ABB AC 800PEC The high-performance control system for model-based design

Can you imagine a process with a cycle time of less than 100 μs?

We can – and we’ve built the AC 800PEC to achieve it

High-performance applications with extremely fast control

algorithms – cycle times that range from 100 microseconds

for fast control loops to seconds for long-term operational

transients – require specialized control devices.

That is why we have designed the AC 800PEC, extending the

capabilities of ABB’s well-known ControlIT automation

technology to handle the very high-speed algorithms of

processes such as power electronics applications. We’ve

even gone a step further: now, a single processor unit

combines these high-speed controls with the low-speed

process control tasks usually carried out by separate PLC units.

To facilitate the implementation of control algorithms, the AC

800PEC can be programmed using MATLAB® / Simulink® –

the code is automatically generated from the model and can

be downloaded without manual interaction.

Embedded into a robust and flexible system structure with

integrated standard communication, the AC 800PEC is

unique in the field of industrial process controllers.

The AC 800PEC, the ultimate approach for high demands

The AC 800PEC provides the unique combination of features

required in demanding applications:

− Short cycle times down to 100 μs

− High processing power

− Fast communication and I/O

− Programming tools:

− System engineering with IEC61131-3 languages using

ABB’s Control Builder, either as Compact or Profes sional version

− Product & control development using MATLAB® /

Simulink® for model-based design, easily bridging the

gap from simulation to implementation

− Full integration into ABB’s System 800xA

− Innovative and flexible use of FPGAs to include protocols

and application functionality in the devices without

creating additional processor load

− Optical communication

− Industrial grade hardware with no moving parts

− Long life cycle, easy upgrading