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1.

GENERAL

1.1

DESCRIPTION
.1

1.2

1.3

Design, supply, packing for transport, delivery to site, unloading,

installation, connecting, final testing and putting into commission,
handing-over in approved working order and maintenance low voltage
frequency inverter for motor speed controls in accordance with the
Contract Documents.

WORK INCLUDED
.1

Low voltage variable frequency inverter.

.2

Control interface

SUBMITTALS
.1

Submit the documents as specified in the Scope Of Works and as below:.1

TENDER STAGE
.1

.2

.3

.4

Technical data and product catalogues.

DESIGN STAGE
.1

Confirmation of products to be supplied.

.2

Schematic diagrams.

.3

Shop drawings/construction drawings.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING

.1

Type test and routine test reports at frequency inverter

manufacturer works prior to acceptance tests.

.2

Acceptance test reports after tests.

.3

Packaging and storage notes.

ERECTION, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING

.1

Installation manual.

.2

Site/commissioning test procedure.

.3

Site and commissioning test records.

.4

Operation & Maintenance manuals.

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1.4

As-built AutoCad drawings.

QUALITY ASSURANCE
.1

Except as modified by the Contract Documents, comply with the latest

applicable provision and latest recommendation of the followings:.1

U.K.Electricity Council Engineering Recommendations. Document

G5/3. Limits For Harmonics in the United Kingdom Electricity
Supply System comply to IEC61000-3-12.

.2

IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components.

.3

IEC 146

semiconductor converters.

.4

IEC 391

marking of insulated conductors.

.5

IEC 529

Degree of protection provided by enclosures

(IP Code).

.6

IEC61800-3-12

Electronic compatibility for industrial process

measurement and control equipment

.7

UL 508C VSD shall be manufactured in ISO 9000, 2000 certified

Facilities.

.3

The quality of all integrated circuits and components used for circuit board
construction shall comply with IEC Quality Assessment System for
Electronic Components (IECQ).

.4

Conduct in circuit testing of all printed circuit boards to ensure proper

mounting and correct value of all components.

.5

Complete printed board product Burn-In test, 2 hours with full load at
50C.

.6

Functionally test final printed circuit board where all tests and acceptance
criteria are pre-programmed and test results are stored as detailed quality
assurance data.

.7

Combine-test all fully assembled controls for performance and

functionally at the manufacturers factory with fully loaded induction
motors. Analyze the combined test data to ensure adherence to quality
assurance specifications.

.8

Frequency Inverters shall be suitable for use in either a Stand

Alonemode, complete with all necessary protection or able to interface
any system via a Building automation System without problem. The units
shall come in BACNET MS/TP & MODBUS as standard offer and have
built in Open Protocol System or a Protocol which compatible for
convenience of BCS integration.

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To conduct the testing at the factories lab and field test upon acceptance
of the unit. The unit shall be tested to meet the relavant standard.

2.0

PRODUCTS

2.1

GENERAL
.1

2.2

SERVICE CONDITION AND AC SUPPLY INPUT

.1

2.3

2.4

The contractor shall verify in writing that the motors and variable
frequency inverters operate together as a system. Fully compatible and
without excessive noise or vibration.

The input voltage can be subjected to transients comprising voltage

depressions up to 10% of nominal voltage during motor starting, and to
voltage interruptions during system short circuits. Transient highfrequency voltages of 2kV peak may also be superimposed on the input
voltage as a consequence of system switching operations.

RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND QUALITY

.1

The variable frequency inverters shall be designed to minimize any risk of

short circuit and to ensure personnel and operational safety under all
conditions of operation, inspection and maintenance.

.2

All components shall be of quality and reliability that satisfies the

requirements of a dependable motor speed controller.

.3

The design and selection of components shall be based on achieving a

minimum lifetime of 20 years.

.4

Components materials shall be non-flame propagating, wherever

practicable.

.5

Electrolytes e.g. for capacitors shall be non-toxic and totally free from
polychlorinated biphenyl compliance with ISO 140001.

.6

The variable frequency inverters shall be immune to electrostatic

discharges and fast transients/bursts on either the supply, signal or
control lines in compliance with IEC/EN 61000-3-12.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

.1

Enclosure and Degree of Protection

.1

The variable frequency inverters shall have in-built cooling fans.

.2

The variable frequency inverter enclosure shall provide a degree

of protection of IP54 in accordance with IEC 529.

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.2

The working temperature of the components shall not have a

detrimental effect on any other components.

Variable Frequency Inverter

.1

Provide 415 VAC variable frequency inverter of the pulse-width

modulated (PWM) design that operate directly from three phase,
415V AC, 50/60 Hz power supply. The frequency inverter voltage
range shall be 380-480V AC.

.2

The variable frequency inverter shall generate sine-coded,

adjustable voltage frequency three phase output for complete
speed control of the motors specified in the Contract Documents.
The variable frequency inverters shall maintain a 110% current
overload capacity for 60 seconds with automatic stall prevention to
prevent nuisance tripping during load or line side transient
conditions.

.3

The variable frequency inverters shall not induce voltage line

matching distortion back to the building electrical power supply
and to maintain a power factor of not less than 0.95 throughout its
speed range.

.4

The frequency inverter shall contain as standard within its

enclosure D.C. Link filtering with both inductive and capacitive
elements to control the main borne harmonics. The document
Electrical Supply Industry Recommendation G5/3 limits for
harmonics currents in the U.K. shall be used for the basis of
calculation of total Harmonics Distortion (T.H.D) for the point of
common coupling.

.5

The frequency inverter shall work in conjunction with any I.E.C

standard design motor and shall not require the motor to be
derated, or cause the motor temperature to rise above the class
B rise expected on normal mains operation. The motor shall not
require an external blower even at slow speed running.

.6

The frequency inverter shall comply with E.M.C (Electromagnetic

Compatibility). (R.F.I. control) document IEC61800-3:2004,
Category C1, Class B1 as an integral part of its design, and the
manufacturer must be able to issue a Certificate of Compliance on
request. The drive shall carry the C.E. Mark of Compliance.

.7

The frequency inverter supplier must be able to provide Total

Harmonic Voltage Distortion upon request and must be able to
produce full torque at low speed to operate direct drive fans.

.
.9

The frequency inverter shall be of sufficient capacity to provide a

quality wave form so as to achieve full output of the motor, without
causing additional heat rise. The operating conditions shall
include:-

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Rated input voltage 415 V + 10%, 3 phase, 50 + 2 Hz.

.2

Working ambient temperature range - 10C to

humidity to 95% non-condensing.
Output frequency range 0 to 500 Hz.

.3
.4

.10

50C,

Output voltage range 0 to full mains input voltage, 3 phase

even at 10% of full mains voltage.

The variable frequency inverter shall have the following basic

design:.1

Converter
Consists of a modularized diode rectifier and capacitor
assembly which will first convert, then filter and maintain a
fixed DC voltage source from the fixed voltage and
frequency input.

.2

Inverter
Inverter used power transistor semiconductor with a
minimum rating of 1100 VAC on 415 VAC controls to invert
the converter generator fixed DC voltage into a sine-coded
pulse width modulated output. Minimum efficiency at 100%
load and 20% shall be 96% and 92% respectively.

.3

Motor Protection
Frequency inverter shall model the motor in its software to
predict motor overheating without the use of thermistors in
the motor. When the overheat is predicted an alarm shall
be initiated.

.4

Control Logic
Consists of a single printed circuit board and incorporates
microcomputer central processing unit to control all
inverter, converter, base drive and external interface
functions.

.5

Terminal strip for input signals from Building Control

System or remote start/stop and speed control signal
capabilities.

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The frequency controller shall be equipped with a RS 485

serial communication port. It shall be supplied with
software to interface with the BCS to display all monitoring,
fault, alarm and status signals. The software shall allow
parameter changes to be made to the frequency converter
settings as well as storage of each controllers operating
and setup parameters. The protocol must be selectable
and shall include the popular protocols available in the
Malaysian market. In addition, a LonMark certified option
must be available for the converter to secure easy
implementation in a LonWorks network.
Short circuiting of the control terminals shall not damage
the control card.

.7

Galvanic Isolation
Full galvanic protection between power and control
components shall be incorporated to ensure compliance
with VDE 0160 P.E.L.V (protective extra low voltage) or
equal to prevent damage to BAS interface. Galvanic
isolation is attained when voltage flashover between two
current circuits is prevented when exposed to a predetermined test voltage. This is achieved by using signal
and power isolation transformer and leakage paths with a
minimum width of 10.4mm.

.8

P.I.D Control
The design shall include a full minimum 2 control (P.I. or
P.I.D) as standard to provide closed loop control direct
from a signal transmitter without the need for external
signal conditioning.

.9

Motor Line Coils

Frequency inverter shall incorporate built-in motor line coils
to limit the rate of rise of the voltage upon initials starting of
the frequency inverter. The motor coils shall be designed
to achieve the following criteria;
.1

100% protection
circuiting.

against

earthing

and

short

.2

Unlimited number of switching on the frequency

inverter outputs.

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.10

Frequency inverter shall have a dual 5%

impedance DC
link reactor or swinging chokes on the positive and
negative rails of the DC bus to minimize power line
harmonics and protect the frequency inverter from
powerline transients. The choke shall be non-saturating.
Swinging chokes that do not provide full harmonic filtering
throughout the entire load range are not acceptable.

.11

Frequency inverter with saturing (non-linear) DC link

reactors shall require an additional 3% AC line reactor to
provide acceptable harmonic performance at full load,
where harmonic performance is most critical.

Features
.1

The variable frequency inverter shall have the following minimum

design features as standards:.1

Sine-coded, pulse-width modulated output.

.2

Minimum Sixteen bit processor, microcomputer control

logic.

.3

Maximum and minimum speed adjustment control logic.

.4

Controlled speed range of 20:1, or greater and with 7

preset speed available for various duty requirement.

.5

Overload capability of 110% for 60 seconds.

.6

Process follower 4-20 mA, 0-20 mA or 0-10 VDC scaleable

.7

The VSD shall include a motor flux optimization circuit that

will automatically reduce applied motor voltage to the
motor to reduce energy consumption by up to 10%.

.8

Touch-key pad operator controls with at least seven LED

(7) segment digital display motor frequency, current,
voltage, RPM, torque and 4 line LCD readout displaying:
Display able to monitor percentage, Kwhr, Run-hour etc.
The frequency controller shall log and display Total
kWhrs and Total Hours Run by the motor without
additional instrumentation.

.9

Torque or current limiting circuit.

.10

Coast or ramp to stop.

.11

Electronic reversing.

.12

adjustable acceleration and deceleration.

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.13

fault indicators.

.14

Contacts for fault indications.

.15

External start/stop
Automation System.

.16

External speed control from a 4-20 mA or 0-10VDC, 0~5

VDC signal from control system.

signal

capability

from

Building

The variable frequency inverter shall have the following protective

features as a minimum:.1

.2

Heat sink overtemperature protection. If the temperature of

the inverter heat sink rises to 80C, the frequency inverter
shall automatically reduce its carrier frequency to reduce
the heat sink temperature. It shall also be possible to
program the inverter so that it reduces its output current
limit value if the inverter temperature becomes too high.
Earth Fault protection.

.3

Undervoltage protection.

.4

Overvoltage protection.

.5

Electronic thermal control overload or current limit control.

.6

Input phase loss protection.

.7

Phase unbalance.

.8

Current limited stall prevention

deceleration and run conditions.

.9

Automatic restart, after momentary power loss or

momentary over-voltage. No restart shall be possible on
the occurrence of an earth fault.

.10

Controls for start into a rotating motor.

.11

Inverter protection from surge voltage input

.12

Phase-to-phase short circuit protection.

.13

Fault indicators
conditions:-

shall

indicated

during

the

.1

Overcurrent during acceleration

.2

Overcurrent during decelaration

acceleration,

follwing

fault

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Earth Fault

.4

Overvoltage during acceleration

.5

Overvoltage during decelaration

.6

Under Voltage

.7

Overheating

.8

Over Loading

.9

Blown Fuse

.10

External Alarm Input

.11

Fault Memory

Fault indication shall be in plain English text. Error indication using

code is not accepatable.
.3

.4

The following adjustments shall be possible on all variable

frequency inverters:.1

Acceleration: 0.01 to 3600 seconds.

.2

Deceleration: 0.01 to 3600 seconds.

.3

Volts/hertz adjustments.

.4

Maximum frequency range.

.5

Minimum frequency.

.6

maximum frequency.

.7

Torque limit.

.8

The inverter suppler shall provide line filters on the line to

prevent interface from the line to the drive and prevent any
electrical harmonic distortion back to the building electrical
power supply system.

.9

Signal isolators shall be provided to isolate the control

signal to and from the inverter drive.

Each variable frequency inverter shall be provided with the

following instrumentation, indication and control facilities on the
front:.1

Color Neon On/Off indicated -

Mains On

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.2

Display fault Massage

Variable
Frequency
Inverter Neon / I.e.ds
fail (in words)

.3

Voltage free contacts

Remote alarm indication.

Relays and auxiliary contacts for monitoring and control of the

following points shall be provided with connectors to a factory
installed terminal strips:
.1

Variable frequency inverter fail.

.2

Fault condition.

.3

Motor status (starter/stop)

.4

Remote motor start/stop.

.6

All alarm relays shall be supplied complete with the variable

frequency inverter.

.7

The variable frequency inverter fail alarm shall not operate on

switching surges or transient loss of input voltage due to faults on
the Ac power supply system.

.8

The frequency inverter shall not be damaged if it is energized with

a start signal without a motor connected.

.9

The frequency inverter shall include a A.E.O. (Automatic Energy

Optimization) as a standard to automically and continuously
monitor the motors speed and load to adjust the applied voltage
to maximize energy savings.

3.0

EXECUTION

3.1

INSTALLATION
.1

Install variable frequency converters in accordance with the

manufacturers instructions. The installation shall be checked by the
manufacturers representative prior to commissioning.

.2

Provide motor starters with thermal overloads on the line side of the
converter. Set the overloads for the full rated current of the motor.

.3

Power cables from the mechanical switchboard to the converter and from
the converter to the motor shall be single or multicore PVC cables (fire
rated cables for fire rated fans application) in an earthed steel conduit
containing only the power cables from the switchboard to the converter
and an earthed steel conduit containing only the power cables from the
converter to the motor.

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.4

Earth the converter cabinet and the steel cable conduits to the main
electrical earthing bar using minimum 6mm2 wire.

.5

Install control and instrumentation wiring in shielded cables separate from

power cables. Earth the shields at the converter cabinet only. Do not
multiple earth individual cables.

.6

Provide analog or digital load indication, connected to the converters load

output
terminals
in
accordance
with
the
manufacturers
recommendations.

END OF SECTION AC-500