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Chapter 1 - PowerXL DM1 series overview
POWERXL DM1 SERIES VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES MN040049EN—September 2021   www.eaton.com
Chapter 1 - PowerXL DM1 series overview
This chapter describes the purpose and contents of this 
manual, the receiving inspection recommendations and the 
PowerXL Series Open Drive catalog numbering system.
How to use this manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide you with 
information necessary to install, set and customize 
parameters, start up, troubleshoot, and maintain the Eaton 
PowerXL Series variable frequency drive (VFD).  To provide 
for safe installation and operation of the equipment, read 
the safety guidelines at the beginning of this manual and 
follow the procedures outlined in the following chapters 
before connecting power to the PowerXL Series VFD.  Keep 
this operating manual handy and distribute to all users, 
technicians and maintenance personnel for reference.
Table 1.  Common abbreviations.
Abbreviation Definition
CT Constant torque with high overload rating (150%)
VT Variable torque with low overload rating (110%)
IH  High overload current (150%)
I
L
Low overload current (110%)
VFD Variable frequency drive
RTC Real time clock
Rating label
Figure 1.  Rating label.
 Cat. No.: DM1-321D6EB-S20S-EM
 Style No.: 3-5001-005A
 PowerXL
TM
   DM1  VFD       Factory ID:T
 CT/VT
 Input
 Output
0.25HP/
     0.5HP
(0.18KW/
   0.37KW)
 
U(V~)
 208-240 3Ø  0~Vin 3Ø
 F(Hz)  50/60 Hz
 0-400 Hz
 I (A)  2.1/3.3  1.6/2.5
 User installation manual:MN040060EN
 Serial No.: XXXXXXXXXX
 NAED: 786689351328
  Field installed conductors must be copper rated at 75°C
 YYMMDD    Assembled in Dominican Republic
 IP20 / UL Open Type
 IP20 / NEMA 1 / UL Type 1
 with NEMA 1 kit installed
 Enclosure Rating
Contains FCC ID: 2ADXE-HY-40R204PC
 EAN: 4015081980796
 90/100 loss
 Details
 IE Class  IE2
 2.8%
http://eaton.com/EcoDesign-VFD
Contains IC: 23267-HY40R204PC