ABB MV Drives Specifications
Below you will find technical data of medium voltage drives manufactured by ABB.
| ACS 1000 | |
|---|---|
| Topology | Voltage Source Inverter – Three-level Neutral Point Clamped |
| Input section | Diode rectifier – 12 or 24 pulses – no regenerative braking ability |
| Input voltage | 2300V, 3300V, 4160V |
| Efficiency | >98% at rated load excluding isolation transformer |
| Input power quality | 24 pulses meets IEEE 519 requirement, 12 pulses – passive LC harmonic filter should be used to meet IEEE 519, PF>0.95, DPF>0.97 |
| DC link section | 2 DC link capacitors, 2 di/dt clamp circuits composed of resistor, inductor, capacitor and diode, 2 IGCT switches for fuseless short-circuit protection, optional common mode choke circuit consisting resistor and inductor – to increase isolation transformer – converter cables lenght from 20-30m to 150-200m |
| Output section | PWM, 3-level NPC IGCT based inverter, 4 IGCTs per phase with integrated freewheeling diode, 2 clamping diodes |
| Output power | 0.3-5MW (400-6700HP) |
| Output voltage | 0-2300V, 0-3300V, 0-4160V |
| Output freuency | 0-66Hz |
| Field weakening | 45-66Hz |
| Switching frequency | IGCTs – 500Hz, output waveform switching frequency – 1000Hz due to asynchronous IGCT switching |
| Output waveform | five level line-to-line voltage, LC output filter is used to limit dv/dt |
| Motor type | induction |
| Overload | 110% rated current for 1 min. every 10 minutes |
| Cooling | forced air or liquid |
| Control scheme | DTC |
| Dynamic speed error | <0.4% without encoder, <0.1% with encoder |
| Steady-state speed error | <0.5% without encoder, <0.01% with encoder |
| Torque response time | 10ms |
| Torque accuracy | 2% in speed range of 2-100% and load range of 10-100% |
| Modulation technique | hysteresis modulation |
| Special features | no data |
| ACS 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Topology | Voltage Source Inverter – Five-level Diode-Clamped |
| Input section | Active Front-End – 5-level IGBT based rectifier, 4-quadrant operation, PF correction, Direct-to-Line connection possible or two-winding isolation transformer |
| Input voltage | 6000-6900V |
| Efficiency | 97.5% converter efficiency at rated load |
| Input power quality | AFE meets IEEE 519 harmonics requirement, adjustable PF in whole speed range |
| DC link sections | common DC link comprised of 4 capacitors |
| Output section | PWM, 5-level diode-clamped IGBT based inverter |
| Output power | 315-800kW (430-1090HP) |
| Output voltage | 0-6000V, 0-6600V, 0-6900V |
| Output freuency | 0-75Hz |
| Field weakening | >15Hz |
| Switching frequency | IGBT – 540Hz |
| Output waveform | nine level line-to-line voltage waveform |
| Motor type | induction |
| Overload | 110% rated current for 1 min. every 10 minutes |
| Cooling | forced air |
| Control scheme | DTC |
| Dynamic speed error | <0.4% without encoder, <0.1% with encoder |
| Steady-state speed error | <0.5% without encoder, <0.01% with encoder |
| Torque response time | 10ms |
| Torque accuracy | 2% in speed range of 2-100% and load range of 10-100% |
| Modulation technique | hysteresis modulation |
| Special features | Doesn’t require input isolation transformer, retrofit of existing MV motor is possible, regenarative braking ability, small footprint |
Some parameters may be not accurate. I need more information on ACS 2000 topology since I’ve used only official ABB website and ACS 2000 Brochure as a reference.
| ACS 5000 | |
|---|---|
| Topology | Voltage Source Inverter – Five-level NPC/H-Bridge |
| Input section | Diode rectifier – 36 pulses – no regenerative braking ability |
| Input voltage | 6000-6900V |
| Efficiency | >98.5% at rated load |
| Input power quality | 36 pulses meets IEEE 519 requirement, PF>0.96 (>0.95 total) |
| DC link section | 3 isolated DC supplies – each comprised of 2 capacitors |
| Output section | PWM, 5-level NPC/H-Bridge IGCT based inverter, 8 IGCTs per phase with integrated freewheeling diode, 4 clamping diodes per phase |
| Output power | 1.46-6MW (1960-8050HP) air cooled, 4.5-21MW (6000-28000HP) liquid cooled |
| Output voltage | 0-6000V, 0-6600V, 0-6900V, optional 0-4160V |
| Output freuency | 0-75Hz, optional 0-250Hz |
| Field weakening | >35Hz, higher optional |
| Switching frequency | IGCTs – 500Hz, - inverter output frequency = four time device switching frequency >2000Hz |
| Output waveform | nine level line-to-line voltage waveform |
| Motor type | induction, synchronous, permanent magnet synchronous |
| Overload | 110% rated current for 1 min. every 10 minutes |
| Cooling | forced air or liquid |
| Control scheme | DTC |
| Dynamic speed error | <0.4% without encoder, <0.1% with encoder |
| Steady-state speed error | <0.5% without encoder, <0.01% with encoder |
| Torque response time | 10ms |
| Torque accuracy | 2% in speed range of 2-100% and load range of 10-100% |
| Modulation technique | hysteresis modulation |
| Special features | no data |
Some parameters may be not accurate. I need more information on ACS 5000 topology since I’ve used only official ABB website and ACS 5000 Brochure as a reference.
| ACS 6000 | |
|---|---|
| Topology | Voltage Source Inverter – Three-level Neutral Point Clamped |
| Input section | Diode rectifier – 12 pulses (LSU) – no regenerative braking ability or 6 pulse IGCT active rectifier unit (ARU) |
| Input voltage | 2x1725V for 12p rectifier, 3160V for active rectifier unit, |
| Efficiency | >98.5% for LSU at rated load, >97.7% for ARU at rated load |
| Input power quality | 12 pulses – passive LC harmonic filter should be used to meet IEEE 519, ARU meets IEEE 519 requirement, PF=0.96 for LSU and PF=1 (adjustable) for ARU |
| DC link section | 2 DC link capacitors, 2 di/dt clamp circuits composed of resistor, inductor, capacitor and diode, 2 IGCT switches for fuseless short-circuit protection |
| Output section | PWM, 3-level NPC IGCT based inverter, 4 IGCTs per phase with integrated freewheeling diode, 2 clamping diodes |
| Output power | 4.3-25.8MW (5800-34600HP) |
| Output voltage | 0-3000V, 0-3300V, optional 0-2300V |
| Output freuency | 0-75Hz, optional 0-250Hz |
| Field weakening | no data |
| Switching frequency | IGCTs – 500Hz, output waveform switching frequency – 1000Hz due to asynchronous IGCT switching |
| Output waveform | five level line-to-line voltage, LC output filter is used to limit dv/dt |
| Motor type | induction, synchronous, permanent magnet synchronous |
| Overload | 110% rated current for 1 min. every 10 minutes |
| Cooling | liquid |
| Control scheme | DTC |
| Dynamic speed error | <0.4% without encoder, <0.1% with encoder |
| Steady-state speed error | <0.5% without encoder, <0.01% with encoder |
| Torque response time | 10ms |
| Torque accuracy | 2% in speed range of 2-100% and load range of 10-100% |
| Modulation technique | hysteresis modulation |
| Special features | no data |
| MEGADRIVE-LCI | |
|---|---|
| Topology | Current Source Inverter – Load Commutated Inverter |
| Input section | SCR rectifier – 6, 12 or 24 pulses – inherent regenerative capability – CSI |
| Input voltage | 2100V, 3000V, 4500V, 6000V (6 pulses rectifier, air cooled); 2100V, 3700V, 5600V, 7100V, 8500V, 9800V, 11000V (6 pulses rectifier, liquid cooled); 2x1000V, 2x1500V, 2x2300V (12 pulses rectifier, 6 pulses inverter, air cooled); 2x2100V, 2x3000V; 2x4500V; 2×6000 (12 pulses rectifier, 12 pulses inverter, air cooled); 2x2100V, 2x3700V, 2x5600V, 2x7100V, 2x8500V, 2x9800V, 2x11000V (12 pulses rectifier, 12 pulses inverter, liquid cooled); 4x1000V, 4x1800V, 4x2700V (24 pulses rectifier, 12 pulses inverter, liquid cooled) |
| Efficiency | >99% converter + DC link at rated load |
| Input power quality | 6 and 12 pulses – passive LC harmonic filter should be used to meet IEEE 519, 24 pulses meets IEEE 519 requirement, PF=0.85 approximately at rated speed/load, DC link current is regulated by adjusting rectifier alpha – low PF at low speed – needs compensation |
| DC link section | DC link reactor |
| Output section | SCR inverter – 6 pulses or 12 pulses (6-phase synchronous motor) |
| Output power | 4.5-32MW (6050-43000HP) air cooled, 7-72MW (9400-97000HP) liquid cooled – higher on request |
| Output voltage | 2000V, 2700V, 4100V, 5500V (6 pulses rectifier, air cooled); 2000V, 3400V, 5000V, 6600V, 7800V, 9000V, 10200V (6 pulses rectifier, liquid cooled); 2000V, 2700V, 4100V (12 pulses rectifier, 6 pulses inverter, air cooled); 2x2000V, 2x2700V; 2x4100V; 2×5500 (12 pulses rectifier, 12 pulses inverter, air cooled); 2x2000V, 2x3400V, 2x5000V, 2x6600V, 2x7800V, 2x9000V, 2x10200V (12 pulses rectifier, 12 pulses inverter, liquid cooled); 2x2000V, 2x3400V, 2x5000V (24 pulses rectifier, 12 pulses inverter, liquid cooled) |
| Output frequency | 0-60Hz, optional 0-120Hz |
| Field weakening | no data |
| Switching frequency | - |
| Output waveform | high 5th and 7th current harmonic in a drive with 6-pulses inverter, in 12-pulses inverter 5th and 7th current harmonics are canceled – 6-phase motor is used |
| Motor type | 3-phase synchronous, 6-phase synchronous |
| Overload | no data |
| Cooling | forced air or liquid |
| Control scheme | more information needed |
| Dynamic speed error | no data |
| Steady-state speed error | no data |
| Torque response time | no data |
| Torque accuracy | no data |
| Modulation technique | - |
| Special features | no data |
I will update this site frequently when I get more/new information on ABB drives specification. If you are able to enhance this table I would appreciate if you contact me or post a comment.
References:
- Bin Wu, High-Power Converters and AC Drives, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2006
- ACS 1000 Medium Voltage AC Drives for speed and torque control of 315 to 5000 kW / 400 to 6700 hp squirrel cage induction motors. Technical Catalog
- ABB ACS 1000 – Medium Voltage AC Drives (Drives)
- Direct Torque Control – the world’s most advanced AC drive technology. Technical Guide No. 1
- ACS 5000. Medium voltage AC drive for control of motors up to 6.9 kV
- ABB ACS 5000 – Medium Voltage AC Drives (Drives)
- ACS 6000. Medium voltage AC drives for control of 3 – 27 MW motors up to 3.3 kV
- ABB ACS 6000 – Medium Voltage AC Drives (Drives)
- MEGADRIVE-LCI. Medium voltage AC drive for control and soft starting of large synchronous motors
- ABB MEGADRIVE-LCI – Medium Voltage AC Drives (Drives)
- Medium Voltage AC Drives – Product Overview
- Product note. Medium voltage AC drive. ACS 2000, 400 – 1000 kVA, 6.0 – 6.9 kV.
- Product brochure. Medium voltage AC drive. ACS 2000, 400 – 1000 kVA, 6.0 – 6.9 kV.
