1 Introduction1.1 Purpose of the Design GuideThis design guide is intended for:• Project and systems engineers.• Design consultants.• Application and product specialists.The design guide provides technical information tounderstand the capabilities of the drive for integration intomotor control and monitoring systems.VLT® is a registered trademark.1.2 Additional ResourcesOther resources are available to understand advanceddrive operation, programming, and directives compliance.• The operating guide provides detailed informationfor the installation and start-up of the drive.• The programming guide provides greater detail onhow to work with parameters and includes manyapplication examples.• The VLT® FC Series - Safe Torque Off OperatingGuide describes how to use Danfoss drives infunctional safety applications. This manual issupplied with the drive when the Safe Torque Offoption is present.• The VLT® Brake Resistor MCE 101 Design Guidedescribes how to select the optimal brake resistor.• The VLT® Advanced Harmonic Filters AHF 005/AHF010 Design Guide describes harmonics, variousmitigation methods, and the operating principleof the advanced harmonics filter. This guide alsodescribes how to select the correct advancedharmonics filter for a particular application.• The Output Filters Design Guide explains why it isnecessary to use output filters for certainapplications, and how to select the optimal dU/dtor sine-wave filter.• Optional equipment is available that can changesome of the information described in thesepublications. For specific requirements, see theinstructions supplied with the options.Supplementary publications and manuals are availablefrom Danfoss. See drives.danfoss.com/downloads/portal/#/for listings.1.3 Document and Software VersionThis manual is regularly reviewed and updated. Allsuggestions for improvement are welcome. Table 1.1 showsthe document version and the corresponding softwareversion.Edition Remarks Software versionMG22B2xx Added D1h–D8h content 3.10Table 1.1 Document and Software Version1.4 Conventions• Numbered lists indicate procedures.• Bullet lists indicate other information anddescription of illustrations.• Italicized text indicates:- Cross-reference.- Link.- Footnote.- Parameter name, parameter groupname, parameter option.• All dimensions in drawings are in mm (in).• An asterisk (*) indicates a default setting of aparameter.Introduction Design GuideMG22B222 Danfoss A/S © 01/2018 All rights reserved. 51 1