INVT GD20-09 Series Drive

Fault Code and MeaningCause and Remedy
OUt1
Inverter unit U phase protection

Cause: Acceleration is too fast; IGBT module is damaged; Misacts caused by interference; Drive wires are poorly connected; To-ground short-circuit occurs.



Remedy:

  • Increase acceleration time.

  • Replace the power unit.

  • Check the drive wires.

  • Check whether there is strong interference surrounding the peripheral device.


OUt2
Inverter unit V phase protection

Cause: Acceleration is too fast; IGBT module is damaged; Misacts caused by interference; Drive wires are poorly connected; To-ground short-circuit occurs.



Remedy:

  • Increase acceleration time.

  • Replace the power unit.

  • Check the drive wires.

  • Check whether there is strong interference surrounding the peripheral device.


OUt3
Inverter unit W phase protection

Cause: Acceleration is too fast; IGBT module is damaged; Misacts caused by interference; Drive wires are poorly connected; To-ground short-circuit occurs.



Remedy:

  • Increase acceleration time.

  • Replace the power unit.

  • Check the drive wires.

  • Check whether there is strong interference surrounding the peripheral device.


OV1
Overvoltage during acceleration

Cause: Exception occurred to input voltage; Large energy feedback; Lack of braking units; Dynamic brake is not enabled.



Remedy:

  • Check the input power supply.

  • Check whether load deceleration time is too short.

  • Check if the motor starts during rotating.

  • Install dynamic braking units.

  • Check the setup of related function codes.


OV2
Overvoltage during deceleration

Cause: Exception occurred to input voltage; Large energy feedback; Lack of braking units; Dynamic brake is not enabled.



Remedy:

  • Check the input power supply.

  • Check whether load deceleration time is too short.

  • Install dynamic braking units.

  • Check the setup of related function codes.


OV3
Overvoltage during constant speed

Cause: Exception occurred to input voltage; Large energy feedback; Lack of braking units; Dynamic brake is not enabled.



Remedy:

  • Check the input power supply.

  • Install dynamic braking units.

  • Check the setup of related function codes.


OC1
Overcurrent during acceleration

Cause: Acceleration is too fast; The voltage of the grid is low; The power of the VFD is low; Load transient or exception occurred; To-ground short circuit or output phase loss occur; Strong external interference.



Remedy:

  • Increase the acceleration time.

  • Check the input power supply.

  • Select a VFD with larger power.

  • Check whether the load is short circuited (to-ground or line-to-line) or if rotation is not smooth.

  • Check the output wiring.

  • Check whether there is strong interference.


OC2
Overcurrent during deceleration

Cause: Deceleration is too fast; The voltage of the grid is low; The power of the VFD is low; Load transient or exception occurred; To-ground short circuit or output phase loss occur; Strong external interference.



Remedy:

  • Increase the deceleration time.

  • Check the input power supply.

  • Select a VFD with larger power.

  • Check whether the load is short circuited (to-ground or line-to-line) or if rotation is not smooth.

  • Check the output wiring.

  • Check whether there is strong interference.


OC3
Overcurrent during constant speed

Cause: The voltage of the grid is low; The power of the VFD is low; Load transient or exception occurred; To-ground short circuit or output phase loss occur; Strong external interference.



Remedy:

  • Check the input power supply.

  • Select a VFD with larger power.

  • Check whether the load is short circuited (to-ground or line-to-line) or if rotation is not smooth.

  • Check the output wiring.

  • Check whether there is strong interference.


UV
Bus undervoltage

Cause: The voltage of the grid is low; Overvoltage stall protection is not enabled.



Remedy:

  • Check the input power supply of the grid.

  • Check the setup of related function codes.


OL1
Motor overload

Cause: The voltage of the grid is too low; The rated current is set improperly; Motor stall or load jumps violently.



Remedy:

  • Check the voltage of the grid.

  • Set the rated current of the motor again.

  • Check the load and adjust the torque boost.


OL2
VFD overload

Cause: The acceleration is too fast; The rotating motor is restarted; The voltage of the grid is too low; The load is too heavy; The motor power is too large, and the power of the VFD is too small.



Remedy:

  • Increase the acceleration time.

  • Avoid restarting the motor immediately after it stops.

  • Check the voltage of the grid.

  • Use a VFD with greater power.

  • Use a motor that meets the operation requirements.


SPI
Phase loss on the input side

Cause: Phase loss or violent fluctuation occurred to R, S and T input.



Remedy:

  • Check the input power supply.

  • Check the installation wiring.


SPO
Phase loss on the output side

Cause: Phase loss occurred to U, V, W output (or the three phases of the load are seriously asymmetrical).



Remedy:

  • Check the output wiring.

  • Check the motor and cables.


OH1
Rectifier module overheat

Cause: Air duct is blocked or fan is damaged; Ambient temperature is too high; Long-time overload.



Remedy:

  • Ventilate the air duct or replace the fan.

  • Lower the ambient temperature.


OH2
Inverter module overheat

Cause: Air duct is blocked or fan is damaged; Ambient temperature is too high; Long-time overload.



Remedy:

  • Ventilate the air duct or replace the fan.

  • Lower the ambient temperature.


EF
External fault

Cause: SI external fault input terminal acts.



Remedy:

  • Check the external device input.


CE
485 communication fault

Cause: Baud rate is set improperly; The communication line is faulty; Communication address error; Communication suffers from strong interference.



Remedy:

  • Set proper baud rate.

  • Check the wiring of communication interfaces.

  • Set proper communication address.

  • Replace or change the wiring to enhance anti-interference capability.


ItE
Current detection fault

Cause: The connector of control board is in poor contact; Exception occurred to amplification circuit.



Remedy:

  • Check the connector and re-plug.

  • Replace the main control board.


tE
Motor autotuning fault

Cause: Motor capacity does not match with the VFD capacity; Motor parameters are set improperly; The parameters gained from autotuning deviate sharply from the standard parameters; Autotuning timeout.



Remedy:

  • Change the VFD model.

  • Set proper motor type and nameplate parameters.

  • Empty the motor load and carry out autotuning again.

  • Check motor wiring and parameter setup.

  • Check whether upper limit frequency is larger than 2/3 of the rated frequency.


EEP
EEPROM operation fault

Cause: R/W error occurred to the control parameters; EEPROM is damaged.



Remedy:

  • Press the STOP/RST key to reset.

  • Replace the main control board.


bCE
Brake unit fault

Cause: Brake circuit fault or brake tube is damaged; The resistance of external braking resistor is too small.



Remedy:

  • Check the brake unit, and replace with new brake tubes.

  • Increase the brake resistance.


END
Running time reached

Cause: The actual running time of the VFD is larger than the preset running time.



Remedy:

  • Ask help from the supplier, and adjust the preset running time.


OL3
Electronic overload fault

Cause: The VFD performs overload pre-alarm based on the set value.



Remedy:

  • Check the load and overload pre-alarm threshold.


PCE
Keypad communication error

Cause: The keypad wire is poorly contacted or disconnected; The keypad wire is too long and suffers strong interference; Circuit fault occurred to the keypad or communication part of the main board.



Remedy:

  • Check the keypad wires to confirm whether fault exists.

  • Check the surroundings to rule out interference source.

  • Replace the hardware and ask for maintenance service.


UPE
Parameter upload error

Cause: The keypad wire is poorly contacted or disconnected; The keypad wire is too long and suffers strong interference; Circuit fault occurred to the keypad or communication part of the main board.



Remedy:

  • Check the surroundings to rule out interference source.

  • Replace the hardware and ask for maintenance service.


DNE
Parameter download error

Cause: The keypad wire is poorly contacted or disconnected; The keypad wire is too long and suffers strong interference; Data storage error occurred to the keypad.



Remedy:

  • Check the surroundings to rule out interference source.

  • Replace the hardware and ask for maintenance service.

  • Re-backup keypad data.


ETH1
To-ground short circuit fault 1

Cause: VFD output is short connected to the ground; Current detection circuit is faulty; Actual motor power setup deviates sharply from the VFD power.



Remedy:

  • Check whether motor wiring is proper.

  • Replace the hall component.

  • Replace the main control board.

  • Reset the motor parameters properly.

  • Check whether motor power parameters in P2 group are consistent with motor power.


ETH2
To-ground short circuit fault 2

Cause: VFD output is short connected to the ground; Current detection circuit is faulty; Actual motor power setup deviates sharply from the VFD power.



Remedy:

  • Check whether motor wiring is proper.

  • Replace the hall component.

  • Replace the main control board.

  • Reset the motor parameters properly.

  • Check whether motor power parameters in P2 group are consistent with motor power.


LL
Electronic underload fault

Cause: The VFD performs underload pre-alarm based on the set value.



Remedy:

  • Check the load and underload pre-alarm threshold.


LC
Current limiting fault

Cause: The VFD performs current limit pre-alarm based on the set current limit value.



Remedy:

  • Check the set auto current limiting threshold and present current value.


FAE
Brake feedback fault

Cause: The brake feedback circuit is disconnected or poorly contacted; The brake feedback detection time is too short.



Remedy:

  • Check the brake feedback circuit.

  • Increase the detection time P19.24 to a proper value.


tPF
Torque verification fault

Cause: The torque verification current, moment force setting, and torque verification fault detection time are set improperly.



Remedy:

  • Check the set value of torque verification current and present current value.


StC
Operating lever fault

Cause: After the zeroing function is enabled, the operating lever restarts the VFD operation when it does not return to the zero position successfully.



Remedy:

  • Reset the start command.

  • Properly adjust the zero-point position detection delay set in P19.38 when the zero position is detected successfully.


LSP
Low-speed running protection fault

Cause: The running frequency is too low; Frequency for low-speed running protection is set to too high.



Remedy:

  • Check the actual running frequency.

  • Lower the frequency for low-speed running protection (P19.43) properly.


tCE
Terminal command exception

Cause: Forward and reverse running commands are given simultaneously.



Remedy:

  • Check the wiring of the forward running command.

  • Check the wiring of the reverse running command.

  • View the state of input terminals and check whether forward and reverse signals are sent simultaneously.


POE
Terminal command exception at power-on

Cause: The wiring of running command terminals has been short-circuited before power-on, or the polarity of terminals is set to be wrong; The state of the input terminal is inconsistent with the actual input.



Remedy:

  • Check the wiring of input terminals.

  • Check the polarity of input terminals.

  • View the state of the input terminals, and check whether input terminals suffer interference.


SFE
Set frequency fault

Cause: After the brake control is enabled, set P27.18 to 1 to enable the reference frequency detection. Set frequency is less than the value set in P27.19.



Remedy:

  • Check whether the frequency reference is exceptional.

  • If the frequency is given by terminals, check whether the input terminal wiring is exceptional or interfered.


PTCE
PTC motor overtemperature fault

Cause: The terminal selects PTC signal, and the terminal is valid due to too high motor temperature.



Remedy:

  • Check whether the motor temperature is too high.

  • Check the input terminal wiring is exceptional or interfered.


dIS
Failure to enable the VFD

Cause: The input terminal selects VFD enabling, but the terminal signal is invalid.



Remedy:

  • Check the input terminal setting and terminal signal.


A-OL
Overload protection alarm

Cause: The load is too heavy.



Remedy:

  • Check whether the load is too heavy.


A-LvP
Low voltage alarm

Cause: The bus voltage is too low.



Remedy:

  • Check whether the low voltage protection threshold is too high.

  • Check whether the grid voltage or rectifier module is abnormal.


A-LU
Upward position limit alarm

Cause: The input terminal has set the upward limited position reaching function, and there is a signal reference to the terminal.



Remedy:

  • Check whether the allowed highest position point has been reached.

  • Check the input terminal signal.


A-Ld
Downward position limit alarm

Cause: The input terminal has set the downward limited position reaching function, and there is a signal reference to the terminal.



Remedy:

  • Check whether the allowed lowest position point has been reached.

  • Check the input terminal signal.


A-Pt
PT100 disconnection alarm

Cause: PT100 wiring circuit is disconnected.



Remedy:

  • Check PT100 wiring circuit.


A-Ot
P100 overtemperature alarm

Cause: The current ambient temperature is too high; PT100 overtemperature prealarm setting is improper.



Remedy:

  • Check the current ambient temperature.

  • Check whether PT100 overtemperature protection threshold is too low.


A-PTC
PTC overtemperature alarm

Cause: The current ambient temperature is too high.



Remedy:

  • Check the current ambient temperature.

  • Check the input terminal signal.


A-SSF
Set frequency before brake release too small

Cause: Set frequency before brake release is less than brake release frequency.



Remedy:

  • Check whether set frequency is less than brake release frequency.


A-rSF
Set frequency after brake release too small

Cause: Set frequency after brake release is less than brake closing frequency.



Remedy:

  • Check whether set frequency is less than brake closing frequency.


A-SPI
Input phase loss alarm

Cause: During stop, a loss of either input phase R, S, or T occurs or fluctuation is great.



Remedy:

  • Check the input power source and wiring.


PoFF
System power failure

Cause: The system is powered off or the bus voltage is too low.



Remedy:

  • Check the grid conditions.