Siemens SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 Versatility. Availability. The choice is easy
Market-leading performance
you can count on
Siemens’ cell-based SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY drives,
which connect a series of low-voltage cells together to
build the medium-voltage power output of the drive, are
a true success story. They have become one of the world’s
best-selling medium-voltage drives since the introduction
of the first PERFECT HARMONY drive in 1994. They have
become synonymous with reliability, efficiency, and versatility. The innovative and proven cell-based technology
has provided customers with improved drive system
reliability and performance in thousands of applications
worldwide.
All drives are backed by Siemens’ commitment to customer satisfaction and industry-leading quality standards.
To provide even greater versatility to the current product
line, Siemens added the SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150
and continues the proven legacy of offering customers an
unparalleled range of features and advantages for new
applications as well as for retrofits.
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY
GH180 drives
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY
GH150 drives
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Versatile enough to suit nearly
any plant’s needs
Drive flexibility
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 drives are specially
designed to offer greater versatility and easy integration.
Their modular design enables the use of a separate transformer as well as a separate control cabinet. This helps
adjust the footprint of the drive and optimize the plant
layout. The control cabinet can even be installed in a lowvoltage operator’s room for facilitated operation of the
drive.
Line side versatility
The SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 raises the
standards for transformer flexibility for cell-based
medium-voltage drives: Site conditions can require the
use of a transformer in a separate location, either inside
or outside the plant, and the flexibility to allow for different transformer specifications, such as cooling, size,
pulse number, and primary voltage. Answering this
demand, SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 can also
help minimize initial investment cost for electrical room
air-conditioning as well as continuous operating costs.
The option to choose a standard transformer may even
reduce cost of ownership thanks to local sourcing.
Dry-type
Line
voltage
Outdoor/
indoor
Cooling
Oil-filled
Number
of pulses
Line
side
versatility
Motor side versatility
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 drives are capable
of working with almost any induction or synchronous
motor available, which makes them perfect for retrofit
projects and high-speed applications. They also provide
great flexibility in operating a motor with long cables
even above several kilometers.
Optimal setup for high-speed motor applications
This drive is often used with high speed compressors or
integrated compressors that have need of high output
frequencies. The higher the motor speed, the higher
the required VFD output frequency. The GH150 with its
inherent and highly effective switching frequency requires
less or no current derating, which leads to less oversizing
of the drive and results in higher efficiency. Additional
losses in the motor often have to be minimized due to
the compact motor design.
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150’s cell-based design ensures
such low harmonic distress on the motor that a separate output
filter is not required.
Current
Voltage
New
motors
Long
cables
Normal
and high
speed
Motor
retrofits
Induction
motors
Synchronous
motors
Motor
side
For pumps, fans, compressors in...
Oil and gas – Upstream
The SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 is optimally
suited for pumps, fans, and compressors in applications
with a separate transformer. It also further expands the
number of applications already served by SINAMICS
PERFECT HARMONY drives by adding the ability to support
marine and offshore applications.
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 drives serve some
of the most demanding applications all around the world
in industries such as:
• Oil and gas • Water and wastewater
• Power generation • Marine
• Metals • Offshore applications
• Mining
Power generation
Oil and gas – Midstream Metals
Oil and gas – Downstream Test Stands
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Standard Performance or
Full Performance Protection
Standard Performance
Our basic performance class matches the industry standard found in
most of today’s medium-voltage drives, but it also features our motorfriendly M2C motor modul. Due to the cell-based design, the drive is
also able to offer the advantage of an almost sinusoidal wave form
similar to that of our well-known SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180
drives.
Full
Performance
Protection
Standard
Performance
Full Performance Protection
When availability is paramount for your process flow, this better performance class gives you confidence in the uninterrupted long-term
productivity of your application. The entire Full Performance Protection design offers you advantages that no other competitor can match,
it is truly unique. This protection class offers all the benefits of the
Standard design, but also offers the industry’s fastest cell bypass
functionality and cell redundancy. This ensures that if a cell should
fail, you not only maintain uninterrupted operation, but you also see
no drop in the operational performance or efficiency.
Every application or process has different requirements in terms of the levels of availability that they must maintain to maximize their productivity and profitability. SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 offers two different levels
of process performance for your application. Choose the level that best supports the needs of your application:
The SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150
is the perfect solution for large, high-speed compressors in the oil&gas industry
due to its high availability and high output
frequency capabilities.
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Photographer Florian Sander
Scalability is the key to redundancy
A drive can be built with additional cells as part of our
Full Performance Protection design. This further adds to
the applications’ overall reliability and maximizes their
process availability by ensuring full performance in the
event of a failed cell via the use of redundant cells.
When a SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 drive
includes redundant cells and one cell is bypassed, the
drive still produces sufficient voltage for the process to
continue uninterrupted, and the output quality and voltage waveform remain virtually unchanged.
High-speed cell bypass
In less than one millisecond, the SINAMICS PERFECT
HARMONY GH150 drives can bypass any failed cells to
maintain an uninterrupted output voltage. In other words,
your process is not disturbed or experiences any drop in
performance.
Siemens stands for world-class quality
and reliability
Committed to providing the best product every time
Siemens is known for our commitment to our customers
and partners. However our commitment is also providing
motors and drives of the highest quality and reliability. To
ensure our customers receive this high industry standard:
• All of our products are put through rigorous tests in our
state-of-the-art testing centers
• Our suppliers are put through strenuous qualification
processes and are constantly under evaluation
• All components can be tracked and monitored to ensure
quality control both in production and with drives
already in operation
• All new software, features and technology utilized in
a drive are put through extensive testing to ensure
optimal performance and eliminate risk
Nothing leaves our factories without meeting our quality
standards; we would rather ensure your process reliability
than provide you with a product that is not able to perform up to your expectations – or ours. We never want to
see a product leave our factory without it performing its
best. We stand behind our products with extensive warranties and a commitment to helping you reach and
exceed your performance goals.
“The innovative strength of
Siemens and the outstanding
quality of our products and
solutions are central to the
success of our company, and
our customers.”
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The ideal drive for your
Integrated Drive System
Plant-, system- and motor-friendly
The SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 drive has
a number of different benefits that can make it the
optimal drive for an integrated drive system solution.
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 can be easily
configured to:
• operate high-speed applications
• adjust to high input voltages
• reduce high inrush currents when being turned on
(transformer)
• operate with different cable lengths
• be combined with virtually any kind of motor
• be adjusted to any performance level
• transformer flexibility
These elements of the SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150
drive provide the highest degree of system flexibility and
the greatest potential for implementing the optimal solution in your application.
The SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 offers you the
opportunity to maximize your plant layout, drive system
concept, drive availability and overall application reliability in a very customizable way.
Horizontal Integration Vertical Integration Lifecycle Integration
You can increase
the availability of
your plant or
application – up to
With the TIA Portal
you can reduce
your engineering
time – by up to
Thanks to Integrated
Drive Systems you can
reduce your maintenance
costs – by up to *e.g. in conveyor applications
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Easily adaptable to your
individual requirements
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Additional benefits at a glance
• Flexible transformer and control cabinet
placement for smaller footprint in the operation
area, facilitated maintenance, and increased
safety thanks to modular design.
• Accommodation of any transformer type, size,
primary voltage or number of pulses.
• High-speed cell bypass feature maintains a reliable
and balanced output voltage with no speed
reduction.
• Front access design makes overall drive
maintenance easier and allows for installation
close to a wall.
• Also available in a marine version that meets the
requirements of all major marine classification
organizations.
Input
• Line side: 12- to 36-pulse diode rectifier
without regenerative feedback
• Input frequency: 50 / 60 Hz
• Line power factor: > 0.95
Output
• Modular multi-level converter with
configurations between 24 and 48 power cells
• Power range: up to 47 MVA;
higher power configurations on request
• Motor voltages: 4.0 – 11 kV
• Output frequency: 0 – 150 Hz,
higher values on request
• Max. motor cables length: 1,000 m;
longer distances on request
Motor control
• Vector control
• Speed encoder (optional)
• Induction motors
• Synchronous motors
Drive
• Cooling type: water-cooled
• Redundant recooling pumps
• Dynamic braking as option
• Conformance with standards:
IEC, CE, CSA, UL, marine classifications
Software functions
• Cell bypass and cell redundancy
• Automatic restart following interruptions
in operation as a result of a power failure
• Smooth connection of converter to rotating motor
• Kinetic buffering
• Automatic motor identification for
control optimization
• Programmable ramp-up and ramp-down times
• Ramp smoothing
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Drive power ratings
Single circuit drive Dual circuit drive
12-pulse 18-pulse 24-pulse 36-pulse 24-pulse 36-pulse
Output
voltage (kV)
No. of
cells
Cell
Type
Pulse
number
Output
current (A)
Type rating
(kVA)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Pulse
number
Output
current (A)
Type rating
(kVA)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
4.0
24
700
12 – 36
pulse
720 5,000 6.1 6,000 7.3 6,400 7.3 6,620 8.5 7,220
24 – 36
pulse
1,440 10,000 10.4 11,600 12.8 12,400
1100 1,180 8,200 6.3 6,680 7.5 7,000 7.5 7,220 8.7 7,820 2,360 16,400 10.8 12,800 13.2 13,600
4.16 700 710 5,100 6.1 6,000 7.3 6,400 7.3 6,620 8.5 7,220 1,420 10,200 10.4 11,600 12.8 12,400
1100 1,160 8,400 6.3 6,680 7.5 7,000 7.5 7,220 8.7 7,820 2,320 16,700 10.8 12,800 13.2 13,600
4.0
30
700
12 – 36
pulse
760 5,300 6.8 6,710 8.0 7,320 8.0 7,330 9.2 7,930
24 – 36
pulse
1,520 10,500 11.8 13,020 14.2 14,240
1100 1,280 8,900 7.2 7,400 8.4 8,010 8.4 8,020 9.6 8,620 2,560 17,700 12.6 14,400 15.0 15,620
4.16 700 760 5,500 6.8 6,710 8.0 7,320 8.0 7,330 9.2 7,930 1,520 11,000 11.8 13,020 14.2 14,240
1100 1,280 9,200 7.2 7,400 8.4 8,010 8.4 8,020 9.6 8,620 2,560 18,400 12.6 14,400 15.0 15,620
5.5 700 710 6,800 6.8 6,710 8.0 7,320 8.0 7,330 9.2 7,930 1,420 13,500 11.8 13,020 14.2 14,240
1100 1,140 10,900 7.2 7,400 8.4 8,010 8.4 8,020 9.6 8,620 2,280 21,700 12.6 14,400 15.0 15,620
6.0 700 580 6,000 6.8 6,710 8.0 7,320 8.0 7,330 9.2 7,930 1,160 12,100 11.8 13,020 14.2 14,240
1100 930 9,700 7.2 7,400 8.4 8,010 8.4 8,020 9.6 8,620 1,860 19,300 12.6 14,400 15.0 15,620
5.5
36
700
12 – 36
pulse
790 7,500 6.8 6,960 8.0 7,570 8.0 7,580 9.2 8,180
24 – 36
pulse
1,580 15,100 11.8 13,520 14.2 14,740
1100 1,270 12,100 7.2 7,700 8.4 8,310 8.4 8,320 9.6 8,920 2,540 24,200 12.6 15,000 15.0 16,220
6.0 700 790 8,200 6.8 6,960 8.0 7,570 8.0 7,580 9.2 8,180 1,580 16,400 11.8 13,520 14.2 14,740
1100 1,220 12,700 7.2 7,700 8.4 8,310 8.4 8,320 9.6 8,920 2,440 25,400 12.6 15,000 15.0 16,220
6.6 700 720 8,200 6.8 6,960 8.0 7,570 8.0 7,580 9.2 8,180 1,440 16,500 11.8 13,520 14.2 14,740
1100 1,160 13,300 7.2 7,700 8.4 8,310 8.4 8,320 9.6 8,920 2,320 26,500 12.6 15,000 15.0 16,220
6.9 700 690 8,200 6.8 6,960 8.0 7,570 8.0 7,580 9.2 8,180 1,380 16,500 11.8 13,520 14.2 14,740
1100 1,110 13,300 7.2 7,700 8.4 8,310 8.4 8,320 9.6 8,920 2,220 26,500 12.6 15,000 15.0 16,220
6.6
42
700
12 – 36
pulse
790 9,000 7.1 7,330 8.3 7,940 8.3 7,950 9.5 8,550
24 – 36
pulse
1,580 18,100 12.4 14,260 14.8 15,480
1100 1,260 14,400 7.5 8,100 8.7 8,710 8.7 8,720 9.9 9,320 2,520 28,800 13.2 15,800 15.6 17,020
6.9 700 790 9,400 7.1 7,330 8.3 7,940 8.3 7,950 9.5 8,550 1,580 18,900 12.4 14,260 14.8 15,480
1100 1,240 14,800 7.5 8,100 8.7 8,710 8.7 8,720 9.9 9,320 2,480 29,600 13.2 15,800 15.6 17,020
6.6
48
700 For drives with 48 cells, data
is identical to the 42 cells’
data given above.
These versions can be used
for redundancy purposes.
7.4 7,720 8.6 8,330 8.6 8,340 9.8 8,940 For drives with 48 cells, data
is identical to the 42 cells’
data given above.
These versions can be used
for redundancy purposes.
13.0 15,040 15.4 16,260
1100 7.8 8,510 9.0 9,120 9.0 9,130 10.2 9,730 13.8 16,620 16.2 17,840
6.9 700 7.4 7,720 8.6 8,330 8.6 8,340 9.8 8,940 13.0 15,040 15.4 16,260
1100 7.8 8,510 9.0 9,120 9.0 9,130 10.2 9,730 13.8 16,620 16.2 17,840
10
54
1100
36 pulse 1,180 20,400 – – – – – – 11.6 11,800 36 pulse 2,360 40,900 – – 21.0 22,800
11 1100 1,020 19,400 – – – – – – 11.6 11,800 2,040 38,900 – – 21.0 22,800
10
60
1100
36 pulse 1,250 21,700 – – – – – – 11.9 12,300 36 pulse 2,500 43,300 – – 21.6 23,800
11 1100 1,200 22,900 – – – – – – 11.9 12,300 2,400 45,700 – – 21.6 23,800
10
66
1100
36 pulse 1,250 21,700 – – – – – – 12.2 12,800 36 pulse 2,500 43,300 – – 22.2 24,800
11 1100 1,250 23,800 – – – – – – 12.2 12,800 2,500 47,600 – – 22.2 24,800
Footnote:
All SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 drives listed above are based on an IP43 design.
All drive cabinets have a maximum height of approx. 2.8 m. Drives with an output voltage of 6.9 kV have a depth of 1,275 mm.
Drives with an output voltage of 10 or 11 kV have a depth of approx. 1.5 m. The control cabinet has a depth of 600 mm.
Drive technical data
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Drive power ratings
Single circuit drive Dual circuit drive
12-pulse 18-pulse 24-pulse 36-pulse 24-pulse 36-pulse
Output
voltage (kV)
No. of
cells
Cell
Type
Pulse
number
Output
current (A)
Type rating
(kVA)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Pulse
number
Output
current (A)
Type rating
(kVA)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Width
(m)
Weight
(kg)
4.0
24
700
12 – 36
pulse
720 5,000 6.1 6,000 7.3 6,400 7.3 6,620 8.5 7,220
24 – 36
pulse
1,440 10,000 10.4 11,600 12.8 12,400
1100 1,180 8,200 6.3 6,680 7.5 7,000 7.5 7,220 8.7 7,820 2,360 16,400 10.8 12,800 13.2 13,600
4.16 700 710 5,100 6.1 6,000 7.3 6,400 7.3 6,620 8.5 7,220 1,420 10,200 10.4 11,600 12.8 12,400
1100 1,160 8,400 6.3 6,680 7.5 7,000 7.5 7,220 8.7 7,820 2,320 16,700 10.8 12,800 13.2 13,600
4.0
30
700
12 – 36
pulse
760 5,300 6.8 6,710 8.0 7,320 8.0 7,330 9.2 7,930
24 – 36
pulse
1,520 10,500 11.8 13,020 14.2 14,240
1100 1,280 8,900 7.2 7,400 8.4 8,010 8.4 8,020 9.6 8,620 2,560 17,700 12.6 14,400 15.0 15,620
4.16 700 760 5,500 6.8 6,710 8.0 7,320 8.0 7,330 9.2 7,930 1,520 11,000 11.8 13,020 14.2 14,240
1100 1,280 9,200 7.2 7,400 8.4 8,010 8.4 8,020 9.6 8,620 2,560 18,400 12.6 14,400 15.0 15,620
5.5 700 710 6,800 6.8 6,710 8.0 7,320 8.0 7,330 9.2 7,930 1,420 13,500 11.8 13,020 14.2 14,240
1100 1,140 10,900 7.2 7,400 8.4 8,010 8.4 8,020 9.6 8,620 2,280 21,700 12.6 14,400 15.0 15,620
6.0 700 580 6,000 6.8 6,710 8.0 7,320 8.0 7,330 9.2 7,930 1,160 12,100 11.8 13,020 14.2 14,240
1100 930 9,700 7.2 7,400 8.4 8,010 8.4 8,020 9.6 8,620 1,860 19,300 12.6 14,400 15.0 15,620
5.5
36
700
12 – 36
pulse
790 7,500 6.8 6,960 8.0 7,570 8.0 7,580 9.2 8,180
24 – 36
pulse
1,580 15,100 11.8 13,520 14.2 14,740
1100 1,270 12,100 7.2 7,700 8.4 8,310 8.4 8,320 9.6 8,920 2,540 24,200 12.6 15,000 15.0 16,220
6.0 700 790 8,200 6.8 6,960 8.0 7,570 8.0 7,580 9.2 8,180 1,580 16,400 11.8 13,520 14.2 14,740
1100 1,220 12,700 7.2 7,700 8.4 8,310 8.4 8,320 9.6 8,920 2,440 25,400 12.6 15,000 15.0 16,220
6.6 700 720 8,200 6.8 6,960 8.0 7,570 8.0 7,580 9.2 8,180 1,440 16,500 11.8 13,520 14.2 14,740
1100 1,160 13,300 7.2 7,700 8.4 8,310 8.4 8,320 9.6 8,920 2,320 26,500 12.6 15,000 15.0 16,220
6.9 700 690 8,200 6.8 6,960 8.0 7,570 8.0 7,580 9.2 8,180 1,380 16,500 11.8 13,520 14.2 14,740
1100 1,110 13,300 7.2 7,700 8.4 8,310 8.4 8,320 9.6 8,920 2,220 26,500 12.6 15,000 15.0 16,220
6.6
42
700
12 – 36
pulse
790 9,000 7.1 7,330 8.3 7,940 8.3 7,950 9.5 8,550
24 – 36
pulse
1,580 18,100 12.4 14,260 14.8 15,480
1100 1,260 14,400 7.5 8,100 8.7 8,710 8.7 8,720 9.9 9,320 2,520 28,800 13.2 15,800 15.6 17,020
6.9 700 790 9,400 7.1 7,330 8.3 7,940 8.3 7,950 9.5 8,550 1,580 18,900 12.4 14,260 14.8 15,480
1100 1,240 14,800 7.5 8,100 8.7 8,710 8.7 8,720 9.9 9,320 2,480 29,600 13.2 15,800 15.6 17,020
6.6
48
700 For drives with 48 cells, data
is identical to the 42 cells’
data given above.
These versions can be used
for redundancy purposes.
7.4 7,720 8.6 8,330 8.6 8,340 9.8 8,940 For drives with 48 cells, data
is identical to the 42 cells’
data given above.
These versions can be used
for redundancy purposes.
13.0 15,040 15.4 16,260
1100 7.8 8,510 9.0 9,120 9.0 9,130 10.2 9,730 13.8 16,620 16.2 17,840
6.9 700 7.4 7,720 8.6 8,330 8.6 8,340 9.8 8,940 13.0 15,040 15.4 16,260
1100 7.8 8,510 9.0 9,120 9.0 9,130 10.2 9,730 13.8 16,620 16.2 17,840
10
54
1100
36 pulse 1,180 20,400 – – – – – – 11.6 11,800 36 pulse 2,360 40,900 – – 21.0 22,800
11 1100 1,020 19,400 – – – – – – 11.6 11,800 2,040 38,900 – – 21.0 22,800
10
60
1100
36 pulse 1,250 21,700 – – – – – – 11.9 12,300 36 pulse 2,500 43,300 – – 21.6 23,800
11 1100 1,200 22,900 – – – – – – 11.9 12,300 2,400 45,700 – – 21.6 23,800
10
66
1100
36 pulse 1,250 21,700 – – – – – – 12.2 12,800 36 pulse 2,500 43,300 – – 22.2 24,800
11 1100 1,250 23,800 – – – – – – 12.2 12,800 2,500 47,600 – – 22.2 24,800
Footnote:
All SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 drives listed above are based on an IP43 design.
All drive cabinets have a maximum height of approx. 2.8 m. Drives with an output voltage of 6.9 kV have a depth of 1,275 mm.
Drives with an output voltage of 10 or 11 kV have a depth of approx. 1.5 m. The control cabinet has a depth of 600 mm.
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Process Industries and Drives
Large Drives
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The information given in this document only
contains general descriptions and/or performance
features which may not always specifically reflect
those described, or which may undergo modification in the course of further development of the
products. The requested performance features are
binding only when they are expressly agreed upon
in the concluded contract.
All product designations may be trademarks or
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