Preventive Maintenance Schedule MEGADRIVE-LCI
Preventive Maintenance Schedule MEGADRIVE-LCI
Preventive Maintenance Schedule MEGADRIVE-LCI
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CUSTOMER DOCUMENT
Overview
The recommended intervals for drive inspection and component replacement are based on the maximum
ratings for the operational and environmental conditions.
To ensure the highest reliability and optimum performance of your drive, ABB hightly recommends regular
inspections by qualified personnel. Such inspections are crucial in detecting performance related issues
due to the potential premature aging of components.
ABB drives have been designed to continuously operate for long periods of time between maintenance
and inspection intervals. If the recommended maintenance or inspection schedule is inadequate for a
particular application, a project specific schedule may be developed by mutual agreement, preferably
during the sales phase.
This document is applicable for both cooling variants of MEGADRIVE-LCI – air-cooling and water-cooling.
Some inspection actions or replacement parts may be only applicable to one of the two cooling variants.
Legend
I Inspection (visual inspection and maintenance action if required)
R Preventive replacement
Regular inspection
The following table contains an overview of the most relevant inspection checks for the drive.
ABB recommends that inspections be carried out whenever the drive has been shut down, i.e., to replace
components or for any other field intervention.
Inspection action Interval [years] Inspection
Type
Filter mats (cleaning or replacement) 2 I or R
Cleaning of inlet and outlet meshes 2 I
Cleaning of sensitive parts inside the converter 2 I
Environmental and operational data (since last inspection) 2 I
Screwed connections 2 I
Corrosion and overheating 2 I
Pipe joints and water tube connectors 2 I
3-way valve 2 I, P
Bypass disconnector 1 (1000 op. cycles) I, P
Door interlocking 2 P
Insulation test 4 P
Spare parts 2 I
Software backup 2 I
Safety circuits 2 I
Preventive replacement schedule
The following table highlights the recommended replacement intervals for drive components, starting
from the completion date of the commissioning1.
This scheduled can be adapted and optimized for applications that require non-stop operation of the
drive over several years. To discuss the available options, please contact your ABB sales representative.
Years from commissioning: 2 4 6 8 102 12 14 16 18
Fans 3
R R R
Maintenance-free water pumps (no R
redundancy)
Maintenance-free water pumps (with
redundancy)
Conventional water pumps (no redundancy) R R R R
Mechanical seal of conventional water R R R R R
pumps4 (no redundancy)
Conventional water pumps (with redundancy) R R
Mechanical seal of conventional water R R
pumps4 (with redundancy)
Deionizer cartridge and micro filter3 R R R R R R R R R
Rubber hoses R R
PCBA (containing electrolytic capacitors) R
Power supplies (AUX and insulated supply) R
Excitation fuses R
Foot notes:
1 The start date for the preventive replacement schedule is the commissioning completion
date or 2 years after delivery, whichever comes first.
2 Due to the shorter life cycle of the control hardware, ABB strongly recommends combining
the main board upgrade (if available) with the 10-year preventive maintenance.
3 The fans in the control cabinet, the deionizer cartridge and the micro filter can be changed
during operation.
4 The mechanical seals in conventional water pumps have a maintenance interval of 2 years,
which corresponds to their life expectancy. In the case of pump redundancy, this
maintenance interval is doubled, i.e., every 4 years. The replacement of mechanical seals is
not required in the years that require pump replacement.
The drive has been designed for a lifetime of 20 years. However, if the drive is operated according to
ABB’s instructions in a location where the environment parameters are below the rated limits for the
drive, it is also suitable for applications of up to 40 years. In order to guarantee the highest drive
reliability during this longer period, a site audit is required 20 years after commissioning to define the
specific maintenance actions that need to be taken.
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