ABB Low Voltage Drives

Capabilities
 ABB Drives

ABB is one of the largest technology companies in the world with broad industry knowledge and geographic scope.
It has approximately 135,000 employees in over 100 countries and occupies a leading position (1st, 2nd or 3rd) in
each industry and product area it serves.

ABB offers complete industry and process-specific solutions, from products to turnkey projects in utilities, oil, gas
and petrochemicals, manufacturing and consumer industries, and process industries. ABB also offers world-class
collaborative business platforms and solutions based on open architecture software.

AC Drives
AC drives are used to control the speed and torque of a standard induction motor, the workhorse of industry. ABB
is the market leader in both motors and drives worldwide.

AC drive technology provides complete control of motor speed, increasing the productivity and efficiency of the
drive process. When low capacity is required, the drive reduces the machine speed and saves energy. Accurate speed
control of the manufacturing process optimizes the quality of the end product. The Direct Torque Control (DTC)
developed by ABB, and used in the ACS800, has improved control accuracy by making speed encoders unnecessary.

DC Drives
ABB is an industry leader in variable speed as well as DC Drives. Having been the preferred drives technology over
many decades, DC drives products from ABB offer state-of-the-art digital control technology. ABB offers the most
complete portfolio of three-phase DC drives - from 9 kW (12 Hp) up to 18 MW (24 000 Hp). ABB DC drives are
available directly from ABB or through valued ABB Drives partners.

Engineered Drives
ABB provides best-in-class engineered product solutions and services that improve productivity. This includes the
capability to modify and customize products that meet customer and project needs. Specifically, ABB has developed
a tailored business model that focuses on eliminating non-value added activities, maintaining a high level of product
quality, and providing a reliable delivery model with lead times that meet customer defined requirements. ABB’s
customer-centric philosophy and commitment to collaborative efforts enhances and fosters business growth for both
customers and the company.

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ABB Drive Categories

ABB high performance drives

ABB industrial drives are designed for industrial applications, and especially for applications in process industries
such as the pulp & paper, metals, mining, cement, power, chemical, and oil and gas industries. ABB high performance
drives are highly flexible AC drives that can be configured to meet the precise needs of industrial applications, and
hence order-based configuration is an integral part of the offering. These drives cover a wide range of ratings and
voltages, including industrial voltages up to 690V. ABB industrial drives come with a wide range of built-in options. A
key feature of these drives is programmability, which makes adaptation to different applications easy.

ABB general purpose drives

ABB general purpose drives are simple to buy, install, configure and use. The drives have common
user and process interface with field bus, common software tools for sizing, commissioning,
maintenance and common spare parts. All this is accomplished while still maintaining a high
performance level for simple to sophisticated applications.

ABB machinery drives

ABB machinery drives meet the requirements of
machine building OEMs by supporting a wide range of
machinery applications that demand high repeatability.
The drives have features that make them easy to install
and integrate.
ABB component drives
ABB component drives meet the
requirements of OEMs, installation
companies and panel builders.
The drive is simple to buy, install,
configure and use, saving considerable
time. It is also stocked, and the
number of options and variants
has been optimized for logistical
distribution.

ABB drives for specific ABB offers drives that are designed to meet the requirements of
specific industries or applications. This offering includes drives that
industries or applications have been type approved by ABS, DNV and Lloyd’s. Drives for HVAC,
drives for crane applications, drives for extruder applications, and more
are offered. Please contact ABB or one of ABB’s channel partners for
more information.

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 ABB Drive Family Descriptions

AC Drive Family Descriptions

ACS50 and ACS150 Adjustable Speed AC Drives

The ACS50 and the ACS150 can easily be integrated into existing panels, replacing
contactors and motor starters due to its compact size as well as new installations or
wherever energy savings of small AC induction motors is desired.
• Power range 0.25 to 5 Hp (100-240V) • Easy and descriptive operator interface
• Protected Chassis (IP 20) • Compact size
• Optimized switching frequency up to • DIN rail mounting
16kHz • Quiet motor operation

ACS350 Adjustable Speed AC Drives

The ABB ACS350 machinery drive is designed specifically for the OEM machine-build-
ing sector. The ACS350 is designed to be the fastest drive in terms of installation, setting
parameters and commissioning. The ACS350 has been designed to be as user-friendly as
possible, yet provide high application flexibility. The ACS350 offers diverse functionality
to cater to the most demanding needs.
• Power range 0.5 to 10 Hp (200 to 480V) • Fieldbus option modules including
• Standard, versatile software Modbus RTU, DeviceNet, Profibus and
• IP20, Protected Chassis CANopen
• Sensorless vector control • An extensive library of pre-programmed
• V/Hz, Sensorless Vector and Flux application macros
Vector control • UL and cUL Listed and CE approved

ACS550 Adjustable Speed AC Drives

The ABB ACS550 standard drive is simple to buy, install, configure and use, saving con-
siderable time. The drive has common user and process interface with fieldbus, common
software tools for sizing, commissioning, maintenance and common spare parts.
The ABB ACS550 is ideal for those situations where there is a need for simple
installation, commissioning and use and where customization or special product engineer-
ing is not required.

• Power range 1 to 550 Hp (208 - 600V) • Integral RFI filter for 1st and 2nd
• Advanced control panel permitting environment as standard
intuitive operation • Built-in Modbus and numerous
• Patented swinging choke for superior internally mountable fieldbus adapters
harmonic reduction • UL, cUL listed and CE approved
• Sensorless vector control (600V) product is CSA approved
(but does not carry CE approval)

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ABB Drive Family Descriptions

ACS800 Adjustable Speed

The ACS800 series offers a wide range of drive products with common technologies. This
includes Start-up Assistant, Adaptive Programming and Direct Torque Control (DTC),
common user and process interfaces, software tools for sizing, commissioning and main-
tenance and common spare parts.
The heart of the ACS800 is DTC, its first class motor control system. The consistently
excellent performance of the ACS800 guarantees that the drive is not the limiting factor
in your process.
• Power range 1 to 3000 Hp (208 - 690V) • Adaptive Programming provides access
• Patented Direct Torque Control (DTC) to enhancing functionality
for high performance • Common user and process interfaces
• Start-Up Assistant provides ‘user make the ACS800 easy to implement for
friendly’ start-up and drive tuning your application

DC Drive Family Descriptions

DCS400 and DCS500
ABB’s Digital DC Drives are designed to be used in both simple and complex applications.
Advanced Control panel operation and easy Application Block Programming make DC
Drives flexible and user friendly.
ABB DC Drives take advantage of ABB’s extensive experience in the Industrial Market-
place. High quality components, together with the latest production technology guarantee
reliable operation and customer satisfaction. Performance with flexibility for industrial
applications.

• 5 to 6,000 Hp (208-1200V) • Global service and support

• CE, UL, cUL Certified • High performance
• Compact Design • Simple commissioning
• Connectivity to all major serial • 12-pulse capable
communication protocols

Packaged Drive Family Description

ABB Provides a wide variety of packaged drive solutions for industrial applications. Pre-
engineered packages make it easy to utilize ABB drives with a selection of required control,
power, and interface options, to meet specific requirements. In addition, Industry, Appli-
cation and Customer-Specific Drive Packages can be offered as solutions tailored to the
specific needs of customers.
• 1 to 550 HP (208-600 V) • Environmental Enclosure
• Disconnect and Input Protection • 115V Control
• Bypass

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 ABB Drives

ABB Drives is the world’s leading supplier of AC and DC drive products and systems for use in industrial, commercial
and residential applications, improving the manageability, efficiency and energy economy of processes. Below is a sample
of where our products are being used in various applications:

Ski Lift Chairs Cooling Tower

Fans
ABB drives and
motors maintain con- Warm water from the
stant tension on the condenser unit of the
cable to which chairs chiller, pumped to the
attach. cooling tower, is cooled
by ABB AC drive-pow-
ered fans blowing air
over the water.

Water/Waste- Winding
Water Pumping ABB drives excel in a
ABB drives are used variety of winding ap-
to process sewage and plications. From wire to
wastewater, trans- tissue paper, ABB drives
ferring water from feature special winder
process to process. software that maximizes
the quality and efficiency
of your wound product.

Extruders Beverage
ABB drives power Conveyors
the hopper motor ABB drives power mo-
and screw that pro- tors to move bottles at
cess plastic pellets optimum speed from
into a host of prod- wash line through fill-
ucts, such as PVC ing operation to final
pipe. packaging.

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Service and Support

All the support you need

ABB has the largest drive service team with field service engineers located throughout the world. In addition, the ABB
drives channel partners - the technical partner network with outlets in many countries - provide you with round-the-clock
support and service. All ABB and its channel partner drive specialists have been trained, audited and certified to exacting
standards, allowing each to provide fast and professional support where and when you need it.

Support Products

To reduce the total cost of owning ABB drives and to maximize their availability, ABB offers the following services:

ABB maintenance services Training services

ABB maintenance services ensure optimal ABB offers dedicated training on ABB drives
operation of your drives and extends their useful for your service and operating personnel. Upon
life. successful completion of
the training course, your
On-site spares kits personnel will have acquired
On-site spare kits contain the the skills to use ABB drives
most critical spare parts for correctly and safely, and get
your AC drives. The contents the best results from their
of the kit can be chosen application. The training
according to the number courses are organized
of drives in use. Having a into modules that allow
spares kit ‘on site’ reduces for customization of the
downtime of equipment and contents depending on the
increases the availability of objectives and skill level of
critical processes. the participants.

Start-up services ABB has a service organi-

zation that spans the globe.
When you use ABB’s Start-up Contact your local ABB sales office for more
services you can trust that your drives are correctly information about our services.
commissioned and well-tuned to their application.
ABB employs authorized professionals who have
been thoroughly trained to service all your start-
up needs.

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 ABB Product Family

ACS50, ACS150, ACS350 and ACS550 AC Drive Families

Includes the ACS50, ACS150, ACS350 and ACS550 AC drives, covering sizes from
¼ hp to 550 hp and voltages from 110 to 600 V.

ACS800 AC Drive Family

The ACS800 product family includes Single drives, Multi-Drives, Regenerative AC
drives, and Ultra Low Harmonic drives in ratings from 0.75 hp to 3,000 hp and voltages
from 230 to 690 V.

Medium Voltage Drives

ABB’s highly reliable ACS1000 is available from 400 hp to 6,700 hp and voltages of 2.3,
3.3, and 4.16 kV.

LVD-PHPG02U-EN REV B, Effective: 1/1/06 Specifications subject to change without notice.

DCS400 and DCS500 DC Drive Families
DCS400 and DCS500 DC Drives are available from 5 hp to 10,000 hp and voltages
from 230 to 1,190 V.

Low Voltage AC, DC and Medium Voltage AC Motors

Low Voltage AC motors from ABB range from ¼ hp to 800 hp and voltages from 208
to 480 V. A wide range of Medium Voltage AC and Low Voltage DC motors are also
available.

ABB Control Products

ABB provides the widest range of low voltage products and systems. Our broad product
lines include high-quality solutions for industrial controls, circuit protection devices,
starters & soft-starters, automation, and wire management & connection systems.

ABB Inc.
Low Voltage Drives
16250 W. Glendale Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151
Telephone (800) 752-0696
Fax (262) 785-0397
Internet http://www.abb.us/drives