ABB’s new ACS480 general purpose and pump drive.

At the 2016 SPS Fair in Germany, ABB launched their new ACS480 general purpose all-compatible drive to meet the energy-efficiency needs of a variety of light industries, including food & beverage, logistics & warehousing, and water & wastewater.

Complementing the existing all-compatible ACS580 drive series, the new compact ACS480 drive series is specifically designed to optimize pump, fan and compressor operations in an energy efficient and simple manner for three-phase motors from 0.75 to 11kW at 380-480V.

Full functionality

The ACS480 general purpose drive has all essential functions built-in and is optimized to manage common variable-torque applications via integrated and pre-programmed features such as PID (proportional integral derivative), pump and fan macros and timers. Inbuilt EMC C2 filter secures compliance with the latest European and international standards allowing the drive to be used in industrial and commercial (building) environments. To protect both people and machinery, the drive comes with key safety functions such as a TÜV-certified safe-torque-off (STO) as standard.

Fieldbus adapters are available for connecting the drives to popular networks including PROFIBUS DP, EtherNet/IPTM, Modbus TCP, PROFINET I/O. The drives have Bluetooth capability for easy configuration of the drive and monitoring of parameters with mobile devices. With its straightforward control panel settings menu, the ACS480 is easy to start up, commission and operate, and is suitable for IP20 environments.

Optimised for energy reduction

Energy reduction is the number one focus area for the ACS480 and the built-in energy optimizer gives easy direct access to critical energy efficiency information, helping users monitor and systematically reduce the amount of energy used in their processes for big savings on energy bills. The new drive also supports synchronous reluctance motors for even greater efficiency and savings.

The ACS480 shares the same user interface, tools and options as other ABB all-compatible drives. This makes drive selection, installation and operation extremely easy. The new ACS480 general purpose drive allows seamless scalability to the ACS580 whenever more power or features may be needed.

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Open the ACS480 brochure here