MICROMASTER Drives - Migration Information - Drive Technologies

It’s been a long time coming
Pick your favorite old expression – tried and true, trusty old friend, oldie but goodie – MICROMASTER drives have been amazingly reliable workhorses for over 25 years, and no competitor drive can boast a track record like that. But eventually, especially when it comes to evolving industrial technology, you just have to thank your old pal and upgrade.

The requirements for motors and drives are continuously increasing
Even for relatively simple applications like pumps and fans, but especially for other general performance functions, if you don’t upgrade you’ll be confronted with limits which can no longer be met using existing technology – a new approach has to be applied.

Now for the really good news
When switching from MICROMASTER to SINAMICS, you obtain drives with a significantly increased scope of applications, performance and functions – to open up new possibilities, allowing you to improve your products, plants and systems, offer your customers added value, and expand your market position.

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Advantages offered by SINAMICS drives

You will become faster

Simpler engineering with graphic commissioning, trace (oscilloscope function) and integration in the TIA Portal
Parameters are cloned instead of programmed
Commissioning Wizard with optimized user prompting

You will become more flexible and perform better

Wide range of hardware versions for various applications
Integrated DC link reactor (dependent on the frame size)
Standard USB interface to connect a PC

You will become safer and more efficient

SINAMICS with Drives Safety Integrated
Simple connection to the automation system and improved control response
Consequential cost reduction
High energy efficiency
Positioning technology function integrated in the drive (EPos)

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Where to go from here

The table below offers general suggestions on which SINAMICS drives are replacing the three levels of MICROMASTER products. These are approximates only - please consult the tools below for further information and contact your local Siemens distributor for assistance and sales.

Your old friends

MICROMASTER 420 Basic applications	MICROMASTER 430 Pump & fan applications	MICROMASTER 440 Complex general motion applications
Replace them with:
SINAMICS G120 Modular Vector Drive 1/3 AC 230 V	SINAMICS V20 0.16 - 40 Hp (0.12 - 30 kW) 1AC 200-240V 3AC 380-480V	SINAMICS G120C Compact Vector Drive 3 AC 400 V
SINAMICS G120C Compact Vector Drive 3 AC 400 V	SINAMICS G110M distributed drive 0.5 – 5HP (0.37 – 4kW) 3AC 380-480V	SINAMICS G120 Modular Vector Drive 1/3 AC 230 V
Some advantages • Increased safety and efficiency • Safety Integrated functionality • PROFINET communication • Graphic commissioning, Trace, TIA Portal	SINAMICS G120D Distributed drive 1 - 10 Hp (0.75 - 7.5 kW) 3AC 380-480V	Some advantages • Increased speed and efficiency • Extended Safety Integrated functionality • Copying of parameters via SD card • Integrated positioning function • Integrated energy recovery function
	Robicon W Drives for Municipal Water 1-600 Hp 3AC 380-480V Standard 6-pulse and 18-pulse clean power
	Some advantages • Increased performance and efficiency • Several options for various configurations • Easier commissioning and maintenance • One software shared with other SINAMICS drives

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Tools to help with MICROMASTER migration

	Recoding tool for matching MICROMASTER part numbers to SINAMICS
	Configurator for the appropriate SINAMICS drive
	Brochure with more information about MICROMASTER to SINAMICS conversion