ABB Australia has released the ACS850 drive module which it claims has technology to help reduce energy use.
The ABB ACS850 drive module has an in-built energy saving calculator, embedded Modbus and drive-to-drive link, assisted user interface, integrated safety functions, and a removable memory unit.
The ABB industrial drive modules are designed for industrial machinery and applications such as extruders, cranes, mixers, pumps and fans, in the power range 1.1 to 400kW, with voltages from 380 to 480V.
According to ABB, the on-board energy saving calculator indicates the amount of energy consumed and the amount saved in kW hours as well as the financial impact. It also features a duration curve that shows the load profile of the drive.
The drive has an automatic energy optimiser that provides for optimum drive efficiency. The drive’s internal fan features an automatic on/off control switches the cooling fan off when the drive is not active.
The drive comes with maintenance and diagnostics assistants which ABB claims helps keep the process up and running and, in cases of disturbance, minimise the downtime.
The maintenance assistant gives an advance warning of maintenance needs of the drive, motor or related components, while the diagnostics assistant helps in locating the cause of a disturbance such as overload or overcurrent and in restoring the process operation, and gives sensible rectification advice.