Mitsubishi claims smallest high performance drive

Brands Hatch, UK - Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new inverter range, which it claims, is the smallest high performance drive on the market. The new D700 “micro” drive range, which covers 0.4kW to 7.5kW three phase, and 0.1kW to 2.2kW single phase, offers the power and features of standard high performance drives, but at nearly 60% less volume.

Acccording to Mitsubishi, the new drive also integrates fully with other “micro” products from Mitsubishi, including its FX3UC programmable logic controller and the GT1020 operator interface. It is being targeted at a range of end users, such as system builders and manufacturing engineers who are looking to upgrade existing motor installations and get better performance from their plant.

Mitsubishi is billing the D700 inverter as "a single solution that cuts right across [product selection] issues by offering complete power performance and advanced control in the one drive package. Thus, whether an application is high torque or high efficiency, the D700 can match the technical requirements with its comprehensive range of features."

The D700 drive is also being offered as "an effective drive power solution for simple pump and fan control where ‘best efficiency’ or ‘energy saving’ is required. This, said Mitsubishi, includes uses requiring minimised power consumption through to dynamic high torque applications requiring considerable power output for moving substantial loads, either constantly or intermittently.

The D700 employs sensorless vector control along with advanced energy optimisation algorithm to optimise its performance over a wide range of demanding industrial applications. The drive can therefore constantly adjust its settings to meet the changing load requirements of the application.

 “We now have a single drive product that will cover all applications, from pumps and fans to conveyors and hoists – and just about any other small drive project you care to name," said Guy Kennett, Mitsubishi’s drives manager. "With it we can guarantee optimum performance for every application whether it needs buckets of power for shifting heavy loads and providing surges of torque when needed or the gentle touch for tweaking its settings to get maximum energy efficiency."