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Inverters get microcontroller upgrade
19 October 2015
A design change implemented from 1st October means NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will now equip all motor-mounted and cabinet-installed frequency inverters with new, more versatile microcontrollers and a new firmware.
This upgrade enables the inverters originally designed for asynchronous motors to also control synchronous motors, which is becoming increasingly important particularly with the advent of IE4 efficiency motors.
Highly dynamic drive tasks can now be executed even without encoder feedback. Customers who have been using IE3 motors with an encoder can save energy and costs by switching to IE4 motors without an encoder. Moreover, new generation NORD inverters are capable of performing drive-related PLC functions, which can significantly relieve external controllers.