Individually tailored to meet the toughest MV requirements
Heavy duty marine systems face some of the most complex and competitive engineering environments on the planet. Your inland or ocean-going vessels demand adaptability in medium-voltage drives, where reliability, robustness, space and weight are crucial – and downtime is a disaster.
The VACON® 3000 Drive Kit is the only medium-voltage drive (MV drive) available as a modular kit, which accommodates flexible arrangements, straightforward system integration and easy maintenance.
The modular advantage
When customization counts, choose this range of modular medium-voltage (MV) drives. Empowering systems integrators and OEMs, it delivers a whole new approach to attaining the ultimate in performance, exactly tailored to the needs of each application and installation environment.
Partners
Danfoss Drives works with select, qualified partners to push the boundaries of the medium-voltage drives market to deliver something never seen before.
This means that 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.
Availability
The VACON® 3000 portfolio is continually expanding. For detailed technical data and product availability, please contact your local Danfoss medium-voltage specialist.
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
High overload 150% (constant torque)
- 3300 V….1620-4680 kVA
- 4160 V….1630-4060 kVA
Features and benefits
Modular concept
- Facilitates flexible layout and 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 (BCU) 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
- Designed and tested filters and chokes for each variant
- Single-phase modules with grounded heatsink simplify service
- Compact and robust liquid-cooled modules
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 | |
| Brochure | Engineering - Chemical and Pharma - German | German | Multiple | 14 Jul, 2023 | 37.8 MB | |
| Case story | IHC Scheldt River | English | Multiple | 22 Mar, 2023 | 4.0 MB | |
| Case story | IHC Scheldt River - Chinese | Chinese (CN) | Multiple | 22 Mar, 2023 | 4.1 MB | |
| Case story | IHC Scheldt River - Dutch | Dutch, Flemish | Multiple | 22 Mar, 2023 | 4.0 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview | English | Multiple | 27 Jan, 2025 | 12.6 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Chinese | Chinese (CN) | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.6 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Czech | Czech | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.4 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - French | French | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.4 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - German | German | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.4 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Italian | Italian | Multiple | 06 Feb, 2025 | 12.8 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Korean | Korean | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 13.2 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Polish | Polish | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.9 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Portuguese | Portuguese | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.9 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Russian | Russian | Multiple | 17 Feb, 2025 | 12.7 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Serbian | Serbian (RS) | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.9 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Spanish | Spanish, Castilian | Multiple | 16 Mar, 2023 | 11.8 MB | |
| Case story | Royal IHC Magdalen | English | Multiple | 22 Mar, 2023 | 3.4 MB | |
| Case story | Royal IHC Magdalen - Turkish | Turkish | Multiple | 20 Apr, 2023 | 3.5 MB | |
| White paper | VACON 3000 Drive Kit | English | Multiple | 08 May, 2023 | 7.8 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Drive Kit Selection Guide | English | Multiple | 19 Nov, 2021 | 44.2 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Drive Kit Selection Guide - Chinese | Chinese (CN) | Multiple | 19 Nov, 2021 | 44.4 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Drive Kit Selection Guide - Korean | Korean | South Korea | 19 Nov, 2021 | 42.4 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Drive Kit Selection Guide - US English | English | United States | 19 Nov, 2021 | 43.2 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 | |
| Fact sheet | VACON® 3000 Drive Kit | English | Multiple | 27 Apr, 2023 | 3.9 MB | |
| Operating guide | VACON® 3000 Drive Kit | English | Multiple | 25 Oct, 2023 | 15.6 MB | |
| Fact sheet | VACON® 3000 Drive Kit - US English Letter | English | United States | 07 Feb, 2025 | 3.4 MB | |
| Fact sheet | VACON® 3000 Enclosed Drive | English | Multiple | 31 Mar, 2023 | 3.7 MB | |
| Operating guide | VACON® 3000 Enclosed Drive | English | Multiple | 25 Oct, 2023 | 15.8 MB | |
| Fact sheet | VACON® 3000 Enclosed Drive - Chinese | Chinese (CN) | Multiple | 31 Jul, 2023 | 3.8 MB | |
| Fact sheet | VACON® 3000 Enclosed Drive - US English Letter | English | United States | 07 Feb, 2025 | 3.3 MB |
Software
| Type | Software Characteristic | Name | Version | Language | Released | Status | Download | File type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software tools | VACON® Live | 1.1.21.0 | English | 27 Sep, 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, offshore, mining, oil and gas, energy, raw materials, chemical and petrochemical, and cement industries.
Case stories
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UNITED STATES: Somewhere off the coast of New Jersey, the Weeks Marine dredge Magdalen removes thousands of tons of sand off the seafloor and loads it into her hopper. The vessel then navigates to a spot where the shoreline was eroded and discharges the sand there, using slurry pumps powered by medium-voltage drives to reclaim a beach that storms had washed away.
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A Danfoss medium-voltage drive solution boosts an inboard dredge pump and increases energy efficiency with a small footprint, minimum weight and low volume - while being robust enough to withstand the harsh marine environment.
