Synchronous transfer (cont.) – Rockwell Automation 7000A PowerFlex Medium Voltage Drive (A-Frame) - Classic Control User Manual
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Functional Description
7000A-UM150F-EN-P – June 2013
7000 “A” Frame
3. When the phase error between the motor voltage and bypass
voltage has remained less than the value specified by parameter 
Sync Error Max (228) for the time interval specified by 
parameter Sync Time (229) the drive activates its bp contactor 
close output. 
4. After a time delay specified by Sync Off Delay (227) the drive
shuts off. It is important that this parameter is set to the correct 
value. This should be at least 1 cycle less than the contactor 
closing time. If this time delay is set too short, the motor voltage 
could drift out of phase with the bypass voltage. If the time delay 
is set too long, a drive overcurrent fault may occur because the 
drive is unable to control its output voltage and frequency once 
the bypass contactor has closed. 
A T T E N T I O N
A T T E N T I O N
If parameter Sync Off Delay is set incorrectly, 
damage may occur to the drive, motor, 
couplings, and driven load if a transfer to 
bypass is attempted. 
5. When the bp contactor status input indicates that the bypass
contactor has closed, the drive deactivates the do contactor 
close output. When the output contactor opens, the drive is 
disconnected from the motor, leaving the output filter capacitors 
charged to bypass voltage. 
6. The synchronous transfer is now complete and the motor is
running on bypass.
 
7. If in (3), the drive is unable to synchronize within the time 
specified by parameter Sync Xfer Time (230) the synchronous 
transfer is aborted. At this point the drive can either fault or issue 
a warning. This is controlled by the parameter Sync Xfer Option 
(419). If selected as Enable Fault the drive faults and ramps the 
motor down to a stop, else if it is selected as Enable Warn, the 
drive keeps running at the last commanded speed. 
Synchronous Transfer
(cont.)