Siemens provides a comprehensive family of "off the shelf" products to meet most standard applications, environments and budgets, many of which are available ex stock Australia. Siemens also offers an extensive range of pre-engineered drives and options, which can be manufactured quickly to suit customer specific requirements.

The range of products includes:

• Output voltages 240V, 415V, 690V
• Protection rated IP20 to IP54
• V/Hz control, sensorless vector control, closed loop vector control with encoder
• Basic keypad/displays to full English alpha numeric displays
• Profinet, Profibus, Devicenet, Modbus (other protocols on request)
• Regenerative and resistor type braking
• Totally integrated automation
• Uniform functionality based on platform concept
• Safety integrated
• PC based Drive Monitor commissioning software

 

LV Drives

LV drives suitable for simple applications such as pumps and fans through to precision control of ship loaders and conveyors.
Drive includes Sensorless Vector Control, Energy Saving and Automatic tuning.
Programming can be by keypad, download from PC or serial link, download from keypad memory.
Although different families Micromaster and Sinamics drives share the same PC programming interface

Input voltage range: 240V 1 Phase
Output voltages: 240 V 3 Phase
Power range: 0.2 - 2.2 kW
Degree of protection: IP21 or higher air cooling

 Input voltage range: 380 - 480V 3 Phase
Output voltages: 380 - 480 V 3 Phase
Power range: 0.2 - 900 kW
Degree of protection: IP21 up to IP54
 

LV Soft Starters

Voltage 380 - 690V
Power ratings 2.2 - 1650 kW
IP ratings up to IP20 or higher
 

Shaft Power Monitors

Voltage 240 - 690V
Power Ratings 0.1 kW upwards
Under and Overload Alarm
Under and Overload Trip
4-20 mA output

Besides our range of drives, Siemens Australia also offers the Emotron FDU and VFX series drives.
 

Features

We offer:

• V/Hz and Sensorless Vector Control
• Speed and Torque control functions
• Optional Closed loop encoder feedback for precise speed control
• Individual single VSD’s or common DC bus systems with multiple inverters
• Expandable I/O interface
• Conformal coated control boards to reduce the effects of an aggressive environment
• IP20 -IP54 enclosure forced air cooled
• Modular power electronics for ease of maintenance
• Braking options (regeneration or chopper)
• Optional Profibus Devicenet Modbus Ethernet serial communication ports
• PID loop control
• Multi Pump control software
• Safe Stop options
• Basic to high level keypads
• Integral EMC filters
• Suitable for operation to 50C (with derating)
• Main breaker including fuses or circuit-breaker
• Motor temperature evaluation functions for PTC thermistors and PT 100
• EMERGENCY STOP, Category 0 or 1
• Extended customer terminal strip
• Power supply for external auxiliaries (e.g. a separately-driven fan for the motor)
• Various mechanical options such as increased degree of protection up to IP54, additional shock hazard protection, line supply and motor connection from the top, etc
• Main breaker/contactors including line fuses resp. circuit-breaker
• Radio interference suppression filter
• Line reactors
• Output filter
• Connection for external auxiliaries
• Thermistor motor protection
   

Benefits

Customer benefits include:

• Quieter, more compact, user friendly and cost effective
• Quietest drive converter in the world
• Completely seamless: Totally Integrated Automation
• User friendly operator panel
• Precision and force for every production
• 30 to 50% energy saving compared to fixed-speed drives
• Energy savings compared to fixed speed drive
• Easy planning and installation
• Commissioning: up and running without a manual
• Modular design for highest degree of service friendliness
• Higher productivity due to better process control
• Compact: Up to 70% smaller footprint
• Quiet: Noise levels of typically 72 dB (A)
• Variable speed: For flexible adaptation to the process