Danfoss FC280 AC Drive Phase Midi Instructions

Selection Guide | VLT® Midi Drive FC 280
Flexible. Communicative.
Easy to use. ..fits your application
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The right mix of features gives you freedom to achieve your system goals

Access your true high-efficiency potential…

Reach new levels of performance with the VLT® Midi Drive FC 280, the evolution of the popular VLT® 2800 drive. Prot from new savings, with a wide range of features designed to make installing, using and maintaining the AC drive as simple and as easy as possible. Just set it and forget it.
For precise and efficient motor control for machine builders in the food and beverage, material handling and processing industries, the VLT® Midi Drive is ideal. It is strong on control performance, functional safety, and Fiexible fieldbus communication. The right mix of features ensures the AC drive suits your task, whether for conveyor systems, mixers, and packaging systems or driving pumps, fans and compressors.
With all-pluggable connectors, integrated harmonics mitigation, RFI filter, and dual-channel STO functional safety, the drive is easy to use and there are no hidden extras.
The VLT® Midi Drive provides

• Easy and fast installation and set-up
• Savings on cost and space
• Flexibility – to suit your task …giving you the freedom to achieve your system goals.

Set and forget
Built on the success and experience of more than 45 years in the drives field, the VLT® Midi Drive shares the same technical heritage represented by the VLT® name in AC drives.

Easy retrofit
VLT® Midi Drive is designed to be compatible with the VLT® 2800, for a fast, streamlined retrofit.

Therefore you can rely on the same low-maintenance robustness and reliability – once you have set it, it will run reliably, earning you energy savings for years on end.
Freedom from extra components

• The integrated DC choke for 3-phase units and active power factor correction (PFC) for single phase units mean you achieve harmonic mitigation with no additional component costs or space requirements.
• The built-in RFI disconnect switch minimizes leakage current and optimizes safe operation on IT mains – as standard.
• VLT® Midi Drive is designed to operate at 45 °C ambient temperature at full load and 55 °C with derating. This capability means that there is no need to install extra cooling equipment or oversize the drive.

The integrated features translate into cost savings for your project by not having to oversize the drive due to temperature derating. Not having to purchase additional equipment saves on installation costs and space because no derating is needed.

Compact design for easy installation
The compact design, side by side, and horizontal mounting with zero clearance between the drives, make it simpler to optimize panel space.

Flexible. Easy to use.

Easy retrofit
VLT® Midi Drive is designed for compatibility with the VLT® 2800. Its exterior dimensions, connectors, cable lengths, and set-up software tools allow you to easily retrofit an established drive panel.
Service friendly
The integrated USB port as well as the VLT® Memory Module facilitates helpful implementation of factory settings for OEM and machine builders, fast installation of firmware updates, and easy commissioning of drives – a first for VLT® drives.
To transfer reddened parameter sets, make a backup copy, or commission the drive on-line, simply connect the FC 280 to a PC using the handy front access USB port. Alternatively, connect via fieldbus. Clone a drive by using the VLT® Memory Module or just duplicate the settings using the LCP copy function.
Save time on set-up
Numeric or graphical LCP
Easy parameter set-up makes the path to energy savings both short and simple, via an enhanced numeric LCP or graphical control panel that supports seven languages.
Targeted ‘Application Selections’ make it easy for users to set up and commission typical applications.
VLT® Motion Control Tool MCT 10 Configure and monitor the FC 280 with Danfoss’ own VLT® Motion Control Tool MCT 10 software. This tool provides plant managers with a comprehensive overview over the system at any point in time and a high level of fiexibility in configuration and monitoring. There is even a USB port enabling fast PC connection for commissioning and troubleshooting.
All-pluggable
Pluggable terminals make this the easiest wiring task imaginable for installation and service – simply plug in and plug out for mains, I/O, fieldbus, and motor connections.

Features and benefits

Integrated harmonics and EMC design
Integrated DC choke or active power factor correction (PFC)
Integrated EMC filter
RFI switch| –  Saves installation time and panel space requirements
– Improves power supply quality
– Reduces efiective input current/VA rating
–  Avoids malfunction and improves reliability  of surrounding components
–  Saves installation time and panel space requirements
–  Proven compliance to Cat. C2/EN 61800-3 (Class A1/EN 55011)
– Operates safely on IT mains
Easy to install and set up
Pluggable terminals
USB port
Application set-up wizards Enhanced numerical LCP (option)
Graphical LCP supporting various languages,  including adapter (option)
Memory module (option)
Memory module reader (option)| – Fast installation and unit exchange
–  Easy PC connection for troubleshooting or commissioning
– No need for adapter or PC-USB driver
– Easy commissioning
– Cost efiective user interface
– Easy set-up in one of seven main languages
– Fast troubleshooting
–  Convenient transfer of parameter set-up
– Easy firmware updates
– Easy and fast commissioning
–  Convenient transfer files to and from the  VLT® Memory Module MCM 102 via PC
Strategic design for applications, safety, and motor control
Integrated Safe Torque Off (STO), dual channel
Control algorithm runs both  induction and PM motors
Integrated brake chopper for 3-phase drives in all power sizes up to 22 kW Side-by-side or horizontal mounting, without derating and clearance Operates at up to 45 °C without derating and clearance| – Eliminates external components
– Enables reliable functional safety
–  Freedom to choose the best high-eficiency motor for the task
– No cost for external braking chopper
– Allows fiexible mounting and saves cabinet space and cost
–  Saves cost for external cooling and reduces downtime for  overtemperature failures

Fits your application

This drive delivers ease of use and high fiexibility in food and beverage industries, material handling, and processing industries.
The right mix of features is the key to optimizing performance for your task, for
Conveyor systems
Release the conveyor from mechanical stress via controlled acceleration and deceleration – promoting longer life and lower operating costs.
Mixers
Upgrade from VLT® 2800, free of redesign – the VLT® Midi Drive fits perfectly. Even upgrade to the higheficiency motor of your choice – VLT® Midi Drive is compatible.

Packaging systems
Profit from the all-in-one concept with compact size, industrial fieldbus support, integrated functional safety and positioning features.
Pumps
Integrated PID control provides solid process control of the pump along with energy saving sleep mode.
Fans
Achieve up to 50% energy savings by a 20% reduction in fan speed, and save on carbon emissions too.
Compressors
Enjoy built-in functional safety and the fieldbus protocol of your choice, whilst optimizing performance coeficient.
Active power factor correction for single-phase units reduces harmonics to less than 8% THDi

Designed to meet your needs
Choose the VLT® Midi Drive, whatever your task is. A broad range of fieldbus options suits protocol standards of many difierent industries. International certification includes CE and UL.
Because it’s compatible with both induction and PM motors, you also win the freedom to choose the best high-eficiency motor for your task.

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Integrated harmonic mitigation
In compliance with IEC/EN 61000-3-2/ 61000-3-12, the integrated DC chokes for all 3-phase units reduce harmonics to less than 48% THDi. For single-phase units the harmonics are less than 8% thanks to the integrated active PFC.
Integrated brake chopper
A built-in brake chopper for 3-phase drives in the whole power range saves money and panel space.
Pulse input as speed reference
FC 280 offers the capability to convert pulse input as a speed reference, avoiding the need to purchase an analog signal module for the PLC.
Integrated PID controller
The built-in PID controller ensures solid process control, such as constant pressure or constant flow operation.
Integrated RFI filter
Built-in filters not only save space, but also eliminate extra costs for fitting, wiring and material.
The integrated RFI filter improves power supply quality, avoiding malfunction and improving the reliability of surrounding components.
Integrated positioning control
With the integrated encoder input, the positioning control includes features such as homing, position reference setting, position feedback and PID control. It supports both absolute positioning and relative positioning applications, such as palletizer or line conveyors.
Coated PCBs
The printed circuit boards (PCB) are coated as standard according to 3C3 (IEC 60721-3-3) classification against corrosive gases. This protection provides high reliability in harsh environments, preventing failures and unnecessary downtime increasing lifetime of the drive.
Reliable back-up concept External 24 V back-up option for power supply, to keep fieldbus communication on, while disconnected from mains.

Communicative

Easy connectivity
For convenient PC connection during commissioning or service, use the integrated USB port.
Your choice of fieldbus
Communicate using your choice of process automation protocols:

• PROFINET with dual port
• POWERLINK with dual port
• EtherNet/IP™ with dual port
• EtherCAT
• PROFIBUS
• CANopen
• Modbus RTU and FC Protocol are integrated as standard

Adaptive

PM motor compatibility
You win the freedom to choose the best high-eficiency motor for your application. The VLT® Midi Drive provides highly efficient permanent magnet (PM) motor control in open loop under V VC+ in the whole power range.

Clean

Active power factor correction
Standard in all single-phase units, the unique active power factor correction feature reduces the input current distortion remarkably, to less than 8%. It also ensures safe compliance to the IEC/EN 61000-3-2 standard.
This leads to:

• Reduced VA ratings of utility equipment such as cabling, fuses and switches
• Enables grouping of more devices on a single phase supply branch
• Reduced consumption of efiective current, and lower harmonic load on the power supply mains network, transformer and connected devices.

Safe

Dual-channel Safe Torque Off
The Safe Torque Off (STO) function is a component in a safety control system. STO prevents the unit from generating the energy that is required to rotate the motor, which ensures safe conditions in emergency situations.
The dual-channel STO function in the VLT® Midi Drive is designed and approved suitable for the requirements of:

• IEC/EN 61508: 2010 SIL 2
• IEC/EN 61800-5-2: 2007 SIL2
• IEC/EN 62061: 2005 SILCL of SIL2
• EN ISO 13849-1: 2008 Category 3 PL d

Specifications

Mains supply (L1, L2, L3)

Supply voltage| 200-240 V (-15%/+10%)
380-480 V (-15%/+10%)
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Supply frequency| 50/60 Hz
Displacement power factor (cos φ)| Near unity (> 0.98)
Switching frequency on input sup- ply L1, L2, L3| Switching maximum 2 times/ minute
Output data (U, V, W)
Output voltage| 0-100% of supply voltage
Switching on output| Unlimited
Ramp times| 0.01-3600 s
Frequency range| 0-500 Hz
Programmable digital inputs and outputs
Digital inputs / digital outputs*| 6 (7) / 1
Logic| PNP or NPN
Voltage level| 0-24 V DC

One of 6 digital inputs can be configured as digital output or pulse output. One of analog inputs can be configured as an extra digital input, thereby bring the quantity of digital inputs to 7.

Pulse and encoder inputs

**Note: Two digital inputs can be configured as pulse inputs.
One pair of inputs can be configured as encoder inputs.
Programmable analog inputs

1 voltage or DI
Voltage level| 0 V to +10 V (scaleable)
Current level| 0/4 to 20 mA (scaleable)
Programmable analog outputs
Analog outputs| 1
Current range at analog output| 0/4  to 20 mA
Programmable relay outputs
Relay outputs| 1
Approvals
Approvals| CE, UL listed, cUL, TÛV, RCM (C-Tick), EAC

Wiring schematic
VLT® Midi Drive FC 280

A=Analog, D=Digital

• Built-in brake chopper is only available on 3-phase units.
  ** Terminal 53 can also be used as digital input.
  * Switch S801 (bus terminal) can be used to enable termination on the RS485 port (terminals 68 and 69).
  ** Refer to the Operating Instructions, chapter 6 Safe Torque Off (STO) for the correct STO wiring.

Electric data

VLT® Midi Drive FC 280 3 x 380-480 V AC

1)1) The typical power loss is stated at nominal load conditions and expected to be within ±15% (tolerence relates to variations in voltage and cable conditions). The typical power loss is stated at nominal load conditions and expected to be within ±15% (tolerence relates to variations in voltage and cable conditions).
Values are based on a typical motor efficiency (IE2/IE3 borderline). Motors with lower efficiency add to the power loss in the AC drive and motors with high efficiency reduce power loss. Values are based on a typical motor efficiency (IE2/IE3 borderline). Motors with lower efficiency add to the power loss in the AC drive and motors with high efficiency reduce power loss.
Applies for dimensioning of AC drive cooling. If the switching frequency is higher than the default setting, the power losses may rise. LCP and typical control card power consumptions are included. Applies for dimensioning of AC drive cooling. If the switching frequency is higher than the default setting, the power losses may rise. LCP and typical control card power consumptions are included.
Further options and customer load may add up to 30 W to the losses (though typical only 4 W extra for a fully-loaded control card or fieldbus).Further options and customer load may add up to 30 W to the losses (though typical only 4 W extra for a fully-loaded control card or fieldbus).
For power loss data according to EN 50598-2, refer to For power loss data according to EN 50598-2, refer to http://ecosmart.danfoss.com/ http://ecosmart.danfoss.com/..
2)2) Measured using 50 m screened motor cables at rated load and rated frequency. For energy efficiency class, see the Operating Instructions, chapter 9.4 Ambient Conditions. Measured using 50 m screened motor cables at rated load and rated frequency. For energy efficiency class, see the Operating Instructions, chapter 9.4 Ambient Conditions.
For part load losses, see http://ecosmart.danfoss.com/.For part load losses, see http://ecosmart.danfoss.com/.

Ordering typecode

Dimensions and weights

Integrated fieldbuses and functional extensions

Available for the full product range

Fieldbus
PROFINET with dual port
PROFINET with dual port, including functional safety
POWERLINK with dual port
EtherNet/IP with dual port
EtherCAT
PROFIBUS DP V1
CANopen
Modbus RTU and FC Protocol are integrated as standard

PROFINET
PROFINET uniquely combines the highest performance with the highest degree of openness. The PROFINET variant gives the user access to the power of Ethernet. It is designed so that many of the features from PROFIBUS can be reused, minimizing user efiort to migrate PROFINET, and securing the investment in PLC program.
Other features:

• Support of DP-V1 Diagnostic allows easy, fast and standardized handling of warning and fault information into the PLC, improving bandwidth in the system PROFINET encompasses a suite of messages and services for a variety of manufacturing automation applications.

POWERLINK
POWERLINK represents the second generation of fieldbus. The high bit rate of industrial Ethernet can now be used to make the full power of IT technologies used in the automation world available for the factory world. POWERLINK does not only provide high performance real-time and time synchronisation features.
Due to its CAN open-based communication models, network management and device description model offers much more than just a fast communication network.
POWERLINK provides:

• Built-in high performance switch enabling line-topology, and eliminating the need for external switches
• Perfect solution for material handling applications

EtherNet/IP™
Ethernet is the future standard for communication at the factory floor. EtherNet/ IP™ is based on the newest technology available for industrial use and handles even the most demanding requirements. EtherNet/ IP™ extends commercial off-the-shelf Ethernet to the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP™) – the same upper-layer protocol and object model found in Device Net.
Advanced features:

• Built-in high performance switch enabling line-topology, and eliminating the need for external switches
• Advanced switch and diagnosis functions
• Unicast and Multicast communication

EtherCAT
The EtherCAT offers connectivity to EtherCAT®based networks via the EtherCAT Protocol.
The option handles the EtherCAT line communication in full speed. This allows to participate in networks ranging from low performance up to servo applications.

• EoE Ethernet over EtherCAT support
• CoE (CAN Over Ethernet) for access to drive parameters
• TCP/IP for easy access to drive configuration data from MCT 10

PROFIBUS DP
Operating the AC drive via a fieldbus enables you to reduce the cost of your system, communicate faster and more eficiently, and benefit from an easier user interface.
PROFIBUS DP provides:

• Wide compatibility, a high level of availability, support for major PLC vendors, and compatibility with future versions
• Fast, eficient communication, transparent installation, advanced diagnosis and parameterization and auto- configuration of process data via GSD-file
• Acyclic parameterization using PROFIBUS DP-V1, PROFIdrive or Danfoss FC profile state machines, PROFIBUS DP-V1, Master Class 1 and 2

CANopen
High flexibility and low cost are two of the “cornerstones” for CANopen. The CANopen variant is fully equipped with both high priority access to control and status of the AC drive (PDO Communication) and access to all parameters through acyclic data (SDO Communication). For interoperability the option has implemented the DSP402 AC drive profile. This all guarantees standardized handling, interoperability and low cost.
Modbus RTU
The Modbus RTU protocol is based on the integrated RS485 (EIA-485) interface on the control card.
RS485 is a two-wire bus-interface that allows multi-drop network topology. Danfoss uses the two-wire system where the communication between master and slave is half-duplex, meaning it cannot transmit and receive at the
same time. According to the EIA-485 specification:

• A total of 32 nodes can be connected to one Modbus RTU network segment
• A total of 247 nodes in a network are supported
• Network segments are divided with repeaters

Accessories

Functional extension:
Functional safety over fieldbus
The functional safety software variant (SFS1 in typecode) enables activation of Safe
Torque Off (STO) and Safe Stop 1 (SS1-t) via the PROFIsafe fieldbus in combination with integrated PROFINET. It improves flexibility by connecting safety devices within a plant.
The safety functions are implemented according to EN IEC 61800-5-2.
The functional safety option supports PROFIsafe functionality to activate integrated safety functions of the VLT® Midi Drive FC 280 from any PROFIsafe host, up to Safety Integrity
Level SIL 3 according to EN IEC 61508/62061, Performance Level PLe, Category 3 according to EN ISO 13849-1.
Features:

• PROFIsafe device
• Reduces external safety equipment required
• Dynamic commissioning report

LCP
VLT® Control Panel LCP 21 (Numeric)
Ordering number: 132B0254
VLT® Control Panel LCP Blind Cover
Ordering number: 132B0262
VLT® Control Panel LCP 102 (Graphical)
Ordering number: 130B1107
LCP Panel Mounting Kit
Ordering number for IP20 enclosure
130B1117: (Graphical) with fasteners, gasket and without LCP and with 3 m cable
132B0102: (Numerical) with fasteners, gasket and without LCP and with 3 m cable
Graphical LCP Adapter
Ordering number: 132B0281
**Power Options*
VLT® Sine-Wave Filter MCC 101
VLT® dU/dt Filter MCC 102
VLT® Brake Resistors MCE 101
VLT® EMC Filters MCC 107
Accessories*
IP21/Type 1 conversion kit
Ordering number:
132B0335: K1
132B0336: K2
132B0337: K3
132B0338: K4
132B0339: K5
Mounting adapter
Ordering number:
132B0363: Adapter Plate, VLT® 2800 size A
132B0364: Adapter Plate, VLT® 2800 size B
132B0365: Adapter Plate, VLT® 2800 size C
132B0366: Adapter Plate, VLT® 2800 size D
VLT® Memory Module MCM 102
Ordering number: 132B0359
VLT® Memory Module MCM 103 with integrated VLT® 2800 PROFIBUS converter
Ordering number: 132B0466
VLT® 24 V DC Supply MCB 106
Ordering number: 132B0368
Ordering number and selection tables: See relevant Design Guide

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