Variable Speed Drives

Do more with less by improving energy efficiency

Motor Drive & Control

Technology description

ABB Abilityâ„¢ Energy Optimization for drives and motors

Our ABB Ability Energy Optimization for Drives and Motors service is able to analyze the energy savings potential in your business.

Nearly 70 percent of all industrial electrical energy use goes to powering electric motors. These motors are the workhorses of business, from pumps moving fluids to fans moving air to compressors, conveyors, and every type of machine that depends on rotational force to get its job done.

And it’s these motors that are the key to help you reduce your energy use and CO2 emissions, or even find more energy efficient solutions for your customers. That’s why we’ve developed a wide portfolio of low and medium voltage AC drives, as well as a portfolio of DC drives. Drives (variable speed drives or variable frequency drives) are designed to run your motors based on the your processes current demands rather than running them at full speed and reducing output using mechanical controls like throttles, dampers or gears.

Key features

  • Identified potential savings – Following the ABB Ability Energy Optimization service, an action plan is prepared, usually comprising an Executive Summary and a detailed engineer’s report, highlighting applications that can save the most.
  • Reduced cost of ownership – The report also presents the payback time of an investment in ABB drives and/or motors. Implementing high efficiency ABB motors and drives promotes energy savings and lowers the total cost of ownership.
  • Reduced CO2 emissions – ABB Ability Energy Optimization for Drives and Motors highlights potential CO2 emission reductions to fulfill your local environmental regulations.

Application fields

  • All industries

Business case

CO2 impact / Energy cost reduction

  • Reduce Energy up to 65% depending on application

https://new.abb.com/drives/energy-efficiency/energysave-calculator

Non-energy benefits

  • Condition check for your application
  • Reducing downtime

Technology deployed by

ABB B.V.