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Schneider Vacon 100 FLOW Variable Speed Drive for Pumps and Fans
Model: VACON0100-3L-0038-5
4-hour response · Pricing in SAR · Delivery across all KSA regions
VACON0100-3L-0038-5 — Schneider Vacon 100 FLOW Variable Speed Drive for Pumps and Fans
The Schneider Electric Vacon 100 FLOW is a purpose-built variable speed drive for pumps, fans, and compressors in water, HVAC, and process cooling applications, combining application-specific intelligence — multi-pump cascade control, dry-run protection, anti-cavitation, pipe-fill mode, and pressure/flow PID control — with a rugged IP21 to IP54 enclosure that withstands Saudi Arabia's harsh industrial environments. The Vacon 100 FLOW covers 0.75 kW to 90 kW on a single hardware platform at 380–480 V supply, with an integral EMC filter and brake chopper in the smaller frames. Its real differentiator is the built-in I/O intelligence for water and HVAC applications: the multi-pump master can control up to eight pumps on auxiliary contacts without a separate pump controller PLC, and the built-in PID calculates flow rate from pump speed-pressure curves without a flow meter, reducing system cost significantly on remote pumping stations across Saudi Arabia's vast geography.
The Vacon 100 FLOW's graphical keypad with application-specific plain-language menus guides operators through the most common setup tasks in Arabic and English without manual reference. The drive's Safe Torque Off (STO) meets SIL 2 / PLd and its full connectivity suite — Modbus RTU built-in, with PROFIBUS, EtherNet/IP, BACnet, and PROFINET available as optional fieldbus cards — covers every protocol used by Saudi SCADA, BMS, and DCS platforms. Panel heating in cold ambient versions ensures reliable starting in Saudi Arabia's mountain regions and northern highland areas where winter temperatures drop below -10°C.
In Saudi Arabia, Vacon 100 FLOW drives are deployed across NWC municipal water booster stations, SWCC desalination pre-treatment pump arrays, HVAC chilled water pump applications in the Riyadh and Jeddah commercial tower boom, and ARAMCO utility cooling water pump drives in the Eastern Province. The drive's BACnet native communication makes it a preferred HVAC pump drive for large commercial building projects targeting SGBC certification, where BMS integration is mandatory for energy performance documentation. Vision 2030 infrastructure projects — NEOM water distribution, ROSHN community water systems, and Red Sea Project desalination — all include Vacon 100 FLOW in their pump drive specifications.
Razz Middle East stocks Vacon 100 FLOW in the most common power ratings (1.5 kW to 45 kW) for immediate delivery to pump and HVAC projects across Saudi Arabia. We provide 4-hour RFQ response with SAR pricing, application engineering support for multi-pump system design, BACnet and Modbus commissioning, and field commissioning services across Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Jubail, and Yanbu.
Technical Specifications
Full specifications for the VACON0100-3L-0038-5
- Power Range
- 0.75–90 kW
- Voltage
- 380–480 V AC
- Enclosure
- IP21 / IP54
- Application
- Pumps, fans, compressors
- Multi-pump
- Up to 8 pumps on auxiliary contacts
- Communication
- Modbus RTU built-in; BACnet, PROFIBUS, EtherNet/IP optional
- Safety
- STO SIL 2 / PLd
- Display
- Graphical keypad, Arabic/English
Key Features & Benefits
- Built-in multi-pump cascade master controls up to 8 pumps via auxiliary relay contacts, eliminating a separate pump controller PLC in booster station applications and reducing panel BOM cost.
- Flow estimation from speed-pressure pump curve eliminates a separate flow meter at remote pumping stations, reducing instrumentation cost on Saudi Arabia's geographically distributed NWC pump networks.
- Dry-run and anti-cavitation protection prevents pump damage during air-locked or low-inlet-pressure conditions — a critical function for remote unattended booster stations across Saudi Arabia's vast piping networks.
- BACnet IP and Modbus RTU native communication options provide direct plug-and-play integration with any Saudi building BMS or water SCADA platform without custom protocol driver development.
- Graphical keypad with Arabic language support enables Saudi operator setup and operation without English-language manual reference, reducing commissioning support requirements at remote sites.
- STO SIL 2 / PLd safety function satisfies IEC 61508 functional safety requirements for pump drive safety stop applications in Saudi process plant motor control centres.
- IP54 sealed enclosure option for outdoor pump station panel mounting resists Saudi Arabia's desert dust and coastal salt atmosphere in exposed panel locations without additional environmental enclosures.
Industrial Applications in Saudi Arabia
- NWC municipal water booster station pump drives across the Kingdom, where multi-pump cascade and flow estimation replace the pump controller PLC and flow meter, reducing booster station panel cost.
- SWCC desalination pre-treatment intake pump variable speed control at Ras Al-Khair, Shuqaiq, and Yanbu plants, where Vacon 100 FLOW's anti-cavitation protection prevents impeller damage at minimum flow conditions.
- HVAC chilled water primary and secondary pump drives in commercial towers at Riyadh's KAFD and Jeddah's waterfront, where BACnet communication enables BMS-integrated variable speed control for SGBC energy certification.
- ARAMCO utility cooling water pump drives at Dhahran and Ras Tanura refinery facilities, where IP54 protection and 50°C ambient rating handle the demanding process plant pump room environment.
- NEOM water distribution network pump drives for The Line potable and non-potable water distribution, where multi-pump cascade control and SCADA Modbus integration satisfy the smart city's utility management requirements.
- Red Sea Project desalination system distribution pump drives, where IP54 sealed enclosure resists the coastal salt atmosphere at the Red Sea resort island pump station locations.
- ROSHN residential community pressure-boosting pump drives, where Vacon 100 FLOW's multi-pump staging and sleep/wake function automatically manages supply pressure across varying residential demand profiles.
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