¿ªÔÆÌåÓýJoe, I agree with Mark. As I read you post, first thought was to check the output side of the VFD. You say VFD faults out but it is not clear how long it runs the motor before faulting out. So are the currents you report startup or running? RMS or peak to peak from a scope measurement. If you are doing a scope measurement, your 20A current is in line with my RL125 with similar size motor (4KW - 5.4HP). Mine shows +/- 22A peak to peak on scope. If this is your scenario, it appears the low current on one leg is the problem not the 2 high legs. Look for an anomaly in that leg/winding. If the currents you report are RMS running currents, then the 20A legs appear high so I would look at those 2 legs/windings. FWIW, here is the link to the post where I documented starting and idling currents of various size motors Hope this helps. Imran On Jun 4, 2021, at 12:43 AM, Joe Jensen <joe.jensen@...> wrote:
? I had to replace the VFD on my dust collector. It was an ABB ACS310 single phase input feeding a 3 phase 5 HP motor. This was from Oneida and because of the single phase supply they set the max current at the limit of the drive which is below the amperage of the motor. Anyway the new drive, an ABB ACS310 5HP 3 phase input VFD, faults with my utility delta 3 phase supply. The fault is due to uneven current on the input. I¡¯ve spent hours measuring and testing and worked with ABB tech support several times. The key test ABB had me do was to swap two wires to see if the low current moves. It does not so ABB said not the drive. But they did approve a warranty swap. With the replacement I see the same problem. With leg A I get 20A leg B 15A and leg C 19A. Leg C is the wild leg. The voltages under load for legs A and B are within 0.2V. I also had the utility out and then measured and said all good on their side. They did not put a scope on the lines to see is I have phase shift issues. Could a phase different between the lines cause a 20-25% current difference when the voltages are the same? ?Also I have notices that the current difference changes. Worst was tonight with 22A, 14A, and 20A.?
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