ABB Drives/Tools team

DriveSize
Presentation

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 1
DriveSize
Revision 3.11 released

 New features with Variable Speed Drives

 New ACS850 drive modules and ACQ810 drive modules for
pump loads
 Process -, Industrial and General performance motors
 Network data and Transformer load sheets are combined
 690V/60Hz voltage option added
 Database updated with latest motor types and performance
values, mostly new efficiency values
 IEEE 519 limits corrected
 DriveeSize 3.1 User manual is available in ABB Library

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 2
DriveSize
Revision 3.11 released

 The loadability curves are taken from BU Motors files

 IECH and DTC/non DTC have different, F lowered

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 3
DriveSize is used

to select optimal drive

system components
 Line supply unit
 Inverter
 Motor
 Transformer

to calculate
 system harmonics
 efficiencies and power losses
 inverter load currents
 the loads of supply unit

to have results
 in graphical and numerical format
 print and save the results to be used as
part of drives offer

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 4
Software components within DriveSize

 DriveSize
 Common starter
 VsdSize = Variable Speed Drives
 Dimensioning tool for Standard and Industrial drives
 Includes ACS800 and ACS550/ACH550 product series
 Typical inputs are the speed range, load type, base load and
overloads for motors
 Integrated ABB Sophiè component for customer specific motor
dimensioning up to 3.5 MW
 MotSize
 Direct on-line (DOL) motors
 MCSize (opt)
 Sizing tool of motion control drives, ACSM1 product series
 Several ready-made mechanical applications
 DC Size (opt)
 DC drives

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 5
Overview and idea of DriveSize

 Quickly select drive items

with user inputs and default
settings
 Contains complete and
current versions of the ABB
motor and frequency
converter catalogues
 DriveSize does not contain
cost nor price information
and cost optimizing is done
manually
 Saving and opening an XML
based project files.
 Manual selection possible
too

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 6
DriveSize functions -1

 Motor load types  Metric and imperial units

 Constant power  Motor specifications
 Constant torque
 Inverter specifications
 Constant torque & power
 Quadratic torque
 Supply unit specifications

 Overload types
 Selecting manually a
component from the user
 One time at start
selection list
 Simple cyclic
 Multiform cyclic
 Thermal loss and energy
efficiency calculations
 Ambient conditions
 Ambient temperature
 Altitude

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 7
DriveSize functions -2

 Drag and drop function  Saving and opening an

XML based project files
 You can move an inverter of
line supply unit to another  Saved information can be
used with other software
location in the system
configuration tree.  Network harmonics
 Possibility to highlight several calculation
components at one time
 Harmonics for any frequency
 Results in graphical form converter or supply unit
 Numerical results  Combined harmonics

 Generating reports in  Context sensitive HTML

help
Excel format for saving or
printing
 Total mass flow and
dissipated losses for liquid
cooled multidrives

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 8
User interface: Main window

Title bar Ambient values

Menu bar

Toolbar

The parts
1. System configuration
 Drive items in tree structure
 The input data and results
displays will change
depending the item you
selected
2. Input and specifications
3. Selected data and results 1.
2.
 Includes the catalogue data
of the selected item 3.
 Indicates whether DriveSize
or User selected

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 9
Enter network frequency and voltages
To start the technical dimensioning

 Network frequency will

select also std motor rated
frequency and available
secondary voltage list
 Select the secondary
voltage = system voltage
 Anyway these two values
can be changed later
without loosing the motor
load data
 The short circuit power and
primary voltage are
important for transformer
and network check
 Next to motor load

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 10
Definitions of terms
To continue the technical dimensioning

 Base power
 Mechanical power of motor shaft
 Use RMS or thermally equivalent power
 Negative value is possible and it means electric braking
 Base speed
 Mechanical speed of motor where the base power is
required
 It is also the maximum speed of constant torque
 Use exact value for base speed
 Overload
 Use maximum required load %s
 Negative value is possible too
 Min speed
 Speed which is used without interruptions of, for example,
30 minutes
 Max speed
 Maximum speed that is used even a short time
© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 11
Overload types

 Simple cyclic
 The dynamic torques are included as short term overloads
 Consists of a base load and overload(s) levels within cycle
 The sign of overload can be also negative and it means
opposite sign of overload compared with base load
 Adjust Overload time to reflect the reality
 default settings 10 s every 10 min
 Identical speed range for base load and overload
 Under base speed the OL is torque and over base speed it is
power
 One-time at start
 Allows to specify one overload at start
 Drive unit is allowed to cool down before re-starting
 Give speed range of overload from zero to OL max speed
 OL in percentage of base Power and Torque
 Duration of starting OL time [s] from zero to OL max speed

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 12
Multiform cyclic overload

 Overload definitions option under the Data menu

 Overload definition view is shown when motor is
highlighted
 Overload currents view is visible when inverter is
highlighted
 More sophisticated load definitions
 Base load with 1…10 overloads
 Worst 10 min RMS calculation
 to ensure correct thermal dimensioning especially when
long lasting and thermally important overloads
 Define the duty load by intervals
 Enter the duty cycle in the Load points table
 in percentage on top of base power
 min and max speeds
 with power or torque values
 Load graph shows the defined duty cycle

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 13
Standard motors

 3-phase 1-speed standard motors from database

 Process performance range: M3BP, M4BP etc mostly cast iron
 Industrial performance range: M3AA etc. mostly Al frame
 General range with std drives
 Motor voltages from database – no re-stamping in VsdSize
 Guaranteed motor loadabilities
 Max speeds limits: standard, metal fan, separate cooling
 Hazardous area motors (Ex)
 Dust ignition proof, Flameproof and Non-sparking
 Temperature rise option B(<80K) available only
 With direct torque controlled drive (DTC) only
 Limited overloading with fixed duty
 Marine motors
 Modification to standard product
 Temperature rises <90K

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 14
Customer specific motors with industrial drives

 HXR, AMA & AMI dimensioning with ABB

Sophiè component
 Software proposes first HXR and then
AMA&AMI automatically if needed
 Automatically selects the number of poles
and field weakening point
 Starts also when the motor type option HXR,
AMA & AMI motors is selected from the
specifications
 Enables user to specify the number of poles,
cooling class, temperature rise etc.
 After auto selection the value of field
weakening can be altered between given
limits

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 15
Existing motor

 Existing motor dialog box automatically opens when you

select Existing motor type from motor specifications
 Computing a drive for an existing or non-ABB motor
 The software assumes that the existing motor is already
installed and driving the load
 The thermal sizing of an existing motor is not checked
 The graphs and numerical results are available
 Maximum torque requirement is checked
 The max speed limit of the motor is not checked
 Motor catalogue voltage and frequency can be different
than the voltage on supply side of the frequency
converter
 Catalogue voltage must be equal or less than supply voltage of
frequency converter
 Voltage affect to the field weakening point and current calculations

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 16
User defined motors

 Possibility to import an own motor list

 The Excel worksheet UserMotors.xls with
example data is located in the installation
directory by default
 Enter the motor data into the Motors sheet
 Motor loadability with frequency converter data to
the Own loadability curves sheet
 New import overrides the previous
 Select User motors from File menu and then
Import from file
 Motor type option appears to the drop down list
after restarting the software
 Additionally the special worksheet
UserInductionServomotors.xls for ABB
HDP motors
 User defined HDP can exist in parallel with User
Defined

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 17
Industrial single drives computing

 Wall-mounted, Free-standing and Cabinet-built drives

 Selected from these product types when Auto selection is used
 Single drive modules (ACS800, ACS850, ACQ810)
 Simulates the drive protections
 Calculation of losses and semiconductor temperatures
 Maximum current and power limitation
 Regenerative and low harmonic single drives
 Additionally thermal model of supply side
 Auto selection turns automatically to regenerative when load is
negative
 Wall-mounted and Cabinet-built product types
 Liquid cooled single drives
 Temperature of cooling liquid
 Glycol concentration
 Drives for marine

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 18
ACS800 multidrive

 Inverter computing
 Calculation of motor currents, INU losses and junction temperatures
 Maximum current and power limitation
 Supply unit selection
 Based on DC power drawn by inverters
 Max and cont power motoring values
 Max and cont power generating values
 DriveSize does not know the mutual timings of different inverters
 Define power requirements manually to ensure optimal line
supply unit
 Liquid cooled units
 Temperature of cooling liquid (25°C…45°C)
 Glycol concentration (three options: 0%, 30%, 50%)
 Select cooling method from the specifications of supply unit
 Total mass flow and dissipated losses for cooling unit selection
 The specifications of supply unit determine also all the inverters
connected to that line-up

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 19
ACS550 and ACH550 standard drives

 For ACS550 all four load type options are 1

available
 For ACH550 Pump&Fan load type
 Current integrator based dimensioning
 Simulates the current integrator used in real drive
 Heating: current integrator value increases
 Cooling: current integrator value decreases
 Current limitation
 Power limitation
 Switching frequency
 Three options 4, 8 and 12 kHz
 Effect to drive loadability
 Low operating frequencies (<5 Hz)
 Decreases maximum continuous current
 Swinging ac choke types

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 20
Liquid cooled units (SD and MD)

 Glycol concentration (0%,30% and 50%)

 Liquid temperature (25°C…45°C)
 Thermal model
 Model for IGBT modules
 Thermal model for other critical components
 The specifications of supply unit determine
also all the inverters connected to that line-
up.
 Cooling method air/liquid, Glycol concentration,
Liquid temperature
 Type cabinet/module
 Calculate for line-up the liquid values
 Total flow (l/min)
 Heat loss (kW)

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 21
Results

 Results in graphical form

 Torque and power curves
 Maximum limit
 Thermal limit
 Maximum load requirement
 Continuous load or base load
 Inverter currents
 Maximum current limit
 Continuous current limit
 Maximum current demand
 Calculated continuous current
 Power losses
 Numerical results
 Requirements
 Ratings or results
 Margins
 Losses and efficiency

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 22
Project files

 Save, Save as and Open commands under File menu

 File extensions are
 VsdSize file .ac
 MotSize file .do2
 MCSize file .mdd
 Select a relevant extension from List of file Types when opening
an existing file from DriveSize
 Input data, specifications and the type codes of selected
components are saved to the project file
 Results are not saved - only type codes
 Notice that the software doesn’t save component data and
calculated currents to project file
 ABB Sophiè recalculates HXR, AMA&AMI motors always
when recalling the project file
 Different results are possible if there are database updates
or changes in sizing rules between versions of software
 The software uses an XML based project files, which can be easily used
with other software

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 23
AC Drives comes with low losses - 1

DriveSize user interface

 Show losses instead of efficiency. This is important if low
losses (and low CO2 emissions) is the key message.
 Motor losses in tabular form.
 Single drive and Multi drive inverter losses
 Supply unit losses
 Total losses for Single Drives
 In the reports the efficiencies are also shown

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 24
AC Drives comes with low losses - 2
DriveSize and Constant Torque a 100kW shaft load

 Drive
 Min
 Avg
 Base

 Motor and total

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 25
AC Drives comes with low losses - 3
DriveSize - Constant torque and power

 Drive
 Min
 Avg
 Base
 Avg2
 Max

 Motor and total

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 26
AC Drives comes with low losses - 3
ABB DriveSize – Efficiency and graph (CTP)

 Combined efficiency

 Graph in report

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 27
Network harmonics calculation -1

 Polluting public networks with harmonics

should be avoided
 To calculate harmonics of individual drive or line-up please select
the drive/line-up and to calculate combined harmonics at the point
of common coupling (PCC) please select the transformer in System
configuration tree
 Network check tool under the Tool menu or icon

 IEC results
 Total harmonic distortions (THD) are according to IEC61800-3
 Voltage and current harmonics
 Harmonic components up to the 40th
 Primary or secondary harmonics
 IEEE results are calculated for primary side according to IEEE519
to show how much the drive affects the network at the PCC
 Harmonics are calculated up to the 50th
 Limits are based on network short-circuit current ratio

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 28
Network harmonics calculation -2

 Transformer data is based on selected transformer

 White fields are editable and new data overrides the originals
 This network data doesn’t affect to Main dimensioning window
network data
 The save command doesn’t save these changes to the project file
either
 The type of choke is automatically taken into account
 DC choke, AC choke or swinging AC choke
 LCL filter of ISU
 Combined harmonics calculation may contain several drives with
different types of chokes
 Harmonics of 12-pulse supply unit
 Select three winding option first from Transformer Specifications
 Additionally Network check calculates
 Phase shift between base current and voltage
 Total power factor of the unit including the effect of harmonics
 DC voltage level etc.
 Numerical and Graphical results
 Network check Excel result sheet to print out the harmonics results

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 29
Project documentation

 DriveSize uses Microsoft Office® Excel for Printing

 Reports
 Motor Technical Data Sheet
 Inverter/Drive Technical Data Sheet
 Line Supply Unit Technical Data Sheet
 Network Check
 Efficiency Report
 Project Technical Data Sheet
 Project Data Sheet
 Learn to use the reports but remember that native XLS files are easily
tampered. So paper format and pdf format are safer.
 Print dialog available under File menu with options
 Project data sheet
 Project technical data sheet
 All data sheet
 Many DriveSize screens have a report button.
 Click Report to print the screen data with Excel.

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 30
DriveSize documents

 DriveSize User Manual

 MCSize User Manual
 Readme files
 Context sensitive HTML help

Software and documents are available on internet and after installation also on installation
directory.

Thank you for listening!

Good luck with business!

© ABB Group
December 8, 2021 | Slide 31