The 150-F970NBA is an SMC-flex non-combination smart motor controller from Allen Bradley/Rockwell Automation. The controller has an integral bypass feature which reduces the heat generated. Also, the 150-F970NBA current and voltage protection mechanisms allow the controller to provide high levels of troubleshooting and monitoring functions. For programming, the 150-F970NBA has an LCD display which is multilingual. The 150-F970NBA operates with an input voltage ranging from 200 to 480 Volts AC and has a control voltage of between 230 Volts and 240 Volts AC. The 150-F970NBA belongs to the SMC-Flex, bulletin 150-F series. The 150-F970NBA SMC-flex smart motor controller has a rated current of 970, 851, and 709 Amperes under light, medium, and heavy-duty operations, respectively. Additionally, the 150-F970NBA measures 1041.1 by 596.9 by 346.2 millimeters. The International Protection (IP) rating for the 150-F970NBA smart motor controller is IP00. The controller is used in applications with a maximum horsepower rating of 800 HP and a current rating of between 323 and 970 amperes. The controller is used with line or delta connected motors and has an open style enclosure type.

The 150-F970NBA, as with other SMC-flex controllers, has a dual ramp, full voltage, current limit start, soft start, soft stop, linear speed acceleration, and preset slow speed operating modes. To interface the 150-F970NBA with a user-supplied Human-Module Interface (HMI) or external communication modules, a single DPI is available. The 150-F970NBA provides status indication when the motor is stopped, stopping, starting and at speed. Additional fault indication features are also available. Note that the start (soft) is adjustable from 0 to 30 seconds while the stopping time can be adjusted from 0 to 120 seconds. Smart motor controllers in the SMC-flex series like the 150-F970NBA have a 220 Joules metal oxide varistor to cater for transient protection.