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Fault · SINAMICS G120, G120XA, G130, G150, S120, S150

F30012Power unit: Temperature sensor heat sink wire breakage

What it means

F30012 reports that the connection to a temperature sensor inside the power unit has been interrupted — a wire breakage in the sensor circuit. The manuals word it slightly differently per family: on the G120, G120XA, G130 and G150 the fault is titled Power unit: Temperature sensor heat sink wire breakage, so the interrupted connection concerns the heat sink temperature sensor; on the S120 and S150 it is titled more generally as a temperature sensor wire breakage in the power unit. In both cases the drive stores a fault value in r0949 whose bits identify which sensor location raised the fault.

Why it appears

  • The connection to a heat sink temperature sensor in the power unit is interrupted (G120, G120XA, G130 and G150).
  • The connection to a temperature sensor in the power unit is interrupted (S120 and S150, where the fault value distinguishes the affected sensor location).

What to check

  1. Read the fault value in r0949 and decode its bits (see below) to identify which sensor location — module slot, air intake, one of the inverters or rectifiers, or on S120/S150 the capacitor air discharge or liquid intake — reported the interrupted connection.
  2. Beyond reading the fault value, the manuals prescribe no on-site remedy for this code: contact the manufacturer (G120, G120XA, G130 and G150) or Technical Support (S120 and S150).

Reading the message value

  • The drive writes the fault location into the fault value r0949, which appears as the %1 message value. Decode it bit by bit:
  • Bit 0: Module slot (electronics slot)
  • Bit 1: Air intake
  • Bit 2: Inverter 1
  • Bit 3: Inverter 2
  • Bit 4: Inverter 3
  • Bit 5: Inverter 4
  • Bit 6: Inverter 5
  • Bit 7: Inverter 6
  • Bit 8: Rectifier 1
  • Bit 9: Rectifier 2
  • Bit 14: Capacitor air discharge and Bit 15: Liquid intake are listed only for the S120 and S150, where the manual instructs to interpret the value in binary; the G120, G120XA, G130 and G150 entries instruct to interpret the value in hexadecimal and end at Bit 9.

Parameters the manual names

  • r0949 — fault value: read it to see, bit by bit, which temperature sensor location in the power unit reported the wire breakage for this code.

Acknowledging and restarting

The manuals describe no special reset routine for F30012. The fault reaction stops the drive, so it will not run again until the fault is acknowledged at the operator panel or in the commissioning tool. Acknowledge once the manufacturer or Technical Support has repaired the interrupted sensor connection, then restart the drive as usual.

What differs between the drive families

Straight from the manuals' own fields — F30012 is not described identically everywhere.

Drive familyReactionAcknowledgeMessage classComponentManual
S120, S150OFF1 (OFF2)Power electronics faulted (5)Power ModuleSINAMICS S120, S150 List Manual · p. 2940
G130, G150OFF1 (OFF2)IMMEDIATELYPower electronics faulted (5)Power ModuleSINAMICS G130, G150 List Manual · p. 1652
G120OFF1 (OFF2)IMMEDIATELYPower electronics faulted (5)SINAMICS G120 · p. 906
G120XAOFF1 (OFF2)IMMEDIATELYSINAMICS G120XA PN converter · p. 1153

The drives this code lives on

F30012 is described for G120, G120XA, G130, G150, S120, S150. These are the converters of those families in our catalogue — price on request.

Questions technicians ask

What does fault F30012 mean on a SINAMICS drive?

It reports a wire breakage: the connection to a temperature sensor in the power unit is interrupted. On the G120, G120XA, G130 and G150 this is worded as the heat sink temperature sensor; on the S120 and S150 as any temperature sensor in the power unit.

Which parameter shows which temperature sensor triggered F30012?

The fault value in r0949. Its bits identify the location — module slot, air intake, inverters 1 to 6, rectifiers 1 and 2, and on the S120/S150 also capacitor air discharge (Bit 14) or liquid intake (Bit 15).

How is F30012 cleared?

The manuals give no on-site repair: contact the manufacturer (G120, G120XA, G130, G150) or Technical Support (S120, S150). Afterwards acknowledge the fault at the operator panel or in the commissioning tool before restarting the drive.

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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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