Keep heavy industrial applications operating continuously with PowerFlex® 6000T variable frequency drives (VFDs) with TotalFORCE® technology. These smart VFDs are designed to help you increase productivity, run reliably and integrate with ease.
This medium voltage drive is designed for new and retrofit variable torque, constant torque and high-speed applications up to 120 Hz. The VFD applications range from fans and pumps to conveyors and compressors that require 2.3...11 kV motor control.
TotalFORCE technology helps you increase throughput and quality with better control over your motors. Reduce downtime by seeing problems before they happen with real-time data and predictive analytics. Simplify your user experience with one control platform for low and medium voltage drives.
What's New?
PowerFlex 6000T Medium Voltage Drives Help Increase Productivity
Our five new VFD enhancements can help you reduce energy use, downtime, maintenance costs and more.
Expand your use of PowerFlex 6000T VFDs to permanent magnet (PM) motor applications
- Support high-efficiency PM motor applications with up to 120 Hz output frequency
- Reach energy efficiency and sustainability goals as PM motors expand into the oil, gas, HVAC, paper and forestry industries
Additional predictive maintenance capabilities help reduce downtime
- Set new predictive alerts for transformers, airflow, motor and machine bearings and lubrications
- Create runtime alerts for critical components
Reduce cybersecurity risk
- CIP Security-enabled drives boost security for your smart machines, networks and equipment
Space-saving solution for your plant
- The secondary precharge support is now housed within the existing footprint, reducing costs and valuable floor space
More options for configuration
- Five standard option slots enable you to easily tailor the drive to your application requirements
- Options now include ENETR for EtherNet/IP, plus 13TCOMMP1 for PROFIBUS, Encoder Cards, I/O Modules and more
Overview
The Right Medium Voltage Drive for Your Facility
From industrial manufacturing plants to oil rigs in remote locations, PowerFlex VFDs are trusted for demanding applications by many of the world’s biggest companies.
And the smart PowerFlex 6000T medium voltage VFD not only helps keep production running, but the drive also helps predict downtime before it happens.
Medium Voltage Drive Benefits
PowerFlex 6000T VFDs provide precise speed, direction and torque control. The medium voltage drive offers built-in EtherNet/IP and supports common communication protocols. Standardized VFD technology reduces complex system integration, operations and maintenance.
- Multiple control modes include flux vector control with up to 150% starting torque with an encoder and 100% without an encoder
- Reduce peak demand charges by operating near unity power factor throughout the speed range
- An integrally mounted, multi-pulse isolation transformer helps achieve low line side harmonics and high input power factor
- Multi-motor control like load sharing and sync-transfer control enables one PowerFlex MV VFD to control up to 10 motors
- The RealSine™ solution significantly reduces input harmonics. Reducing harmonic distortion helps improve system efficiency, reduce energy costs and minimize power distribution issues on the factory floor
- Providing real-time intelligence and predictive analytics, TotalFORCE technology helps reduce downtime by seeing problems before they happen
Medium Voltage Drive Offers Premier Integration
Create a connected, information-driven workforce. Our VFDs are designed to easily integrate via Premier Integration and scale.
- Easy configuration, integration, visualization and operation in the Studio 5000® environment
- Connected Components Workbench™ also allows for configuration, programming and visualization in a free software package
- Extensive input power monitoring functionality for kW, kVA, kVAR, elapsed kWh, MWh and power factor
- Secure flash-over-fiber firmware updates for all main control boards and power cells
- Fast troubleshooting with the Forensic Data Recorder
MV Drives Outperform with TotalFORCE® Smart Technology
Top-performing plants are powered by smart technology. TotalFORCE technology takes your production to the next level by enhancing the drive control and delivering real-time data to help improve production throughput and reduce downtime.
- Reduce maintenance costs with equipment repair and replacement alerts
- The VFD delivers predictive life alerts based on embedded analytics for critical components
- Set analytic models to measure equipment speed or other characteristics
- See drive component runtime hours and more for periodic maintenance requirements
- Control single or multiple motors, via multiple control modes
- Actively reduce system disturbances, and adapt to operating conditions to improve throughput
Expand predictive maintenance to your plant
Combine FactoryTalk® Analytics™ GuardianAI™ with PowerFlex 6000T VFDs and get an unprecedented view into the health of your plant assets.
This solution continuously monitors VFDs and plant assets and alerts you to problems before they occur, giving you more time to plan and act. With actionable insights, you can reduce risk, plan preventative maintenance and keep applications running more reliably.
Monitor drive health with TotalFORCE technology
- Calculate the expected life of critical drive components based on actual use and environment
- Project the remaining life span of fans, transformer, air filter and more
- See component runtime hours for power cells, fans, etc.
Monitor plant assets via FactoryTalk Analytics GuardianAI™ visibility
- Analyze live electrical signal data from your existing PowerFlex VFDs, at high speeds right at the edge without the overhead of cloud infrastructure
- Predict and identify failures of your pumps, fans or blowers
- Get notifications of flow restrictions, cavitation, loose mounting, blade misalignments, bearing faults, etc.
VFD Product Comparison
Motor Control Applications
| Application | Type | Torque | PowerFlex® 6000T VFD | PowerFlex® 7000 VFD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumps | Centrifugal | Variable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Positive displacement | Constant | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reciprocating | Constant | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Electro-submersible | Variable - Constant | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Slurry | Constant | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Compressors | Centrifugal | Variable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reciprocating | Constant | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Conveyors | Flat belt | Constant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Downhill belt | Constant | ✓ | ||
| Blowers | Centrifugal | Variable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extruders | Constant | ✓ | ||
| Fans | Centrifugal: Ambient | Variable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Centrifugal: Hot gas | Variable | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mixers | Banbury, Slurry | Constant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mills | SAG, AG, Ball | Constant | ✓ | |
| Cranes & Hoists | Constant | ✓ | ||
| Chillers | Centrifugal | Variable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Propellers | Propulsion, Positioning | Variable - Constant | ✓ |
For a more comprehensive overview and recommended VFDs, see the PowerFlex Medium Voltage AC Drives Selection Guide.
VFD Capabilities
| Application Requirement | PowerFlex® 6000T VFD | PowerFlex® 7000 VFD |
|---|---|---|
| Power regeneration | ✓ | |
| V/Hz or sensorless vector control | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full vector control | ✓ | ✓ |
| Up to 150% starting torque | ✓ | ✓ |
| Variable torque | ✓ | ✓ |
| Constant torque | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shock loading | ✓ | ✓ |
| Continuous low speed operation < 10 Hz | ✓ | |
| Long motor cable length > 10 km (6 mi) | ✓ | |
| Synchronous transfer bypass | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zero speed holding torque | ✓ | ✓ |
| ArcShield® arc flash resistance | ✓ | |
| Load sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Predictive maintenance | ✓ | |
| Preventative maintenance | ✓ | ✓ |
| High-speed applications up to 90 Hz | ✓ | |
| High-speed applications up to 120 Hz | ✓ | |
| CIP Security compliant | ✓ | |
| Functional safety: Safe Torque Off | ✓ | |
| Induction motors | ✓ | ✓ |
| Synchronous motors | ✓ | |
| Permanent magnet motors | ✓ |
PowerFlex VFDs with TotalFORCE Technology Increase Productivity
May the (Total) Force be With You
In ROK Talk on Drives, Episode 5, join Jim and Neal for a deep dive into a subject near and dear to Jim’s heart—TotalFORCE Technology. TotalFORCE is the common control technology across the Allen‑Bradley PowerFlex 755T LV drives and PowerFlex 6000T MV drives. Special guests include Sayantani Ganguly with Medium Voltage Drives and Adam Davis with Low Voltage Drives.
Documentation
| Resource | Publication Number | Language |
|---|---|---|
| PowerFlex Medium Voltage AC Drives Brochure | PFLEX-BR010 | |
| PowerFlex 6000 Medium Voltage AC Drives Packaged in Type 3R / IP54 Enclosures Product Profile | 6000-PP006 | |
| PowerFlex 6000 Medium Voltage Variable Frequency Drive Catalog Number Explanation (IEC Rated) | 6000-SR002 | |
| PowerFlex 6000 Medium Voltage Variable Frequency Drive Communications Specifications | 6000-SR007 | |
| PowerFlex 6000 Medium Voltage Variable Frequency Drive Catalog Number Explanation (UL Rated) | 6000-SR003 | |
| Virtual Factory Acceptance Testing | MCC-SP005 |
Certifications
- CE Marked
- IEC
- IEEE
- NEMA
- UL Listed
- ANSI
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