Available in 0.18 to 4kW (0.25 - to 5 Hp), 100 and 200 V single-phase, 200 and 400 V three-phase models with Linear V to F, Square V to F, and Resistance Compensation modes, Commander S is built and verified to be robust. Designed for applications in several industries, Commander S is a perfect solution for flow control, moving, and processing applications.
Fans, pumps, and compressors that are noisy and produce excess vibration can benefit by installing the Commander S drive. These drives are designed to draw fewer amps than the application, thus saving energy costs, operating more efficiently, and eliminating the noise and vibration caused by a motor running at full speed while on. Additionally, optimization of the application will result when the motor is running efficiently.
For example, a restaurant needs to run a ventilation system of fans that are designed to bring in clean air and extract fumes from the kitchen. The system is controlled by on/off switches and the fans' motors are located on the other side of a wall from diners. When the fan motors are running, they are noisy and create vibration causing a disturbance and unpleasant experience for diners in the restaurant. Additionally, the motors and the fans are running at full speed and are either on or off.
By installing Commander S drives to control the speed and more efficiently operate the fans and ventilation system, noise and vibration can be significantly reduced due to the built-in skip frequency function. With the simple setup routines preprogrammed into the drive, you will realize higher performance, lower noise, and less vibration within minutes of installation.
Conveyors, treadmills, and automatic doors and barriers require reliable speed control for smooth speed transitions in acceleration and deceleration, along with dynamic braking.
Some processes require items to move along a conveyor and stop at precise intervals for other applications to perform specific functions. Additionally, it is imperative that acceleration, deceleration, stop, and traverse speeds are smooth, so as not to disrupt the items moving along the conveyor. This is especially true in the food and beverage industry. Smooth, controlled movement are essential factors to maintain production.
Commander S provides precise solution controls for any environment that requires smooth, precise automation control. With reliable speed controls with onboard communications and S-ramp acceleration/deceleration profiling, the drive provides smooth speed transitions minimizing machine jolt. The drive's linear V to F operator mode allows for a controllable boost to get the machine running smoothly.
Mixers, crushers, agitators, centrifuges, kneaders, and spinning and braiding machines for textile need a drive that is stable and resistance compensating for the increase in loads resulting in an increase in the amount of current the motor draws.
As these processing applications can experience significant increases in load during operation, they require a drive that can deliver torque when an increase in the load results in a decrease in the speed of the motor. Motor control for these applications requires that a variable speed drive can compensate for this increase in load while not allowing the motor to slow down resulting in loss of production.
Using the Commander S drive for applications experiencing increases in operational load provides operators peace of mind with the resistance compensation control mode. In this mode, Commander S can compensate by providing high-quality torque performance during load resistance events. What's more, the drive can easily integrate into external PLCs or other management systems with onboard communications.
Commander S is a cost-effective, easy to install, easy to use, and reliable application drive. It also contains advanced controls such as PID functionality, fire mode, S-ramp acceleration/deceleration, Linear V to F, drive overload capacity, DC braking, and built-in EMC filter making it the perfect solution to your AC drive needs.
These advanced controls can be configured and shared drive-to-drive via Control Techniques' MARSHAL App. The ease of use of the Commander S makes integrating the drive with your application simple.
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