The brake coil can be adapted to different connection voltages. It is powered via a brake control which is either placed in the terminal box of the motor or in the control cabinet.
Adapted to your application
Usually, the brake is controlled by a brake control that is installed in either the motor terminal box or the control cabinet. You can choose from a wide range of brake controls. In addition to various connection voltages, brake controls for specific application requirements are available as well:
- With acceleration function for high switching frequency (by using the patented twocoil system, e.g. BGE../BME../BSG..)
- With rapid switch-off function for high stopping accuracy (with integrated or additional high-speed relays, e.g. BMP../BSR../BUR..)
- With integrated heating function (BMH..)
- With additional DC 24 V control inputs for PLC or inverter (e.g. BMK.. or BMV..)
- As safety-related component for functionally safe interruption of the energy supply to the brake (BST..)
Brakes up to BE2 can also be delivered for operation at an external DC voltage source without additional brake control, if requested by the customer.
Particularly short response times at switch-on
BE.. brakes are equipped with the two-coil system patented by SEW‑EURODRIVE. When using special brake control systems from SEW‑EURODRIVE with acceleration function, the brake control ensures that only the accelerator coil is switched on first, followed by the holding coil (entire coil). The powerful impulse magnetization (high acceleration current) of the accelerator coil results in a very short response time, particularly in large brakes, without reaching the saturation limit. The brake lining carrier moves clear very swiftly and the motor starts up with hardly any braking losses.
Typ | Function | Voltage | Holding current IHmax A | Type | Publication number | Colour code |
BG | Half-wave rectifier | AC 230 – 575 V | 1.4 | BG 1.4 | 827 881 4 | Black |
AC 150 – 500 V | 1.5 | BG 1.5 | 825 384 6 | Black |
AC 24 – 500 V | 3.0 | BG 3 | 825 386 2 | Brown |
BGE | One-way rectifier with electronic switching | AC 230 – 575 V | 1.4 | BGE 1.4 | 827 882 2 | Red |
AC 150 – 500 V | 1.5 | BGE 1.5 | 825 385 4 | Red |
AC 42 – 150 V | 3.0 | BGE 3 | 825 387 0 | Blue |
BSR | Half-wave rectifier + current relay for switch-off in the DC circuit | AC 150 – 500 V | 1.0 | BGE 1.5 + SR 11 | 825 385 4 826 761 8 | Red - |
1.0 | BGE 1.5 + SR 15 | 825 385 4 826 7621 8 | Red - |
1.0 | BGE 1.5 + SR 19 | 825 385 4 826 246 2 | Red - |
AC 42 – 150 V | 1.0 | BGE 3 + SR11 | 825 387 0 826 761 8 | Blue - |
1.0 | BGE 3 + SR15 | 825 387 0 826 762 6 | Blue - |
1.0 | BGE 3 + SR19 | 825 387 0 826 246 2 | Blue - |
BUR | Half-wave rectifier + voltage relay for switch-off in the DC circuit | AC 150 – 500 V | 1.0 | BGE 1.5 + UR 15 | 825 385 4 826 759 6 | Red - |
AC 42 – 150 V | 1.0 | BGE 3 + UR 11 | 825 387 0 826 758 8 | Blue - |
BS | Varistor protection circuit | DC 24 V | 5.0 | BS24 | 826 763 4 | Water blue |
BSG | Electronic switching | DC 24 V | 5.0 | BSG | 825 459 1 | White |
BMP | One-way rectifier with electronic switching, integrated voltage relay for switch-off in the DC circuit | AC 230 – 575 V | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | - |
Type | Function | Voltage | Holding current IHmax A | Type | Publication number | Colour code |
BMS | One-way rectifier as BG | AC 230 – 575 V | 1.4 | BMS 1.4 | 829 830 0 | Black |
AC 150 – 500 V | 1.5 | BMS 1.5 | 825 802 3 | Black |
AC 42 – 150 V | 3.0 | BMS 3 | 825 803 1 | Brown |
BME | One-way rectifier with electronic switching as BGE | AC 230 – 575 V | 1.4 | BME 1.4 | 829 831 9 | Red |
AC 150 – 500 V | 1.5 | BME 1.5 | 825 722 1 | Red |
AC 42 – 150 V | 3.0 | BME 3 | 825 723 X | Blue |
BMH | One-way rectifier with electronic switching and heating function | AC 230 – 575 V | 1.4 | BMH 1.4 | 829 834 3 | Green |
AC 150 – 500 V | 1.5 | BMH 1.5 | 825 818 X | Green |
AC 42 – 150 V | 3.0 | BMH 3 | 825 819 8 | Yellow |
BMP | One-way rectifier with electronic switching, integrated voltage relay for cut-off in the DC circuit | AC 230 – 575 V | 1.4 | BMP 1.4 | 829 832 7 | White |
AC 150 – 500 V | 1.5 | BMP 1.5 | 825 685 3 | White |
AC 42 – 150 V | 3.0 | BMP 3 | 826 566 6 | Light blue |
AC 230 – 575 V | 2.8 | BMP 3.1 | 829 507 7 | - |
BMK | One-way rectifier with electronic switching, 24 V DC control input and cut-off in the DC circuit | AC 230 – 575 V | 1.4 | BMK 1.4 | 829 883 5 | Water blue |
AC 150 – 500 V | 1.5 | BMK 1.5 | 826 463 5 | Water blue |
AC 42 – 150 V | 3.0 | BMK 3 | 826 567 4 | Bright red |
BMV | Brake control unit with electronic switching, DC 24 V control input and fast cut-off | DC 24 V | 5.0 | BMV 5 | 1 300 006 3 | White |
BST | Safety-related brake control with electronic switching and DC link supply | AC 460 | 0.6 | BST 0.6S | 08299714 | - |
AC 400 | 0.7 | BST 0.7S | 13000772 | - |
AC 230 | 1.2 | BST 1.2S | 13001337 | - |




