Electrical Drives

Variable Frequency AC Drives - 1/4 HP to 300 HP

AutomationDirect carries a range of AC variable frequency drives (VFD) for motor speed control and other industrial control applications.

• The WEG-CFW300 AC drive offers high-performance in a reduced compact size and ease-of-use with built-in HMI operator interface and SoftPLC. ... New!
• The high quality and low prices make our GS1 series mini AC drives and GS2 series micro variable speed drives an incredible deal.
• The DURApulse (GS3 and GS4 series) sensorless vector AC drives can handle applications from 1 horsepower up to 300 horsepower.
• Single phase only, dual single / three phase, and three phase only AC drives are available.

AC Drives Overview and Selection Guide

AC Motor Soft Starters

STELLAR® SR22, SR33 and SR55 series semi-conductor solid state soft starters provide many advantages when used instead of electro-mechanical contactors to control 3-phase AC induction motors.

• Compact SR22 Series - 5-40A @ 208-460VAC
• Basic SR33 Series - 22-482A @ 208-460VAC
• Full-Featured SR55 Series - 17-477A @ 200-480VAC

Soft Starters Overview and Selection Guide