Commissioning of SER drive in high-altitude mining operation
27/04/2026 1:00 pmElectrodrives has successfully completed a new technical service at a mining operation located at an altitude exceeding
Born from International Electronics S.A. (IES) in 2009, Electrodrives quickly established itself as a manufacturer of excitation systems for hydroelectric plants. On the other hand, Electrodrives provided technical support to the large number of Slip Energy Recovery systems and Liquid Resistance Starters (LRS) installed by IES (SER Drives and LRS).
As leaders in specialized solutions for wound rotor induction motors, we offer a wide variety of products focused on the control and protection of these motors, among them are variable speed drives (SER drives), starters (Liquid Resistance Starters) or our new RotorProtek® starter control and protection system.
IES developed in collaboration with Alstom Power, the first motor LV VFD (380V 600HP) for Degremont.
Manufactured the first MV soft starter (5kV 1,000kW) for Arcelor Mittal.
Commissioned the first MV VFD (3.3kV 1,300kW) for the test bench of Sulzer Pumps.
Opening of a second manufacturing plant in Spain. Started series production of Full-Size Converters (FSC) for Gamesa/Made AE-5X wind turbines. In total, 481 units manufactured.
Three MV soft starters (6kV 8,500kW) for compressors developed for Siemens (Germany).
First MV Static Var Compensation (SVC) developed for Schneider Electric (8,000kW).
Founded as an IES spin-off with new management to focus on customer technical support and hydropower generation systems.
Electro Drives S.L. acquired International Electronics SA (IES) after its founder and Director (Dr Carlos Mañueco) passed away in 2017.