Configuring drive voltage limits FUV and FOV

Parameters Under voltage fault thresholdFUV and Over voltage fault thresholdFOV define the nominal HV DC bus voltage range that drive operates in. The purpose of these parameters are to set protect equipment working in a condition where supply voltage is either too low or too high, which is considered a fault condition (see also Overvoltage and undervoltage faults). FOV also has a special purpose to set a limit where regenerative resistor will start activating and preventing excessive supply voltage build-up during motor decelerations.

This page guides setting a proper values to FUV and FOV parameters.

Under voltage limit FUV

FUV sets the minimum HV DC bus voltage which drive requires to operate.

• If HV DC bus voltage is below FUV during power-on or restart, drive will not start initialization until the voltage has risen above the FUV level
• If HV DC bus voltage drops below FUV during use, drive will fault into Undervoltage fault

It is recommended to set low enough to allow some supply voltage drop under peak loads but high enough to make drive fault before power supply becomes dangerously overloaded. Guidelines as starting point:

• On regulated DC power supplies, set FUV to 90% or at least 1 Volt below PSU's nominal output voltage, whichever is less. Examples:
  • 9 VDC regulated PSU - FUV 8 V
  • 48 VDC regulated PSU - FUV 43 V
• On unregulated DC power supplies, which typically may drop voltage more than 20% under high load, it is suggested to set FUV to around 70% of nominal voltage. Examples:
  • 50 VDC unregulated PSU - FUV 35V
• On mains AC powered drive (such as Argon), it is suggested to set FUV to around 70% of nominal HV DC bus voltage after rectification. Nominal HV DC bus voltage can be calculated by formula 1.41*V_AC. Examples:
  • 115 VAC mains - FUV = 1.41*115*0.70 = 114 V
  • 230 VAC mains - FUV = 1.41*230*0.70 = 227 V

Over voltage limit FOV

FOV sets the HV DC bus threshold which has following functionality:

• If HV DC bus voltage is above FUV during power-on or restart, drive will not start initialization until the voltage has fallen above the FUV level
• If voltage is above FOV, drive will start using regenerative resistor to prevent voltage build up during regeneration
• If voltage is above FOV by a drive specific fixed limit (i.e. ~4.6V on IONI drive or ~25V on Argon), drive will fault into Overvoltage fault

It is recommended to set FOV high enough to allow some supply voltage increase during motor decelerations and to allow normal voltage fluctuiations of power source. Guidelines as starting point:

• On regulated power supplies, set FOV only little bit above the nominal voltage, however at least 3%. Examples
  • 48 VDC regulated PSU - FOV 49.5 V
• On unregulated DC PSU, set FOV at least 12% above nominal voltage because AC input voltage fluctuations will also change output voltage of the PSU. Examples:
  • 50 VDC unregulated PSU - FOV 56 V
• On mains AC powered drive (such as Argon), set FOV at least 10% above nominal (15-20% recommended, if possible) HV DC bus voltage after rectification. Nominal HV DC bus voltage can be calculated by formula 1.41*V_AC. Examples:
  • 115 VAC mains - FOV = 1.41*115*1.2 = 195 V
  • 230 VAC mains - FOV = 1.41*230*1.2 = 389 V

FOV on Argon with firmware 2.0.0 or earlier

FOV parameter works differently on Argon firmware 2.0 and earlier (including 1.x series). On these versions the FOV sets the fault threshold voltage and activation of regenerative resistor happens when HV DC bus voltage rises above 91% of FUV. Because of this, it is necessary to set value the following way:

• • 115 VAC mains - FOV = 1.41*115*1.2/0.91 = 213 V
  • 230 VAC mains - FOV = maximum settable value

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