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Tripping is a safety mechanism designed to stop your variable speed drive (VSD) and the connected motor before damage occurs. If your VSD trips during operation, turn the power off and read your VSD instruction manual before turning your VSD back on for safety.

The following guide dives into the details on how to utilise the CANopen protocol to communicate with an Optidrive P2 Variable Speed Drive, both reading and writing data to and from the device, in order to control the drive effectively.

Measuring the flow of pipelines can help determine the efficiency of a system, identifying potential maintenance issues, such as blockages or leaks, or even used as a quality data input to support another aspect of a production process.

Open channel flow meters are measurement instruments used to monitor the flow of open bodies of water, such as storm water drains, canals and rivers. These measurements can be used to provide crucial data to inform how local water migration can affect local infrastructure.

Pumping in marine applications requires a high degree of manufacturing quality to ensure safety and reliability, thereby preventing major failures and shutdowns during operation at sea. Supporting components of these pumps, such as variable speed drives, are no different.

Residual Current Circuit Breakers (RCCBs), sometimes referred to as Residual Current Devices (RCDs), are important safety components in electrical systems. The RCCB's main purpose is to detect any level of earth leakage current and disconnect the power supply from the electrical system to prevent fire and electric shock hazards.

Invertek have designed and built a variable speed drive to support remote, off-grid water pumping applications for rural and agricultural applications. The Optidrive P2 Solar Pump VSD is a variation of the Invertek OptiDrive P2 Performance VSD range, designed for the rigours of remote applications.

The OptiTools Studio is a powerful, user-friendly PC-based software designed by Invertek to set up, monitor and control its VSDs. This software allows users to create, test, execute, modify and simulate PLCs with function blocks — reusable codes that have memory and same input values that can provide varied results. Invertek VSD P2 models have built-in PLC, which can be configured using the OptiTools Studio.

The STO function of the Invertek Optidrive P2 Variable Speed Drive is a precautionary function used to stop an inverter drive from creating torque in a motor by cutting off power to the motor's output. This ensures that the motor will not start unexpectedly or store rotational force — making it an important safety control systems feature. The STO is built into Invertek VSD P2 models through dedicated input terminals.

The TA6 VSD cable is specifically designed to connect the output of your AC VSD to your 3-phase electric motor. It is energy chain rated, suitable for applications with a moving axis, or where cables run through an energy chain, and are constantly bending and flexing.