the brake chopper module and related components ...............31Example: Installation into a Rittal TS 8 or VX25 enclosure .............................31Layout drawing .............................................................................Table of contents 5