With more built-in features, our new Magnetek® brand IMPULSE®•VG+ Series 5 Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) can be the intelligent foundation for an overhead crane or hoist system. Featuring customizable software, specific functions for safety and productivity, and a user-friendly interface, our new IMPULSE VFDs are the smart choice to maximize crane and hoist performance.
Watch our Magnetek trainers walk through troubleshooting IMPULSE Series 5 crane drive faults in this YouTube playlist.
IMPULSE•VG+ Series 5 Variable Frequency Drives are specially designed for material handling applications, providing a complete package of crane-specific capabilities far beyond a general-purpose VFD’s functionality. With a range of built-in features, you can be assured you’re getting a solution that will protect your operators, overhead cranes and hoists, and other equipment.
You can automatically benefit from specialty application functions built into our IMPULSE•VG+ Series 5 Variable Frequency Drives at no extra cost. As standard, sway control is integrated into every IMPULSE Series 5 Variable Frequency Drive. This specialty feature, formerly available only as an add-on to a base VFD, prevents damage to the crane structure and equipment and, most importantly, creates a safe working environment for operators.
Safe Lifting features are built right in, including Torque Proving, which confirms the motor is providing enough torque to safely lift a load prior to releasing the brake. Torque Limiting prevents the crane from performing a lift that could overload the motor and cause mechanical fatigue. Brake Integrity Check tests the primary and emergency brakes to ensure they are mechanically capable of holding the load.
The new keypad makes reading diagnostics even easier. We restructured parameter menus to ensure you have access to the settings that best match your application needs without having to navigate through nonessentials.
With new date and time stamps, now you can quickly identify fault events, determine corrective actions, and return your equipment to operation faster.
Gets your VFD up and running quickly. X-Press Programming automatically configures several commonly used parameters and features when a control method, motion, or speed reference is selected.
Spare parts are easier to replace than ever. Memory has been removed from the terminal board, so replacements are quick and easy.
With SIL3 rating, provides a redundant hardware safety circuit that guarantees motor and brake power are removed when an E-STOP switch or safety controller opens the circuit, eliminating the need for external disconnects.
Automatically stabilizes loads by detecting and minimizing rapid increases in hoist motor torque, thus reducing the potential for crane damage caused by operator induced load shock.
Whether you have a single crane or multiple cranes in difficult-to-reach locations, IMPULSE®•Link 5 can integrate with these new VFDs, providing easy setup and access to monitoring and diagnostics.
This feature ensures continuous detection of hoist overload conditions, halting upward motion and only allowing the load to be lowered. Load Check monitors the hook load, eliminating the need for load cells in many applications.
Series 5 VFDs safely operate in temperatures from 14° to 140°F (-10° to 60°C), making them ideal for a wide range of applications.
With a new built-in USB port, you can directly connect to a PC to configure and adjust parameters. Need to power up the keypad? Only 24 VDC is needed. No PPE required.
See product literature and technical manuals for comprehensive list of features.
With sway control technology, you’ll benefit from:
Over 150 years of combined experience means Magnetek has the expertise to skillfully serve your application needs before, during, and after we complete a project. With products designed to maximize the performance of your material handling system, start-up and field assistance, programs designed to train employees on optimal product usage, and quick, value-driven product repair and recertification, Magnetek is able to assist you with the highest level of service.
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