ABB and Typhoon HIL create DriveLab ACS880

• DriveLab ACS880 improves ABB customer development and support by solving challenges with interoperability via Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) solution

• Typhoon HIL Compatible digital twin integrates control hardware, firmware, and software with high-fidelity digital models of the drives and drives system

• The solution effectively verifies product behavior, tests its interoperability, and simplifies commissioning – thereby reducing risk and improving overall safety, process efficiency and quality

ABB has partnered with Typhoon HIL to create the DriveLab ACS880 HIL Compatible digital twin. This collaboration between leading industry players will empower a wide range of industrial customers with a realistic, scalable, and easy to use real-time simulation platform.

ABB and Typhoon HIL will be showcasing DriveLab ACS880 HIL Compatible at the SPS trade show in Hall 4 / 420 from 12-14 November in Nuremberg, Germany.

DriveLab ACS880 is the next generation of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation technology. It is specifically tailored and geared towards simplifying the integration of ABB variable speed drives (VSD) systems. It will enable customers to quickly test and validate the system via a test automation capability which is a key component of top-tier customer support.

HIL simulation is used to validate both component and system-level behavior of the drives and drive systems in real-world applications ranging from compressors, conveyers, and cranes to large scale energy storage, microgrids and more. The DriveLab ACS880 serves as a digital twin, integrating the control hardware, firmware, and software of the ACS880 drives with Typhoon HIL’s high-fidelity digital models. These digital models virtually represent the ACS880 drive’s hardware, including its connected components, such as the grid, motors, filters, batteries, protection devices, and the electro-mechanical elements.

“Collaboration with partners such as Typhoon HIL is delivering innovation that directly benefits customers across different industries,” said Chris Poynter, President of ABB System Drives. “The HIL solution allows us to work with our customers to help them shorten their testing and validation cycle with improved speed, efficiency and quality of the process.”

“Typhoon HIL and ABB share common values on business excellence, and we are deeply aligned on technology. This positions us perfectly as a trusted partner that can be successful on both of these fronts” added Nikola Celanovic, Co-Founder & CEO, Typhoon HIL. "By making interoperability so much easier through our HIL Compatible solutions, we’re helping our and ABB’s customers to thrive in today’s changing energy landscape.”

Chris Poynter continued “we can test set-ups more rapidly, more reliably with HIL solutions so it’s a great opportunity to add this component to the eco-system.”

ABB Motion, a global leader in motors and drives, is at the core of accelerating a more productive and sustainable future. We innovate and push the boundaries of technology to contribute to energy efficient, decarbonizing and circular solutions for customers, industries and societies. With our digitally enabled drives, motors and services we support our customers and partners to achieve better performance, safety and reliability. To help the world’s industries outrun – leaner and cleaner, we deliver motor-driven solutions for a wide range of applications in all industrial segments. Building on over 140 years of domain expertise in electric powertrains, our more than 22,000 employees across 100 countries learn and improve every day. go.abb/motion.

Typhoon HIL is the market leader in ultra-high-fidelity Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) solutions, that accelerate innovation in power electronics, e-Mobility, and grid modernization applications. Our vertically integrated solutions unlock value stacking, enabling customers to accelerate time to market while reducing costs and enhancing quality. Committed to technical and business excellence, our mission is to engineer and promote environmentally sustainable power technologies that scale. www.typhoon-hil.com