INSTALLATION AND SETUP
Electrical Installation
Risk of damage to VFD
Follow all wire routing and grounding instructions carefully. Inductive currents caused by parallel
wiring, or close proximity between high voltage and control wiring can cause unexpected behav-
iors.
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Do not run input power and motor wires in the same conduit.
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Do not run motor wires from multiple VFDs in common conduit.
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Do not run control wiring parallel with high voltage wiring.
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Do not install a magnetic contactor or disconnect in the motor circuit.
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Do not run VFD wiring parallel with house or out-building wiring.
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Do not use aluminum wires for VFD connections.
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Do not use with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI).
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All wiring must comply with the National Electrical Code and local codes.
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Improper splicing or damage to motor cable insulation may expose the conductor(s) to
moisture and can produce motor cable failure.
Branch Circuit Protection
Integral solid state short circuit protection does not provide branch circuit protection. Branch circuit
protection must be provided in accordance with the National Electrical Code and any additional
local codes, or the equivalent. Drive shall be protected by fuse or inverse-time circuit breaker only,
rated 300 V, and a maximum 300% of full load motor output current rating as noted in the table
below.
Fuse/Circuit Breaker and Wire Sizing
Model
Input
Voltage
208
MonoDrive
230
208
MonoDrive XT
230
208
SubDrive 15
230
208
SubDrive 20
230
208
SubDrive 30
230
208
SubDrive 50
230
1
Based on a 3% voltage drop.
*
90 C Insulation only.
Notes:
•
MonoDrive minimum breaker amps may be lower than AIM Manual specifications because of
the soft-starting characteristic of the drive.
•
SubDrive minimum breaker amps may exceed AIM Manual specifications because the drive is
supplied from single-phase service rather than three-phase.
20
,
or malfunction can occur.
Fuse/Breaker
AWG Copper Wire Sizes, 75° C Insulation, and Panel to Drive Cable Lengths (in feet)
Amps
14
12
15
80
125
15
95
150
*
20
–
85
20
–
105
*
15
110
70
15
135
85
–
20
–
*
20
–
85
25
–
–
25
–
–
40
–
–
40
–
–
10
8
6
4
205
315
500
790
250
385
615
970
140
220
345
550
175
265
425
670
185
280
450
710
225
345
550
865
115
180
285
450
140
220
345
550
*
95
145
235
370
*
180
285
455
115
–
–
150
235
*
–
115
185
290
3
2
1
1/0
980
1290
1635
–
1200
1580
2000
–
680
895
1135
–
835
1095
1390
–
880
1160
1465
–
1075
1415
1795
–
555
730
925
–
680
895
1130
–
460
605
765
–
560
740
935
–
295
385
490
610
360
470
600
745
1
2/0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
735
895