Appropriate use

The servo drives of the AX5000 series are exclusively designed for torque, speed and position control of suitable asynchronous and synchronous three-phase current motors. The maximum permissible effective motor voltage must be at least equal the effective mains voltage fed into the servo drive.

The servo drives from the AX5000 series are designed for installation as components in electrical systems or machines and may be operated only as integrated system or machine components.

WARNING

Caution – Risk of injury!

Electronic equipment is not fail-safe. The machine manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that the connected motors and the machine are brought into a safe state in the event of a fault in the drive system.

The servo drives may only be operated in enclosed control cabinets and in accordance with the conditions described in the "Technical data" section.

Dual Use (EU 1382/2014)

As published on December 30, 2014 by EU Commission Delegated Regulation 1382/2014, standard frequency inverters – and with that also Beckhoff products AX5000 – become newly classified Dual-Use items: the item list Annex I of the Dual-Use Council Regulation 428/2009 has been changed accordingly, Frequency inverters (listed in item position 3A225) with a „ rotation field frequency of 600 Hz or more“ are now export controlled items. As a consequence some modifications have to be noticed.

Firmware versions without extension (Dual Use conform) can be used in consideration of Hardware Versions with following drives only:

This Firmware versions with extension (Dual Use conform) can be used in consideration of Hardware Versions with all drives. These versions support both rotational field frequency bands (<600 Hz, >= 600 Hz) depending on product hardware. For products with option „x21x“, shipment as single part may be subject to export control regulations.