Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)

Designed for Flexibility, Scalability, Productivity, and Ease of Use.

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Looking for a way to simplify machine design while improving system performance? We offer a wide selection of PowerFlex® variable frequency drives (VFDs) and DC drives that handle both low voltage and medium voltage applications. With a comprehensive range of power options and innovative features, our VFDs can bring performance and capability to a wide variety of industries and applications.

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Calculate the Energy Efficiency of Your Drive

The Drives Efficiency Calculater will calculate power losses for your Allen-Bradley drive, ensuring it meets the IEC 61800-9-2 standard.

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ROK Talk on Drives Podcast Series

Our ROK Talk on Drives podcast gives you the latest updates for the Rockwell Automation drives business. Hosted by Sr. Product Specialist, Jim Finiak and Power Control Lead, Neal Corbett, ROK Talk will focus on drives topics that include both medium and low voltage VFDs, as well as servo drives. This podcast will help inform you on how drives play a role in moving customers forward to the future of manufacturing. Tune in for all the information you never knew you needed about drives.

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Low Voltage VFDs

Our flexible portfolio of PowerFlex® VFDs helps to keep you connected to your operations and improve productivity. This family of VFDs offer a broad range of control modes, features, options, packaging, global voltages, and power ratings. These drives are ideal for applications that require speed, torque, and/or position control.

Standard VFDs

Standard VFDs

Our PowerFlex® standard VFDs are designed to deliver greater production output, uptime, energy savings, and productivity.

PowerFlex standard VFDs offer flexible, high-performance motor control solutions for a wide range of industrial applications. These VFDs can be applied throughout your plant from traditional applications to more advanced motor control.

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Component VFDs

Component VFDs

Designed for ease of use, our PowerFlex® compact class VFDs can help you optimize your panel space and application versatility. These drives provide an innovative, modular design that supports fast and easy installation and configuration. Compact class VFDs deliver a simple and cost-effective solution for standalone machine level control applications or simple system integration.

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Packaged Solutions for Low Voltage AC Drives

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Packaged Solutions for Low Voltage AC Drives

Choose from a variety of standard packaged solutions that are pre-engineered to streamline your acquisition process. These solutions will help simplify delivery and installation and help ease repeat orders and inventory.

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Medium Voltage VFDs

You can count on PowerFlex® Medium Voltage AC Drives to deliver reliable operation and precise speed and torque control. Designed for all-purpose and special-purpose variable and constant torque applications – from centrifugal fans and pumps to conveyors and mills – to meet a broad variety of industry needs and configurations.

PowerFlex 6000 Medium Voltage VFDs

PowerFlex 6000 Medium Voltage Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)

PowerFlex 6000 Medium Voltage VFDs

Simplify your integration and operations experience reduce support costs by choosing PowerFlex ® 6000T MV drives. They use a common control platform, which can help reduce product-specific training requirements and spare parts inventory. Use our PowerFlex 6000 MV VFDs for a variety of applications in new or retrofit, variable torque, and constant torque applications.

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PowerFlex 7000 Medium Voltage VFDs

PowerFlex 7000 Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)

PowerFlex 7000 Medium Voltage VFDs

Looking to lessen your energy costs, downtime, and motor wear and tear and in your operation? Do you want to increase reliability, optimize performance, and reduce maintenance in your industrial application? PowerFlex® 7000 VFDs can help. They enable soft-starting and variable-speed control of processes with high power demands. PowerFlex 7000 Medium Voltage VFDs are air-cooled or liquid-cooled drives that are available in a broad power range of power requirements.

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PowerFlex 7000 Drive System with ArcShield Technology

PowerFlex 7000 Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) with ArcShield

PowerFlex 7000 Drive System with ArcShield Technology

Meet safety standards the PowerFlex® 7000 drive system with ArcShield. It’s a fully integrated Allen-Bradley CENTERLINE® starter and PowerFlex 7000 drive combination. PowerFlex 7000 Drive System with ArcShield™ technology is the first arc-resistant medium voltage drive with full regeneration capabilities.

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PowerFlex DC Drives

Allen-Bradley DC drives solutions can meet the needs of a wide range of demanding applications. PowerFlex DC drives deliver highly functional, cost-effective drive and control solutions. They are easily configured for most applications. They are designed for DC motor applications and retrofits up to 6000 Hp / 4000 kW. These stand-alone regulators and field controllers are designed for demanding stand-alone, coordinated drive control and drive system applications.

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Packaged Solutions for PowerFlex DC Drives

Select drive, enclosure, and power options.

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Drive Software

Our PowerFlex® drive software provides you with an easy way to configure your VFD. Select the tool that best fits your need: DriveTools™, Connected Component Workbench, and for your Logix controlled applications use Studio 5000 Logix Designer® software. Each drive configuration tool provides an interface for easy programming, maintenance, and operation of your PowerFlex drive.

Studio 5000 Logix Designer

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Studio 5000 Logix Designer

Studio 5000 Logix Designer® is an intuitive programming environment that allows users to work collaboratively to design and maintain their systems.

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Connected Components Workbench

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Connected Components Workbench

Simplify standalone machine development and reduce design time for multiple industries with the Connected Components Workbench™ software.

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DriveTools SP Software

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DriveTools SP Software

DriveTools™ SP is a family of software tools that provides a simplified interface for programming, maintenance and troubleshooting of select PowerFlex® AC and DC drives. Tools include DriveExecutive™ and DriveObserver™ software.

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PartnerNetwork

Our PartnerNetwork™ program provides customers with an integrated team of engineering specialists and suppliers that are leaders in the automation and manufacturing industry.

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Our LifecycleIQ™ Services connect, secure, mobilize, and scale your manufacturing operations for greater performance, reliability, safety, and ongoing innovation.

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