The drives specialist says the development was to meet the needs of MV three-phase induction and synchronous motors across a broader power range.
Its product line now covers from 2.3kV to 6.9kV and rated power ranges from 400kW to 16MW.
A water-cooled version is also available, claimed to offer up to 40% higher rated power than the air-cooled unit. WEG also says that, with efficiency in excess of 99%, the MVW01 achieves the best efficiency of any MV drive currently available.
The drive is suitable for a variety of applications, including pumps, fans, mills and agitators in the oil and gas, mining, minerals and metals, chemical, paper, plastics and rubber, and water and wastewater sectors.
"Thanks to its advanced technology, the MVW01 is easy to use and provides excellent reliability and safety, combined with exceptional energy efficiency," copmments Fábio Gonçalez, European automation manager at WEG.
"At our European Automation Centre in Unna, we can also make custom solutions and application-specific software modifications."