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Reinforcing Reliability:
Advanced Cell Bypass
VFDs offer effective process control, but only Siemens SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY VFDs
reinforce critical process reliability with fault-tolerant Advanced Cell Bypass technology.
Cell
A1
Typical power cell
Cell
B1
Three-phase
AC power at Cell
constant C1
voltage and
frequency Cell
A2
Cell
B2
Cell Local
C2 controls
Cell
A3 Fiber
optics
Integral
drive-isolation Cell
transformer B3
{
Three-phase
AC power at Medium
variable voltage
voltage and motor
frequency
Figure 1
Fig.2
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no modules bypassed. are in use.
100% of full voltage
A5
is available.
Cell Bypass A4
A3
Prevents V AC
A2
A1 120
V BA
Shutdowns C2
C1 N B1
B2
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C5 B3
C4 B4
C5 B5
In the SINAMICS Perfect Harmony topology, a series of C B
V CB
low-voltage cells are linked together to provide the power
output of the drive system (Fig. 1). This provides the Figure 2Simplified
Simplified
Fig.3 diagram ofdiagram
a 15 cell of a 15-cell drive
drive
modularity needed to achieve optimal reliability and power
quality. SINAMICS Perfect Harmony is unique because its 15-cell drive after A 87% of the cells
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bypass of two modules are in use, but the
redundant bypass controls are kept separate from each in Phase A.
A3
output voltage is
available unbalanced.
cell, allowing the drive to withstand failures that would
A2
overwhelm conventional drives.
A1 120
Figure 2 illustrates a simplified diagram of a 15-cell V AC V BA
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of the cells are functional and producing 100 percent of C3 B3
the voltage required by the application. Figure 3 reflects C4 B4
C5 B5
a scenario in which two of the cells in phase A have C B
V CB
failed and are automatically bypassed. Here, 87 percent
of the cells are in use, but because the star point is Figure 3Drive with two cells bypassed in Phase A
Drive output with 2 cells bypassed in phase A
Fig.4
fixed to the neutral of the motor, the output voltage
becomes unbalanced. 15-cell drive after A 87% of the cells
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bypass of two modules are OK, but only
The simplest way to bring the voltage back into balance in all phases.
A3
60% are in use.
Balance is restored. 60% of full voltage
would be to bypass an additional pair of cells in each of is available.
the other phases (Fig. 4). However, this approach reduces A2
the drives output capabilities, delivering only 60 percent
of the original voltage. The optimal solution, then, is a V AC
A1 120
V BA
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C2 B2
Because the cells in each phase of a SINAMICS Perfect C3 B3
Harmony drive are in series, the star point is floating and C
V CB
B
FigureDrive
5output rebalanced
Adjusting phasebyangles
adjusting
to phase anglesdrive
rebalance (Neutral Shift).(neutral shift)
output
Bypass
contactor
Coil
{
From
{
Output
dedicated of power
secondary module
of input
transformer
Fiber optic signals
Local control circuits to and from master control
Figure 6Power cell with mechanical bypass contactor Figure 7Failed cells bypassed and power restored in < of a second