Electrodrives strengthens operational reliability in the Birimian Belt of West Africa
03/02/2026 12:10 pmThe Electrodrives team successfully completed the installation and commissining of a new LRS (Liquid Resistance Starter)

| Type | Ion | Max | Dual | Dual Max |
| Motor nominal power | 500….8000 kW | 6000…10000 kW | … 2 x 8000 kW | …2 x 10000 kW |
| Max. rotor current | 1250 A | 2100 A | 2 x 1250 A | 2 x 2100 A |
| Max. rotor voltage | 4200 V | |||
| Rotor configuration | AFE | AFE (x2) | AFE | AFE (x2) |
| Recovery configuration | AFE | AFE | AFE | AFE |
| Applications | SAG mills, ball mills, crushers, conveyors… (constant torque vs speed) | |||
| Starting method | Requires a separate LRS | |||
| Operating speed range | Typically up to 70%-120% of synchronous speed | |||
| Efficiency at full speed | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 99.1% |
| Power factor | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
| Ambient temperature | 0°C to 55°C with derating, 0°C to 40°C at maximum ratings | |||
| Altitude above sea level | 0 to 2000 m (standard) , up to 5000 m (high altitude version) | |||
| Cooling method | Air-cooled | |||
| Footprint (L x W) | 4.65 x 1.20 m | 7.25 x 1.30 m | 9.30 x 1.20 m | 1.45 x 1.30 m |
| Redundancy | Bi-directional bumpless transfer to LRS (manual/automatic) | |||
| Human Interface | Color touch screen HMI 7″ (800 x 640) | |||
| Communications | Ethernet IP, EtherCat, ProfiNet, Profibus-DP, DeviceNet, Modbus | |||
| Recovery transformer | Outdoor ONAN (standard) / indoor dry cast-resin (optional) | |||