Mitsubishi Electric FR-A800 User manual

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INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
Frequency Inverter
Beginner’s Guide
FR-A800
Art. no.: 280305
23 10 2014
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About this manual
This manual is intended for use by properly trained and qualified electrical
technicians, who want to get a first introduction and rough overview about the
basic functions of a Mitsubishi frequency inverter. For detailed information refer
to the related manuals for the products in this guide (refer to section 1.4).
The texts, illustration, diagrams and examples in this manual are provided for
information purposes only. They are intended as aids to help explain the
installation and operation of the inverter of the FR-A800 series.
If you have any questions about the installation and operation of any of the
products described in this manual please contact your local sales office or
distributor (see back cover). You can find the latest information and answers to
frequently asked questions on our website at
https://eu3a.mitsubishielectric.com.
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE BV reserves the right to make changes to this
manual or the technical specifications of its products at any time without notice.
© 2014
Beginner’s Guide for Frequency Inverters
FR-A800 Series
Art. no.: 280305
Version Revisions / Additions / Corrections
A 10/2014 akl First edition

Frequency Inverters - Beginner's Guide I
Safety guidelines
For use by qualified staff only
This manual is only intended for use by properly trained and qualified electrical technicians who are
fully acquainted with the relevant automation technology safety standards. All work with the hard-
ware described, including system design, installation, configuration, maintenance, service and test-
ing of the equipment, may only be performed by trained electrical technicians with approved qual-
ifications who are fully acquainted with all the applicable automation technology safety standards
and regulations. Any operations or modifications to the hardware and/or software of our products
not specifically described in this manual may only be performed by authorised Mitsubishi Electric
staff.
Proper use of the products
The inverters of the FR-A800 series are only intended for the specific applications explicitly described
in this manual. All parameters and settings specified in this manual must be observed. The products
described have all been designed, manufactured, tested and documented in strict compliance with
the relevant safety standards. Unqualified modification of the hardware or software or failure to ob-
serve the warnings on the products and in this manual may result in serious personal injury and/or
damage to property. Only peripherals and expansion equipment specifically recommended and ap-
proved by Mitsubishi Electric may be used with the inverters of the FR-A800 series.
All and any other uses or application of the products shall be deemed to be improper.
Relevant safety regulations
All safety and accident prevention regulations relevant to your specific application must be observed
in the system design, installation, configuration, maintenance, servicing and testing of these prod-
ucts. The regulations listed below are particularly important in this regard. This list does not claim to
be complete, however; you are responsible for being familiar with and conforming to the regulations
applicable to you in your location.
●VDE Standards
– VDE 0100
Regulations for the erection of power installations with rated voltages below 1000 V
– VDE 0105
Operation of power installations
– VDE 0113
Electrical installations with electronic equipment
– EN 50178
Electronic equipment for use in power installations
●Fire safety regulations
●Accident prevention regulation
–VBGNo.4
Electrical systems and equipment

II
Safety warnings in this manual
Do not use the inverter until you have a full knowledge of the equipment, safety information and in-
structions. In this manual, the safety instruction levels are classified into "WARNING" and "CAUTION".
Note that even theCAUTION level may lead to a serious consequence according to conditions. Please
follow strictly the instructions of both levels because they are important to personnel safety.
PWARNING:
Assumes that incorrect handling may cause hazardous conditions, resulting in death or severe
injury.
ECAUTION:
Assumes that incorrect handling may cause hazardous conditions, resulting in medium or slight
injury, or may cause physical damage only.

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Electric shock prevention
PWARNING:
●While power is on or when the inverter is running, do not open the front cover. Otherwise you
may get an electric shock.
●Do not run the inverter with the front cover removed. Otherwise, you may access the exposed
high-voltage terminals or the charging part of the circuitry and get an electric shock.
●Even if power is off, do not remove the front cover except for wiring or periodic inspection.You
may access the charged inverter circuits and get an electric shock.
●Before starting wiring or inspection, check to make sure that the operation panel indicator
is off, wait for at least 10 minutes after the power supply has been switched off, and check
that there are no residual voltage using a tester or the like. The capacitor is charged with high
voltage for some time after power off and it is dangerous.
●This inverter must be earthed. Earthing must conform to the requirements of national and
local safety regulations and electrical codes. (JIS, NEC section 250, IEC 536 class 1 and other
applicable standards).
●Any person who is involved in the wiring or inspection of this equipment should be fully
competent to do the work.
●Always install the inverter before wiring. Otherwise, you may get an electric shock or be
injured.
●If your application requires by installation standards an RCD (residual current device) as up
stream protection please select according to DIN VDE 0100-530 as following:
Single phase inverter type A or B
Three phase inverter only type B.
●Perform setting dial and key operations with dry hands to prevent an electric shock. Other-
wise you may get an electric shock.
●Do not subject the cables to scratches, excessive stress, heavy loads or pinching. Otherwise
you may get an electric shock.
●Do not replace the cooling fan while power is on. It is dangerous to replace the cooling fan
while power is on.
●Do not touch the printed circuit board with wet hands. You may get an electric shock.
●Standard models and IP55 compatible models only: When measuring the main circuit capac-
itor capacity, the DC voltage is applied to the motor for 1s at powering OFF. Never touch the
motor terminal, etc. right after powering OFF to prevent an electric shock.
●A PM motor is a synchronous motor with high-performance magnets embedded in the rotor.
Motor terminals holds high-voltage while the motor is running even after the inverter power
is turned OFF. Before wiring or inspection, the motor must be confirmed to be stopped. In an
application, such as fan and blower, where the motor is driven by the load, a low-voltage
manual motor starter must be connected at the inverter's output side, and wiring and inspec-
tion must be performed while the motor starter is open. Otherwise you may get an electric
shock.

IV
Fire prevention
Injury prevention
ECAUTION:
●Mount the inverter to incombustible material. Install the inverter on a nonflammable wall
without holes (so that nobody can touch the inverter heatsink on the rear side, etc.). Mount-
ing it to or near combustible material can cause a fire.
●If the inverter has become faulty, switch off the inverter power. A continuous flow of large
current could cause a fire.
●Whenusingabrake resistor,asequence that willturn OFFpower whena faultsignal isoutput
must be configured. Otherwise the brake resistor may excessively overheat due to damage
of the brake transistor and such, causing a fire.
●Do not connect a resistor directly to the DC terminals P/+ and N/–. This could cause a fire and
destroy the inverter. The surface temperature of braking resistors can far exceed 100°C for
brief periods. Make sure that there is adequate protection against accidental contact and a
safe distance is maintained to other units and system parts.
●Resistors cannot be used for FR-A842 (separated converter type) and FR-A846 (IP55 compat-
ible models).
●Be sure to perform daily and periodic inspections as specified in the Instruction Manual. If a
product is used without any inspection, a burst, breakage, or a fire may occur.
ECAUTION:
●Apply only the voltage specified in the instruction manual to each terminal. Otherwise,
burst, damage, etc. may occur.
●Ensure that the cables are connected to the correct terminals. Otherwise, burst, dam-
age,etc.may occur.
●Always make sure that polarity is correct to prevent damage, etc. Otherwise, burst, damage,
etc. may occur.
●While power is on or for some time after power-off, do not touch the inverter as it is hot and
you may get burnt.

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Additional instructions
Also note the following points to prevent an accidental failure, injury, electric shock, etc.
Transportation and installation
ECAUTION:
●Any person who is opening a package using a sharp object, such as a knife and cutter, must
wear gloves to prevent injuries caused by the edge of the sharp object.
●When carrying products, use correct lifting gear to prevent injury.
●Do not stack the inverter boxes higher than the number recommended.
●During installation, caution must be taken not to drop the inverter as doing so may cause
injuries.
●Ensure that installation position and material can withstand the weight of the inverter.
Install according to the information in the instruction manual.
●Do not install the product on a hot surface.
●The inverter must be installed on a strong surface securely with screws so that it will not drop.
●Do not install or operate the inverter if it is damaged or has parts missing. This can result in
breakdowns.
●When carrying the inverter, do not hold it by the front cover or setting dial; it may fall off or
fail.
●Do not stand or rest heavy objects on the product.Check the inverter mounting orientation
is correct
●Prevent other conductive bodies such as screws and metal fragments or other flammable
substance such as oil from entering the inverter.
●As the inverter is a precision instrument, do not drop or subject it to impact.
●Use the inverter under the environmental conditions mentioned in chapter 1. Otherwise, the
inverter may be damaged.
●If halogen-based materials (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.) infiltrate into a Mitsub-
ishi product, the product will be damaged. Halogen-based materials are often included in
fumigant, which is used to sterilize or disinfect wooden packages. When packaging, prevent
residual fumigant components from being infiltrated into Mitsubishi products, or use an
alternative sterilization or disinfection method (heat disinfection, etc.) for packaging. Ster-
ilization of disinfection of wooden package should also be performed before packaging the
product.
●To prevent a failure, do not use the inverter with a part or material containing halogen flame
retardant including bromine.

VI
Wiring
Test operation and adjustment
ECAUTION:
●Do not install assemblies or components (e. g. power factor correction capacitors) on the
inverter output side, which are not approved from Mitsubishi. These devices on the inverter
output side may be overheated or burn out.
●The direction of rotation of the motor corresponds to the direction of rotation commands
(STF/STR) only if the phase sequence (U, V, W) is maintained.
●PM motor terminals (U, V, W) hold high-voltage while the PM motor is running even after the
power is turned OFF. Before wiring, the PM motor must be confirmed to be stopped. Other-
wise you may get an electric shock.
●Never connect an PM motor to the commercial power supply.
Applying the commercial power supply to input terminals (U,V, W) of a PM motor will burn
the PM motor. The PM motor must be connected with the output terminals (U, V, W) of the
inverter.
ECAUTION:
●Before starting operation, confirm and adjust the parameters. A failure to do so may cause
some machines to make unexpected motions.

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Operation
PWARNING:
●When you have chosen the retry function, stay away from the equipment as it will restart
suddenly after an alarm stop.
●Since pressing the key may not stop output depending on the function setting status,
provide a circuit and switch separately to make an emergency stop (power off, mechanical
brake operation for emergency stop, etc).
●Make sure that the start signal is off before resetting the inverter alarm. A failure to do so
may restart the motor suddenly.
●Do not use a PM motor for an application where the PM motor is driven by its load and runs
at a speed higher than the maximum motor speed.
●Performing pre-excitation (LX signal and X13 signal) under torque control (Real sensorless
vector control) may start the motor running at a low speed even when the start command
(STF or STR) is not input The motor may run also at a low speed when the speed limit value =
0 with a start command input. It must be confirmed that the motor running will not cause
any safety problem before performing pre-excitation.
●The inverter can be started and stopped via the serial port communications link or the field
bus. However, please note that depending on the settings of the communications parame-
ters it may not be possible to stop the system via these connections if there is an error in the
communications system or the data line. In configurations like this it is thus essential to
install additional safety hardware that makes it possible to stop the system in an emergency
(e.g. controller inhibit via control signal, external motor contactor etc). Clear and unambig-
uous warnings about this must be posted on site for the operating and service staff.
●Use this inverter only with three-phase induction motors or with a PM motor. Connection of
any other electrical equipment to the inverter output may damage the inverter as well as the
equipment.
●Do not modify the equipment.
●Do not perform parts removal which is not instructed in this manual. Doing so may lead to
fault or damage of the inverter.

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ECAUTION:
●The electronic thermal relay function does not guarantee protection of the motor from
overheating. It is recommended to install both an external thermal and PTC thermistor for
overheat protection.
●Do not use a magnetic contactor on the inverter input for frequent starting/stopping of the
inverter.
●Use a noise filter to reduce the effect of electromagneticinterferenceand follow the accepted
EMC procedures for proper installation of frequency inverters. Otherwise nearby electronic
equipment may be affected.
●Take appropriate measures regarding harmonics. Otherwise this can endanger compensa-
tion systems or overload generators.
●When driving a 400V class motor by the inverter, the motor must be an insulation-enhanced
motor or measures must be taken to suppress surge voltage. Surge voltage attributable to
the wiring constants may occur at the motor terminals, deteriorating the insulation of the
motor.
●Use a motor designed for inverter operation. (The stress for motor windings is bigger than
in line power supply).
●When parameter clear or all clear is performed, set again the required parameters before
starting operations. Each parameter returns to the initial value.
●The inverter can be easily set for high-speed operation. Before changing its setting, fully
examine the performances of the motor and machine.
●The DC braking function of the frequency inverter is not designed to continuously hold a
load. Use an electro-mechanical holding brake on the motor for this purpose.
●Before running an inverter which had been stored for a long period, always perform inspec-
tion and test operation.
●For prevention of damage due to static electricity, touch nearby metal before touching this
product to eliminate static electricity from your body.
●Only one PM motor can be connected to an inverter.
●A PM motor must be used under PM sensorless vector control. Do not use a synchronous
motor, induction motor, or synchronous induction motor.
●Do not connect a PM motor in the induction motor control settings (initial settings). Do not
use an induction motor in the PM sensorless vector control settings. It will cause a failure.
●In the system with a PM motor, the inverter power must be turned ON before closing the
contacts of the contactor at the output side.

Frequency Inverters - Beginner's Guide IX
Emergency stop
Maintenance, inspection and parts replacement
Disposing of the inverter
ECAUTION:
●Provide a safety backup such as an emergency brake which will prevent the machine and
equipment from hazardous conditions if the inverter fails.
●When the breaker on the inverter primary side trips, check for the wiring fault (short circuit),
damage to internal parts of the inverter, etc. Identify the cause of the trip, then remove the
cause and power on the breaker.
●When the protective function is activated (i. e. the frequency inverter switches off with an
error message), take the corresponding corrective action as described in the inverter man-
ual, then reset the inverter, and resume operation.
ECAUTION:
●Do not carry out a megger (insulation resistance) test on the control circuit of the inverter.
It will cause a failure.
ECAUTION:
●Treat as industrial waste.

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IP55 compatible models: Waterproof and dustproof performances
General instructions
Many of the diagrams and drawings in instruction manuals show the inverter without a cover, or par-
tially open. Never run the inverter in this status. Always replace the cover and follow instruction man-
uals when operating the inverter. For more details on the PM motor, refer to the Instruction Manual of
the PM motor.
ECAUTION:
●The inverter is rated with an IPX5waterproof rating and an IP5X dustproof rating when
the parameter unit (FR-DU08-01), the front cover, the wiring cover, and the cable glands are
securely fixed with screws.
●The items enclosed with the inverter such as the Instruction Manual or CD are not rated with
the IPX5 waterproof or IP5X dustproof ratings.
●Although the inverter is rated with the IPX5 waterproof and IP5X dustproof ratings, it is not
intended for use in water. Also, the ratings do not guarantee protection of the inverter from
needless submersion in water or being washed under strong running water such as a shower.
●Do not pour or apply the following liquids over the inverter: water containing soap, deter-
gent, or bath additives; sea water; swimming pool water; warm water; boiling water; etc.
●The inverter is intended for indoorinstallation and not for outdoor installation. Avoid
places where the inverter is subjected to direct sunlight, rain, sleet, snow, or freezing tem-
peratures.
●If the parameter unit (FR-DU08-01) is not installed, if the screws of the parameter unit are
not tightened, or if the parameter unit is damaged or deformed, the IPX5 waterproof perfor-
mance and the IP5X dustproof performance are impaired. If any abnormalities are found on
the parameter unit, ask for an inspection and repair.
●If the screws of the front cover or the wiring cover are not tightened, if any foreign matter
(hair, sand grain, fiber, etc.) is stuck between the inverter and the gasket, if the gasket is
damaged, or if the front cover or the wiring cover is damaged or deformed, the IPX5 water-
proof performance and the IP5X dustproof performance are impaired. If any abnormalities
are found on the front cover, wiring cover, or the gasket of the inverter, ask for an inspection
and repair.
●Cable glands are important components to maintain the waterproof and dustproof perfor-
mances. Be sure to use cable glands of the recommended size and shape or equivalent. The
standard protective bushes cannot sufficiently maintain the IPX5 waterproof performance
and the IP5X dustproof performance.
●If a cable gland is damaged or deformed, the IPX5 waterproof performance and the IP5X
dustproof performance are impaired. If any abnormalities are found on the cable glands,
ask the manufacturer of the cable glands for an inspection and repair.
●To maintain the waterproof and dustproof performances of the inverter, daily and periodic
inspections are recommended regardless of the presence or absence of abnormalities.
IPX5 refers to protection of the inverter functions against water jets from any direction when about
12.5-liter water (water here refers to fresh water at room temperature (5 to 35°C)) is injected from a
nozzle with an inside diameter of 6.3 mm from the distance of about 3 m for at least 3 minutes.
IP5X refers to protection of the inverter functions and maintenance of safety when the inverter is put
into a stirring device containing dust of 75 mm or smaller in diameter, stirred for 8 hours, and then
removed from the device.
Indoor here refers to the environments that are not affected by climate conditions.

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Symbols used in the manual
Use of instructions
Instructions concerning important information are marked separately and are displayed as follows:
Use of examples
Examples are marked separately and are displayed as follows:
Use of numbering in the figures
Numbering within the figures is displayed by white numbers within black circles and is explained in
a table following it using the same number, e.g.:
   
Use of handling instructions
Handling instructions are steps that must be carried out in their exact sequence during start-up, op-
eration, maintenance and similar operations.
They are numbered consecutively (black numbers in white circles):
Tex t .
Tex t .
Tex t .
Use of footnotes in tables
Instructions in tables are explained in footnotes underneath the tables (in superscript). There is a foot-
note character at the appropriate position in the table (in superscript).
If there are several footnotes for one table then these are numbered consecutively underneath the ta-
ble (black numbers in white circle, in superscript):
Text
Text
Text
NOTE Text of instruction
Example 쑴Example text 쑶

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Contents
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Contents
1Introduction
1.1 What is a frequency inverter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
1.2 Ambient conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
1.3 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
1.4 Related manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
2 Introduction to the inverters
2.1 FR-A820/A840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
2.2 FR-A842. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
2.3 FR-A846. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
2.4 Removal and reinstallation of the front cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
2.4.1 FR-A800 series inverters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
3Connections
3.1 Power supply, motor and earth connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
3.2 Control terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
3.3 EM-compatible installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
3.3.1 EM-compatible enclosure installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
3.3.2 Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
3.3.3 EMC filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
4Start-up
4.1 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
4.1.1 Before switching on the inverter for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
4.1.2 Important settings before switching on the motor for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
4.2 Functional test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
5 Operation and settings
5.1 Operating FR-A800 inverters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
5.1.1 Parameter unit FR-DU08 (FR-A800/A802 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
5.1.2 Parameter unit FR-DU08-01 (FR-A806) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5
5.2 Operation mode selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8
5.3 Setting the frequency and starting the motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9
5.4 Editing parameter settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

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6 Parameter
6.1 Simple mode parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
6.2 The simple mode parameters in detail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
6.2.1 Torque Boost (Pr. 0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
6.2.2 Minimum/maximum output frequency (Pr. 1, Pr. 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
6.2.3 Base frequency (Pr. 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
6.2.4 Multi-speed settings (Pr. 4 to Pr. 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
6.2.5 Acceleration and deceleration times (Pr. 7, Pr. 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
6.2.6 Electronic thermal overload relay (Pr. 9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
6.2.7 Operation mode selection (Pr. 79) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
6.2.8 Setting input gain maximum frequency (terminals 2, 4) (Pr. 125, Pr. 126). . . . . . . . .6-7
6.2.9 User group read selection (Pr. 160) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
6.2.10 PM parameter initialization (Pr. 998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
6.2.11 Automatic parameter setting (Pr. 999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
7 Protective and diagnostics functions
7.1 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2
7.2 List of alarm displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
7.3 Resetting the inverter (Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7
AAppendix
A.1 Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.1.1 FR-A800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.2 Sample applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A.2.1 Conveyor belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A.2.2 Lifting drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A.2.3 PID controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22

Introduction What is a frequency inverter?
Frequency Inverters - Beginner's Guide 1 - 1
1Introduction
1.1 What is a frequency inverter?
Asynchronous three-phase electric motors are simple, reliable and inexpensive, which makes them a
particularly popular choice for industrial applications.
The speed of an asynchronous three-phase motor is determined by two factors:
– The frequency of the three-phase current.
– The design of the motor winding (number of poles or pole pairs).
Since the frequency ofthe power supplyis generally a constant 50Hz this means that the speed ofthe
motor is inherently fixed – you can only change it for different applications by changing the construc-
tion of the winding. Oncethat has been chosen the motor willalways run at a fixed speed, for example
approximately 3,000 rpm or 1,500 rpm.
Providing more than one speed is only possible with "pole-changing" motors that have two sets of
windings (2 windings enable up to 4 different speeds). That is the end of the line, however. Neither
more speeds nor continuously-variable speeds are possible with pole-changing motors.
The solution to this problem is to use a frequency inverter, or inverter for short, which is a device that
converts the fixed voltage and frequency of the mains power supply into a variable voltage with a var-
iable frequency. It is installed between the mains supply and the motor and makes continuously- var-
iable speed adjustment possible, turning a standard motor with a single winding into a flexible var-
iable-speed drive system.
Inverters also have other benefits, including adjustable acceleration and braking times, torque boost-
ing, integrated electronic overcurrent protection and even integrated PID controllers, another ad-
vanced feature that has already been realised.
The speed of the connected motor can be
adjusted continuously by changing the
output voltage and frequency of the in-
verter.
U
V
W
R/L1
S/L2
T/L3
0 to 400 V 3~
0 to 50 Hz
Asynchronous3~
motor
Inverter
400 V 3~ 50 Hz
Output voltage
100 %
Output frequency (Hz)0

Ambient conditions Introduction
1 - 2
1.2 Ambient conditions
Please observe the ambient conditions limits listed in the table below when operating the frequency
inverters described in this guide.
Surrounding air temperature is a temperature measured at a measure-
ment position in an enclosure. Ambient temperature is a temperature
outside an enclosure.
The specific acceptable ambient temperature depends on the overload capacity of the individual inverter.
2.9 m/s2or less for the FR-A840-04320(160K) or higher
Specification FR-A800
FR-A820/A840/A842 FR-A846
Surrounding
air
temperature 
for operation
−10 °C to 50 °C
−10 °C to 40 −10 °C to 40 °C
Non freezing
for storage −20 °C to 65 °C
These temperatures are allowed for a short period only e.g. during shipping.
Ambient humidity for operation
and storage
With circuit board coating, IP55 compatible models: 95% RH or less (non-condensing),
Without circuit board coating: 90% or less (non condensing)
Vibration 5.9 m/s² (0.6 g) or less 
Installation environment Indoors (free from corrosive or flammable gas, oil mist, dust and dirt)
Installation altitude
Maximum 1000 m above sea level with no limitations. For altitudes above 1000 m derate
the inverter capacity by 3% for every additional 500 m.
Maximum installation altitude: 2500 m (with 91% of the inverter rated capacity)
5 cm5 cm
5 cm
Inverter
x = Measurement position
Enclosure