ABB has launched its ACS880 Digital DrivePlus. This high-fidelity software-in-the-loop (SIL) system runs low-voltage drive management firmware to make sure correct simulation of a drive’s habits, defined ABB.
This SIL system reportedly delivers micro-second electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulation accuracy, permitting customers to precisely develop and validate particular functions earlier than the bodily drive {hardware} is put in. Prepared-made digital drive blocks can be utilized to develop and check functions, comparable to configuring grids, hundreds, processes and system-level controls in the identical method as with bodily drives.
A key functionality of the ACS880 Digital DrivePlus is its capability to function as an inverter, energetic rectifier or DC/DC chopper inside a digital setting. The system’s simulation options allow engineers to make use of digital drives on a PC to mannequin their methods and create simulations that replicate real-world functions.
ABB added that final-stage hardware-based validation and real-time integration might be accomplished with ACS880 DriveLab. The corporate stated this mixed workflow de-risks initiatives, reduces commissioning time and accelerates time-to-market.
For OEMs, the IP-secure know-how of the ACS880 Digital DrivePlus means they’ll bundle the digital drives with their very own service and help, in addition to resell licensed utility options to their end-customers.
