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MotSize Beginners Guide

MotSize Beginners Guide........................................................................................................................................1
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................1
2. Required knowledge ........................................................................................................................................1
3. Getting started..................................................................................................................................................1
4. Dimensioning / selecting a motor.....................................................................................................................5
5. Make calculated running performances...........................................................................................................6
6. Defining motor specific load.............................................................................................................................7
7. Results .............................................................................................................................................................8
8. Printing out the data .........................................................................................................................................8
9. Saving a project ...............................................................................................................................................8
10. Problems and feedback .................................................................................................................................9

1. Introduction
This guide deals with the direct on line (DOL) part called MotSize of the DriveSize program.

MotSize is a program for designing and choosing the right motor for different DOL duties.
Note; MotSize is for motors only; generators or frequency converters are not included.

This guide is an introduction “how to get started” guide with a few hints and tips. The best way to learn to use
the MotSize program is to work with it as much as possible.

More information on functions can be found under Help button.

2. Required knowledge
Some basic knowledge is required to use the program. For example 0,5 – 1 year’s experience in sales of ABB
motors.

What you need to know is how our product codes and type designations are built up and some basic motor
knowledge e.g. different duty types, mounting possibilities, voltages and so on.

3. Getting started
The Drivesize program can be downloaded from our web site www.abb.com/motors&generators

You can also find instructions for installing the program from our web site.

The program is also available from following CD-roms available from ABB: ‘Low Voltage Motor Data’ and
‘Motors and Generators for Hazardous Areas’.

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When you have got the program up and running you will get this view:

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Explanations:

1. New: From here you open a new DriveSize project.

2. Existing: Here you can find all the existing projects located in the project folder. Usually located in
C:\Program Files\DriveWare\DriveSize\Projects
3. Recent Here you can find the most recent projects you have worked with.

Now double-click the highlighted icon above “ABB MotSize (DOL)” and you will get the MotSize program
started.

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Fill in the program options and project settings requested.

The only mandatory requirement is that you select a default motor range.

Now select the voltage and frequency. Motsize have a voltage range from 200 up to 6600V and the frequencies
are 50 or 60Hz. So most of the world’s voltage supplies are covered.

After you have defined the voltage click the motor (undefined).

You should now have a view like this:

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This view is constructed of 4 different sections: (1) Scroll down menus + shortcut bar, (2) System configuration,
(3) Data input and (4) the selected (highlighted) motors data. The following is a short introduction to each of the
4 sections.

1 Scroll down menus + shortcut bar

The scroll down menu work as they usually do in all windows based programs. The short cut bar contains
shortcuts to the most useful functions.

New: Opens the first view.

Open: Opens a saved MotSize project.
Save: Saves the current project.
Print: Opens the print dialog. Here you can select the type of print you want (Motor list, Datasheet, Data
sheet and curves and so on). You can also select the language and layout of the datasheet printout.
The preview button will create an Excel file with the selected datasheets or motor list.
Envir. Environment, allows you to change the motor altitude and ambient.
Load Here you can define the motor load and starting conditions.
Run Here you can restamp and define service factor for the selected motor and compare values between
restamped and catalogue motor.
Net+ Adds a network
Mot+ Adds a motor
Mot- Deletes the selected motor
Catal Lets you view the catalogue. Note that you have to select Catalogue Guide or Catalogue advanced in
section 3 to be able to use this shortcut.
Dimens Dimensions the motor.
Result: Shows all the results of the dimensioning by opening a new window.
Graph: Shows the load curve (if defined in Load), torque curves, power factor, efficiency and current graphs
in a separate window
List: Lists the motors in section 2 in a separate window
Settin: Opens the program options and project settings window.

2. System configuration

In this section the motors dimensioned will be shown as a list. You can choose in the program options / project
settings window if the type designation or the motor name will be shown.

3. Selection data input

In this section you have 4 different selection modes to choose from Guided selection, Advanced selection,
Catalogue guided selection and Catalogue advanced selection. The difference between these modes are that
with the catalogue modes you can select several motors of the same pole number at once e.g. all 2pole Process
performance motors.

The dimensioning itself will be explained later in this guide.

4. The selected (highlighted) motors data

Here you can see the data based on catalogue values for the selected motor.

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4. Dimensioning / selecting a motor.

The dimensioning is based on the data in one of the 4 selection modes in view 3 (Selection data input)

4.1 Guided selection

In this selection mode you do the dimensioning motor by motor. Use the Mot+ shortcut to add a new motor
when you dimensioned the first one and so on.

The dimensioning starts by checking the blue items in view 3. Then click the dimensioning button in view 3 or
the Dimens. shortcut in the shortcut bar. Might be that several different motor types fulfil your dimensioning
criteria’s; Motsize asks you to choose a motor from a list.

The more criteria’s you define in view 3 the narrower the search result and the smaller the motor list to select
from will be.

4.2 Advanced selection

In this selection mode you also dimension motor by motor as in the first case, but here you have one item more
that you can define (family) so that the selection becomes even further limited. Otherwise it works in the same
way as the first method.

4.3 Catalogue guided

Here as the name implies you can select a range of motors from the catalogue e.g. all 2-pole process
performance motors. You are also able to limit the amount of motors by defining theoutput range. This is mostly
used when making customer specific motor data list when the voltages / frequencies in question is not available
in the catalogue.

4.4 Catalogue advanced

The same as catalogue guided but here you have the option to select the motor family added.

So now you have (hopefully) selected a motor. So what to do with it?

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5. Make calculated running performances

If you need to change the running performances of the motor after the dimensioning, you have to go to the
running performance screen.

With this screen you can:

- Restamp the power, up or down, the program knows and informs about F-limit and the max power
- Change the motor from the selected to another.
Catalogue data = standard motor
Spotwinded motor = the wining will be made for the selected voltage and frequency
Restamped motor = output characteristics calculated from specified voltage and frequency values.

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6. Defining motor specific load

When you have selected a motor you can by pressing the load button in the shortcut bar get this view:

This is the place where you determine the starting and load conditions for the specific motor. As usual it’s the
blue items that are the important ones.

First start by selecting the load type (pump/fan, linear torque, constant torque or special torque). Then select the
duty cycle, at this moment S1 and S4 are available. Load inertia is also good to fill in since to calculate the
correct starting time this value is needed. The gear ratio is only needed if you have a geared load, with a load
driven directly by the motor the gear ratio is of course 1 (default value).

At the motor starting input values you can define if it’s a DOL, Y/D or transformer start. In case of transformer
start type in the secondary voltage in the voltage box V/Un or fill in the secondary voltage in % of the primary
voltage in the %Un box. In the %Un box you can also fill in the voltage drop in case of DOL or Y/D start.

In the load torque definition box you can further specify the load torque if you have a speed/torque curve for the
driven equipment available.

In the message box you will receive tips on what to do if the load is to high or the voltages is to low e.g. the
motor won’t start.

In the lower part you can see the motor selected, speed/torque curve and calculated data as starting time,
starting current and so on.

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7. Results
You can quickly check the motor results in Result screen and in Graph screen. If you need the report or paper
copies, please choose Printing.

8. Printing out the data

Note: Printing required that Microsolf Excel is installed.
For creating reports in Excel format or printing to a printer press the print button in the shortcut bar. Then you
will get a view like this:

Here you can select what you want to print out; data sheets and curves or only data sheet, motor list or
equivalent diagram.

By pressing the preview button MotSize will create and open an Excel file with the data sheets, motor list or
equivalent diagram.

You can also choose the language in which the report should be printed.

The return button returns you to the motor selection view. The set-up button lets you choose the printer.

9. Saving a project
You can save your project at any time; a saved project can be opened later for modifications.

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10. Problems and feedback

If you have problems or need support with the program please see the help -> About DriveSize for whom to
contact. If you are a non-ABB person please contact your nearest ABB Office for assistance.

We are also very interested to get your comments to the program.

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