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Fault · SINAMICS S120, S150

F06210Infeed: Summation current too high

What it means

F06210 is raised by the infeed when the smoothed total of the three phase currents (i1 + i2 + i3) is greater than 4 % of the maximum power unit current (r0209). The manual describes the fault for the S120 and S150 infeeds; the most serious cause behind it is a ground fault in the DC link, while the other causes lie in the current measurement itself.

Why it appears

  • The DC link has a ground fault that results in a high summation current; the drive flags this condition via r0069.6. The DC component in the line currents can damage/destroy the power unit, line reactor or line filter!
  • The zero point calibration of the current measurement was not carried out — the manual names p3491 and alarm A06602 here.
  • The current measurement in the power unit is defective.

What to check

  1. Check the DC link for a low-ohmic or high-ohmic ground fault and remove it if one is present — this is the condition the drive flags at r0069.6.
  2. Increase the monitoring time of the current offset measurement (p3491); this is the same parameter the manual names with A06602 for the zero point calibration.
  3. Replace the power unit if necessary.

Reading the message value

  • The message value (%1) is the fault value in r0949, given as a floating-point number: the smoothed total of the phase currents that tripped the fault.
  • The manual provides no bit decoding — the value is a single current sum, not a bit pattern.

Parameters the manual names

  • r0209 — Power unit maximum current / PU I_max: the 4 % threshold of this fault refers to this value.
  • r0069 — CO: System pressure actual value / Sys press ActV: the drive references r0069.6 for the DC-link ground fault that produces the high summation current.
  • p3491 — Infeed I-offset measurement monitoring time / INF I_offs t_mon: increase this monitoring time as the remedy; it is also the parameter named with A06602 for the zero point calibration of the current measurement.
  • r0949 — Fault value: read here the smoothed total of the phase currents, given as a floating-point number.

Acknowledging and restarting

The drive switches the infeed off immediately (reaction OFF2, with OFF1 as the alternative in some configurations). Acknowledge the fault immediately; depending on the configuration, the acknowledge only takes effect after a POWER ON. Restart only after the measures above have been carried out and the cause has been removed.

The same on every family

Every manual that describes F06210 gives it the same reaction, acknowledgement and message class.

Drive familyReactionAcknowledgeMessage classComponentManual
S120, S150OFF2 (OFF1)IMMEDIATELY (POWER ON)Ground fault / inter-phase short-circuit detected (7)Power ModuleSINAMICS S120, S150 List Manual · p. 2760

The drives this code lives on

F06210 is described for S120, S150. These are the converters of those families in our catalogue — price on request.

Questions technicians ask

What does fault F06210 mean on a SINAMICS infeed?

The smoothed total of the three phase currents (i1 + i2 + i3) is greater than 4 % of the maximum power unit current (r0209). The drive raises it as a fault on S120 and S150 infeeds.

What causes F06210?

The manual lists a DC-link ground fault that results in a high summation current (r0069.6), a zero point calibration of the current measurement that was not carried out (p3491, A06602), and a defective current measurement in the power unit.

How do I clear fault F06210?

Check the DC link for a low-ohmic or high-ohmic ground fault and remove it, increase the monitoring time of the current offset measurement (p3491), and replace the power unit if necessary. The fault is acknowledged immediately; depending on the configuration, a POWER ON is required.

Why is F06210 treated as urgent?

With a DC-link ground fault, the DC component in the line currents can damage or destroy the power unit, line reactor or line filter — the manual prints this as an explicit warning.

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Source

Written from Siemens' own List Manuals and operating instructions; every number, designation and parameter on this page is checked against them before publication.

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