New standard
August 1st 2004

A range of intuitive, standard drives, designed to be sold off-the-shelf with few optional extras, is available from ABB. The class of standard drives is rated from 0.75 to 355kW, 200 and 400 V. It is targeted at applications, such as pumps, fans and conveyors.

Included is a start-up assistant that guides users through all essential settings without the need to access complex parameter lists. If a fault occurs, simply pressing the help button will suggest ways to fix the fault.

A total of nine different predefined settings are available, covering the vast majority of industrial applications. If a parameter needs to be altered for the application, this can be done easily. It is also possible to set up the application manually.

A maintenance assistant keeps track of the running time and gives a signal when maintenance is required, while a real time clock and calendar enables the user to cycle events according to the time of day, week or month.

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