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P U L P A N D PA P E R
GE-to-ABB drives upgrade
— Overview
Dlan+ ­communication
protocol adapter ABB has an unmatched history of providing our cus-
­developed for GE-to-ABB tomers with the most effective investment protection
drives modernization
in the industry. As such, promptly after ABB acquired
GE’s Industrial Systems, we developed a moderniza-
tion path for GE’s existing drives system architecture.
The majority of GE’s installed base uses the Dlan+
(Arcnet) communication protocol, which is the basis
for the upgrade path. The PE1364DLAN+ adapter con-
verts the Dlan+ protocol to an ABB protocol and with
its built-in firmware, allows the transfer of all data
from the new ABB master controller (AC800M) to
­existing GE drives. This enables a cost-effective, step-
wise approach to modernization that gives mills ac-
cess to new controls, benefits and lifecycle support
while optimizing budget spend year-over-year instead
of all at once.
The evolution plan can be completed at the drive level
by retrofits, with an all new drives lineup, or a hybrid
of both.
Modernizing your GE drives to ABB’s
latest and proven system ensures
world-class uptime and lifecycle
support. By leveraging a Dlan+
communication protocol adapter,
mills can take advantage of a phased
modernization path that will provide
supportable, modernized application
controls and HMIs, as well as
enhanced diagnostics and intuitive
navigation for system monitoring.
Features
• ABB’s latest and proven system software standards
• New touchscreen HMI breaks down warnings/­
diagnostics and shows system interlocks and
­permissives in an intuitive manner
• High-level diagnostics have face plates both for
­operation and navigation to the ABB global pulp
and paper software standards
Benefits
• Lifecycle support for GE installed base
• Minimized spending for over-time drives architec-
ture modernization
• World-class machine uptime and reliability
• Flexibility in system evolution plan
 New ABB HMI

CB2000

DCS

Dlan+ ABB
PE1364
module
AC800M
DC2000 AC2000 Master
(DDCS)
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machine configuration; Machine
the same concept can PLC
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Migration path The number of modernization phases is dependent

Prior to proposal development, a system audit is rec- on the system size and quantity of lineups. A proven
ommended and performed by ABB system drives approach is to replace one lineup at a time so that the
­specialists who are knowledgeable on both new ABB mill’s infrastructure remains the same at the trans-
­systems and GE drive systems equipment. formers that feed each lineup.

Typically, the first phase consists of installing the

adapter with an all new ABB coordinated drives con-
trol and operational HMI’s that have state-of-the-art
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diagnostics that are more modern and advanced than Contact your ABB pulp and paper
the decades-old software tools of the incumbent sys-
tem. This immediate upgrade in user functionality
account manager today to determine
translates to better system performance. the appropriate modernization
approach for your mill.

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