GI-8 (14) 2UEA001270 Rev. F ACS2000 User manual
General information on manual and equipment
Meaning of terms and abbreviations
The following table lists terms and abbreviations you should be familiar
with when using the manual. Some of the terms and abbreviations used in
the manual are unique to ABB and might differ from the normal usage.
Term/Abbreviation Meaning
AFE Active Front End
The AFE, also referred to as ARU (Active Rectifier Unit),
is the line-side rectifier of the drive that enables optional
four-quadrant operation and reactive power
compensation.
AMC circuit board Application and Motor Controller
The digital signal processor is the heart of the control
system of the drive. A separate AMC circuit board is
assigned to the line-side rectifer (AFE) and the motor
inverter (INU) of the drive.
CDP Control/Display Panel
Removable controller of the drive located on the exterior
of the terminal entry unit door.
Converter Short form for ACS2000 frequency converter
COU Short form for controls unit compartment of the drive. It
contains control boards, circuit breakers, relays and the
IOEC modules.
DC Direct current
DC link The DC link consists of the capacitor, the charging unit
and the grounding switch. Energy is absorbed and stored
in the DC link capacitor for distribution.
DDCS Distributed drive control system
DDCS is an acronym for a fieldbus communication
protocol designed for data transfer via fiber-optic cables
Drive Short form for ACS2000 frequency converter
Drive system The drive system includes all equipment used to convert
electrical into mechanical power to give motion to the
machine.
DriveBus Communication link dedicated for ABB drives
DriveDebug DriveDebug is part of ABB’s DriveWare ® software tools
for drives using the DDCS communications protocol.
DriveDebug runs on computers with Windows ®
operating systems. DriveDebug is a specialist’s tool used
to diagnose, tune and troubleshoot ABB drives.
DriveWindow DriveWindow is a DriveWare ® product. DriveWindow is
a Windows ® application for commissioning and
maintaining ABB drives equipped with fiber-optic
communication.
DriveMonitor
TM
DriveMonitor is a monitoring and diagnostics system that
allows secure access to the drive via the internet from a
remote location. DriveMonitor provides long-term
monitoring functions that allow the user to read/display
equipment status and improve equipment performance.