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From: Brian Kunde
To: [email protected]
Sent: March 19, 2020 at 12:19 PM
Subject: [PSES] Fwd: Emergency Stop Function

If any of you have a Case of Corrona, I hope it is the type that comes in 
bottles or cans.

First, there is a guy in this group who I chatted with in the past who is like 
an expert in the E-Stop function. He has a Blog or Website dedicated to this 
topic which I cannot currently find. Can anyone help me get in contact with him?

My area of need is with integrating the E-Stop function with a Variable 
Frequency Drive (inverter). I have to meet the international requirements as 
well as the USA and Canadian requirements.

What I have is 3-phase AC power, through a Contactor, to a VFD, which powers a 
3-phase motor. The VFD has the motor brake feature built in. Under a normal 
STOP command, the VFD engages the motor brake. All is fine.

The VFD manufacturer's documentation shows to connect the E-STOP to the motor 
Contactor which OPENs power to the VFD. When the E-Stop is engaged, power to 
the VFD is shut down; the motor continues to spin for up to 30 seconds or more 
before coming to a stop. The motor Brake does not engage because it is a 
feature of the VFD which is powered down. This makes no sense to me.

The E-STOP is supposed to stop motion as quickly as possible without causing 
additional Risk (according to the MD and NFPA 79 cat.2). So how is the E-Stop 
function supposed to work with a VFD? How is this typically done? Are we buying 
the wrong VFD?

Thanks to all.

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