For safety, install a thermal overload relay (O. L) between the brake unit and the brake resistor in conjunction with the magnetic contactor (MC) before the drive for additional protection. The thermal overload relay protects the brake resistor from damage due to frequent or. Under normal operation, the brake resistor is driven by a brake chopper transistor when excess energy is returned to the VFD. The braking resistors can be protected against overload and overtemperature with an integrated temperature switch for BW. Members share and learn making Eng-Tips Forums the best source of engineering information on the Internet! Congratulations GregLocock on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the. This process is called dynamic braking and such a resistor is called a dynamic braking resistor (or simply a brake resistor). This energy is dissipated using a power resistor.
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