A variable frequency drive is an electronic device that allows you to start, stop, and control the speed of a three phase motor. It is also a motor starter as it is equipped with overload protection. Read more »
What is the difference between a 'new surplus' motor and a 'factory new' motor?
Our New Surplus electric motors and drives are new and unused overstock or discontinued items offered at lower prices and come with our 90-day warranty.
Factory New products are competitively priced and come with a manufacturers warranty.
Variable frequency drives (VFDs or inverters) now play an important part in major industry.
Within the last 10 years they have been perfected to control and vary the speed of 3 phase electric motors. They serve many purposes, besides speed control. Homeowners and hobbyist alike, who have lathes or milling machines with a 3 phase motor, usually don't have 3 phase power to operate. These VFDs (instead of using a rotary phase converter) can now be used to convert single phase power to 3 phase power. Read more »
The CFW500 variable speed drive is a high-performance VSD for applications that require speed and torque control of three-phase induction motors. It has vector or scalar control, SoftPLC, which adds PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) functions, Pump Genius, which allows driving several pumps, and selectable plug-in modules, forming a flexible and optimized solution.
Characteristics
Scalar (V/F), VVW Vector, Sensorless Vector and Vector with Encoder
Selectable plug-in module
Plug and play philosophy
Built-in Operating and Programming Interface (HMI)
Built-in RS485 port (in any plug-in module selected)
Pump Genius - Multipump
SoftPLC - built-in PLC functionalities
Side by side installation (for temperatures below 40 ºC)
Operating ambient temperature 50 ºC
Surface or DIN rail mounting
Brake IGBT (available on frame sizes B and C)
3C2 or 3C3 protection class for application in environments with corrosive chemical substances.
IP20 protection degree (standard)
Fan with fast exchange system
Internal RFI filter (optional)
Fault or alarm diagnosis
Fieldbus communications (according to optional plug-in module selected) CANopen, DeviceNet, Profibus-DP or Ethernet
USB communication port (CFW500-CUSB plug-in)
Free WLP and SuperDrive G2 programming softwares available at www.weg.net
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