ABB UCU-22 - Introduction to the Manual; Safety; Terms and abbreviations

Introduction to the manual
Contents of this chapter
This chapter gives information on the manual.
Safety
WARNING!
Obey the safety instructions of the drive. If you ignore them, injury or
death, or damage to the equipment can occur. If you are not a qualified
electrical professional, do not do installation, commissioning or
maintenance work.
Terms and abbreviations
DescriptionTerm
Converts direct current and voltage to alternating current and voltage, or vice
versa.
Converter
Frequency converter for controlling AC motorsDrive
Converts direct current and voltage to alternating current and voltage.Inverter
Optical DDCS communication moduleRDCO
Safe torque off (IEC/EN 61800-5-2)STO
Type of control unitUCU
Later in this manual, the term converter covers the terms drive, converter, inverter
and brake chopper.
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