Guidelines for Application of General Purpose, Three Phase, Single Speed Motors on Variable Frequency Drives
Meets NEMA MG1-2006 Part 30 and Part 31 Section 4.4.2 Unless stated otherwise, motor nameplates do NOT
include listed speed range.
VARIABLE
ENCLOSUREEFFICIENCY
NEMA MotorsALL POLES
ODP
TEFC
TENV
Washdown
TEFC
Washdown
TENV
Explosion
Proof
all Enclosures all efciency levels10:120:1Up to 20:1Up to 2:1
Note (2) - Washdown TEFC motors are rated for 10:1 C.T. 60 minute duty or 2:1 C.T. continuous duty at lowest RPM
Lincoln Rolled Steel - ODP - 280-360 Frame - 2:1 Constant Torque
280 Frame and Higher - TEFC -280-360 Frame- 2:1 Constant Torque
400 Frame and Higher - Contact Local Sales office
Stock 90 VDC and 180 VDC Motors 30:1 of rated torque
Standard (EPAct exempt)10:12:12:12:1Contact Engineering
EPAct compliant10:1n/a10:12:12:12:1Contact Engineering
NEMA Premium10:1n/a2:110:110:110:1
Standard (EPAct exempt)10:12:12:12:1Contact Engineering
EPAct compliant10:1n/a2:110:12:110:12:12:12:12:1
NEMA Premium10:1n/a2:120:12:120:12:120:1 (1)2:120:1 (1)
EPAct compliant10:1n/a1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1
NEMA Premium10:11000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1 1000:1
NEMA Premium10:110:1 (2) 10:1 (2) 10:1 (2)n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Standard (EPAct exempt)10:11000:1 1000:1 1000:1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
EPAct compliant10:11000:1 1000:1 1000:1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
NEMA Premium10:11000:1 1000:1 1000:1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
all efciency levels
IEC Motors
Application Notes
Bearing currents: LEESON Electric recommends that any
motors used with Variable Frequency Drives be equipped
with suitable means to protect the motor bearings from
shaftcurrents caused by common mode voltages inherent
with operation on a non-sinusoidal power supply. LEESON
Electric offers several options for motors in non-classified
(non-hazardous) locations, including ground brushes, insulated bearings and non-contact shaft grounding rings. For
more information on ground brushes and bearing currents,
see the VARIABLE SPEED OPERATION section. For installa-
TORQUE
ALL
FRAMES
Explosion Proof motors must be properly nameplated with inverter duty information prior to
use on VFD. See LEESON catalog pages for specic rating capabilities. Motors with automatic overload protectors cannot be used on VFDs.
ALL
FRAMES
56143-215254-286324-365404-449
ALL
POLES
2-Pole
63-90100-225250-315
4&6
Pole
Single Phase motors: Motors with inherent overload protection, Multi-speed motors, Motors with 1.0 service Factor on
sine wave power. Fire Pump motors should not be used with
variable frequency power supplies, due to the critical nature
of these applications.
Hazardous locations: Consult with LEESON Electric when
applying motors and drives into hazardous locations, either
Division/Zone 1 or Division/Zone 2 areas. UL and CSA policies prohibit the installation of bearing protection devices,
such as shaft grounding brushes, rings or insulated bearings
on motorsinhazardouslocations.
tion cost and available options, see the MOD Squad section.
Maximum Cable Lengths from the Motor to Drive
Restricted use: DO NOT APPLY THE FOLLOWING
MOTORS ON VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES:
* Higher carrier frequencies require shorter cable length to obtain
normal (50Khrs) insulation life.
CONSTANT TORQUE
2-Pole
4&6
Pole
2-Pole
4&6
Pole
2-Pole
4&6
Pole
Tech Information
Single Phase
ODP Motors
TEFC Motors
Single Phase
C Face Motors
Single Phase
ODP Motors
Three Phase
TEFC Motors
Three Phase
C Face Motors
Three Phase
Standard Motor Insulation Systems
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
56-326 NEMA, 100-225 IEC Frames600 ft.125 ft.40 ft.
364-5013 NEMA, 250-315 IEC Frames1000 ft.225 ft.60 ft.
Motors with Corona Resistant Magnet Wire1500 ft.475 ft.140 ft.
Motors with IRIS™ or Ultimate-e™ Spike Defense™UnlimitedUnlimited650 ft.
Form-wound low voltage motorsUnlimitedUnlimited650 ft.
IRIS™ INSULATION SYSTEMULTIMATE SPIKE DEFENSE™
All LEESON
All LEESON Premium Efcient MotorsLincoln Inverter Duty Motors
All LEESON Inverter Duty MotorsLincoln CTAC® Motors
3-Phase Motors 1HP and above
Standard Motor Insulation Systems
3 kHz CARRIER FREQUENCY (PHASE TO PHASE)*
230 VOLT460 VOLT575 VOLT
Lincoln Premium Efcient Motors
Inverter Duty
Motors
Severe Duty
Motors
85
Tech Information
Single Phase
ODP Motors
Single Phase
TEFC Motors
Single Phase
C Face Motors
Three Phase
ODP Motors
Three Phase
TEFC Motors
Three Phase
C Face Motors
Inverter Duty
Motors
Severe Duty
Motors
Inverter Duty Motors
• Ideally suited for IGBT power
• Inverter duty insulation system
• Over temperature protection
• Speedmaster
• Provisions for encoder mounting
®
and CTAC® models – 2000 : 1 speed range
• Lincoln Vector duty CTAC
• Drip-proof and totally enclosed models available
• Precision balanced rotor assemblies
• Made in the U.S.A.
• 3-year warranty
Applications:
For use in constant torque (conveyors and machine tools) or variable torque
(pumps and fans) variable speed applications within the stated speed range of