The Pump Drive

Whatever the size of your Pump, we can control it.

Highly efficient pre-engineered motor control system

Control Techniques knows that reliability and efficiency are game changers for pump systems. Either a standalone compact product to fit in your existing system or a Free Standing Drive with a small footprint will support to optimise your motor efficiency.

Light weight, but no light weight!

The F600 is available with Control Techniques' larger frames too, which not only offer 500 kW of power in a single module, and 130 kg is up to 60 kg lighter than competitor drives, but its small footprint, only 295 mm width, and pre-engineered accessories make it easy to install even in a 400mm wide panel or retrofit in industry-standard cubicles.

No extra engineering required

The DFS Series High Power Freestanding Drives is a pre-assembled cabinet that fits in reduced space with all necessary system components included. However, flexibility is a strong point here, and understanding that every system requests your own configuration, we are happy to integrate: load switch, fuses, fan, line and sharing chokes or filters as your specifications require. The cabinet can also come with a doormounted HMI with Real-Time Clock, for easy set-up and maintenance.

Thanks to the dedicated online configurator, getting a quote and ordering is as simple as can be. Furthermore, we can ship your Freestanding drive to you with a very short lead time, saving weeks on typical industry standards.

The Pump Drive F600 offers a full IP65 solution with exactly the same dedicated pump features & capabilities as the standard models.

IP65 provides protection from total dust ingress and low pressure water jets from any direction, making it a simple choice for harsh environments and the outdoors*. The Pump Drive F600 is now one of the most protected drives on the market, maximising pump uptime and productivity, while cutting maintenance costs.

Standard and High IP drives

The High IP drive will already be familiar to users of the F600, with all the same features that make commissioning effortless. The Hand-Off-Auto keypad with the built-in real-time clock is still available, sealed, and the protective casing has been designed with easy servicing and usability in mind. This new variant enables customers to use both standard and high IP drives for the same project, so there is no longer any headache with mixing-and-matching vendors or product feature sets, making project qualification straightforward.

Save on installation

The F600 High IP drive is enclosed in a sturdy, protective yet light casing, providing a compact solution. This not only allows easy integration in harsh environments but wall mounting close to the pump reduces installation costs, through:

• No cabinet required
• Shorter cable lengths
• Less labour time/cost to install drive

Free 5 year warranty

To share our confidence in the reliability of Control Techniques, the Pump Drive F600 High IP product is also eligible for Control Techniques’ extended warranty, at no extra cost. 

*Shading from direct sunlight is required
Warranty terms and conditions apply.

Unmatched total cost of ownership

With innovative protective features and extended equipment life

The F600 has comprehensive pump and motor protection features which minimise unplanned downtime, improving overall effectiveness and guaranteeing better value for money. Bring true resilience to your application and easily ride-through component failures.

Automatic Error Recovery

In the unlikely event of detecting an error with your pump, the F600 has the ability to dynamically recover and resume normal operation.

Limit Protection

If the feedback exceeds the limits defined for your application, the F600 has the ability to raise an alarm or stop the drive to protect your equipment and preserve its lifetime.

Transducer Loss Protection

In the event of losing connection to the transducer, the F600 can stop, continue to run at a fixed speed or ignore the fault depending on the application requirements.

Fire mode

Fire mode allows the drive to disable all trips and to continue to run uninterrupted during emergency events if the application requires.

Save on energy through a wide range of energy features

The F600 is 98% efficient, meaning very little energy is lost in power conversion.

Even more, the real savings potential gets unlocked by the F600’s built-in features that can further reduce energy consumption:

Low load savings 

The F600 helps maximise energy savings when demand is low. Activing Control Techniques’ leading-edge Low Load Power Saving function, the drive dynamically reduces the voltage applied to reduce losses in the motor and make the system more efficient.

Sleep mode

When demand falls below a specified set-point the drive will automatically enter sleep mode and restart itself once demand rises above the set-point. Not only does this greatly reduce the amount of energy consumed, it also saves on equipment wear to preserve its lifetime.

The F600 features optimised control for your flow applications

Pipe fill

Prevent spikes in pressure at start-up using a controlled ramp, to protect your piping system and the pump itself.

Dry-run prevention

Prevent the pump running dry by checking the load against a threshold; with flexible configurations to dynamically adjust output, set an alarm or stop the drive.

Over-cycling protection

Optimise drive, motor and pump sizing, and regulate pump wear by limiting the number of start-stops per hour. Flexible configurations allow to dynamically alter cycling reference limits, set an alarm or stop the drive when a limit is reached.

No-flow detection

Where there is no-flow or low-flow, the F600 drive can automatically enter sleep mode to save energy, based on the feedback of a pulsed flow transducer, or triggered by a flow switch, or detected by the software alone.

Cleaning

Live, continuous monitoring of the system is used to trigger an automatic drive-based cleansing cycle to clear the pump impeller and help avoid maintenance costs on cleaning pump blockages.

Level switch control

Level switches provide critical protection for tanks in the event of the level reaching a “high” switch, whereby the pump is stopped, or a “low” switch, whereby the pump is started, to ensure pumping within tank levels.

Pump Control Modes | Flexible support for every system

Single pump

Control Techniques’ Single Pump mode is an effective and versatile variable speed control solution for maintaining a constant set-point in a single pump configuration.

• Fire mode allows the drive to disable all trips and to continue to run uninterrupted during emergency events if the application requires

Cascade

Cascade mode allows the F600 to operate with up to 4 assist pumps to aid the primary pump when required.

• Energy usage is optimised whereby the assist pumps are only enabled when demand reaches sufficient levels.
• Assist pumps are used alternately to apply uniform wear and increase pump availability.
• Over-cycling protection for assist pumps to control the number of starts and stops per hour.

Multi-leader

Complete control of your application with up to 3 x F600 drives and maximum energy savings with these variable frequency drives running parallel.

• The Multi-leader drive configuration provides redundancy and removes the need for a PLC
• The “lead” drive is automatically cycled to apply uniform wear
• If the “lead” drive loses its transducer, it can access the transducer feedback from another F600 in the system over Ethernet
• Dynamic re-selection of “lead” pump if a pump is taken out of service or develops a fault

Download the brochure for detailed features and specifications

Pump Drive F600 ratings guide

Normal duty operation only

Suitable for pump applications, with a current overload requirement of 110% for 60 s*.

Conformance

• IP20 / NEMA1 / UL TYPE 1 *UL open class as standard, additional kit needed to achieve Type 1
• IP65 / NEMA4 / UL TYPE 12 rating is achieved on the rear of the drive when through panel mounted
• *Frame size 9D, 9E, 10D and 10E achieve IP55 / NEMA 4 / UL Type 12
• Ambient temperature -20 °C to 40 °C (-4 °F to 104 °F) as standard. Up to 55 °C (131 °F) with derating
• Humidity 95 % maximum (non-condensing) at 40 °C (104 °F)
• Altitude: 0 to 3000 m (9900 ft), derate 1 % per 100 m (330 ft) between 1000 m (3300 ft) and 3000 m (9900 ft)
• Random Vibration Tested in accordance with IEC 60068-2-64
• Bump Tested in accordance with IEC 60068-2-29
• Sinusoidal Vibration Tested in accordance with IEC 60068-2-6
• Mechanical Shock Tested in accordance with IEC 60068-2-29
• Storage temperature -40 °C to 55 °C (-40 °F to 131 °F) or up to 70 °C (158 °F) for short-term storage
• Electromagnetic Immunity complies with EN 61800-3 and EN 61000-6-2
• With onboard EMC filter, emissions comply with EN 61800-3 (category C3)
• EN 61000-6-3 and EN 61000-6-4 with optional footprint EMC filter
• IEC 60146-1-1 Supply conditions (category C1 or C2 depending on rating)
• IEC 61800-5-1 (Electrical Safety)
• IEC 61131-2 I/O
• EN 61000-3-12 with optional line reactor
• UL 508C (Electrical Safety)

Dimensions

*For more detailed information please see technical documents.

Keypads

	KI-HOA Keypad RTC (Supplied as standard*) The KI-HOA Keypad RTC provides Hand-Off-Auto control. The display presents up to four lines of real text with multilanguage translation, enhancing clarity and increasing ease of use. A battery operated real-time clock allows scheduling of run and off periods and adds accurate time stamping to diagnostics to aid rapid fault resolution.
	Remote HOA Keypad RTC Remote mountable keypad, allowing flexible mounting on the outside of a panel (meets IP54/NEMA 12). The keypad offers Hand-Off-Auto control and can present up to four lines of real text with multi language translation, enhancing clarity and increasing ease of use. Battery operated real-time clock allows scheduling of run and off periods and adds accurate time stamping to logged events, aiding diagnostics.
	KI-485 Adaptor This adaptor can be fit in place of the drive keypad and provides additional ports to communicate via RS485. The adaptor is commonly used for programming the drive.

System Integration Modules - Communications

	SI-POWERLINK  Connects Unidrive, Commander, Digitax and the Pump Drive families to all POWERLINK networks. SI-POWERLINK serves applications ranging from simple open-loop systems through to those demanding precise motion control. The protocol is based upon standard Ethernet and provides a solution for real-time Industrial Ethernet to satisfy the requirements of industrial automation and process control.
	SI-Ethernet External Ethernet module that supports EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP/IP and has an integrated web server that can generate emails. The module can be used to provide high speed drive access, global connectivity and integration with IT network technologies, such as wireless networking. To use multiple F600 drives in Multi-leader mode in a parallel pump system, each F600 drive must have an SI-Ethernet module fitted.
	SI-EtherCAT SI-EtherCAT allows F600 to connect and interface with EtherCAT networks.
	SI-PROFINET SI-PROFINET allows F600 to communicate and interface with PROFINET PLCs and networks.
	SI-PROFIBUS PROFIBUS interface module PROFIBUS-DP (Decentralized Peripheral) interface module enables follower connectivity. It is possible to use more than one SI-PROFIBUS or a combination of SI-PROFIBUS and other option modules to add additional functionality such as extended I/O, gateway functionality, or additional PLC features.
	SI-DeviceNet DeviceNet networking system interface module enables follower connectivity. It is possible to use more than one SIDeviceNet or a combination of SI-DeviceNet and other option modules to provide additional functionality such as extended I/O, gateway functionality, or additional PLC features.
	SI-CANopen CANopen interface module supporting various profiles, including several drive profiles.
	MCi200 Second processor, providing advanced customisation using standard IEC61131-3 programming languages.
	MCi210 Adds to the MCi200 with a dual port Ethernet interface directly on the processor and additional I/O

Additional I/O and NV media cards

	SI-I/O Extended I/O interface module to increase the number of I/O points on a drive. Provides additional: 4 x Digital I/O, 3 x Analogue inputs (default)/Digital inputs, 1 x Analogue output (default)/Digital input, 2 x Relays.
	Smartcard The optional Smartcard memory device can be used to back-up parameter sets, as well as copying them from one drive to another
	SD Card Adaptor Conversion device that allows an SD card to be inserted into the Smartcard slot, for parameter cloning and application programs

*For higher cost efficiency,F600 can be supplied without a keypad.
Please specify your preference when ordering.

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