Ensuring continuous operation and reliability of cooling systems
Keep your facility running cool, efficient, and secure with ABB’s advanced cooling control solutions. Our ultra-low harmonic drives deliver just the right compressor capacity, ensuring optimal conditions for your processes and equipment while minimizing energy use and reducing operational costs. Even during power fluctuations or brownouts, your refrigeration compressors will be always protected, as well as your business integrity.
Behind the scenes, ABB’s digital services bring connectivity, analytics, and expert support together to keep your cooling infrastructure running predictably and safely. From improved power quality to smarter maintenance planning, you gain complete control, and the confidence that your business is always performing at its best.
Key benefits
Reduced maintenance
Say goodbye to gearboxes. ABB’s direct drive technology simplifies your cooling systems by reducing moving parts, cutting maintenance tasks, and eliminating oil-related issues, all while improving long-term reliability.Energy efficiency
Save 40 % on energy costs by letting your pumps, fans, and compressors work only as hard as they need to. With ABB’s variable speed drives and efficient motors, you get full performance with far less inefficiencies.Optimized control and performance
Keep temperatures stable and systems compliant with ABB’s intuitive control solutions. With smart monitoring, PLCs, and user-friendly HMIs, you always know what’s happening and stay in charge.Lower operating costs
From energy to maintenance, ABB helps you reduce the biggest cost drivers in your operation. Smarter control and efficient components mean fewer surprises and more predictable budgets.Sustainable by design
Shrink your carbon footprint without sacrificing performance. ABB’s advanced cooling technologies help you cut CO₂ emissions, save energy, and meet today’s environmental standards with ease.Reliable operations
In mission-critical environments, reliability isn’t optional. ABB’s cooling solutions are built to ensure uninterrupted performance in harsh conditions, so your processes and products stay protected, even during power fluctuations.Explore cooling system solutions
Our direct drive motor and variable speed drive packages for industrial cooling replace the gearbox, driveshaft and induction motor typically used in cooling towers. This combination provides high torque and low speed required for these applications without additional drivetrain components. This results in less parts, less maintenance, lower noise and reduced risks.
Direct drive motor and VSD packages can be used either in wet or dry cooling towers, air cooled condensers (ACC) of air cooled heat exchangers (ACHE). Whether you are from power generation, district energy, metals or food and beverage industry, our direct drive motor and drive packages are the perfect solution for your needs in industrial cooling.
Comfort in buildings depends on efficient HVACR systems that maintain air quality and stable ambient temperatures while keeping energy use under control. Cooling towers play a critical role in this process, and they must operate reliably, safely, and cost-effectively in both routine and demanding conditions.
ABB supports this with dedicated variable speed drives (VSDs) designed for HVACR applications, including cooling towers. Our drives deliver reliability, energy savings, and ease of use, making maintenance straightforward and performance consistent. From commercial buildings and hospitals to data centers, airports, and tunnels, ABB drives ensure cooling towers run efficiently—helping you achieve comfort, safety, and sustainability with confidence.