ABB MEGADRIVE-LCI Setting the standard

MEGADRIVE-LCI

Setting the standard

For more than 35 years ABB’s MEGADRIVE-LCI drives and static starters have

proven their maximum reliability and availability in a wide range of

industries and applications where high power and high voltage are required.

Gas turbine power plants have often to be started and run-up

quickly at short notice. The MEGADRIVE-LCI static frequency

converter uses the generator as motor to run it up to a certain

speed. For gas turbines, this is above the ignition speed from

where the turbine can accelerate the generator independently

up to rated speed and synchronize it to the power network.

ABB has more than 30 years of experience in the design and

manufacturing of static frequency converters, which became

the standard starting technology for heavy-duty gas turbines.

Key benefits

• One MEGADRIVE-LCI converter can start several generators

(Cross Start)

• Unlimited number of starts

• Encoderless control for high availability and reduced

maintenance costs

• Fuseless design for high reliability and less spare parts

• User-friendly Control Terminal