6 selecting an external heatsink – Yaskawa V1000 Finless Type User Manual

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6 Selecting an External Heatsink

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YASKAWA ELECTRIC TOBP C710606 21E YASKAWA AC Drive - V1000 Finless Installation Guide

Heatsink Selection by Thermal Resistance

Substituting the example values into the formula gives:

The heatsink must have a thermal resistance lower than 1.7 K/W. When selecting the

heatsink apply a safety margin to the calculated value in order to ensure tripless drive

operation, even if the installation conditions change (temporary higher temperature, loss of

cooling ability of the external heatsink due to dust, etc.).

Feasibility Check of a Selected Heatsink

If for example a heatsink with R

θ

EHS

= 1.6 K/W is selected, the heatsink temperature will be:

The selected heatsink can be used, but considering that the heatsink area is probably larger

than the drive footprint and the ambient conditions could change (reduced heatsink cooling

ability by dirt, etc.), a heatsink with a lower R

θ

EHS

(e.g. R

θ

EHS

= 1.1 K/W, resulting in T

HSP

= 72.2

°C) should be chosen.

R

θ

EHS_max

=

90

͠ - 40͠

27.5 W

- 0.05 K/W - 0.02 K/W

(

)

=

1.74 K/W

T

HSP

= 27.5 W

࡮ 0.05 K/W + 0.02 K/W

+ 1.6 K/W) + 40

͠=

85.9͠

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