vacon ac drives for lift applications
Overview
Lift markets can be divided into three main segments:
low rise buildings where speeds are typically up to 0.6
m/s, medium rise buildings with geared or gearless lifts
up to ~3 m/s and high rise buildings, geared or gearless,
speeds up to 10 m/s. The medium rise residential
apartment building are the main market area for Vacon.
Lifts are typically controlled by lift controllers. LC
handles all calls from the lift car and door buttons.
It also controls the frequency converter by sending
direction and speed reference commands.
Vacon frequency converter runs both the motor and
smooth landing as well as departures to correct
floors. The frequency converter also controls the lift’s
mechanical brake.
Features and benefits
Vacon offers specially-designed frequency converters
to satisfy most of the needs of lift customers.
Specific lift application with lift function for easy
commissioning
Synchronous (PMSM) and asynchronous motor
control
Closed loop and open loop motor control modes
Compact design with integrated brake chopper
Integrated C-level EMC filtering to ease lift drive
system packaging
Low motor noise due to high switching frequency
Advanced fan control to reduce drive noise
Easy commissioning
Lift speed parameters in [Hz] and [m/s]
Versatile brake control logic
Fieldbus control and programmable I/O’s
Lift evacuation feature. In case of power
failure, the lift can be run to next floor
Safe disable function EN954:3 with OPT-AF option
board
Motor contactor control
Vacon Plc
Runsorintie 7, 65380 Vaasa, Finland
application@vacon.com
Phone +358 (0)201 2121
Fax +358 (0)201 212 205
Application
The I/O connections for lift applications are designed
for easy commissioning. The Vacon NXP uses a
standard I/O configuration (OPT-A1 and OPT-A2). Drive
connection via fieldbus is also possible. All I/Os are fully
programmable. An incremental encoder (OPT-A4/A5) is
needed for CL solutions and an absolute encoder (OPT-
BB/BC) is needed with permanent magnet motors.
Evacuation is based on the 230VAC UPS system.
Product information
Frequency Constant speed Acceleration/ Dimensions and weight
converter type [50% duty cycle] Deceleration [3 sec.] [WxHxD/kg]
NXP00125 12 A 15 A 128x292x190/5
NXP00135 15 A 21 A 128x292x190/5
NXP00315 20 A 25 A 144x391x214/8.1
NXP00325 25 A 38 A 144x391x214/8.1
NXP00615 40 A 69 A 195x519x237/18.5
Table 1: The ratings above are valid with the switching frequency of 8 kHz and 400 V input voltage, ambient temperature 40° C
Input voltage Uin 208…240 V; 380…500 V; 525…690 V; ±10%
Input frequency 45…66 Hz
Output voltage 0-Uin
Output current See table above
Control performance Open loop vector control: speed control 0.5 %, dynamic 0.3 %sec, torque lin. <2 %, torque rise time
~5 ms
Closed loop vector control: speed control 0.01 %, dynamic 0.2 %sec, torque lin. <2 %, torque rise time
~2 ms
Switching frequency 1…16 kHz; Factory default 10 kHz
EMC EMC level C, EMC level H, EMC level L, EMC level T
See the Vacon NXS/NSP product manual for more information.
Application software NXP: APFIFF33; NXS: ASFIFF08
Safety EN 50178 (1997), EN60204-1(1996), EN 60950 (2000, 3rd edition)(as relevant), IEC 61800-5, CE, UL,
CUL, FI, GOST R; see the unit nameplate for more info
Protections Overvoltage, undervoltage, earth fault, mains supervision, motor phase supervision, overcurrent,
unit overtemperature, motor overload, motor stall, motor underload, short-circuit of +24 V and +10 V
reference voltages
Application Note
ud 00000 a
26 Oct 2006
