ABB Launch Solar Drive for Water Pumping

Solar photovoltaic (PV) powered water pumping systems can play a vital role in reducing CO2 emissions related to water pumping and can work in areas with weak power grid coverage. ABB’s new generation ACQ80 solar pump VSD has been engineered to meet this demand by supporting the water pumping installations to operate efficiently with a low carbon footprint, using clean energy from the sun, explain the company.

One feature of the ACQ80 is the built-in Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) logic combined with a wide input voltage range from 225 to 800 VDC. This enables the drive to operate the pump motor even if the power output from the solar panels drops during periods of low sunlight.

“A solution with low CO₂ emissions is vital for irrigation, farming and water utility pumping, for a sustainable future. The ACQ80 is an ABB innovation set to play an important role across the world in enabling the solar pumping schemes to operate with maximum efficiency and reliability, even in varying levels of sunshine. We are also proud it received the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label from the Solar Impulse Foundation,” said Jugal Patnaik, Global Product Manager, Solar Pump Drives, ABB.

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