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Electrical drives control the speed, torque and direction of a downstream device, most typically a motor. Variable frequency drives (VFD) provide speed control for AC motors such as those in conveyors, fans, pumps and shop tools. DC drives provide variable speed control for DC motors, ideal for applications requiring low speed control, torque and power.

AC Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)

AC Motor Soft Starters

DC Drives

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

IronHorse® GSD Series DC Drives - 1/50 HP to 3 HP
These IronHorse DC drives can accommodate 1/50 hp @ 12VDC all the way up to 3hp @ 240VAC. DC motors and drives can provide several advantages and benefits over AC:

Inexpensive
Low speed performance
Low speed power
Simple
- our DC drives typically use potentiometers for configuration
- no parameters or programming needed
DC Drives Overview and Selection Guide