On the display
The panel shows VSD - Gate driver - XYZ; the manual prints the message in this single form. The last three characters are placeholders the drive fills in to identify the switch that tripped: X denotes the power cell phase location (A, B, or C), Y denotes the location of the IGBT in the pole in relation to its connection (N, neutral or M, motor), and Z denotes the location relative to the internal neutral connection (U, upper or L, lower). Read the three printed letters to identify the phase, the pole connection and the upper or lower position of the IGBT that raised the shutdown.
What it means
This message is listed among the display messages of the medium voltage variable speed drive, in the group of cycling fault messages. The shutdown is generated when the voltage across the IGBT is too high. The gate driver board determines this shutdown and provides feedback to the MVVSD controller board that this shutdown occurred, and the drive initiates a cycling shutdown.
Why it appears
- The voltage across the IGBT is too high — the gate driver board makes this determination and provides feedback to the MVVSD controller board that the shutdown occurred.
Reset and restart
The drive initiates a cycling shutdown, and no separate reset step is described for this message. Messages automatically clear when the fault condition no longer exists; if the chiller was running when the fault occurred, it automatically restarts.
The message therefore leaves the display on its own once the fault condition is gone, and a chiller that was running at the time returns to operation by automatic restart.
Questions engineers ask
What does VSD - Gate driver - XYZ mean on a YORK YK chiller?
It is a medium voltage VSD cycling fault: the voltage across an IGBT is too high, the gate driver board determines the shutdown and reports it to the MVVSD controller board, and the drive initiates a cycling shutdown.
What do X, Y and Z stand for in the message?
X is the power cell phase location (A, B, or C), Y is the location of the IGBT in the pole in relation to its connection (N, neutral or M, motor), and Z is the location relative to the internal neutral connection (U, upper or L, lower).
How do I clear VSD - Gate driver - XYZ?
No manual reset is described. The message automatically clears when the fault condition no longer exists, and if the chiller was running when the fault occurred, it automatically restarts.
Why does the gate driver board shut the drive down?
Because the voltage across the IGBT is too high; the gate driver board detects this and provides feedback to the MVVSD controller board that the shutdown occurred.
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Source
Written from the manufacturer's manuals for the YORK YK; every number and designation on this page is checked against them before publication. The row of the manual this message comes from:
All YORK YK messages: fault codes · YORK YK documentation · YORK manuals
