American Control Electronics

American Control Electronics (ACE) is an electronics manufacturer located in South Beloit, IL and parent company for the Minarik Drives brand. American Control Electronics designs and produces a wide variety of AC & DC electronic control systems and power products used in industrial, commercial, EV, medical, and home automation markets. American Control Electronics has also developed several “Green” products that control motors from battery and/or photovoltaic power. The Minarik Drives brand has a 60-year reputation and is the standard for products in its class. American Control Electronics designs unique product solutions to meet the specific needs of its customers.

All products are designed and built in our United States location, which is both ISO 9001:2008 registered and UL508A certified.

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ACE ACF Series American Control Electronics ACF Series open-chassis AC variable frequency drive mounted on a black finned heatsink plate with two large capacitors and adjustment potentiometers.
  • Industry standard mounting footprint
  • Microprocessor based
  • LEDs: Current Limit, Fault
  • 115 or 230 VAC 1Φ input, 50/60 Hz
  • 115 or 230 VAC 1Φ or 3Φ output, 60 Hz
  • 1/16 - 1 HP Range
  • Adjustable Trim Pots:
    • Minimum Speed
    • Maximum Speed
    • Acceleration
    • Deceleration / Brake Time
    • Current Limit
    • Slip Compensation
  • P/N INFO
ACE PMF Series American Control Electronics PMF Series open-frame DC motor drive mounted on a black aluminum finned heatsink chassis with two large capacitors and screw terminal strip.
  • Microprocessor based
  • LEDs: Power, Status
  • 115 or 230 VAC 1Φ input, 50/60 Hz
  • 115 or 230 VAC 1Φ or 3Φ output, 50/60 Hz
  • 1/16 - 1 1/2 HP Range
  • Adjustable Trim Pots:
    • Minimum Speed
    • Maximum Speed
    • Acceleration
    • Deceleration
    • Slip Compensation
    • Voltage Boost
    • Current Limit
    • Brake Voltage
    • Brake Time-Out
  • P/N INFO
ACE VFD Series A group of four American Control Electronics motor controllers, featuring two open-chassis circuit board drives with large capacitors and two enclosed adjustable speed drives with analog speed dials and toggle switches.
  • Industry standard mounting footprint
  • Microprocessor based
  • LEDs: Current Limit, Fault
  • 115 or 230 VAC 1Φ input, 50/60 Hz
  • 115 or 230 VAC 1Φ or 3Φ output, 60 Hz
  • 1/16 - 1 HP Range
  • Adjustable Trim Pots:
    • Minimum Speed
    • Maximum Speed
    • Acceleration
    • Deceleration / Brake Time
    • Current Limit
    • Slip Compensation
  • P/N INFO