ABB

Maintenance schedule
The maintenance schedule applies to all air-cooled and water-cooled medium voltage drives. Please
note the maintenance items in the schedule which only apply to particular drives.
The recommended intervals for maintenance and component replacement are based on the normal
operating conditions of the drive. The drive should be checked at least every two years by qualified
personnel whose recommendations should be followed. Depending on the actual condition of the
drive, the maintenance work can be carried out before or after the recommended interval.

Years from start-up

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Air cooling
- Air filters 1 I R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
- Cooling fan (continuous operation) 2 I I P I R I P I R I P I R I P I R I P I
- Cooling fan (redundant) A, 2 I I P I P I P I R I P I P I P I R I P I
Water cooling B
- Deionizer, microfilter and strainer 3 R I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I
- Cooling pump gasket - - - - R - - - R - - - R - - - R - - -
- Cooling pump (continuous operation) 2 I I P I R I P I R I P I R I P I R I P I
- Cooling pump (redundant) 2 I I P I P I P I R I P I P I P I R I P I
- Rubber hoses I I I I I I I I R I I I I I I I R I I I
- Plastic tubes and connectors I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Aging
- DC capacitors C, 4 I I I I I I I I P I P I P I P I P I P I
- AC capacitors D, 5 I I I I I I I I I I R I I I I I I I I I
- Printed circuit boards, power supplies - - - - - - - - - - R - - - - - - - - -
- Batteries E (internal to the drive) I I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I
- UPS batteries (external to the drive) I I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I R I
Fuses
- Line-side fuses F I I I I I I I I R I I I I I I I R I I I
Connections and operating conditions
- Optical fibers 6 - - - - - - P - P - P - P - P - P - P -
- Cable connections, bolted connections I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
- Dustiness, corrosion, temperature I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Improvements and spare parts
- Software, hardware upgrades 7 I - I - I - I - I - P - I - I - I - I -
- Spare parts I - I - P - I - P - I - P - I - P - I -
Measurements and tests
- Measurements with auxiliary voltage I I P I P I P I P I P I P I P I P I P I
- Insulation - - - - P - - - P - - - P - - - P - - -
- Safety circuits P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

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 Maintenance schedule ABB
R Replacement of the component
I Inspection (visual inspection; corrective measures, repair and/or replacement of component if needed)
P Performance of on-site work (for example, commissioning, tests, measurements)
- No action

A Applies to ACS 1000i, ACS 1000A, ACS 1000W, ACS 2000, ACS 5000A, ACS 5000W
B Applies to all water-cooled drives
C Applies to ACS 1000i, ACS 1000A, ACS 1000W, ACS 2000, ACS 5000A, ACS 5000W, ACS 6000
D Applies to ACS 1000i, ACS 1000A, ACS 1000W, ACS 2000, ACS 6000, ACS 6000c, LCI
E Applies to ACS 1000i, ACS 1000A, ACS 1000W
F Applies to ACS 2000

1 Air filters can be replaced or cleaned. The decision to replace or clean a filter depends on the condition of the filter.
2 It is recommended to replace the device after four years of operation.
3 The average lifetime of the deionizer is 2-4 years, depending mainly on the water quality. At the same time the
deionizer is changed, the microfilter should also be replaced and the strainer should be cleaned.
4 The expected lifetime of DC capacitors (self-healing) depends mainly on the ambient conditions. The recommended
intervals are based on operation with rated current and maximum permitted temperature. A capacitor should be
replaced when regularly taken measurements show a significant deviation from the rated capacitance.
5 AC capacitors (not self-healing) are used in input and output filters, and the snubber circuit of ACS 6000c and LCI.
Unlike DC capacitors, AC capacitors do not show signs of reduced capacitance over the lifetime. Measurements of
the capacitance also do not allow predicting the lifetime, which depends mainly on the ambient conditions.
6 The expected lifetime of the optical fibers depends mainly on the ambient conditions. The recommended intervals are
based on operation with rated current and maximum permitted temperature. An optical fiber should be replaced when
regularly taken measurements show significant deterioration of the fiber.
7 Improvements based on further development, software modifications, and so on. When printed circuit boards must
be replaced, an upgrade of the control system should be considered as well.

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