SECTION 230517

VARIABLE FREQUENCY CONTROLLERS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 CODES AND STANDARDS

A. The KSA construction regulations and SABIC Engineering Standards (SES) are supplemental to this -Comply and
Specification and should be read in conjunction with this Specification. In case of contradiction or limit to our
discrepancy between SES and this technical specification, Contractor shall incorporate whichever is more scope of
stringent. supply

1.2 WORK INCLUDED

A. Provide variable frequency controllers (VFC) in accordance with the Contract Documents. -Compliance
attached
B. RELATED WORK SPECIFIED IN OTHER SECTIONS

1. Electric Motors Section 230513

2. Electric Motor Starters Section 230514

3. Motor Control Centres Section 230515

4. Building Management and Control Systems Section 230923

1.3 SUBMITTALS

A. Provide manufacturer's descriptive literature, installation instructions, operating instructions, and -Comply
maintenance and repair data.

B. Provide all electric wiring control diagrams for the VFC operation.
-Comply
1.4 STANDARDS

A. Except as modified by governing codes and the Contract Documents, comply with the applicable
provisions and recommendations of the following.

1. IEC 60439 – (all sectors) Low Voltage Switchgear and Control Gear -Comply
Assemblies

2. IEC 60947 – (all sectors) Low Voltage Switchgear and Control Gear -Comply
Assemblies

3. IEC 60269 LV Fuses

-N/A
4. IEC 61008 MCB/MCCB/Contactors/Isolators -Comply as per IEC
60947-2
5. IEC 61009 RCD MCBs -N/A

1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Provide a two year warranty for all Variable Frequency Controllers. -Comply

B. Each unit as a complete and finished product shall receive a single integrated equipment rating by the -Comply as per
manufacturer. The integrated equipment short-circuit wiring shall certify that all equipment is capable of IEC 61439-1
withstanding the thermal and magnetic stress of a fault equal to the value specified on the schedules.
Such rating shall be established by actual tests by the manufacturer on similar equipment. This
certification shall be permanently affixed to each VFC. Test data shall be submitted to the Contract
Administrator at time of submission of Acceptance Drawings.

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1.6 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. Seismic Performance:

1. Seismic Performance: The installation shall withstand the effects of earthquake motions -Comply As per
determined by the Saudi Building Code and in accordance with ASCE–7 and the seismic IEC- 60068-2-47
parameters stated in the site specific study outlined in the 00-B-0001-RP document. level upto 5m/s2

2. The term “withstand” means “the unit will remain in place without separation of any parts from the
device when subjected to the seismic forces specified and the unit will be fully operational after
the seismic event”.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 COMPONENTS AND DESIGN Comply. Our VFDs are equipped with built in choke for harmonics mitigation complying with EN
61000-3-12:2011. and Comply to EMC requirements IEC/EN 61800-3:2004 + A1:2012
A. Provide 400 VAC variable frequency controllers of the pulse width modulated (PWM) design that operate
directly from three phase, 400 VAC ±10%, and 60 hertz utility power. The VFC will generate a sine-coded,
adjustable voltage/frequency three phase output for complete speed control of any motor. The VFC to
maintain a 120% current overload capability for 60 seconds with automatic stall prevention and voltage
boost to prevent nuisance tripping during load or line side transient conditions. The VFC not to induce
voltage line matching distortion back to the building electrical power supply system and to maintain a
power factor of not less than 0.95 throughout its speed range. Provide a tuned line filter, adjusted as
required to prevent any electrical distortion back into the building electrical power supply system. Comply
with FCC Class A noise emissions standard and so label.

1. Terminal strip for input signals from Building Management Control System for remote start/stop and
speed control signal capabilities. Refer to Building Management and Control System, Section
230923 and 230995 for interface and coordination. -Protocols as standard ( EIA-485): BACnet MS/TP. Modbus RTU and
N2
-EMC according to
2. The inverter supplier to provide line filters on the line to prevent interference from the line to the
IEC61800-3: 2004 +
drive and prevent any electrical harmonic distortion back to the building electrical power supply
system. A1:2012 Class C2
as standard
3. Enclosure: IP.54 enclosure. -Comply

2.2 FEATURES

A. Include with the variable frequency controller the following minimum design features as standard:

1. Maximum and minimum speed adjustment capability. -Comply

2. Controlled speed range of 20:1, or greater. -Comply

3. Overload capability of 20% for 60 seconds. -Comply

4. Touch-pad operator controls or adjustable potentiometer with at least four (4) segment digital
frequency/speedometer or digital readout displaying: output frequency, status, percent current, and
percent response signal. -Comply with Three line display ( at a time ) key pad operate control panel as standard for offered
wall mounted drives
5. Input disconnect/circuit breaker. -Comply

6. Coast or ramp to stop. -Comply with drive

control panel
7. Electronic reversing. -Motor can operate forward or reverse direction from control panel of the drive

8. Adjustable acceleration and deceleration. -Comply with drive

control panel
9. Fault indicators. -Comply with drive
control panel
10. Fault contacts for interface with Building Management and Control System (see Sections 230923
and 230995). -Protocols as standard ( EIA-485): BACnet MS/TP. Modbus RTU and N2

11. External start/stop signal capability from the building control system. -Comply

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 12. Automatic bypass facility where one VFC controls run and standby equipment. Bypass to be -Not applicable as per
complete with soft start. load schedule

B. Provide the variable frequency controller with the following protective features as a minimum: -Comply

1. Ground fault protection.

2. Electronic thermal motor overload or current limit control.

3. Current limited stall prevention during acceleration, deceleration, and run conditions.

4. Automatic restart, after momentary power loss or momentary over-voltage. No restart into ground
fault.

5. Fault indicators shall indicate the following fault conditions:

5.1 Over-current
5.2 Overload
5.3 Over-voltage
5.4 Over-temperature
5.5 Control function error.

6. Isolated operator controls.

7. Phase-to-phase short circuit protection.

8. Heat sink over-temperature protection.

C. Make the following adjustments available on all variable frequency controllers: -Comply

1. Acceleration - 0.2 to 1800 seconds or 0.1 to 300 seconds.

2. Deceleration - 0.2 to 1800 seconds or 0.1 to 300 seconds.

3. Volts/hertz adjustments.

4. Maximum frequency range.

5. Minimum frequency.

6. Maximum frequency.

D. Provide the variable frequency controller with the following additional features:

1. One (1) door interlocked main power input disconnect circuit breaker to provide positive shutdown -Comply
of all input power to the drive.

2. The complete circuit breaker and overload relay package shall be mounted in the inverter cabinet or
may also be available in its own separate enclosure adjacent to the inverter. -Not applicable as per
load schedule
3. One (1) complete set of spare parts for each size inverter consisting of the following:

3.1 Control fuses. -Comply as per spare-parts offer

3.2 Control board. -Comply as per spare-parts offer
3.3 Drive board. -Not included, please clarify for drive board

E. Manual Bypass -Not applicable as per load schedule

1. Provide all the circuitry necessary to safely transfer the motor from the VFC to the power line, or
from the line to controller at zero speed. Include a separate cabinet for the bypass circuit to house
all devices which must be energized at either 400 VAC or 240 VAC.

2. On the bypass cabinet include a door interlocked main power input disconnect circuit breaker,
providing positive shutdown of all input power to both the bypass circuitry and the AFC. Motor

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 protection to be provided in both the "Controller" mode and the "Bypass" mode by a motor overload
relay.

3. The bypass cabinet door to include a "Controller-Off-Bypass" selector switch and "Controller Mode"
indicator light and a "Bypass Mode" indicator light. Provide terminals for remote light indication of
mode selection.

4. Include a door interlocked input disconnect circuit breaker for the bypass circuit installed in the VFC
to facilitate troubleshooting and testing of the controller safely, both energized and de-energized,
while operating in the "Bypass" mode.

2.3 ENVIRONMENT

A. Design the variable frequency controller to operate within the following environmental and service
conditions

1. Ambient service temperature – 0°C to 60°C. -Operation Amb temp

-15 to +50 degrees C
2. Ambient storage temperature – 0°C to 60°C. -Comply

3. Humidity – non-condensing to 90%. -Comply

4. Input voltage – three phase, 400 VAC ± 10%. -Comply

5. Input frequency – 60 hertz ± 5%. -Comply

PART 3 - EXECUTION

NOT USED

END OF SECTION

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