Water cooled motors

Water-cooled and Liquid-cooled motors deliver unmatched reliability and a compact design, perfect for both on-shore and offshore applications. Engineered for excellence, these motors are robust, cost-effective, and user-friendly, ensuring powerful performance across diverse industries.

Ultimate solution for superior cooling, reliability, and efficiency

ABB’s water-cooled motors, part of our low voltage motors portfolio, are specifically engineered for high performance and superior cooling in demanding environments. These water-cooled motors deliver exceptional power density, providing greater output in a compact high-power motor format, ideal for space-limited installations. Advanced cooling technology prevents overheating and minimizes thermal stress, ensuring consistent, reliable operation. Built as process performance motors, they offer robust durability and high energy efficiency, helping reduce operational costs and environmental impact, particularly when paired with variable speed drives.

 

 

Engineered for the toughest conditions, ABB’s industrial motors are trusted across sectors such as marine, mining, and water & wastewater treatment. These high-power motors are rigorously tested for long-term reliability, low maintenance needs, and continuous 24/7 performance. Their compact design and powerful output make them an excellent fit for both on-shore and offshore use, where installation space is limited but reliability is critical. Whether you need a standard solution or a fully customized water-cooled motor, ABB provides flexible options backed by global expertise and responsive local support, delivering dependable, cost-effective, and user-friendly motor solutions tailored to your operational needs.

Technical data

Explore the detailed specifications of our water-cooled motors, including performance ratings, cooling methods, and dimensional data, everything you need to ensure the right fit for your application.

Up to 2000 kW

Power output from 37 to 2500 kw

Up to 690 V

Wide voltage range all the way from 400 V to 690 V

Up to IE5

Efficiency classes IE2 - IE5

Explore the key features and benefits

Discover the standout advantages of ABB’s water-cooled motors, from superior cooling efficiency and high power density to energy savings and reliable 24/7 operation.

High power density

With higher ratings per frame size than traditional air-cooled designs, ABB water-cooled motors offer exceptional high power density, helping reduce costs and save valuable installation space.

Productivity

ABB water-cooled motors enhance productivity with IE2 and IE3 efficiency options, VSD compatibility, and low voltage technology that reduces network costs, while eliminating the need for bulky air cooling channels.

Easier system installation

ABB provides powerful digital tools GoSelect and Optimizer, to help you select the ideal motor and drive combination for any global MEPS requirement, ensuring easy, reliable setup with expert support every step of the way.

Minimized downtime

Minimized downtime is achieved through ABB’s advanced water-cooling technology, which ensures optimized heat dissipation and reliable motor performance, enhanced further by the ABB Smart Sensor, offering real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance to enable proactive, uninterrupted operation.

Reliability in harsh environments

Fast and efficient maintenance is ensured through the smart design of ABB water-cooled motors, featuring a cast aluminum rotor, bearing cooling for extended life, and standardized components for quick replacements.

Global compatibility

International certifications such as CE, UL, cUL, CSA, and marine approvals, along with support for various converter types, ensuring seamless integration across global applications and industries.

Digital tools

Discover our digital tools and software designed to support IEC Low Voltage Motors. From selection to performance optimization, these solutions simplify your workflow and boost efficiency at every stage.

ABB GoSelect

Streamline your project planning with ABB GoSelect, your one-stop tool to choose, configure, and validate motors and drives. From sizing and efficiency checks to harmonic compliance, everything you need is in one convenient, easy-to-use platform.

ABB Optimizer

An online tool that helps you to find the optimal electrical motor for any MEPS worldwide. It also help you to compute the cost of ownership of different motors and get fast access to marketing documents and drawings, test reports and data sheets.

ABB Access 24/7

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ABB Access, helps you easily find up-to-date product online data. It also provides easy access to documentation and manuals. If you happen to experience issues with your ABB product, this can be quickly and easily reported online to reach expert support from ABB.

ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor for motors

The ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor converts traditional motors into smart, wirelessly connected devices. It is attached to the frame of the motor; no wiring or machining is needed. Using algorithms, based on ABB’s decades of motor expertise, the ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor relays information about the motor's operation and health via a Bluetooth-gateway or smartphone to a secure server.

ABB EcoSolutions portfolio

ABB EcoSolutions provides enhanced transparency on the environmental impact across product lifecycle from inception through to disposal.

  • Designed for high recyclability and manufactured with sustainably sourced materials.
  • Made with processes that are designed to avoid waste.
  • Designed to increase resource and process efficiency while in use, be upgradable and optimize the lifetime of equipment and facilities.
  • Provided with instructions for responsible end-life treatment.

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