Maintenance Note

ABB Automation Products DOCMNACS60029

ACS600
ABB Oy, Product Support Main Circuit Control Boards
Department Date Author Checked / Approved Revision Page

TLC 27.06.2006 Ari Niskanen Kari Rusanen C 1 (3)

9 Years Preventive Maintenance

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION:
The NGDR-xx, NRED-61, NXPP-xx, NINT-xx and flat cables are the parts of the
control circuits for power plate modules. The logic circuits produce gate control pulses
for IGBTs and ensure that the two devices associated with a single output phase are
not gated on simultaneously.

REASONS FOR THE CHANGE:

NGDR-xx boards
The gate driver boards have ageing components like electrolytic capacitors .The
estimated lifetime of the electrolytic capacitors is about 90 000 hours. Our
recommendation is to change NGDR-xx boards every 9 years to avoid the risk of
destroying the PowerPlate components due to weak or wrong control pulses from an
aged component.

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 Maintenance Note
ABB Automation Products DOCMNACS60029
ACS600
ABB Oy, Product Support Main Circuit Control Boards
Department Date Author Checked / Approved Revision Page

TLC 27.06.2006 Ari Niskanen Kari Rusanen C 2 (3)

NRED-61 adapters (only 690 VAC units)

NRED-61 is thick-film hybrid and it is used as a voltage adapter between the DC link
and the power supply.

Picture 2. NRED-61 adapter

Improper operation of the adapter has been every now and then the reason for power
supply failures especially after over voltages in the dc link.
We recommend replacing NRED-61 adapters every 9 years to avoid the risk of power
supply failures.

NXPP-xx, NINT-xx boards and flat cables

A set of NXPP-xx/NINT-xx /flat cable is used for a large amount of signaling.

Picture 3. NXPP-01 board

Picture 4. NINT-63 board

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 Maintenance Note
ABB Automation Products DOCMNACS60029
ACS600
ABB Oy, Product Support Main Circuit Control Boards
Department Date Author Checked / Approved Revision Page

TLC 27.06.2006 Ari Niskanen Kari Rusanen C 3 (3)

We recommend changing the set of NXPP-xx/NINT-xx/ flat cable every 9 years to

avoid the risk of random type of signaling errors especially in corrosive environment.

THE RESULTING EFFECT:

If the control boards do not work properly, there is a very high risk of IGBT damages in
the inverter units because of:
1. Wrong timing of control pulses.
2. Low or short control pulses.
3. Power supply failures
4. Random type of signaling errors

Picture 5. NGDR control pulses specified characteristic curve (left) and degraded
waveform (right).

WHERE USED:

All ACS600 Drives

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