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AQUA Drive Now Available in IP66 Enclosure

VLT® AQUA Drive Now Available in IP66 Enclosure Solution

25 January 2008
This enclosure is rated for indoor or outdoor use and protects personnel against incidental contact with enclosed equipment while protecting the drive from falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow, ice, windblown dust, splashing water, hose-direct water, and corrosion. Available power sizes in the IP66 enclosure include 5–60 HP in 230VAC and 10–125 HP in 480 and 600VAC. The VLT® AQUA Drive is also available with a NEMA/UL Type 1 or NEMA/UL Type 12 (IP54/55) enclosure.

Engineered with specially designed software for water and wastewater applications, the VLT® AQUA variable frequency drive provides seamless installation, commissioning, operation and system maintenance in the water and wastewater industry. A streamlined and compact design enables easy integration into even the tightest installation spaces.

The new VLT® AQUA Drive significantly improves system efficiency in applications such as water supply, treatment, distribution, pressure and level control, irrigation, and wastewater applications such as pumps and blowers where speed, pressure and/or level control are critical. Its modular design offers the highest flexibility in option selection with fast delivery of a fully factory tested, customized drive with a number of additional plug-and-play options available for simplified upgrades as application needs evolve. Additionally, the VLT AQUA Drive offers 98% operating efficiency along with automatic sleep mode functionality, automatic energy optimization and flow compensation resulting in considerable energy savings to the user.