Altistart™ Soft Starters

Effective Motor Management

Altivar Soft Starter ATS430 is the new comprehensive range of soft starters from Schneider Electric for standard industrial machines. It provides functions for effective motor management, including operational performance, reliability, protection, integration in the automation system, and energy efficiency.

Altivar Soft Starter ATS430 is designed to deliver:

• Best-in-class motor control

• High-durability performance to reduce downtime and extend lifespan

• Superior sustainability through energy efficiency and resources preservation

• Cost reduction at each phase of the life cycle

ATS430 covers the operational voltage range from 208 to 600 V in a single product range from 17 up to 590 A to meet the requirements of the most stringent applications in normal duty. The range embeds best practice cybersecurity functions helping to protect operations, and integrates condition monitoring of its most sensitive parts.

Best-in-class Motor Control

ATS430 integrates the TCS (torque control system) to ensure smooth acceleration, deceleration, and preserve the mechanics and hydraulics. Monitoring of the motor, application, power, and energy is built-in; all the data is available to users and the automation system.

High-durability Performance

Altivar Soft Starter ATS430 is designed to help ensure operational continuity. The high-durability performance of ATS430 allows downtime and operational expenditure to be reduced and equipment lifespan to be extended. Durability encompasses:

• Reliability

• Upgradability

• Repairability

Reliability by Design

ATS430 withstands high stress from several sources, whether environmental or operational. It offers enhanced robustness in:

• Thermal conditions, with an extended operating ambient temperature range from -25 to 60°C/13 to 140°F (with derating above 40°C/104°F)

• Mechanical conditions, by using a long-lasting power connection with integrated EverLink™ technology and complying with class 3M3 and class 3S3 according to IEC 60721-3-3 ed. 2002

• Chemical conditions, by complying with class 3C3 according to IEC 60721-3-3 ed. 2002 with salt mist

• Electrical conditions, thanks to a large mains voltage range from 208 to 600 V and a large mains frequency range from 50 or 60 Hz +/-20%

Torque control, the boost function, and the ATS430 starting capabilities all help to increase the resistance to stress originating from the application.

Cybersecurity Best Practices

As limiting events resulting in downtime can also be caused by operators, the ATS430 embeds best practice cybersecurity functions covering:

• User account management, including user authentication, role-based authorization, access channels, and strong passwords

• Tougher access to restrict ports, functions, or services

• Threat intelligence to manage cybersecurity-related events

• Cybersecurity-compliant firmware upgrade

Your assets are priority

Altivar Soft Starter ATS490 is the new comprehensive range of soft starters from Schneider Electric providing advanced motor management for the majority of industrial applications. It offers operational performance, reliability, complete monitoring, integration in the automation system, and energy efficiency.

Altivar Soft Starter ATS490 is designed to deliver:

• High-durability performance to maximize uptime with service life

• Superior sustainability

• Cost reduction at each phase of the service life

ATS490 covers the operational voltage range from 208 to 690 V in a single product range up to 1200 A, meets the requirements of the most stringent applications in normal and heavy duty. The range embeds innovative features that simplify the equipment and its design, while minimizing risks through certification.

Improving operational resilience

Altivar Soft Starter ATS490 is designed to help ensure continuity of operation. The high-durability performance of ATS490 applies not only to the product itself but also to the whole system to avoid disruption and reduce downtime.

Enhanced reliability

ATS490 withstands high stress from several origins, whether environmental or operational. It offers enhanced robustness against:

• Thermal conditions with an extended ambient operating temperature from -25 to 60°C/-13 to 140°F (with derating above 40°C/104°F)

• Mechanical conditions by using a long-lasting power connection with integrated EverLink™ technology and complying with class 3S3 according to IEC 60721-3-3

• Chemical conditions by complying with class 3C3 according to IEC 60721-3-3 ed. 2002 with salt mist

• Electrical conditions thanks to a large mains voltage range from 208 to 690 V and a large mains frequency range from 50 or 60 Hz +/-20%

The reliability on operating stress is also reinforced by TCS, the original Torque Control System by Schneider Electric, and by its starting capabilities that include high starting duration and high number of starts per hour.

Certified cybersecurity functions

ATS490 integrates IEC 62443-4-2 cybersecurity features certified by TÜV Rheinland with a development process that is IEC 62443-4-1 certified. The embedded functions include:

• User account management, including user authentication, role-based authorization, access channels, and strong passwords

• Tougher access to restrict communication ports and related functions or services

• Threat intelligence to manage cybersecurity-related events

• Cybersecurity-compliant firmware upgrade