Control Techniques has introduced the Size 2 Mentor MP dc drive covering the range 350A to 1,850A and up to 690 Volts. Multiple drives can be connected together to control armature currents of up to 7,400A in 6, 12 and 24 pulse configurations.
Every drive in this range ships with an inbuilt 20A field controller which is suitable for the vast majority of DC motors, however, for higher field currents and for upgrading older equipment a new standalone controller called the FXMP25 will be available.
A core strength of the Mentor MP range is its compatibility with Control Techniques' universal SM option module range, giving Mentor MP access to the latest onboard PLC and Motion engines, high speed Ethernet and fieldbus communications, and connectivity with modern high resolution feedback devices.