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Benefits:

• Diagnose early and avoid costly repairs

• Reduce on-site work – facilitate expert access

• Support root cause analysis – reduce MTTR (Mean Time To Repair)

• Better drive access through user interface

• Optimize maintenance costs and schedule over the product life cycle

• Evolve from preventive (time based) to predictive maintenance

• Aggregate long-term statistics for optimization of process performance

Diagnostics with remote monitoring

Diagnostics with remote monitoring is included in a service contract with a local

ABB unit or directly with ABB Switzerland Ltd, Medium Voltage Drives Service Department.

The package includes the use of the ABB condition assessment tool DriveMonitor™,

and covers all the necessary hardware and software components.

The customer only has to provide an Internet connection.

Security

• All actions using remote access are only done with the explicit agreement of the

customer. Only the user’s nominated personnel and an ABB expert can access

the drive.

• Strict security procedures are followed and complex data encryption is used (VPN).

• Operation of the drive from a remote computer is not permitted (read-only access).

• DriveMonitor™ hardware is based on an industrial PC platform designed for a long

lifetime and remote accessibility.

2008 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award

ABB received the Frost & Sullivan ‘2008 Excellence in Condition Monitoring of the

Year Award’ for DriveMonitorTM. With the award Frost & Sullivan recognizes ABB

as the ‘foremost company in the world electric drives market to develop such

a unique customer support system’.

It’s a known fact that downtime, resulting from the malfunction of electronic

systems which control or regulate the production process, causes irrecoverable

losses. Although modern systems are carefully engineered to provide a high

degree of reliability, components can fail and cause unscheduled shutdowns,

even in the best systems.

With DriveMonitor™ ABB experts are ready to go on-line and guide the customer‘s

maintenance engineer through a fast and efficient fault-finding procedure.

Diagnostic procedures can cover not only the converter itself but other parts of

the drive system as well – everything according to customer needs and preferences.

Furthermore, long-term monitoring functions deliver important information on

equipment status, tasks needed and possible performance improvements.

Functions

Triggering

• Programmable event-driven analysis

• Initiation of time-based predefined diagnostic actions such as data collection,

processing and reporting

Fault treatment

• Registration of fault history by:- saving the content of data loggers, – executing

preventive monitoring of predefined signals and parameters after the drive restart

Monitoring

• Continuous monitoring of pre-selected signals and parameters

• Calculation of performance indicators and alarms according to customized rules

• Aggregation and use of other signals from external OPC sources to enhance the

diagnostic capability

Reporting

• Comprehensive customized status reports on predefined time schedule

What is DriveMonitor™?

DriveMonitor™ is a diagnostic intelligent system that consists of a hardware

module inside the drive, as well as a software layer that automatically collects

and analyses selected drive signals and parameters.

In its basic functionality DriveMonitor™ “watches” the converter of a drive system.

Its role is to continuously monitor the status and to respond when changes occur.

Potential trigger events are unexpected drive stoppages, alarms

(signals crossing threshold values) and user parameter changes. DriveMonitor™

also generates application-specific alarms and measurements.

This data is extremely useful in determining the root cause of an event.

With extra diagnostic packages, DriveMonitor™ can also monitor other drive system

components, such as main circuit breaker, transformer and the driven machine.

At the highest level, special packages related to the application, such as rolling mills,

water pumps, and compressors, can be integrated into the system.

This expansion can be done at any point in time according to customer preferences.

Scalability and flexibility are the biggest advantages of the DriveMonitor™ system.

DriveMonitor™-based diagnostic routines are valuable extensions to any plant-level

asset management program.

DriveMonitor hardware and optional touch screen display

It continuously monitors status and responds when changes oc

cur. Analysis of error logs enables detection of drive mechanical

or electrical problems, which can be managed and corrected.

Potential trigger events include unexpected drive stoppages,

alarms (signals crossing threshold values) and user parameter

changes. DriveMonitor also generates application-specific alarms

and measurements. This data is extremely useful in determining

the root cause of an event. The software also helps identify drive

setup and running issues that lead to poor product quality.

With extra diagnostic packages, DriveMonitor can also moni

tor other drive system components such as the main circuit

breaker, transformer and the driven machine. At the highest

level, special packages related to the application including roll

ing mills, water pumps, and compressors, can be integrated

into the system. This expansion can be done as required.

Features

− Scalable and flexible

− Strict security procedures

− Complex data encryption

− Data logging and event driven data capture

− Automated diagnostic tools

− Optional Touch Screen

Benefits

− ABB expert assistance

− Reduced maintenance cost

− Reduced MTTR (Mean Time To Repair)

− Improved drive access through user interface

− Aggregate long-term statistics

Benefits

Up-to-date information on drive system status ensures maxi

mum productivity at all times

Root cause analysis support reduces MTTR (Mean Time To

Repair), thereby ensuring uptime

Optimized maintenance schedule and costs throughout the

entire product life cycle thereby keeping OPEX under control

Early diagnostics helps reduce the risk of failure thereby

avoiding costly repairs

Remote expert access reduces on-site work, eliminating labor

and travel costs and minimizing downtime

Easy operation due to user guidance by the system enhances

site maintenance skills

Optimized process performance by aggregating long-term

statistics ensuring the most efficient production run

High productivity depends on uptime. In turn, uptime depends

on fast and precise identification of system irregularities.

DriveMonitor, ABB’s award-winning monitoring and diagnostic system,

watches the drive system, continuously tracking its status and

collecting data.

DriveMonitor can be used as a stand alone system, where it

logs application-related events and stores high-resolution

loggers together with pre-trigger information. This data is

extremely useful when identifying the root cause of an event.

Furthermore, long-term monitoring functions deliver important

information on equipment status, upcoming service routines,

trends and input for possible performance improvements.

DriveMonitor can also be used in combination with the remote

services offered by ABB Drives. This service provides real-time

access to dedicated ABB specialists who can guide the main

tenance engineer through the fault-finding procedure and the

implementation of corrective actions.

DriveMonitor and remote services are covered by a service

agreement with an ABB Drives service site or provider.