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Application – Three-Phase Motors
Franklin three-phase submersible motors are operable 
from variable frequency inverter drives when applied 
within guidelines below. These guidelines are based 
on present Franklin information for inverter drives, lab 
tests and actual installations, and must be followed 
for warranty to apply. Franklin two-wire and three-wire 
single-phase submersible motors are not recommended 
for variable speed operation.
WARNING: There is a potential shock hazard from 
contact with insulated cables from a PWM drive to  
the motor. This hazard is due to high frequency 
voltage content of a PWM drive output.
Load Capability: Pump load should not exceed 
motor nameplate service factor amps at rated voltage 
and frequency.
Frequency Range: Continuous between 30 Hz and 
rated frequency (50 or 60 Hz). Operations above rated 
frequency require special considerations, consult factory 
for details.
Volts/Hz: Use motor nameplate volts and frequency 
for the drive base settings. Many drives have means to 
increase effi ciency at reduced pump speeds by lowering 
motor voltage. This is the preferred operating mode.
Voltage Rise-time or dV/dt: Limit the peak voltage to 
the motor to 1000 V and keep the rise-time greater than 
2 µsec. Alternately stated: keep dV/dt < 500 V/µsec. See 
Filters or Reactors below.
Motor Current Limits: Load no higher than motor 
nameplate service factor amps. For 50 Hz ratings, 
nameplate maximum amps are rated amps. See 
Overload Protection below.
Motor Overload Protection: Protection in the drive 
(or separately furnished) must be set to trip within 10 
seconds at 5 times motor maximum nameplate amps in 
any line, and ultimately trip within 115% of nameplate 
maximum amps in any line.
Subtrol-Plus and SubMonitor: Franklin’s Subtrol-Plus 
and SubMonitor protection systems ARE NOT USABLE 
on VFD installations.
Variable Speed Submersible Pump Operation, Inverter Drives 
Start and Stop: One second maximum ramp-up and 
ramp-down times between stopped and 30 Hz Stopping 
by coast-down is preferable.
 
Successive Starts: Allow 60 seconds before restarting. 
  
Filters or Reactors: Required if all three of the following 
conditions are met: (1) Voltage is 380 or greater and 
(2) Drive uses IGBT or BJT switches (rise-times < 2 
µsec) and (3) Cable from drive to motor is more than 
50 ft (15.2 m) A low-pass fi lter is preferable. Filters or 
reactors should be selected in conjunction with the drive 
manufacturer and must be specifi cally designed for
VFD operation.
Cable Lengths: Per Franklin’s cable tables unless a 
reactor is used. If a long cable is used with a reactor, 
additional voltage drop will occur between the VFD and 
the motor. To compensate, set the VFD output voltage 
higher than the motor rating in proportion to the reactor 
impedance (102% voltage for 2% impedance, etc.).
Motor Cooling Flow: For installations that are  
variable-fl ow, variable-pressure, minimum fl ow rates 
must be maintained at nameplate frequency. In variable-
fl ow, constant pressure installations, minimum fl ow 
rates must be maintained at the lowest fl ow condition. 
Franklin’s minimum fl ow requirements for 4" motors : 
0.25 ft/s (7.26 cm/sec) and for 6" and 8" motors: 0.5 ft/s 
(15.24 cm/sec)
Carrier Frequency: Applicable to PWM drives only. 
These drives often allow selection of the carrier 
frequency. Use a carrier frequency at the low end of the 
available range.
Miscellaneous: Franklin Electric three-phase motors 
are not declared “Inverter Duty” motors per NEMA MG1 
standards. The reason is Part 31 of NEMA standard 
MG1 does not include a section covering encapsulated 
winding designs. However, Franklin submersible motors 
can be used with VFDs without problems and/or warranty 
concerns provided these guidelines are followed.
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