Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) – HVAC

Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) – HVAC

ABB’s new ACH580 drives provide the quality, reliability, and energy savings you expect from ABB drives as well as new features, such as the new primary settings menu and Bluetooth connectivity, that will make it easier to use and safer to maintain.

Complete HVACR functionality in a scalable package: ACH580 drives offer a complete HVACR functionality for controlling fans, pumps and compressors as well as complex equipment like air-handling units and chillers. ACH580 drives deliver a great combination of controls with reliability and energy saving!

Effortless installation, commissioning and operation: While built-in features significantly reduce installation time, the intuitive control panel with an HVACR-specific menu and help assistants make startup, commissioning and operation easy. An optional Bluetooth® capability enables drive commissioning and monitoring from a distance.

Reliability and quality: Product features, such as coated boards, earth fault protection, undervoltage or overcurrent control, ensure process reliability.

Available in many different packages. Some of the most popular ones:

  • Type of Enclosures:
    • NEMA1
    • NEMA12
    • NEMA3R (outdoor)
  • Different Packaged Drives:
    • Standalone wall mount drive (-01)
      • ACH580 wall mounted drives offer side-by-side, flange, and horizontal mounting options. The UL (NEMA) Type 12 / IP55 variants are designed for applications exposed to dust, moisture, vibration, and other harsh conditions. The ACH580-01 is a six-pulse drive that includes an optimized DC choke for harmonic mitigation.
    • Drive with disconnect means & Drive Fuses (-PDR / -PCR)
      • The ACH580 Packaged Drive includes an ACH580 drive in a UL (NEMA) Type 1, 12 or 3R enclosure with either an input disconnects switch and fast acting fuses or an input circuit breaker.
    • Drive with E-clipse Bypass with Disconnect Switch / Circuit Breaker & Drive Fuses (-VDR / VCR, -BDR/BCR)
      • The ACH580 with ABB E-Clipse bypass has an integrated UL (NEMA) Type 1, 12 or 3R enclosure with a bypass motor starter. The ACH580 with ABB E-Clipse bypass provides an input disconnect switch or circuit breaker with door mounted and interlocked switch (padlockable in the OFF position), a bypass starter, electronic motor overload protection, a door mounted control panel with graphical display for local control, provisions for external control connections, and serial communications capability.

Variable Frequency Drives