Soft Starters

SMS-RV SubMonitor® Pump Soft Starter

Soft Starters

SMS-RV SubMonitor® Pump Soft Starter

Are you looking to enhance your motor performance while extending its lifecycle? The SMS-RV Pump Soft Starter, equipped with the Franklin Electric SubMonitor® Connect overload relay, is your solution for seamless motor management. SubMonitor Connect is an advanced, comprehensive, three-phase motor protection relay that lets you dial in protection and automation with precision and depth.

This full-featured pump panel is designed to maximize motor life with built-in soft starter features. It offers advanced pump control that's ready for automation and ensures electronic overload motor protection, making it ideal for demanding applications. With application-based start-up and precise logging, installation and service are quick and hassle-free, further enhanced by the FE Connect® mobile app. The SMS-RV SubMonitor Pump Soft Starter is built to last with heavy-duty construction tailored to your needs.

Overview


Features & Benefits

Maximize System Life with Built-in Soft Starter Features

  • Full horsepower-rated bypass contactor
  • Smart Ramp option enables compensation for unloaded soft starting motors
  • Start mode features:
    • Include Linear Ramp, Exponential Ramp, & Current Limit
    • Feature an adjustable current limit, initial voltage, and start time
  • Stop mode features:
    • Include Coast to Stop, Linear Ramp, & Exponential Ramp
    • Feature an adjustable stop voltage and stop time
  • Motor Power Factor Monitoring
  • SCR over-temperature detection
  • Shorted SCR detection

Automation-ready for Advanced Pump Control

  • 12-240 VAC/VDC wet input for remote start/stop
  • Dry contacts for auto run/shutdown or high float/low float
  • Modbus RTU communication
  • Automatic fault reset and on-delay/off-delay settings

Electronic Overload Motor Protection Powered by SubMonitor Connect

  • Wide range, adjustable, class 5-30 electronic overload
  • Dry pump detection protects your pump and motor from adverse conditions and allows for time-based automatic restart with well recovery mode
    • Industry-leading motor protection for the following conditions:
    • Over/under power (dry-run)
    • Over/under voltage
    • Voltage phase loss and reversal
    • Voltage unbalance
    • Current phase unbalance
    • Locked rotor
    • Cycle fault
    • Ground Fault
  • Motor insulation check
  • Compatible with PT100 /1000 motor temperature sensors

Simple Installation Enabled by Application-based Start-up

  • Get up and running quickly in 9 simple steps enabled by SubMonitor Connect’s Basic Setup wizard
  • Select between Submersible, Surface, or Custom options to set protection parameters accordingly
  • Enhanced start-up experience supported by integrated connectivity and compatibility with the FE Connect® mobile app for real-time data, monitoring, and fault log retrieval

Easier Service Backed by Precise Logging

  • SubMonitor Connect comes with a real-time clock with a 10-year battery backup, allowing operators to accurately track dates and time stamps down to the second
  • Access up to 150 records of configuration changes, faults, and start logs – even if they occurred years ago
  • Use logs to diagnose power problems or conditions. Easily and conveniently collaborate with others to address resolutions

Built to Last with Heavy-duty Industrial-grade Construction

  • Outdoor rated, gasketed, powder coated, NEMA 3R (UL Type 3R) enclosure designed in-house by Franklin Electric to optimize layout and functionality
  • SubMonitor Connect’s backlit NEMA 4X (UL Type 4X) wash-down rated screen mounted on the front of the panel allows for programming and safe viewing of conditions while the motor is running
  • Comes with standard features supporting the industry’s most popular configurations:
    • Hand-off-auto switch (standard) with optional start button or start/stop buttons
    • Combination (Circuit Breaker) or non-combination panels
    • Optional run and fault pilot lights
    • Optional surge arrestors
    • Optional lockable enclosure latch
  • Easy access to input and output terminals
  • UL 489 molded case circuit breaker disconnect for branch and short circuit protection
  • Fused disconnect not required, saving time and money
  • Lockable disconnect handle
  • Combination panels service entrance compatible with included labeling
  • Assembled in a US-based UL 508A-certified factory

Order Information


SMS-RV SubMonitor® Pump Soft Starter

Item Minimum Current Maximum Current Branch Protection Included Volts
SMS3R-RV-S0-M-G15 6 A 8 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S0-M-G20 9.6 A 11 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S0P-M-G30 14 A 17 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S1-M-G40 16.7 A 22 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S1P-M-G50 24.2 A 28 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S1P-M-G60 30.8 A 34 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S2-M 40 A 50 A No 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S2-M-G100 40 A 50 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S2-M-G80 30.8 A 45 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S3-M-G100 46.2 A 57 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S3-M-G125 59.4 A 71 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S3P-M 74.8 A 85 A No 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S3P-M-G150 74.8 A 85 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S4-M 99 A 130 A No 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S4-M-G200 99 A 114 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S4-M-G250 114 A 130 A Yes 200-600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5-6M 242 A No 600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5-6M-G300 171 A Yes 600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5-6M-G400 0 A 228 A Yes 600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5-M 273 A 312 A No 200-480 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5-M-G300 154 A 171 A Yes 200-480 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5-M-G400 181 A 228 A Yes 200-480 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5P-6M 0 A 289 A No 600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5P-6M-G500 285 A Yes 600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5P-6M-G600 0 A 289 A Yes 600 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5P-M 273 A 330 A No 200-480 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5P-M-G500 240 A 285 A Yes 200-480 VAC
SMS3R-RV-S5P-M-G600 273 A 330 A Yes 200-480 VAC

Support Materials


Catalogs

Title Type Size
Replacement Components Catalog PDF 0.66 MB
Commercial & Industrial Starters Catalog PDF 2.05 MB
Drives & Controls Catalog PDF 2.33 MB

Assets