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1 Preventive Maintenance

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION:
The air cooled AC drives are equipped with a cooling air filter. The cooling air enters the drive
through the air inlets, through the filter mat.

REASONS FOR THE CHANGE:

1.1 The air filter lifetime depends on the ambient air quality, i.e. dustiness, Humidity.

1.2 Regular cleaning is recommended. Normally it is not needed to change the air filter
but it may need to be changed if the filter gets clogged.

Figure 1: Filter mat

THE RESULTING EFFECT :

If the cooling air filter is clogged:
1. The air flow through the converter is reduced drive internal temperature rises, resulting
in fast ageing of electronic cards and other drive components.
2. If the cooling air flow is not high enough the drive operation is stopped (drive trips).
3. In case the cooling air filter pressure difference is measured, the alarm message is
generated after the filter gets dirty.

WHERE USED:
All MV ACS converters.

Document number Lang. Rev. ind. Page

ABB Switzerland Ltd 3BHS241329 ZAB E01 en - 1