The 150-FPP480B SMC Flex Power Pole is a single-phase power pole that is designed and manufactured for compatibility with the Allen-Bradley SMC Flex Smart Motor Controllers. It is built to provide accurate and reliable digital starting for 3-phase induction motors. This power pole belongs to the B Series of the SMC Flex controller accessories product line, and it can be ordered as a complete kit comprising the power pole, an instruction sheet, 2 fastening screws, and connecting cables to plug the power poles into the control module. The 150-FPP480B Single-Phase Power Pole allows for single-phase operation in the SMC Flex controllers and it accepts 100 to 240 Volts AC or 24 Volts AC/DC, (+10/-15%) control voltage. The 150-FPP480B Power Pole is designed for circuits with an input voltage range of 200 to 480 Volts AC and a total power rating of 400 Horsepower at 480 Volts AC.

The SMC Flex Controllers offer simplified means of programming, control, and diagnostics, troubleshooting through a backlit LCD and a 5-button keypad that are found on the front of the controllers. The SMC Flex Controllers also have built-in DPI communication capabilities and a serial communication interface is provided as standard for connecting to Bulletin 20 human-machine interface modules and a variety of Bulletin 20-COMM communication modules (including the Allen-Bradley Remote I/O, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Ethernet, RS485-DF1, ProfiBUS, and Interbus modules). The SMC Flex Controllers offer the Soft Stop, Preset Slow Speed, Linear Speed Acceleration, Full Voltage, Dual Ramp, Current Limit Start, and Soft Start modes as their standard stopping and starting modes. Factory-optional starting and stopping modes include the pump controls and the braking controls like the Smart Motor Braking (SMB), Accu-Stop, and the Slow Speed with Braking controls.