The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings or instructions elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. IRS Systementwicklung GmbH assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements.
2.1Responsibility of the operator
The device is used in the industrial sector. Therefore, the operator is subject to the legal responsibilities for workplace safety.
In addition to safety instructions in this manual, the operator must comply with general safety, accident prevention and environmental protection requirements. These are especially:
- The operator must be aware of the applicable health and safety regulations and in a hazard assessment other hazards that may result from the specific conditions at the site of operation. This must be implemented for the operation of the device in the form of operating instructions.
- The operator must clearly regulate and specify the responsibilities for installation, operation, maintenance and cleaning.
- The operator must ensure that all employees who handle the unit, have read and understood the operating instructions. In addition, he must train regularly and inform the personnel about the risks.
- The operator must provide the required personnel protective equipment.
- Furthermore, the operator is responsible for ensuring that the equipment is always in perfect condition, therefore the following applies:
- The operator must ensure that the maintenance intervals described in this manual are adhered.
- The operator must check all safety devices for functionality and completeness regularly.
2.2Personnel qualification
Personnel (according BGV A 3)
- Nominated person in control of an electrical installation is a person who is authorized to take the responsibility of the electrical establishment. If necessary, the responsibility can be partly given off to other persons.
- Electrically qualified person is a person who is capable to estimate potential risks due to his expertise, experience and knowledge of corresponding assignments.
- Electrically instructed person is one who has been taught by a qualified electrician over its assigned tasks and the potential hazards of improper behavior required, trained and have the necessary safety devices and protective measures.
2.3Intended use
The EME active motor emulator is designed and constructed exclusively for the purpose described herein:
Testing of inverters, not exclusively, but mainly for e-mobility applications like traction inverters of electrical vehicles. The device under test (DUT) may run under specific parameters like heat, cold, humidity, vibration, salt spray or others. The Emulator itself runs in industrial plants at room temperature at normal humidity without environmental stress.
The emulator performs the following functionality:
- Simulation of the vehicle electrical system from the DUT point of view:
- Motor phases
- Battery power supply (in combination with external DC power supply)
- Position sensor input signals (e.g. SIN/COS or Resolver)
- Monitoring of voltages and currents which are applied to or output from the DUT
- Provision of measurement data to the overall system.
2.4Improper Use
Other than under the "Intended Use" specified or beside this all usage is considered as improper use! Claims of any kind for damage resulting from improper use are excluded. The operator is liable for all damages resulting from improper use.
2.5Special hazards
The following safety instructions and warnings in the other chapters of this manual should be observed to reduce health hazards and avoid dangerous situations
2.6Behavior in emergencies and accidents
Preventive measures
- Always be prepared for accidents or fire!
- First-aid equipment (first aid kit, blankets, etc.), and fire extinguishers retain for future use
- Make personnel familiar with accident reporting, first aid equipment and rescue measures.
- Keep access routes for emergency vehicles clear.
Measures in case of accidents
- Trigger emergency stop
- First-aid measures should be considered.
- Recover people from the danger zone
- Inform the responsible person on site.
- alert emergency services
- Keep access routes for emergency vehicles clear.