Medium Voltage AC Drives

Product Type of converter Typical applications

ACS 1000
VSI-NPC Voltage Source Inverter Neutral-Point Clamped Pumps, fans, conveyors, extruders, mixers, compressors, grinding mills, suitable for retrofit of existing motors

ACS 5000
VSI-MF Voltage Source Inverter Multilevel-Fuseless Compressors, extruders, pumps, fans, grinding mills, conveyors, marine propulsion, bar and rod mills, blast furnance blowers, gas turbine starters

ACS 6000
VSI-NPC Voltage Source Inverter Neutral-Point Clamped Pumps, fans, conveyors, extruders, compressors, grinding mills, marine propulsion, rolling mills, mine hoists

MEGADRIVE-LCI
LCI Load Commutated Inverter Compressors, pumps, fans, blast furnace blowers, pump storage plants

Typical photo

ACS 1000i

ACS 1000

ACS 5000

ACS 6000

MEGADRIVE-LCI

Typical system diagram Converter cooling Power range Input section Output section Output voltage Maximum output frequency Field weakening Speed-torque quadrants Special features & benefits Air (A) / Water (W) A: 315kW 2MW W: 1.85MW

Air (A) / Water (W) A: 27 MW W: 524 MW Diodes: 36-pulse rectifier IGCTs: 5-level VSI-MF, 9-level output waveform 6.06.9kV Optional: 4.16 kV 75Hz (higher optional) > 30Hz (lower optional)

Water (W) W: 327 MW Diodes: 12/24-pulse rectifier (LSU) or IGCT: Active rectifier (ARU) IGCTs: 3-level VSI, 5-level output waveform 3.03.3kV Optional: 2.3kV 75Hz (Twin: 250Hz) > 6.25Hz (max. 1:5)
LSU ARU

Air (A) / Water (W) A: 231MW W: 772MW / higher on request Thyristors: 6/12/24-pulse rectifier Thyristors: 6/12-pulse inverter 2.110kV 60Hz (optional 120Hz) Customized

Diodes: 12/24-pulse rectifier IGCTs: 3-level VSI, sinusoidal output 2.3/3.3/4.0/4.16 kV Optional: 6.0/6.6 kV with step-up transformer 66Hz (optional 82.5Hz) > 45Hz (max. 1:1.5)

* Sinusoidal output * Constant network power factor over whole speed range * DTC (Direct Torque Control) * Fuseless

* Constant network power factor over whole speed range * DTC (Direct Torque Control) * Fuseless

* Constant network power factor over whole speed range * Optimized pulse pattern to minimize network harmonics (with IGCT) * DTC (Direct Torque Control) * Multi-motor drives with common DC bus * Fuseless * Reactive power compensation (ARU) * Braking chopper * Customized Induction, synchronous and/or permanent magnet motor

* Soft start of large synchronous motors and generators * Fuseless

Examples of options

* Braking chopper * Synchronous bypass * Integrated input transformer Induction motor

* Braking chopper * Application I/O supervision, interlockings * Integrated input transformer Induction, synchronous or permanent magnet motor

Customized

Type of motor

Synchronous motor

ABB Switzerland Ltd, MV Drives Email: mvdrives@ch.abb.com

3BHT 490 421 R0001 Rev. D / Copyright 2006 ABB. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice