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Commander SL and Commander GP20 changing to legacy status The Commander SL and Commander GP20 products will be changing to legacy status effective March 1st, 2009. The existing inventory of the Commander SL and Commander GP20 products will not be restocked.

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DC Drives (25 to 7400 Amp)

DC SRC drives and motors remain common in industries such as metals, cranes, mining and printing. The current trend is to replace DC systems with new AC drives and motors to reduce maintenance overhead. This can, however, often be a significant task that requires the machinery to be taken out of service for an extended period while mechanical and electrical rework is completed.

Utilizing existing DC motors and upgrading the DC drives is often the most attractive option. DC motors are usually well built and capable of offering many more years of service to help lower project costs and minimize disruption and risks. Control Techniques DC drives are now based on our industry-leading AC drive technology to deliver enhanced motor performance, reliability and system integration options.

	Mentor MP - High performance DC drive (25 - 7400A) Mentor MP is a modern DC drive that is based on Control Techniques current AC drive technology

	Quantum MP - High performance 3Ø DC Package (45-700A) The Quantum MP is a complete drive package incorporating power fuses, DC Armature contactors and 120Vac controls

FXMP25 - DC field controller (up to 25A)

External field controller for DC motors with field currents up to 25A

Mentor II - Digital Variable Speed DC Drive

Reliable, Flexible and Powerful DC Drives

5 to 1000 hp (75kW to 750kW)

25 A - 1850 A in Both Single and 4 Quadrant

The Mentor II provides a wide power range of fully programmable DC drives with a unified control interface. Mentor II is a reliable, flexible and powerful digital DC drive that is available both in non-regenerative and regenerative configurations. It accepts a wide range of supply voltage from 208 to 480 VAC. Mentor II drives rated at 525/660 VAC ratings may be special ordered.

It’s high-performance characteristics, fast coprocessors, dual encoder inputs, application and communications modules, and high-speed drive-to-drive communications capability place it in many applications requiring powerful motor control and coordination.

Simple stand-alone applications are quickly configured with a minimum of parameters.

Printing Presses
Heavy Moveable Structures
Lumber and Paper Milling
Paper Converting
Dual-turret winding
Plastic and Rubber Extrusion
Cranes, Hoists, and Cabling
Iron, Steel and Glassworks
Tilt Vessels, Coilers, Spoolers
Metal Fabrication and Wire drawing

Add the application module (MD29) to implement high performance drive systems with local intelligence. This intelligence can then be utilised to eliminate the master PLC by constructing a distributed control system, using the CTNet fieldbus with the System Programming Tool (SYPT). When integration with a master PLC system is required, a range of fieldbus adapters is available.

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Quantum III - Compact DC Drive Package

Reliable, Flexible and Powerful DC Drives

5 to 1000 hp (75kW to 750kW)

The Quantum III delivers a DC drive package that integrates the intelligence of the Mentor II with a space saving design that incorporates many accessories typically required in the North American market.

The Quantum III is a modified Mentor II with added DC loop contactor, high-speed input fuses and 115 VAC control logic, provision to accept AC/DC tachometer feedback and DC output fuse on all regenerative models. It saves engineering time and panel space that makes it ideal for North American customers.

Microprocessor Based Digital DC Drive
5 to 1000 HP, 3 phase,
208 / 230 / 380 / 480 VAC
Regenerative and non-regenerative models
RS485 serial communications
Extensive fieldbus communication
capabilities
Plug-in 32-bit application coprocessor
card (MD29)
MentorSoft, Windows
based drive configuration tool
Complete Motor Solutions

In addition to the features of the Mentor II, the Quantum III drive includes:

High speed semiconductor fusing
115 VAC control interface
DC loop contactor
(with DB pole up to 250 HP @ 480 VAC)
Accepts AC/DC tachometer feedback, and AC/DC pulse feedback
DC output fuse on all regen models

The Mentor II /Quantum III DC drives are also available as packaged control solutions and in system configurations. For details see Packaged Drives & Engineered Systems.

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