The new Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 6000T medium voltage drives now feature TotalFORCE technology

Rockwell Automation and NHP have released the PowerFlex 6000T medium voltage (MV) drives, featuring a common control architecture and TotalFORCE technology.

The drives simplify integration and operating experience as they share the same control hardware, firmware and network interface software used in the latest generation of PowerFlex 755T low voltage drives.

It also uses a common control platform across the entire installed base of variable frequency drives lowers integration, operation and support costs. A common platform also reduces product-specific training requirements and spare parts inventory.

The drives also feature Connected Components Workbench software, offering full device profile support, which makes it easier to configure, program and visualise in a single software package

Simplified and more intuitive local control, monitoring and diagnostics with a larger 254mm colour touch screen enhanced HIM.

PowerFlex 6000T MV drives are particularly well suited for all-purpose, nonregenerative applications such as fans, pumps, mills, conveyors and compressors. They are an ideal solution for motor control applications from 100…11,000 kW (200…15,000 Hp) and for motors rated from 2.3…11 kV.

Air-cooled PowerFlex 6000T drives are designed to maximise energy efficiency by enabling soft starting and variable-speed control in normal duty and heavy-duty applications. To achieve low input harmonics and near-unity power factor, the drives use a Cascaded ‘H’ Bridge topology. This topology combines an integrally mounted phase shifting isolation transformer with series-connected power cells for each phase.