Rockwell Automation 2198-CAPMOD-2240 Kinetix 5700 Capacitor Module
An active Kinetix 5700 capacitor module used for energy storage and DC-bus extension.
System role
Rebuilt from individual evidence
Documented facts
Evidence limits
The Rockwell Automation product page identifies 2198-CAPMOD-2240 as a Kinetix 5700 capacitor module.
Kinetix 5700 technical guidance describes capacitor modules as energy storage or extension components for a shared DC bus.
This capacitor module supplies stored energy and extends the common DC bus in a Kinetix 5700 multi-axis system.
Unknown: installation-specific compatibility, firmware, wiring and unit condition.
- Exact reference
- 2198-CAPMOD-2240
- Category
- Drives / VFD
- Evidence checked
- 2026-09-11
System role
This section explains what the product does and where it acts in the surrounding system.
- Function
- This capacitor module supplies stored energy and extends the common DC bus in a Kinetix 5700 multi-axis system.
- System position
- It sits between upstream control or power and the downstream machine or network within the Kinetix 5700 shared DC bus.
- Upstream / inputs
- It receives DC-bus energy from the connected Kinetix 5700 power network.
- Downstream / outputs
- It sends stored energy returned to the common bus for connected inverter modules.
- Limitations
- Unknown: installation-specific compatibility, firmware, wiring and unit condition.
Evidence ledger
Facts, inferences, and unknowns are kept separate.
Facts
The Rockwell Automation product page identifies 2198-CAPMOD-2240 as a Kinetix 5700 capacitor module.
- www.rockwellautomation.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
- www.ideadigitalcontent.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
- routeco.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
Kinetix 5700 technical guidance describes capacitor modules as energy storage or extension components for a shared DC bus.
- www.rockwellautomation.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
- www.ideadigitalcontent.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
- routeco.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
Inferences
This capacitor module supplies stored energy and extends the common DC bus in a Kinetix 5700 multi-axis system.
- www.rockwellautomation.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
- www.ideadigitalcontent.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
- routeco.com — retrieved 2026-09-11; high confidence
Unknowns
Unknown: installation-specific compatibility, firmware, wiring and unit condition.
System position diagram
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flowchart LR\n upstream[Upstream control or power] --> product[2198-CAPMOD-2240]\n product --> downstream[Machine or network]View diagram labels
- Nodes
- Upstream control or power; 2198-CAPMOD-2240; Machine or network
- Edges
- Upstream command or power path; Controlled output or status path
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