ACS550 Drive

1. Input voltage range of VFD is 3 Phase 208 240V, 380 480V, 500 600V. With +10/-15% tolerance.
2. Input frequency to the VFD is 48 60Hz.
3. Output power range is. 0.75 100Hp(208 240V), 1 550Hp(380 480V), 1.5 150Hp(500 600V)
4. Input displacement power factor cos is 98% at nominal load.
5. The VFD can provide full rated output current continuously, 110% of rated current for 1min every 10
min,
For heavy duty use it can supply continuous heavy duty base current with 150% overload for 1min every
10min,180% heavy duty base current available for 2 sec every one min.
6. The control principle used is sensor less vector control, with advance IGBT power switching technology.
7. The VFD is capable of working in the ambient temperature range of -15C to 50C throughout the day
With current Deration of 1% per C above 40C. Relative humidity should be less than 95% without
Condensation. The VFD can provide rated current at 0 1000 meter altitude reduced by 1% per 100m
Over 1000m to 2000m.
8. The VFD is available with IP21 protection as standard and IP54 as option.
9. The VFD is provided with inbuilt EMC(RFI) filter category C2( 1st environment) i.e. industrial low
voltage
Network. For motor cable longer than 100m external RFI filter is required
10. For harmonic suppression the VFD is provided with swinging DC choke, which changes inductance
According to load. This is ABBs patented and it reduces total harmonic distortion by up to 25% less
Than the permissible value.
11. Brake chopper is built in up to 15Hp (480 and 600V) and up to 10Hp (240V). Brake chopper is provided
as standard in frame size R1 and R2, above this it is optional.
12. The VFD can be wall mounted from frame size R1 R6(0.75 150Hp), and free standing for frame size
R7 & R8(150 550Hp).

13. The VFD has two user-selectable acceleration and deceleration ramp. It is possible to adjust
Acceleration/deceleration time (0 1800S) and select the ramp shape. Switching between the two ramps
Can be controlled via a digital input.
14. The VFD have four selectable switching frequencies 1KHz, 4KHz, 8KHz & 12KHz for 0.75 to 150Hp
And 1 KHz, 4 KHz above that. Default is 4 KHz.
15. The VFD has the motor speed control static speed accuracy of 20% motor nominal slip. And dynamic
Accuracy greater than 1% sec with 100% torque step. Torque step rise time is greater than 10ms with
Nominal torque and non linearity is 5% with nominal torque.
16. The VFD provides the following fieldbus communication.
Profibus DP, DevicNet, ControlNet, EtherNet/IP, Modbus/TCP(Embedded), CANopen.
Serial communication via RS485. ACH550 supports BACnet/ N2/ FLN apart from the other
communication methods mentioned here.
17. The input/output options available are
2 Programmable analog input: 0 10V Rin >312k single ended
0 - 20 mA. Rin=100
Potentiometer reference 10V 2% Max,10mA, R<10k
Maximum delay 12.32 ms
Resolution 0.1%
Accuracy 1%
2 programmable analog output: 0 20mA, load<500, Accuracy 3%.
6 programmable digital input:12V...24V DC with internal or external supply, PNP & NPN.
Input impedance 2.4k, maximum delay 5ms1ms.
6 programmable relay output possible: 3 as standard and 3 optional.
Maximum switching voltage 250V AC/ 30V DC
Maximum switching current 6A/30V DC, 1500VA/230V AC
Maximum continuous current 2A rms.
Serial communication: Embedded RS485, USB Port for direct connection to a PC
18. The VFD has two inbuilt independent PIDs.
19. Advance control panel is available with the VFD. It is multilingual(14 language), alphanumeric
Display panel having two soft keys, function of which changes according to the state of panel for easy
commissioning. Built in help button for fast setup. Real time clock allows timed tracing of fault and

Setting of parameters to various times of days. Easier ACS550 ACP(assistance control panel) has
Changed parameter menu for quick access to recent parameter changes.ACS550 with basic control
Panel is also for cost effective solution. Advanced control panel is supplied as standard with ACH 550.
20. DriveWindow light 2 is a software tool compatible with Win98, WinNT, Win2000, WinXP is available
It has graphical start up wizards, off and on-line viewing and changing of drive parameter, backup and
restore parameter. In the fault situation, parameter can be reloaded resulting in time saving. Graphical
monitoring of actual signal values, IO mapping table & drive control.
21. Flash drop tool is available as option, it is used to edit parameter values and visibility and for copying
Parameters fast to un powered drives. Drives parameter manager software tool is available for flashDrop
tool.
22. The VFD has the following protection function.
Please note that ACS 550 is provided with the following protection functions :
Preprogrammed Warnings:
ACS 550 temperature
No motor data
Preprogrammed Faults:
ACS 550 temperature

Overcurrent

DC overvoltage

Supply phase

Overfrequency

Internal fault

Ambient temperature

User Macro

Short circuit
DC undervoltage
Internal fault on the I/O board

Programmable Fault Functions:

Analogue Input below minimum value (Parameter 30.1)
Loss of Control Panel (Parameter 30.2)
External fault (Parameter 30.3)
Motor overtemperature (Parameters 30.4 to 30.9)
Thermistor (Parameters 30.4, 30.5)
Motor stalled (Parameters 30.10 to 30.12)
Motor underload (Parameters 30.13 to 30.15)

 Loss of motor phase (Parameter 30.16)

Earth fault (Parameter 30.17)
Programmable Automatic Reset Functions:
Automatic reset after overcurrent
Automatic reset after Overvoltage
Automatic reset after undervoltage
Automatic reset after analogue input below minimum value
Programmable Supervision Functions:
Two speed supervisions

Motor current supervision

Two motor torque supervisions Motor speed supervision

Reference 1 supervision

Reference 2 supervision

Actual value 1 supervision

Actual value 2 supervision

Information Functions:
ACS 550 control software version

ACS 550 application software version

ACS 550 test date

ACS 550 serial number

23. The VFD of frame size R7 & R8 has separate cabling pedestal hence it is possible to connect
cabling before drive installation.
24. Drives free standing units(R7 & R8) has wheels under the unit hence easy to pull.
25. Motor thermistor input both PT100 and PTC available.
26. The VFD is capable for automatic noise reduction by increasing the switching frequency when load
decreases.
27. The cooling fan is on-off controlled and has a life span of about 60,000 operating hour.
28. The Automatic Start feature of the ACS 550 outperforms the flying start and ramp start features
normally found in frequency converters. Because ACS 550 can detect the state of the motor within a few
milliseconds, starting is immediate under all conditions. There is no restart delay. The starting of turbine
pumps or wind milling fans is easy.
29. Flux Optimization of the ACS 550 reduces the loss in the motor, by increasing the switching frequency
during partial loads, thereby making the output wave nearly sinusoidal.
30. There are three critical speed available for application where it is necessary to avoid certain motor
speed or speed band due to resonance problem. The ACS550 make it possible to set up 3 different speed

or speed bands which will be avoided during operation. Each critical speed setting allows the user to
set a low and high speed limit. If the speed reference signal requires the ACS 550 to operate within
this
Speed range the Critical Speeds function will keep the ACS 550 operating at the low (or high) limit until
The reference is out of the critical speed range. The motor is accelerated/decelerated through the
Critical speed band according to the acceleration or deceleration ramp.
31. When DC Magnetizing is activated the ACS 550 automatically magnetises the motor before the start.
This feature guarantees the highest possible breakaway torque, even 200 % of motor nominal torque.
By adjusting the premagnetising time, it is possible to fix the motor start with a mechanical brake
release,for example. The Automatic Start feature and DC Magnetizing cannot be activated at the same
time.
32. In the ACS 550 it is possible to predefine 7 constant speeds. Constant speeds are selected with digital
inputs. Constant speed activation overrides the external speed reference.
33. Accurate Speed Control: The static speed control error is typically + 0.1% to + 0.5 % of motor nominal
speed,which satisfies most industrial applications.
The dynamic speed control error is typically + 0.4 %sec. at

100 % load torque step without a pulse

encoder or tachogenerator.
Accurate Torque Control: The ACS 550 can perform precise torque control without any speed feedback
from the motor shaft. With torque rise time less than 5 ms at 100 % torque reference step compared to
over 100 milliseconds in frequency converters using sensorless flux vector control, the ACS 550 is
unbeatable.
By applying a torque reference instead of a speed reference, the ACS 550 will maintain a specific
motor torque value; the speed will adjust automatically to maintain the required torque.
34. During the motor identification run the ACS 550 speed controller is automatically tuned. However, it is
possible to manually adjust the controller gain, integration time and derivation time, or let the ACS 550
perform a separate speed controller Autotune Run. In Autotune Run, the motor is driven through a
series of movements and the speed controller is tuned based on the load and inertia of the motor and the
machine.
35. The VFD has the power loss ride through function, it can sustain in case of power or phase loss for short
Duration of time.

36. PID signals in Engineering units (m3/hr, bar, Pa etc)

Scaling for PID signals (e.g. k*sqrt(dp)) & non-linear
Enables the use Flow Calculation from dp-measurement
PID can perform math functions for 2 analog inputs such as high/low select, square root, etc.
36. The VFD has application macros which helps in easy commissioning. Macro for pump and fan control is
available. ACH550 has 14 HVAC specific application macros for specific HVAC applications like AHU,
chiller, etc. Also the software is tailor made for HVAC.
37. Two zone control i.e, temperature and pressure control is possible.
38. Parameter copying, It is possible to upload parameters from one VFD into the non-volatile memory
within the keypad and download the parameters into other VFDs
39. Cascade controller to precisely control the pressure to meet system demand by deciding how many
pumps are required to run and at what speed they should be running.
40. Two modes of control should be available: Cascade control for one VFD and fixed speed support pumps
and Master Slave for all variable speed pumps.
41. Rotation of duty pump on an hours run basis for even year.
42. Sleep Mode the VFD shall detect situations with low or no flow and instead of continuous operation it
boosts the system pressure and then stops to save energy. The drive will start automatically when the
pressure falls below the lower set point.
43. Dry Pump and End of curve protection when the pump runs without creating the desired pressure i.e.
when a well runs dry or a pipe leaks, the VFD will stop the pump or perform another programmed action
i.e. raise an alarm .
44. Real time display of pressure and flow on VFD keypad.
45. Lock function to prevent unauthorized adjustment of parameter setting.
46. Full galvanic isolation with suitable potential separation from the power sources to ensure compliance
with the PELV requirements of EN 50178.
47. The VFD compliance with the following standard:
240V products UL,cUL,CSA and CE
480V products UL,cUL,CSA and CE
600V products UL,cUL,CSA

Quality assurance system ISO9001

Environmental System ISO14001