User manual
Publication 2092-UM001D-EN-P — July 2005
Ultra1500 Application Examples   5-23
through diodes. The diodes in the integrated power module (IPM) in 
conjunction with the three diodes shown in the figure, effectively short the 
motor windings to each other and also to the positive terminal of the DC bus.
Figure 5.7
Ultra1500 Dynamic Braking Relay Circuitry 
In the figure, it is important to notice that the dynamic brake relay contacts 
utilize the same controlling coil as the soft-start thermistor circuitry. This 
interdependence can be important in certain applications. The possible states 
of the dynamic brake and soft start contacts are as follows:
Diode 
Bridge 
Integrated 
Power 
Module 
L1
L2
L3
U 
V 
W 
NO 
NC 
NTC 
DC 
BUS 
+ 
- 
C
BUS
Condition  Soft-Start Circuitry Dynamic Brake Circuitry 
Control power not applied to drive.
The thermistor isolates the bus 
capacitance from the AC inputs 
and the current is restricted by the 
thermistor impedance.
The motor windings are shorted 
together to the positive DC bus 
level through diodes.
Control power applied to drive, and the relay coil is 
not energized by the firmware because one of the 
following conditions exists: 
1. Drive is disabled and Fault and Disable Braking 
selection is Brake and Hold.
2. Drive is disabled, Fault and Disable Braking 
selection is Brake and Release, and motor speed 
is nonzero.
3. Drive is disabled, Fault and Disable Braking 
selection is Free Stop and Hold, and the motor is 
stopped.
The thermistor isolates the bus 
capacitance from the AC inputs 
and the current is restricted by the 
thermistor impedance.
The motor windings are shorted 
together to the positive DC bus 
level through diodes.
Control power applied to drive, and the relay coil is 
energized by the firmware because one of the 
following conditions exists: 
1. Drive is enabled.
2. Drive is disabled and Fault and Disable Braking 
selection is Free Stop.
3. Drive is disabled, Fault and Disable Braking 
selection is Free Stop and Hold, and motor speed 
is nonzero.
4. Drive is disabled, Fault and Disable Braking 
selection is Brake and Release, and the motor is 
stopped.
The thermistor is shorted out by 
the relay contacts, and the current 
between the AC inputs and the 
bus capacitance is not restricted.
The motor windings are isolated 
from each other. 










