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Well-proven and reliable: robust medium voltage drives for high power applications

The well-proven technology offered in the MEGADRIVE-LCI controls your high power applications 

and provides soft starting of large synchronous motors, reducing the impact on your network and machinery.

Thanks to many years of successful performance, the drive is renowned for its high availability and reliability.

The drive’s simple design and proven components enable trouble-free use and maximized uptime of your processes.

Get a drive solution that gives you peace of mind by ensuring efficient operation which you can count on day after day and year after year.

Highlights:

•High reliability due to proven design and low parts count

•Fuseless design

•Air and water cooled

•Application tailored design

•Softstarter

•Arc resistant design

•Model Predictive Torque Control, MPTC

•Power range from 2 to 150 MW

Benefits that add value

Get a drive solution that meets the requirements of your application and

ensures high productivity and the optimum performance of your operations.

Benefit from the built-in expertise of our medium voltage drives and take

your business forward with everything working like clockwork.

Well-proven technology

For more than 40 years, MEGADRIVE-LCI drives

and soft starters have proven their maximum

reliability and availability in a wide range of

industries and applications where both high

power and high voltage are required.

ACS6080 medium voltage drives offer high dynamic performance,

reliability and safety for demanding applications.

On top of ABB’s new MP³C control technology, the drive provides easy-to-use interfaces to

simplify operation and ABB Ability™ remote condition monitoring.

Increased productivity due to new MP³C control technology

The ACS6080 drive includes ABB’s breakthrough control capability, known

as Model Predictive Pulse Pattern Control (MP³C). The new advanced MP³C

technology offers the highest level of dynamic performance provided by

ABB’s direct torque control (DTC) together with the robustness and power

quality of predictive control. At every point in time this control can anticipate

the best motor operation point by finding the perfect compromise between

dynamics, efficiency and harmonic distortion.

The advanced control enables system integrators and plant operators to

maintain stability, while reducing investment and operational costs by using

a smaller drive or a smaller motor in most cases. The increased power

capability of the ACS6080’s single power module reduces the footprint of

the drive by up to 20 percent. The new control helps to reduce operational

cost in two ways: it is more energy efficient than other control solutions,

and maintenance costs are reduced as there is less mechanical and thermal

stress on the equipment leading to longer lifetime of the components.

Powerful and reliable: Medium voltage drives with superior safety features and application-specific functionalities

The ACS5000 medium voltage drive effortlessly controls your high power applications such as compressors,

pumps and fans. It conforms to operations in many fields, but is especially suited for the chemical, oil,

gas and power generation industries due to its robust design. The drive comes with various industry-specific features,

which integrate seamlessly with your system and increase productivity of your processes.

Due to the ACS5000`s enhanced arc resistant design, you can be sure of highest safety in your day-to-day operation for your personnel and equipment.

Highlights:

Highest level of personnel safety due to arc fault resistant design with fast fault elimination

High reliability due to proven design and low parts count

High compatibility with standard motors due to multilevel topology

Fuseless design

Constant network power factor across the whole speed range

Direct Torque Control (DTC)

Industry specific features

Power range 3.0 to 36.0 MW, up to 13.8 kV

Highlights:

•High reliability due to proven design and low parts count

•High compatibility with standard motors due to multilevel topology

•Fuseless design

•Constant network power factor across the whole speed range

•Direct Torque Control (DTC)

•Flexible input (DFE with integrated trafo or external trafo, 24pulse, AFE, DTL)

•Simple integration: 3 cables in – 3 cables out

•Arc resistant design

•EC- and NEMA-specific designs

•Power range 250 kW up to 3.68 MW

The industrial all-rounder for a wide variety of standard

applications provides high flexibility to configure the drive

to your specific needs. Reliable motor control ensures

high productivity, availability and efficiency of your operations.

Flexible and reliable

With its compact footprint, constant power factor and

configuration options, the ACS2000 can be easily integrated

into your systems. Different line supply connections provide

perfect voltage matching and low harmonic distortion. The

drive can be operated direct-to-line or with an integrated or

external transformer to allow for flexibility of connection to your supply network.

The ACS2000 is available as a low harmonic drive for optimal

performance or as a regenerative drive increasing your energy

savings even further. Market-specific product variants make

the drive compatible with common IEC and NEMA motor

voltages so that you can use the drive in all your global operations.

Maximum reliability, performance, flexibility and safety

The ACS8080 next-generation medium voltage drives take reliable performance to another level.

Designed for almost any industrial application, it seamlessly integrates to meet your specific needs with unmatched compatibility and flexibility.

Supported by cutting-edge digital technology, ACS8080 sets a new standard in drive technology and safety.

Discover how the ACS8080 can play an integral role in your industrial production and manufacturing processes,

delivering maximum efficiency and reducing total cost of ownership over the long term.

Medium voltage. Maximum reliability.

Designed for peace of mind. Built for trouble-free operations.

The ACS8080 provides your industrial application with long-term operational

efficiency to enhance productivity and decrease environmental impact.

Maximum reliability. Designed for peace of mind.

The ACS8080 takes reliability and performance

to the next level. It builds on the well-proven ABB

medium-voltage drives technology, enhancing

capabilities with the latest digital innovations.

The ACS8080 undergoes extensive lifetime testing

to ensure product quality and durability, delivering

unmatched reliability for your peace of mind.

Maximum performance. Enhances system precision and efficiency.

Setting a new standard in drive technology, the system’s precision fully leverages power electronics

with easy-to-use controls, delivering maximum

efficiency over the long term and lowering the total cost of ownership.

Whatever your industry, the medium voltage ACS1000 drive is an all-rounder 

to control your standard applications and optimize your processes. 

Tailor the drive to your specific application by selecting from an extended choice of pre-engineered options.

Extensive versatility makes the ACS1000 suitable for operations in different conditions and environments,even hazardous areas.

High reliability in your daily business is ensured by the drive’s simple design and robust control platform that has proven itself over many years.

Highlights

•High reliability due to proven design and low parts count

•High compatibility with standard motors due to standard output sine filter

•Fuseless design

•Constant network power factor across the whole speed range

•Direct Torque Control (DTC)

•Flexible input (DFE with integrated trafo or external trafo, 12/24pulse)

•Air and water cooled

•Simple integration: 3 cables in – 3 cables out

Arc resistant design

Power range 315 kW up to 5 MW

NEMA 3R variant for harsh outdoor environments

Switch on simplicity

The ACS580 general purpose drive is equipped with built-in features that simplify ordering and delivery, 

and reduce commissioning costs. Everything is provided ina single, compact and ready-to-use package.

The all-compatible ACS580 series Effortless energy efficiency

ABB’s ACS580 drives provide the quality, reliability, and energy savings you expect from ABB drives as well as features, 

such as the primary settings menu and Bluetooth connectivity, that will make it easier to use and safer to maintain.

With offices in over 90 countries and a network of global technical partners, you can rely on ABB for

technical assistance and local support worldwide.

Save time and money

The ACS580 is simple to install, commission, use,expand, and even upgrade, when the time comes.

A compact design makes handling the units easy and with all the essential features built-in,

commissioning and setup time is greatly reduced by leveraging the Primary Settings menus and assistants. 

The assistant control panel, which provides 16 different language options, can be upgraded to an optional Bluetooth control panel to

enable wireless commissioning and monitoring.

The ACS580 is simple to install,commission, use, expand, and even upgrade, when the time comes.

Keep your system running smoothly 

ACS580 drives are designed for customers who value reliability, high quality, and robustness in their applications. 

Product features, such as coated boards, compact UL Type 12 (IP55) and UL Type 4X (IP66) enclosure for wall-mounted drives and UL

Type 3R enclosure for packaged drives make the ACS580 suitable for harsh conditions.

The UL Type 4X wash-down duty enclosure is NSF169 certified for splash zones in Food and Beverage applications.

Additionally, all ACS580 drives and their protective functions are thoroughly tested for performance at maximum temperature with nominal loads.

One product, many applications

The drive includes all the essential components for typical light

industry applications. The ACS580 is ready to control compressors,

conveyors, mixers, chippers, extruders, as well as many other variable

and costant torque applications.

Reliability and constant high quality

ACS580 drives are designed for customers who value high quality and

robustness in their applications. Coated control boards, high enclosure

classes, and motor temperature monitoring along with supervision and

other protection functions ensure your processes will run smoothly – even

in harsh conditions. In addition, all the drives are tested during production

at maximum temperature and with nominal loads. We make sure the

drives perform as they should so you do not need to worry about it.

Easier than ever before

ACS580 drives have all the essential features built-in, reducing

commissioning and setup time. The assistant control panel with a broad

set of languages is standard for ACS580 drives. It can be also upgrade

to an optional Bluetooth® control panel for wireless commissioning and

monitoring. Primary settings and control macros ensure quick setup and

the help button on the control panel offers instant advice in unclear situations.

Instant availability

ACS580 products are available from central stocks around the world for

immediate delivery up to 500 kW. The product is also widely available

from ABB distributors globally.