Individually tailored to meet the toughest MV requirements
Heavy duty industries face some of the most complex and competitive engineering environments on the planet. Your industry and your applications demand adaptability in MV drives, where reliability, robustness, space and weight are crucial – and downtime is a disaster.
The VACON® 3000 is the only MV drive available, which accommodates flexible arrangements, straightforward system integration and easy maintenance.
The modular advantage
This range of modular medium-voltage (MV) drives empowers systems integrators and OEMs, delivering a whole new approach to attaining the ultimate in performance, exactly tailored to the needs of each application.
Partners
Danfoss Drives works with selected, qualified partners to push the boundaries of the medium-voltage drives market to deliver something you have never seen before.
This means that when owning or running a system with medium-voltage drives installed, you can discuss your needs in depth with our Medium Voltage Partners, to define a design encompassing the ultimate and exact characteristics you expect of an MV drive.
Supply voltages and power range
Continuous rating (variable torque)
- 3300 V….2430-7030 kVA
- 4160 V….2450-7060 kVA
Low overload 110% (constant torque)
- 3300 V….2210-6390 kVA
- 4160 V….2230-6420 kVA
Continuous rating (variable torque)
- 3300 V….2430-7030 kVA
- 4160 V….2450-7060 kVA
Low overload 110% (constant torque)
- 3300 V….2210-6390 kVA
- 4160 V….2230-6420 kVA
Features and benefits
Modular concept
Facilitates flexible, compact solutions for space-sensitive applications
Simplified pre-charge unit design
Get a fast, safe power up, over and over again
Needs no pre-charging resistors, and limits the inrush current
Flexible front end configuration options
Diode Front End (DFE) based 12-pulse configuration
Other variants available on request including dynamic brake chopper unit
Active Front End (AFE) option for regenerative braking and low harmonics
Easy to operate, with the familiar VACON® interface and Ethernet connectivity.
Simple to build in
Integrated filters and chokes for fewer components
Single-phase modules with grounded heatsink simplify service
Compact and robust, liquid-cooled modules
Availability
The VACON® 3000 portfolio is continually expanding. For detailed technical data and product availability, please contact your local Danfoss medium-voltage specialist.
Documents
| Type | Name | Language | Valid for | Updated | Download | File type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brochure | Create definite-purpose MV solutions | English | Multiple | 19 Nov, 2021 | 11.0 MB | |
| Brochure | Danfoss Drives Fieldbus Solutions | English | Multiple | 12 Nov, 2021 | 7.7 MB | |
| Brochure | Engineering - Chemical and Pharma | English | Multiple | 18 May, 2022 | 37.7 MB | |
| Case story | IHC Scheldt River | English | Multiple | 22 Mar, 2023 | 4.0 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview | English | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 9.8 MB | |
| Case story | Royal IHC Magdalen | English | Multiple | 22 Mar, 2023 | 3.4 MB | |
| White paper | VACON 3000 Drive Kit | English | Multiple | 08 May, 2023 | 7.8 MB | |
| Fact sheet | VACON 3000 Drive Kit | English | Multiple | 27 Apr, 2023 | 3.9 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Drive Kit Selection Guide | English | Multiple | 19 Nov, 2021 | 44.2 MB | |
| Fact sheet | VACON 3000 Enclosed Drive | English | Multiple | 31 Mar, 2023 | 3.7 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Enclosed Drive Selection Guide | English | Multiple | 11 May, 2023 | 25.2 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Intro | English | Multiple | 19 Nov, 2021 | 12.6 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON_3000_Concept_Paper | English | Multiple | 15 Oct, 2021 | 3.8 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON-3000-DPD01822B | English | Multiple | 09 Oct, 2023 | 8.1 MB | |
| Operating guide | VACON® 3000 Drive Kit | English | Multiple | 25 Oct, 2023 | 15.6 MB | |
| Operating guide | VACON® 3000 Enclosed Drive | English | Multiple | 25 Oct, 2023 | 15.8 MB |
Software
| Type | Software Characteristic | Name | Version | Language | Released | Status | Download | File type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software tools | VACON® Live | 1.1.21.0 | English | 27 Sept, 2022 | Released | 61.7 MB | .zip | |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-E3/E5 PROFIBUS DP Firmware | 011 | English | 07 Jun, 2024 | Released | 3.7 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-E6 CANopen Firmware | 014 | English | 12 Apr, 2022 | Released | 2.5 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-E7 DeviceNet Firmware | 007 | English | 06 Nov, 2020 | Released | 2.2 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-E9 DualPort Ethernet Firmware | 011 | English | 21 Aug, 2020 | Released | 6.9 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-EC EtherCAT Firmware | 005 | English | 12 Aug, 2022 | Released | 2.9 MB | .zip |
Related applications
Use VACON® 3000 medium-voltage drives in the heavy industrial sector, which requires performance up to the high megawatt range: ship building, mining, Oil and gas, raw materials, chemical and petrochemical, and cement industries.
Contact us
For further information or to get a quote for this drive please contact us