AC Drives and Soft Starts

AC Drives - Pump and Fan Applications - Variable Torque
Multi-Featured Altivar 61
Multi-Featured Altivar 61

Multi-featured drives for 3-phase asynchronous motors from 1 to 900 HP

Mid-Featured Altivar™ 212 AC Drive
Mid-Featured Altivar 212 AC Drive

Mid-featured drives for 3-phase asynchronous motors from 1-100 HP for pump and fan applications in building HVAC systems.

AC Drives Process Applications - Constant Torque
Altivar 32
Altivar 32

A slim, book-style footprint with side-by-side mounting capability and the ability to accept a self-protected disconnect reduces panel space and wiring costs.

The Altivar 12 Nano Drive
Altivar 12 Nano AC Drives

Combines flexibility, reliability, and the most advanced sensorless flux vector technology into very small space.

Mid-Featured Altivar 312 Drive
Mid-Featured Altivar 312 Drive

The Altivar 312 drive provides a compact, cost-effective adjustable speed control for asynchronous motors from 0.25 to 20 HP

Multi-Featured ATV71
Altivar 71 AC Drives

Offers remarkable performance, with an easy to use common interface across a wider horsepower range.


AC Drives - Enclosed Building, Pump, and Fan Applications
Mid-Featured Enclosed Altivar 212 S-Flex
Mid-Featured Enclosed Altivar 212 S-Flex

A full-featured, pre-assembled and pre-wired NEMA 1 HVAC/bypass drive.

Multi-Featured Enclosed Altivar 61 (E-Flex)
Multi-Featured Enclosed Altivar 61 (E-Flex)

A variable torque rated commercial fan and pump drive available in Type 1 or Type 12 construction

AC Drives - Enclosed - Municipal Infrastructure and Industrial Applications
Enclosed Powergard  (18 Pulse Technology)
Enclosed Powergard (18 Pulse Technology)

Class 8839 Type CPD Series C, 18-pulse, enclosed drive controllers featuring ATV61/71 power converters.

The M-Flex Enclosed Altivar 61/71 Drive
M-Flex Enclosed Altivar 61/71 Drive

A platform of standard, engineered and special features to meet the varied needs of commercial, industrial and municipal process applications

Soft Starts
The Enclosed Altistart™ 22 soft start/soft stop motor controller
Enclosed Altistart 22

Pre-engineered solution with an integrated circuit breaker disconnect and an Altistart 22 soft starter in a stand-alone enclosure

The Altistart 01 Softstart
Altistart 01 Softstart

A feature-rich mini soft start that offers simply machines a solid-state alternative to low horsepower electromechanical reduced voltage starters

Mid-Range Altistart 22
Mid-Range Altistart 22

Soft starters for pumps and fans from 17 A to 590 A

Multi-Featured Altistart 48 Softstart
Multi-Featured Altistart 48 Softstart

A full-featured soft start designed for 3-phase motors rated 17 to 1200 A, 3 to 1200 hp.


The Enclosed Altistart 48
Enclosed Altistart 48

A packaged soft start integrating the latest Altistart 48 technology into a combination package for application requirements up to 600 hp

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AC Drives Software
SoMove - Setup software for PCs
SoMove - Setup software for PCs

SoMove, a user-friendly setup software for PCs, for setting up Schneider Electric motor control devices

Altivar 212 PCSoft software workshop
Altivar 212 PCSoft software workshop

Altivar 212 PCSoft workshop is a user-friendly tool for setting up Altivar 21 drives:
configuration, commissioning and startup, maintenance and diagnostics, and backward compatible with the Altivar 21.

PowerSuite ™   V 2.6
PowerSuite V 2.6

PC Software Workshop designed for setting up Altivar Drives - Altivar 11, Altivar 31, Altivar 61 and Altivar 71, Soft Starters, Lexium® 05 Servo Drives, TeSys® model U controller-starters and TeSys® T intelligent motor protection relays.

PowerSuite V 2.6 - Patch 1
PowerSuite V 2.6 - Patch 1

This patch provides: Support or the new Altivar 312 drive without the option boards (DeviceNet, CANopen daisy chain and Profibus DP)


PowerSuite V 2.6 - Patch 2
PowerSuite V 2.6 - Patch 2

This patch provides: Support or the new Altivar 312 drive without the option boards (DeviceNet, CANopen daisy chain and Profibus DP)

PowerSuite V 2.6 - Patch 3
PowerSuite V 2.6 - Patch 3

This patch provides: Support or the new Altivar 312 drive without the option boards (DeviceNet, CANopen daisy chain and Profibus DP)