Title: Siemens Masterdrive VC Compact Plus Frequency Inverter 6SE7023-8TP60 - 11kW Vector Control VFD

Product Overview:
The Siemens Masterdrive VC Compact Plus 6SE7023-8TP60 is a high-performance, vector-controlled frequency inverter engineered for the most demanding industrial applications. As a core component of the renowned Masterdrive series, this Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) delivers unparalleled precision, reliability, and energy efficiency for controlling three-phase AC motors. It is the ideal solution for ensuring optimal motor performance, significantly reducing energy consumption, and extending the lifespan of your equipment through its advanced control algorithms and robust construction. Whether for new installations or critical system upgrades, the 6SE7023-8TP60 provides a powerful, compact, and highly versatile solution for precise speed and torque regulation in complex industrial automation environments. This drive is crucial for industries seeking to optimize their processes and achieve superior operational efficiency.

Key Features & Benefits:

Advanced Vector Control (VC) Technology: Provides highly dynamic and precise speed and torque control, even at very low speeds, ensuring superior process quality and performance for critical industrial applications.
Energy Efficiency Optimization: Dramatically reduces operational costs by precisely matching motor speed to actual load requirements, minimizing energy waste and contributing significantly to sustainable industrial practices.
Integrated Braking Chopper: Facilitates rapid and controlled deceleration and stopping of high-inertia loads, enhancing operational safety and efficiency without the need for external braking resistors in many common scenarios.
Compact Design (Compact Plus): Features a space-saving footprint, allowing for flexible and efficient installation within control cabinets, thereby maximizing available space and simplifying overall system integration.
Robust Industrial Construction: Meticulously engineered for exceptional durability and reliability in harsh and challenging industrial environments, ensuring a long service life and significantly reducing costly downtime and maintenance requirements.
Comprehensive Protection Functions: Includes extensive motor and drive protection features such as overcurrent, overvoltage, undervoltage, phase loss, and thermal overload protection, safeguarding your valuable equipment investment.
Flexible Communication Interfaces: Supports industry-standard communication protocols like PROFIBUS DP and USS, enabling seamless integration into existing automation networks and facilitating advanced remote control and monitoring capabilities.
User-Friendly Commissioning: Equipped with intuitive parameterization and diagnostic tools, simplifying setup, configuration, and troubleshooting processes, which significantly reduces installation time and effort for engineers and technicians.
High Overload Capability: Designed to reliably handle peak loads with an impressive overload capacity of up to 150% for 60 seconds and 160% for 10 seconds, ensuring stable and continuous operation even under fluctuating and demanding conditions.
Wide Application Versatility: Suitable for an extensive spectrum of applications including pumps, fans, conveyors, mixers, extruders, and machine tools, providing a highly adaptable and versatile solution for diverse industrial needs.

Applications:

The Siemens Masterdrive VC Compact Plus 6SE7023-8TP60 is an indispensable solution for a multitude of industrial applications that demand precise, efficient, and reliable motor control, including:
Pumps and Fans: Optimizing flow and pressure control in critical HVAC systems, municipal water treatment plants, and large-scale industrial ventilation systems.
Conveyor Systems: Ensuring smooth, precise, and synchronized material handling in logistics centers, manufacturing facilities, and mining operations.
Extruders and Mixers: Providing accurate speed and torque control for consistent product quality in plastics manufacturing, food processing, and chemical industries.
Machine Tools: Enhancing precision, repeatability, and overall productivity in complex milling, turning, grinding, and drilling applications.
Cranes and Hoists: Delivering reliable, safe, and precise lifting and lowering operations with accurate positioning for heavy loads.
Textile Machines: Controlling various intricate processes with high accuracy for improved fabric production and quality.
General Industrial Automation: A highly versatile and robust drive suitable for any industrial application benefiting from variable speed control and high-performance motor regulation.

Technical Specifications:

Part Number (with special characters): 6SE7023-8TP60
Part Number (without special characters): 6SE70238TP60
Product Type: Frequency Inverter / Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)
Series: Siemens Masterdrive VC Compact Plus
Control Method: Vector Control (VC)
Input Voltage: 3 AC 380-480 V, 50/60 Hz
Rated Output Power: 11 kW (15 HP)
Rated Output Current: 23 A
Overload Capacity: 150% for 60 seconds, 160% for 10 seconds
Protection Class: IP20 (for cabinet installation)
Cooling Method: Air-cooled
Communication Interfaces: PROFIBUS DP, USS protocol
Integrated Braking Chopper: Yes
Dimensions (HxWxD): Approximately 380 mm x 150 mm x 220 mm
Weight: 11.5 kg