IDS are ABB Inverter specialists. We specify, install, commission, repair, service and hire variable speed drives.
Two PID (proportional integral derivative) controllers, feature in the latest ABB drives, making it easier and less expensive to set up control loops to manage industrial processes. The ABB drive contains two independent PID loops, which can be selected from digital inputs. The addition of the two loops means that instead of simply controlling the […]
ACS880 Review by Phil Nightingale In this video Phil reviews a 75kW ABB ACS880 inverter, which has been launched with the intention of replacing the popular ACS800 inverter. A hard act to follow! The first things we noticed about the ACS880 is its new black and white livery and the size, it is significantly smaller […]
A free energy efficiency motor audit was undertaken to look into energy savings within a scientific studies building at a university in Cambridge. University Energy Saving Potentials The findings revealed that there were 12 AHUs (Air Handling Units) at the university. There are two 5.5 kW motors on each extract fan that run 24 hours […]
IDS are an associate members of BCF (British Coatings Federation). We are keen to explore the energy saving possibilities using inverters within the coatings industry and have seen a couple of sites. A large number of applications have been identified within the coatings industry where inverters can assist in the reduction of wasted energy, these […]
The wall-mounted ACS580 is an all-compatible ABB general purpose drive. It turns complicated to simple to control processes efficiently. The drive controls a wide range of applications in different industries, and yet it requires very little setting up or commissioning. The control panel’s primary settings menu with assistants provide you a smart and quick way […]
The challenge of matching low voltage AC motors and AC drives for use in hazardous environments within the chemical, oil and gas industries has been overcome by ABB’s ATEX-approved motor-drive package. Because very few manufacturers make both motors and variable-speed drives, it is a major concern to the industry when searching for combinations that are […]
A crusher is used to take large minerals and make them smaller. These can often be large, heavy machines. They are found at quarries and mines to produce the correct sized product for further processing or selling on to the customer. They come in various forms but are usually jaw, cone or impact (hammer) crushers. […]
IDS, in conjunction with Consult Maskell are predicting to help Village Urban Resorts save nearly £500,000 annually, by reducing their energy consumption by nearly 5,000,000 kWh and carbon liability by 2770 tonnes of CO2. This was achieved by installing ABB inverters to their air handling units, pool, spa and other pumps. After trialling VSDs on […]
As of 1stJanuary 2015, the new European minimum energy performance standard (EU MEPS) comes into force, when all motors between 7.5 and 375 kW must either meet IE3 efficiency levels or meet IE2 if fitted with a variable-speed drive. IE2 motors do not have to be decommissioned and replaced, as there is no requirement under […]
Gearbox failure on cooling tower fan applications is eliminated with an ABB motor-drive package designed specifically for such hot and humid operating environments. A traditional cooling tower drive system consists of an AC motor, a gearbox, pillow block bearings and shaft couplings to achieve the air flow required. Any one of these mechanical components runs […]
