5
Dimensioning
Dimension brake chopper and brake resistor
Step 3: Calculate the number of brake choppers per brake resistor
+
N
Brm
N
N
P
P
Always round the result up to the next integer!
If you want to use only one brake chopper per brake resistor:
Gradually increase the number of brake resistors in the formula until
ƒ
£ 1 (one brake chopper per brake resistor).
N
Brm
)
Note!
Technically, both solutions are possible. Please check the solutions
for cost effectiveness.
80
P
(3s)
gen,ave
@ P
N
(U
)
R
N
ch
Number of brake choppers per brake resistor
Brm
Number of brake resistors
R
(3 s)
Highest average regenerative power over 3 s (Fig. 3)
gen,ave
(U
)
Rated brake chopper power, based on switching threshold U
rated
ch
l
^
(
75)
ch
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