Diagnostic workflow

VFD DC-bus overvoltage during deceleration workflow

Entry symptom: Drive trips on DC bus overvoltage when stopping, lowering, braking or reducing speed.

Safety controls before proceeding
  • Braking resistors and DC-link hardware can remain hot and energized.
  • Do not change braking hardware without rated component verification.
  • Treat common DC bus systems as a multi-drive hazard.

Investigation sequence

1

Confirm regeneration timing

Tie the trip to deceleration, load lowering, winder action, fan coast-down or other regenerative machine behavior.

2

Review ramp and stop configuration

Check deceleration time, stop method, overvoltage stall/control and braking enable settings.

3

Inspect braking hardware

Verify resistor connection, resistance, thermal contact, chopper transistor path and any external braking unit status.

4

Validate bus feedback

If measured bus behavior does not match the displayed fault, consider DC-bus sensing or feedback scaling.

5

Check system energy

For common DC bus, regenerative front end or multi-motor equipment, identify whether another drive is returning energy into the bus.

Stop conditions

  • Unknown braking resistor rating
  • Repeated overvoltage despite long decel
  • Common DC bus without system drawing
  • Evidence of overheated braking components

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