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Micro Drives
The ABB micro drives offer reliability and performance that can be tuned to your business needs offering precise speed control and simple integration. These drives offer big features, in a compact package at the smaller end of the motor market. These drives are the perfect choice in mixing, conveying and fan applications.
General Purpose Drives
The general purpose range of drives from ABB improve process performance, increase productivity and ensure machine and personnel safety. The convenience and simplicity of this package ensures motor controls is provided rapidly straight out of the box. Primary settings and integrated macros are designed to make setting parameters and commissioning as simple as possible with just a few clicks. This general purpose offering covers a wide range of applications in numerous industries, for even more demanding applications, the all-compatible ACS880 range is there to help you.
Machinery Drives
The ABB ACS355 machinery drive is equipped with cutting-edge intelligence and safety capabilities. Off the shelf availability and quick to install the ACS355 is ideal for food and beverage, material handling, lifting, textile, printing, rubber and plastics, and woodworking applications. Built in features include Safe torque off function (SIL3), Sensorless vector control, built-in brake chopper and available in IP66 variant.
Industrial Drives
The ACS880 is part of ABB’s all-compatible range of drives. It has been designed to offer the highest levels of performance and reliability in a package that has built in features that make drive configuration simple. This allows engineering time to be kept to a minimum and thus reducing commissioning costs. The ACS880 is available as a wall-mounted and cabinet-built drive that can be customised to your precise needs in industries such as oil and gas, pulp and paper, cement, mining. The ACS880 can also be supplied as a fully certified ATEX package with an ABB motor for use in such industries as chemical and food processing. This quality product features coated board and can be offered up to IP55 making the ACS880 suitable for harsh environments.
The ACS880 package can also communicate with all the major automation networks. It comes with Modbus RTU fieldbus interface and drive-to-drive communication link as standard. All the other major automation networks have plug-in connectivity adapters to enable communication.
Industry Specific Drives
ABB’s range of Industry Specific drives have built in expertise and tailor-made application software for industries such as HVAC and water & wastewater. As with all drives in the ABB all-compatibile range reliability, energy efficiency and intelligent motor control all come as standard.
ABB Drives FAQs
The right ABB variable speed drive depends on the motor, power requirement, application, operating environment and level of control required. ABB offers a broad range, from compact Micro Drives for smaller machinery through to General Purpose, Industrial and Industry Specific drives.
For example, the ABB ACS180 is designed for compact machinery applications, the ABB ACS580 is suited to a wide range of general industrial applications, while the ACS880 range provides more advanced control for demanding industrial processes. Specialist drives such as the ACH580 and ACQ580 are designed specifically for HVAC and water and wastewater applications.
Beta Power’s technical team can help identify the most suitable ABB drive for your motor and application.
The ABB ACS180 is a compact variable speed drive for machinery applications up to 22 kW. The ACS580 is a General Purpose Drive designed for a broad range of industrial applications, including pumps, fans, conveyors and material-handling equipment. The ACS880 is ABB’s Industrial Drive range, designed for more demanding applications requiring advanced motor control, flexibility and higher levels of performance.
The best option depends on the motor, load, application and control requirements rather than simply the power rating.
ABB variable speed drives reduce energy consumption by adjusting the speed and torque of a motor to match the actual demands of the application. Instead of a motor continuously operating at full speed, a drive supplies only the output required at any given time.
This can be particularly beneficial for variable-load applications such as pumps, fans and compressors, while also helping reduce mechanical stress and improve process control.
Find out more about how ABB drives improve energy efficiency in industrial applications.
Yes. ABB produces Industry Specific Drives with functionality developed around the requirements of particular applications.
The ABB ACH580 is designed specifically for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, while the ABB ACQ580 is designed for water and wastewater applications including pumping stations, treatment plants, desalination and irrigation.
An IP66-rated drive provides a high level of protection against dust and powerful water jets, making it suitable for applications where a standard drive enclosure may not provide sufficient protection.
ABB now offers IP66 versions of the ACS580, ACH580 and ACQ580 drive ranges, extending the use of these drives into more demanding industrial, HVAC and water and wastewater environments.
Learn more about ABB’s new IP66 variable speed drives.
ABB variable speed drives combine precise motor control, energy efficiency, reliability and connectivity across applications ranging from small machinery to demanding industrial processes.
The range includes solutions for general industry as well as specialist applications such as HVAC and water and wastewater, allowing the drive to be selected around the requirements of the motor, process and operating environment. Beta Power is an ABB Authorised Value Provider, supplying ABB motors and drives alongside technical support and application knowledge.
Read more about why businesses choose ABB variable speed drives.