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Nidec Control Techniques Unidrive M100 is a series of compact and cost-effective AC drives designed for general-purpose industrial applications. It’s the most basic drive in the Unidrive M family, focusing on simplicity and essential functionality.
Power rating:
- Heavy Duty Ratings: 0.33 HP to 10 HP (0.25 kW to 7.5 kW)
- Normal Duty Ratings: 0.33 HP to 10 HP (0.25 kW to 7.5 kW)
Features
- Compact and Cost-Effective: The M100 is designed to be small and affordable, making it a good choice for applications where space and budget are limited.
- Ease of Use: These drives are known for their simple setup and commissioning. They typically have a basic LED keypad interface and straightforward documentation.
- V/Hz Control: The M100 primarily offers V/Hz control for standard AC induction motors. This is a basic control method suitable for many general-purpose applications.
- Essential Functionality: The M100 provides essential drive functions, including speed control, basic motor protection, and some parameter adjustments.
- Applications: Common uses for the Unidrive M100 include:
- Simple pumps
- Fans
- Small conveyors
- Basic machinery
Quick and easy to install and configure
- Simple and easy to read high brightness LED keypad as standard
- 6 operator buttons make the M100 easy to program and use
- Top ten level 1 parameters listed on the drive’s front cover allows for easy on-the-spot reference for drive setup and maintenance
Enhanced motor control
- Flexible control features including 8 preset speeds, 7 stopping modes with DC injection braking and catch a spinning motor
- Quadratic motor V/Hz control optimizes multi-motor fan and pump operation.
- Dynamic motor V/Hz control optimizes energy savings
- Open loop vector control with true space vector modulation is a precise control algorithm that provides full torque down to 1 Hz
- Simple speed control for conveyors, fans, pumps, and mixers
Key data
- Heavy Duty Ratings: 0.33 HP to 10 HP (0.25 kW to 7.5 kW)
- Normal Duty Ratings: 0.33 HP to 10 HP (0.25 kW to 7.5 kW)
- Supply phases: Frame size 1 and 2: 110 V drives 1Ø,
- 230 V drives 1Ø or 3Ø; Frame size 7 and larger 3Ø;
- 460, 575 and 690 V drives 3Ø
- Control connections: 1x Analog Input, 4x Digital I/O, 1x Relay
- Drive rating: IP21 / UL open class as standard
- Keypad: M100: Fixed LED; M101: Fixed LED, with a
- keypad mounted potentiometer
- Parameter cloning via: PC tools, SD card
The Unidrive M100 series was developed in response to increasing customer requests for an easy-to-use, compact, cost-effective general purpose AC drive. This drive provides outstanding V/Hz and open loop vector performance up to 10 HP, has a bright, easy to read LED keypad and has an optional parameter copy device. The Unidrive M101 variant features an LED keypad with a speed reference potentiometer.