ACH550 drives for HVAC from ABB UK make maintaining a building’s comfort zone easy, quick and energy efficient. The drives control the speed of pump, fan and compressor motors used in air handling units, cooling towers, chillers and other heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) applications. Reduce energy consumption by up to […]
ABB Drives UK has prepared a nine page guide for water industry consultants and contractors called ‘Using variable-speed drives in the water industry – A checklist for consultants and contractors’. It highlights many of the new drive features that can help deliver the best possible performance from the motor-driven application. VSD information changes […]
The ABB UK inverter drive recycling scheme achieved a record total for 2012, with 31 tonnes of drives being recycled during the year. Over 96 percent by weight of these drives were recycled, with much of the copper, aluminium, circuit boards, steel and cables being recovered for further use. Drives are recycled […]
ABB has published a new 92 page Drives and Motors catalogue for 2013 that is available for download or hard copy to order by end-users, system integrators, machine builders and OEMs. Amongst the new products for 2013 are the ACS880 industrial drives; the ACQ810 water industry specific drives, and a new high […]
The ACH550 range of ac variable speed drives is designed for buildings and in particular HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) applications. One of which is cooling tower applications, and the diagram below shows a typical control system with an ACH550 drive. Fan Speed Control The cooling tower fan speed is typically […]