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Industrial Drives with Direct Torque Control



The ABB ACS880 industrial drive family is designed to handle any motor-driven application in any industry, across all power ranges. The drives feature direct torque control (DTC) technology built-in as standard, controlling motor flux and torque directly, rather than indirectly like AC vector drives and DC drives. "This superior torque response provides better accuracy in matching the driven system's load requirements, and eliminates the need for motor speed or position feedback in 95% of applications," said a company spokesperson.

Rather than having separate safety devices, such as relays and contactors, the ACS880 safety functions are built directly into the drives, offering the machine designer, safety engineer or plant manager numerous benefits such as pre-designed and certified safety functions.

Additionally, the ACS880 industrial drives are engineered to be robust. Using Accelerated Life Testing (ALT), ABB is able to test 10 years of a drive's life in four months to ensure the high reliability expected of each drive.

For more information contact:

ABB Drives and Controls

16250 W. Glendale Drive

New Berlin, WI 53151

800-752-0696

www.abb.com/drives

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