Ready to run in demanding MV environments
When uptime is everything, this drive gives you reliability you can count on in heavy-duty marine applications. The VACON® 3000 Enclosed Drive is a modular and configurable cabinet-built drive delivering superior performance, complexity reduction and easy maintenance. When robustness, space and weight are crucial to competitiveness, this drive has you covered on all counts.
For ordinary installation conditions, choose these pre-engineered drives to save time and reduce complexity. You can be sure of robust reliable performance despite high ambient temperatures and tough environments, with IP54/NEMA 3S protection and an innovative integrated cooling system.
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
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Maximize operating uptime with robust design featuring IP54 ingress protection, liquid cooling and full power operation up to 45°C ambient temperature
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Speed up engineering and installation with straightforward selection of drive and options, proven quality, very small footprint and simple commissioning process
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Easy serviceability with front access and easy exchange phase module
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Get equipped for the future with state-of-the-art 3L-NPC topology, AFE (low harmonic) or 12-pulse DFE configuration, modularity based on single-phase modules, Brake Chopper Unit (BCU) option, and other pre-engineered options
Documents
| Type | Name | Language | Valid for | Updated | Download | File type |
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| Brochure | Create definite-purpose MV solutions | English | Multiple | 18 Nov, 2021 | 11.0 MB | |
| Brochure | Danfoss Drives Fieldbus Solutions | English | Multiple | 11 Nov, 2021 | 7.7 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 | 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 | 09 May, 2025 | 12.6 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Chinese | Chinese | Multiple | 21 Jul, 2025 | 12.9 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Czech | Czech | Multiple | 21 Aug, 2025 | 12.6 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 | 09 May, 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 | 09 May, 2025 | 12.7 MB | |
| Brochure | Product Overview - Serbian | Serbian | 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 | 18 Nov, 2021 | 44.2 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Drive Kit Selection Guide - Chinese | Chinese | Multiple | 18 Nov, 2021 | 44.4 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Drive Kit Selection Guide - Korean | Korean | South Korea | 18 Nov, 2021 | 42.4 MB | |
| Brochure | VACON 3000 Drive Kit Selection Guide - US English | English | United States | 18 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 | 18 Nov, 2021 | 12.6 MB | |
| Application guide | VACON_3000_Concept_Paper | English | Multiple | 14 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 | 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 |
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| Software tools | VACON® Live | 1.1.21.0 | English | 26 Sep, 2022 | Released | 61.7 MB | .zip | |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-E3/E5 PROFIBUS DP Firmware | 011 | English | 06 Jun, 2024 | Released | 3.7 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-E7 DeviceNet Firmware | 007 | English | 05 Nov, 2020 | Released | 2.2 MB | .zip |
| System software | Option and fieldbus firmware | VACON® OPT-EC EtherCAT Firmware | 005 | English | 11 Aug, 2022 | Released | 2.9 MB | .zip |
Related applications
Use VACON® 3000 medium-voltage drives in the marine sector, where performance up to the high megawatt range is required.
For more efficient operation and greater freedom in ship design, consider an electric-based main propulsion with engineering from Danfoss.
By running winches and cranes on an electric motor you can achieve energy savings, low noise operation and no risk of hydraulic oil overheating or leaks.
Variable frequency pump control enables you to optimize productivity despite changing well conditions over time, whilst also reducing costs.
Case stories
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.
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.