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Three-phase motors

Three-phase motor ratings

18.5 kW 6 pole three-phase motors

36 motors are registered for supply in Australia at 18.5 kW 6 pole, from 14 different brands. A 6 pole motor runs at a synchronous speed of 1,000 rpm on a 50 Hz supply. Registration means the motor may be supplied here. It is not a statement that it fits your application.

6 frame sizes · 15 recorded voltages · 31 mounting arrangements

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Frame sizes at this rating

IEC: 180, 200, 200L, 200LS, 200M

The number is the shaft centre height in millimetres and the letter is the frame length. It fixes how high the shaft sits and where the foot holes are, so a 132M from one manufacturer mounts like a 132M from another.

Standard unclear: 324

Recorded in a form that does not place them confidently against either system — a NEMA-style suffix without the word NEMA, or a dual-frame designation such as 213/5T. Check the standard against the manufacturer's drawing before treating any of these as a centre height in millimetres.

Synchronous speed

1,000 rpm — 1000 rpm at 50 Hz, from 6 poles.

Full-load speed is lower than this by the motor's slip, and slip is not recorded in the register. Read it from the nameplate of the motor you are replacing.

Efficiency spread

Full-load efficiency across these registrations runs from 90.60% to 93.74%.

Over a motor's working life, running cost usually dwarfs purchase price, so this spread is worth more attention than it normally gets.

Every 18.5 kW 6 pole motor registered for supply in Australia, by brand. Enclosure and mounting are often recorded for a registration family rather than one model — see the note below the table.
Brand Model Frame Enclosure Full-load efficiency Made in
ABB M2BAX200MLA6 200 IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 92.10% China, Finland, India, Poland, Sweden
ABB M3AA 180MLB 6 180 IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 92.00% Finland, Poland, China, India
ABB M3AA/BP/GP/JP/KP 200MLA 6 200 IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 92.10% China, Finland, India, Poland
ABB M3BP/AA 180MLB 6 180 IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 90.80% China, Finland, India, Poland
ABB M3BP/AA/JP/KP 200MLA 6 200 IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 90.60% China, Finland, India, Poland
ABB M3BP/GP/JP/KP/JM 200MLA 6 200 IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 92.00% China, Finland, India, Poland
ABB M3JP/KP 200MLA 6 200 IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 90.60% China, Finland, India, Poland
CEG XNPM36018503 200L IP66 92.64% China
CMG PPA200LA-6 200L IP66 91.10% China
Hoyer HMC3 200L1-6 200L IP23, IP44, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP65, IP66 92.21% China
Innomotics 1AV3204C 200M IP54, IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 92.40% Czechia
Innomotics 1CV3204C 200M IP54, IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 92.40% Czechia
Marathon TC_18P3A21_ 200L IP55, IP56, IP66 91.80% China
Marathon/CMG CDA-200L1-6 200L IP55, IP56, IP66 91.30% China
Marathon/CMG MAR3-200L1-6 200L IP55, IP56, IP66 91.30% China
SEW-EURODRIVE DRN200LS6 200LS IP54, IP55, IP56 92.20% Australia, New Zealand, China, Germany
SIEMENS 1AV3204C 200M IP54, IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 92.40% Czechia
Te3 Te3 18.5kW-6 pole-D200L 200L IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 91.90% China
Techtop TAI 200L1-6 200L IP55 91.20% China
Techtop TCI 200L1-6 200L IP55 91.20% China
Techtop TCP 200L1-6 200L IP55 91.70% China
TECO 18.5kW-6 pole-D200L-AESV4S/AESU4S 200L IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 93.40% China, Taiwan
TECO 18.5kW-6 pole-D200LC-AEHBXZ/AEUBXZ 200L IP55, IP56 91.50% China, Taiwan
TECO 18.5kW-6 pole-D200LC-AEMB/V 200L IP56, IP65, IP66 93.00% China, Taiwan
Toshiba International *YH-C0180 200L IP00, IP01, IP02, IP10, IP11, IP12, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP20, IP21, IP22, IP23, IP24, IP25, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33, IP34, IP35, IP40, IP41, IP42, IP43, IP44, IP45, IP46, IP47, IP48, IP50, IP51, IP52, IP53, IP54, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP58, IP65, IP66 92.30% Vietnam
Toshiba International 4YH-C0180 200L IP00, IP01, IP02, IP10, IP11, IP12, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP20, IP21, IP22, IP23, IP24, IP25, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33, IP34, IP35, IP40, IP41, IP42, IP43, IP44, IP45, IP46, IP47, IP48, IP50, IP51, IP52, IP53, IP54, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP58, IP65, IP66 92.30% Vietnam
Toshiba International 8Y*-C0180 200L IP00, IP01, IP02, IP10, IP11, IP12, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP20, IP21, IP22, IP23, IP24, IP25, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33, IP34, IP35, IP40, IP41, IP42, IP43, IP44, IP45, IP46, IP47, IP48, IP50, IP51, IP52, IP53, IP54, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP58, IP65, IP66 92.74% China, Taiwan
Toshiba International 8Y3-C0180 200L IP00, IP01, IP02, IP10, IP11, IP12, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP20, IP21, IP22, IP23, IP24, IP25, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33, IP34, IP35, IP40, IP41, IP42, IP43, IP44, IP45, IP46, IP47, IP48, IP50, IP51, IP52, IP53, IP54, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP58, IP65, IP66 92.74% China, Taiwan
Toshiba International 8Y8-C0180 200L IP00, IP01, IP02, IP10, IP11, IP12, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP20, IP21, IP22, IP23, IP24, IP25, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33, IP34, IP35, IP40, IP41, IP42, IP43, IP44, IP45, IP46, IP47, IP48, IP50, IP51, IP52, IP53, IP54, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP58, IP65, IP66 92.74% China, Taiwan
Toshiba International 8YH-C0180 200L IP00, IP01, IP02, IP10, IP11, IP12, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP20, IP21, IP22, IP23, IP24, IP25, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33, IP34, IP35, IP40, IP41, IP42, IP43, IP44, IP45, IP46, IP47, IP48, IP50, IP51, IP52, IP53, IP54, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP58, IP65, IP66 92.74% China, Taiwan
Toshiba International CD 200L1-6Y 200L IP56 91.50% Australia, Germany
Toshiba International VYH-C0180 200L IP00, IP01, IP02, IP10, IP11, IP12, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP20, IP21, IP22, IP23, IP24, IP25, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33, IP34, IP35, IP40, IP41, IP42, IP43, IP44, IP45, IP46, IP47, IP48, IP50, IP51, IP52, IP53, IP54, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP58, IP65, IP66 92.30% Vietnam
WEG 18.5kW 6P 200 W21 IE2 200L IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 90.63% China, Brazil, Portugal
WEG 18.5kW 6P 200 W21 IE3 200L IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 92.30% China, Brazil, Portugal
WEG 18.5kW 6P 200 W22 IE3 200L IP55, IP56, IP65, IP66 91.99% Brazil, China, Portugal
WEG 18.5kW 6P 324/6T 480V 60Hz NEMA W22 IE3 (Incl. W22M, Ex-db, Ex-db eb, Ex-eb, Ex-ec, Ex-tb, Ex-tc) 324 IP55 93.74% Brazil, China

What this page establishes, and what it does not

  • Established: every motor listed is registered for supply in Australia at 18.5 kW 6 pole, and the frame, enclosure and efficiency shown are what its registration states.
  • Established: a 6 pole motor has a synchronous speed of 1,000 rpm at 50 Hz. That is arithmetic, not a measurement.
  • Read carefully: a registration often covers a family of motors rather than one part number. 33 of these registrations list several voltages and 36 list several mounting arrangements — meaning a compliant variant exists in that family, not that the model shown is that variant.
  • Not established: that any motor here bolts into your application. Shaft diameter, shaft length and keyway are not in the register, and neither is terminal box position.
  • Not established: that a motor is currently available, or at what price. The register records permission to supply, not stock.
  • Not in this dataset: full-load speed, starting current, duty rating, and suitability for inverter operation.

Replacing a motor?

What each figure on the nameplate means, which of them decide whether a replacement fits, and which you have to confirm off the drawing.

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Match against your specification

Add voltage, frame, mounting and enclosure to narrow these 36 registrations to the ones that meet your requirement.

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Known limitations

What the register omits, where family registrations blur model detail, and the checks you always have to make yourself.

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