Motor protection and control

To keep it running, you need Control

ABB's motor protection and control offering is among the widest on the market. From system integrator, OEM, engineering consultant and distributor to panel builder and industrial end-user, our comprehensive range of motor starting solutions, products and services delivers the certainty of consistent quality and performance. 

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ABB Electrification Smart Power provides the defense-in-depth security required for mission-critical applications and industries. With the ISA/IEC 62443-4-1 Security Standard for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, high levels of cyber security are provided across all product life cycle processes for all ABB Electrification Smart Power technologies. 
 

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Highlights

Application guide

 A comprehensive application guide on seamlessly integrating Novolink with Siemens PLC using OPC UA 
03/03/2022

Complete Motor starting solution with Push-in Spring terminals

Easy and quick wiring with Push-in Spring terminals 

 

 

New Catalog Motor control and protection for Rolling stock applications

New SOC tool for desktop/laptop and tablet

Keep things moving with protection and control. With our Selected Optimized Coordination (SOC) tool, choosing the right solution for your needs couldn’t be easier.

Contactors and contactor relays guide – AF09 to AF2850
04/16/2020

Life cycle management 2020-02
01/16/2020

Motor Starting and Protection

Brochure

07/22/2019

Motor protection in potentially explosive atmospheres

Brochure
05/09/2019

Motor Starting & Protection solutions page

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05/07/2019

Motor Starting and Protection Brochure

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04/19/2019

New interactive catalog "Motor protection and control"

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Edition 2019

AFS contactors for safety applications up to 750 A

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GF contactors

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The new efficient way to switch 1500 V DC

08/27/2018

ABB products help protect new airport rail systems for Asian Games in Indonesia

News article

ABB supplies extensive international railway experience, along with internationally certified technology, for new transit trains to international airports

07/30/2018

Life Cycle Management 2018-07

News article

Update for the year 2018, July

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ABB's AF contactors make your life simpler

Discover how ABB’s AF contactors shape your daily life since more than 10 years.
01/30/2018

ABB launches all-new range of hum-free installation contactors

Press release

Higher-performance features strengthen appeal of new contactors for applications ranging from 16 to 100 A
11/30/2017

ABB invests $11m in new test lab for low-voltage power solutions

Press release

A new low-voltage laboratory in Västerås, Sweden comes online in Q1 2019. This major investment aims to accelerate innovation and continuous quality advances

10/24/2017

New ABB AFS contactors provide machine safety advances

Press release

ABB completes its range of advanced safety components that improve protection, maximize uptime and accelerate project delivery.

09/04/2017

ABB pilots new digital power distribution management system at major Asian airport

News article

Advanced power system supports expansion at world’s largest low-cost airline hub in Bangkok

08/28/2017

Greenhouse and high altitude applications

Flyers

Interactive catalog : Contactors and motor protection for rolling stock

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Flyer for Contactors for safety applications

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Motor protection and control interactive catalog

Edition July 2017

02/04/2016

ABB's contactors being on the market almost 100 years

Article

Discover the story behind how it all happened.
Today,
ABB AF contactors provide unmatched performance regardless of network conditions.

11/25/2015

ABB’s low voltage solutions for enhanced productivity and protection

press release

ABB, a global leader in power and automation, is showcasing its broad portfolio of low voltage products and services to support the efficient and safe operation of the plants of the future (SPS Fair, NürnbergMesse, Halle 4, Stand 420).

IE3-ready low voltage products. We are ready. Are you?

ABB control and protection low voltage products are IE3 ready. Our motor control solutions for high-efficiency motors can save you significant panel space. Learn more!

Optimize logistic processes with ABB’s performance manual motor starter MS165

The compact MS165 masters higher currents to provide full control and protection for increased uptime of many applications.

Motor protection and control Interactive catalog

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AF contactor launch

With its launch of the complete AF contactor range, ABB sets a new benchmark in motor control and protection. Watch the video here. 

Gamesa chooses AF

Spain

Gamesa, a major wind manufacturer, chooses AF and has experienced a drastic reduction of its deisng and assembly costs. 

Our offering

Starting solutions

Motor starting solution with Push-in Spring terminals

Starting solutions

Get the perfect match
Manual motor starters

A complete motor protection concept
Transformer protection

Fuseless protection on the primary side
3-pole contactors and overload relays

For motor starting and power switching
4-pole contactors

For power switching
Contactor relays

For switching control and auxiliary circuits
Contactors for capacitor switching

Withstand unlimited peak current
Contactors for DC switching

For a compact and efficient way of DC switching
Contactors and motor protection for railway applications

Meeting the most stringent standards and requirements
Contactors for safety applications

Help make your system safer
Installation contactors

Hum-free control
Electronic Compact Starters

High performance with innovative hybrid starters
Service

Full range of Products and Services for entire equipment life cycle
ABB is ready to support IE3 high-efficiency motors!

ABB control and protection solutions for energy efficiency motors

Novolink modules

Smart modules for AF contactors

Smart Communication Card

Communication Solution to 3rd party clouds
NEMA Lighting Contactors

Mechanically and electrically held contactors for a wide range of commercial and industrial lighting applications
NEMA Motor Controls

With ABB’s new NEMA motor controls you get the complete package – support, simplicity and speed, all under one roof.

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