Siemens SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 GEN4 CELL 40A/70A/140A/200A/260A/315A/375A/500A/660A/750A Obsolescence phase-out in 2020
Customer Obsolescence Letter
Siemens has begun a phase-out of the SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GEN4 product manufactured out of the Siemens New Kensington facility as of April 1, 2019.
Siemens has begun a phase-out of the SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 GEN4 9 cells 40A up to 260A and GEN4 12 cells product manufactured out of the Jundiaí facility as of November 6, 2020.
Siemens has begun a phase-out of the SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY 6SR4, 9/12 cell, 315A/375A drive manufactured out of the Siemens New Kensington facility as of April 1, 2020.
Siemens has begun a phase-out of the SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY 6SR4 (GENIVE), 500-750A, 9-18 Cell product manufactured out of the Siemens New Kensington facility as of May 31, 2022.
Operating Instructions
Installation Instructions
Medium-Voltage Drive SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Type 6SR41
This documentation pertains to Drives manufactured in NMA Nuernberg, Germany
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C.1 CE Marking and Directives for SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY
GH180 Products
The CE marking identifies products that are in compliance with the appropriate EU directives.
The CE marking is not a seal of quality. It was created to guarantee end users safe products
in the free flow of goods within the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European
Community (EC). By applying the CE marking the manufacturer acknowledges the product is
in conformance with the applicable EU Directives and the product complies with the “essential
requirements” defined in these directives. Based on the Gambica CE Marking and Technical
Standardization Guidelines, Edition 3.0, compliance to EN 61800-5-1 is a harmonized standard
and confers a presumption of conformity with the essentials of the Low Voltage Directive (LVD).
C.1.1 CE Marking on Power Drive Systems (PDS)
The terminology used throughout IEC and EN standards relating to electrical VFDs is contained
in the IEC 61800 series of standards. The IEC 61800 series fo standards references other
components of the PDS with respect to the VFD; however, those components are covered by
different IEC product relevant materials.
As referenced in Figure "Power Drive System", the installation, parts of the installation, the
motor or any machinery, including gearboxes and the driven equipment, are outside of the
scope of Siemens LD's responsibility.
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Figure C-1 Power Drive System
Siemens Industry, Inc. I DT LD SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 designs always
include the Basic Drive Module (BDM) consisting of a Perfect Harmony™ transformer,
converter/inverter (power cell) section, and control section. Depending on the Siemens
Industry, Inc. I DT LD scope of supply, SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Complete
Drive Module (CDM) may include optional components, such as a motor excitation unit, output
line filter, output line reactor, or earthing switches.
Note
As referenced in Figure Power Drive System, the installation, parts of the installation, the motor,
or any machinery, including gearboxes and the driven equipment, are outside of the scope of
Siemens LD's responsibility.
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* Optional Components in SINAMIC PERFECT HARMONY CDM:
● May not be in Siemens scope of supply.
● May be housed separately in stand-alone enclosure.
Figure C-2 Overview of PDS containing the SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY BDM and CDM
C.1.2 Directives that apply to the Power Drive System (PDS)
● LVD: Low Voltage Directive – 2006/95/EEC (formerly 72/23/EEC). Siemens Industry, Inc.
I DT LD SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 designs comply with IEC 61800-5-1
(2007) “Adjustable Speed Electrical Power Drive Systems”, Part 5-1 “Safety Requirements
– Electrical, Thermal and Energy.”
● EMC: EMC Directive - 2004/108/EEC (formerly 89/36/EEC). Siemens Industry, Inc. I DT
LD SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 designs comply with IEC 61800-3 (2004)
“Adjustable Speed Electrical Power Drive Systems”, Part 3 “EMC Requirements and
specific test methods.” Reference Section “EMC Installation Guidelines for SINAMICS
PERFECT HARMONY GH180 "in Siemens Industry, Inc. I DT LD document A5E03091809
(this document).
– The SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 is verified compliant to IEC 61800-3
through type testing of the BDM/CDM itself. Compliance with IEC 61800-3 is a
requirement of the EMC Directive; however, the SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY
GH180 cannot directly state compliance to the EMC Directive because the directive
requires type testing of the complete PDS as it is installed at the customer site.
● MD: Machinery Directive – 98/37/EEC until 29 Dec. 2009, then 2006/42/EEC becomes
effective.
– Although the Machinery Directive is a recognized directive associated with a PDS, the
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 cannot directly state compliance to the
Machinery Directive. The Machinery Directive provides clear definition for a machine
and a partially completed machine. SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 VFD
does not meet these definitions. This is defined in Section CE Marking.
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● PED: Pressure Equipment Directive – 97/23EC. Liquid cooled Siemens Industry, Inc. I DT
LD SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 designs are exempt since they operate at
pressures less than ten bars.
● ATEX: Explosive Atmospheres – 94/9/EC. Siemens Industry, Inc. I DT LD does not
authorize the use of SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 designs in an explosive
atmosphere.

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