Brand: ABB

ABB ACS580 General Purpose Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)

Name: ABB ACS580 VFD Drive – Manual & Price Quote
Brand: ABB

Description

Overview: All-Compatible Drive Architecture for Effortless Process Automation

The ABB ACS580 General Purpose Variable Frequency Drive is a low-voltage AC drive with a broad power range from 0.75 to 500 kW (1 to 700 HP), designed to minimize automation effort while maximizing reliability and energy savings across compressors, conveyors, mixers, pumps, centrifuges, fans, and other variable and constant torque applications. As part of ABB’s all-compatible drives portfolio, the ACS580 shares the same architecture and user interface as other ABB drive families, simplifying integration and operator training across a plant with mixed drive installations.

As a trusted supplier of ABB drives, Seven Star LLC sources and supplies the ACS580 general purpose VFD to refineries, water treatment plants, and manufacturing facilities across Oman and the wider GCC. Because ACS580 configuration spans wall-mounted, cabinet-built, and drive-module variants across a wide power and voltage range, Seven Star LLC helps engineering teams specify the correct enclosure type and rating for each application.

Working Principle: Variable-Frequency Motor Speed Control

The ACS580 converts fixed-frequency, fixed-voltage AC input into a variable-frequency, variable-voltage AC output, allowing precise control of connected motor speed and torque rather than the fixed-speed operation of a direct-on-line motor starter. This variable-speed capability is the foundation of the drive’s energy savings potential: because pump and fan loads generally follow affinity laws relating speed to power consumption, running a motor at the actual required speed rather than throttling flow with valves or dampers can reduce energy consumption by 20 to 50% in typical pump and fan systems.

The drive controls virtually any type of AC motor, including standard induction motors and ABB SynRM synchronous reluctance motors, and provides extensive input/output connectivity along with support for all major fieldbus protocols, letting the ACS580 connect to almost any automation system or run as a stand-alone unit. Adjustable acceleration and deceleration ramps, together with an energy optimizer function, allow the drive to be tuned to the specific inertia and process characteristics of the connected load.

Engineering Design of the ACS580

The ACS580 is available as wall-mounted drives up to 340 HP (250 kW) with UL Type 12 protection (IP21/IP55), cabinet-built drives (ACS580-07) from 75 to 500 kW with IP42 protection as standard, and enclosed drive systems (ACS580-0P) with integrated disconnect and optional bypass contactors for across-the-line emergency operation. The drive’s Safe Torque Off function is certified to IEC 61508 SIL 3, IEC 61511 SIL 3, IEC 62061 SIL CL 3, and EN ISO 13849-1 PL e, providing a high level of functional safety integration without requiring a separate external safety relay in many applications.

A straightforward settings menu and built-in assistants enable fast commissioning, and the control panel supports 16 languages for international deployment. Options include a CPTC-02 ATEX-certified PTC sensor module, Bluetooth assistant control panel connectivity, and specialized software packages such as cooling compressor control and anti-cavitation protection for food and beverage and general fluid-handling applications. All ACS580 drives and their protective functions are tested for performance at maximum ambient temperature under nominal load, supporting reliable operation in harsh Gulf-region climate conditions.

Control, I/O and Communication

Standard I/O on the ABB ACS580 comprises two analogue inputs (0–10 V), two analogue outputs (0–20 mA), six programmable digital inputs and three relay outputs rated 2 A, which covers the majority of pump, fan and conveyor control schemes without an expansion module. A Modbus RTU interface over EIA-485 is embedded as standard, and plug-in adapters extend the drive to PROFIBUS DP, PROFINET IO, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, EtherCAT, POWERLINK, ControlNet, DeviceNet and CANopen where the site standard requires it.

Control modes are scalar and vector, and built-in application functionality includes a process PID controller, adaptive programming for simple sequencing logic without an external PLC, an energy optimiser, and kWh counters that let a plant quantify the savings actually achieved after a fixed-speed retrofit. A brake chopper is fitted as standard on frames up to R3.

Key Features

The ABB ACS580 General Purpose VFD delivers reliable, energy-efficient motor control across a broad application range. Key characteristics include:

Wide power range: 0.75 to 500 kW (1 to 700 HP) across wall-mounted, cabinet-built, and enclosed variants.
Built-in Safe Torque Off certified to SIL 3 / PL e functional safety standards.
Supports virtually any AC motor type, including standard induction and SynRM motors.
All-compatible architecture shared across the broader ABB drives portfolio.
Support for all major fieldbus protocols and extensive I/O connectivity.
Energy optimizer function and adjustable acceleration/deceleration ramps.
16-language control panel with straightforward commissioning assistants.

Industrial Applications

The ACS580 is deployed across refinery utility systems, water and wastewater treatment plants, and manufacturing facilities wherever variable-speed control of pumps, fans, compressors, conveyors, or mixers offers energy savings or process control benefits over fixed-speed operation. Its broad power range and multiple enclosure options make it suitable for both retrofit projects replacing existing starters and new-build variable-speed drive installations.

Seven Star LLC supports refinery engineering teams, water authorities, and manufacturing plant operators across Oman, Muscat, Sohar, and the broader GCC region with sourcing of ABB ACS580 general purpose drives, helping projects achieve energy savings and precise motor control across their process applications.

Electrical Performance and Environmental Derating

ABB quotes drive efficiency of approximately 98% at nominal rating for the ABB ACS580, with an output frequency range of 0 to 500 Hz. Overload capability is 110% of continuous current for one minute in ten for light-duty selections and 150% for one minute in ten in heavy-duty selections, which is the figure to size against for loaded-start conveyor and positive-displacement pump duties. A category C2 EMC filter is built in as standard on frames R1 to R9, and a swinging choke is fitted to limit supply harmonics in line with EN 61000-3-12, avoiding a separate line reactor in many installations.

Circuit boards are coated as standard, a meaningful point in Omani coastal and dusty inland installations where uncoated electronics age quickly. Ambient operating range is -15 to +50 °C for the wall-mounted ACS580-01 and -15 to +55 °C for the ACS580-04 drive modules, with output derating of 1% per 100 m above 1,000 m altitude. Frame coverage runs R1–R9 for the ACS580-01 (0.75–250 kW), R10–R11 for the ACS580-04 (250–500 kW) and R6–R11 for the cabinet-built ACS580-07 (75–500 kW).

Technical Specifications

The table below summarizes the core specifications of the ABB ACS580 General Purpose Variable Frequency Drive as supplied by Seven Star LLC.

Parameter	Specification
Model	ABB ACS580 Series (ACS580-01/04/07/0P)
Power Range	0.75 to 500 kW (1 to 700 HP)
Supply Voltage	3-phase, 200-240 V or 380-480 V (+10%/-15%)
Protection Class	UL Type 12 (IP21/IP55) wall-mounted; IP42 cabinet-built (standard)
Safety Function	Safe Torque Off, SIL 3 (IEC 61508/61511), PL e (EN ISO 13849-1)
Motor Compatibility	Standard induction motors, SynRM motors
Communication	All major fieldbus protocols supported
Control Panel	16 languages, assistant-based commissioning
Ambient Temperature	-15°C to +50°C (ACS580-01)

Request a Quote for ABB ACS580 General Purpose Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)

Seven Star LLC supplies the ABB ACS580 general purpose VFD with datasheet documentation and regional technical support. Contact our drives and automation division for a formal B2B quotation, to confirm the correct power rating and enclosure type for your application, or to obtain the complete technical datasheet.Seven Star LLC supplies this item on request with the manufacturer documentation, and availability and lead time are confirmed at quotation.

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About brand

ABB is the Swiss-Swedish engineering group for electrification and automation: low voltage drives, motors, circuit breakers and motor control, process instruments and analysers, control systems and robots. It was formed on 5 January 1988 by the merger of two older companies. ASEA was founded in Västerås, Sweden, in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm to make electric lighting and generators. BBC Brown Boveri was founded in Baden near Zurich in 1891 by Charles E. L. Brown and Walter Boveri. ABB Ltd is incorporated in Switzerland, headquartered in Zurich and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq Stockholm.

ABB company profile

Formed	5 January 1988, by the merger of ASEA (Sweden) and BBC Brown Boveri (Switzerland), each holding 50%
ASEA	Founded 1883 in Västerås, Sweden, by Ludvig Fredholm; first products electric lighting and generators
Brown, Boveri & Cie	Founded 1891 in Baden, Switzerland, by Charles E. L. Brown and Walter Boveri
Headquarters	Zurich, Switzerland; ABB Ltd became the group holding company in 1999
Ownership	Public company listed on SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq Stockholm
Brands in the group	Baldor (US motors, acquired 2011), B&R (machine automation, acquired 2017), K-TEK level instruments, Endura and Navigator analysers, SACE breakers
Product families	Low and medium voltage drives (ACS series), motors, SACE Tmax and Emax breakers, contactors and soft starters, flow, pressure, temperature and level instruments, liquid and gas analysers, Contrac actuators, AC500 PLCs, Ability System 800xA and S800 I/O, protection relays, robots

Milestones

1883: ASEA is founded in Västerås, Sweden.
1891: Brown, Boveri & Cie is founded in Baden, Switzerland.
1987–1988: The merger is announced on 10 August 1987; ABB Asea Brown Boveri starts operating on 5 January 1988.
1999: ABB Ltd, incorporated in Switzerland, becomes the single holding company of the group.
2011 and 2017: Baldor Electric and B&R join ABB.
2020: ABB sells its power grids business to Hitachi, focusing on electrification, motion, process and machine automation.

Choosing an ABB drive

ABB's ACS drive codes are easy to read once you know the pattern. In ACS580-01-046A-4, "ACS580" is the drive family, "01" means a wall-mounted single drive, "046A" is the rated output current (about 46 A) and "-4" means a 380–480 V supply. The family is chosen by application: ACS355 for compact machinery, ACS310 for simple pumps and fans, ACS580 as the general-purpose drive, ACQ580 for water and wastewater with pump functions such as pipe fill and dry-run protection, and ACS880 for heavy industrial duty with direct torque control. Size the drive on the motor's full-load current, not only its kW rating, and allow derating for the high ambient temperatures common in Gulf electrical rooms.

Where ABB products are used

In Oman and the GCC, ABB drives and motors run pumps, fans and compressors in water and wastewater plants, district cooling, oil and gas and industry. ABB flowmeters, level instruments and analysers are used in water utilities, power and desalination plants and refineries, and SACE breakers protect switchboards in buildings and plants.

ABB products we list

Family	Examples
AC drives	ACS580, ACS580-01-046A-4, ACQ580, ACS355, ACS310, ACS880-01, FEN-31 encoder module
Breakers, motor control and protection	SACE Tmax XT, XT3N 250, SACE Emax 2, AF09 contactor, PSR soft starter, REM615 relay
Flow measurement	ProcessMaster FEP300, AquaMaster4, CoriolisMaster FCB430, VortexMaster FSV430, SwirlMaster FSS430, OriMaster FPD500
Pressure, temperature and level	266DRH, 267CS multivariable, TTH300, K-TEK AT100, LMT200, MT5000 GWR, KM26 gauge
Analysers	Endura AZ20, AK100 hydrogen purity, Navigator AW641 silica, AW402 chlorine, AWT210
Control systems and actuators	AC500, AC500-S, S800 AI810, AC 800F SA 811F, Contrac RSD50, Contrac RHD4000

Ordering ABB products: what we need

Send the full type code from the nameplate (for example ACS580-01-046A-4 or 266DSH...) and, for spare parts, the ABB ID number (such as 3BSE008508R1 or 1SBL176001R3010). For drives, add the motor power and current and any option codes (+...). For instruments, send the complete order code, which sets range, materials and approvals. Baldor motors are listed on their own brand page.

Facts checked against ABB company filings and published histories of ASEA and Brown, Boveri & Cie, October 2026.

FAQ

Questions about the ABB ACS580 General Purpose Variable Frequency Drive

Answers from our engineering team on installation, compatibility and integration.

01What power range does the ACS580 cover?

The ACS580 covers a broad power range from 0.75 to 500 kW (1 to 700 HP) across its wall-mounted, cabinet-built, and enclosed drive variants.

02What safety functions does the ACS580 include?

The ACS580 includes a built-in Safe Torque Off function certified to IEC 61508 SIL 3, IEC 61511 SIL 3, IEC 62061 SIL CL 3, and EN ISO 13849-1 PL e.

03How much energy can a VFD like the ACS580 save?

In typical pump and fan systems, upgrading from constant to variable speed operation with a VFD can create energy savings of up to 50%, following the affinity laws relating speed to power consumption.

04What motor types can the ACS580 control?

The ACS580 can control virtually any type of AC motor, including standard induction motors and ABB SynRM synchronous reluctance motors.

05Does Seven Star LLC supply this part across the GCC?

Yes, Seven Star LLC sources and supplies the ABB ACS580 general purpose VFD to refinery, water treatment, and manufacturing customers across Oman and the wider GCC region.