ABB Drives – Technical Guides

ABB Technical Guides

ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact.

ABB drives brings together a world leading and recognised brand ‘ABB’ the number one supplier for variable speed drives and a product range that is simply the widest available from any manufacturer.

The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs more than 110,000 people.

Power Products

Power Products are the key components to transmit and distribute electricity. The division incorporates ABB manufacturing network for transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, cables and associated equipment. It also offers all the services needed to ensure products’ performance and extend their lifespan.

The division is subdivided into three business units.

Power Systems

Power Systems offers turnkey systems and services for power transmission and distribution grids, and for power plants. Substations and substation automation systems are key areas. Additional highlights include flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS), high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems and network management systems.

In power generation, Power Systems offers the instrumentation, control and electrification of power plants. The division is subdivided into four business units.

Automation Products

This ABB business serves customers with energy efficient and reliable products to improve customers’ productivity, including drives, motors and generators, low voltage products, instrumentation and analytical, and power electronics.

More than one million products are shipped daily to end customers and channel partners, spanning a wide range of industry and utility operations, plus commercial and residential buildings.

Process Automation

The main focus of this ABB business is to provide customers with integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge.

The industries served include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals and minerals, marine and turbocharging. Key customer benefits include improved asset productivity and energy savings.

All documents, EE software and EE books are free to download.

No.	ABB drives – Technical Guides	Download
1	Direct Torque Control	.
2	EU Council Directives and adjustable speed drive systems	.
3	EMC compliant installation and configuration for a power drive system	.
4	Guide to Variable Speed Drives	.
5	Bearing Currents in Modern AC Drive Systems	.
6	Guide to Harmonics with AC Drives	.
7	Dimensioning of a Drive system	.
8	Electrical Braking	.
9	Guide to motion control drives	.
10	Functional safety	.
11	Guide to extruders in AC drives	.
12	Using variable speed drives (VSDs) in pump applications	.
13	ABB Drives – Technical guide book	.
14	Sofstarter Handbook – ABB	.
15	Electrical safety in medium voltage plants (MV switchgear and devices)	.