{"schemaVersion":"matrix-product-facts/v1","identity":{"mpn":"ACH580-01-240A-4+J429","brand":"ABB","brandSlug":"abb","productSlug":"ACH580-01-240A-4~3J429","canonicalUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/abb/ACH580-01-240A-4~3J429","factsUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/ACH580-01-240A-4%2BJ429","rawCanonicalId":null},"summary":{"shortDescription":"ABB ACH580-01-240A-4+J429 ACH580-01 series variable-frequency drive, 480 VAC supply, 240 A frame rating, +J429 option suffix, 0.45 kgs.","salesMarkdown":"The ABB ACH580-01-240A-4+J429 is a wall-mount variable-frequency drive in the ACH580-01 family, ordered here with the +J429 option code, rated for a 480 VAC supply class and carrying a 240 A continuous frame rating. At 0.45 kgs the unit is light enough for a single-handed panel swap rather than a two-person lift, which matters when it is being installed as a line-down replacement on a rooftop AHU or a pump skid rather than a main switchroom cubicle. ## What the ratings actually decide The 240 A continuous rating is the headline number that sets the motor envelope, but on a 480 VAC ACH580 the duty cycle — constant-torque pump/compressor work versus variable-torque fan work — drives the actual sizing margin a buyer should leave on the nameplate FLA, and that is set by the application macro rather than the frame sticker. For an integrator planning a panel around this code, the gatekeeper spec is motor cable length versus the drive's filtered cable-length limit, since reflected-wave overvoltage at the motor terminals grows with lead length and drives the dV/dt or sine filter decision. ## Where this part sits in the ABB ACH580 ladder Inside the same ACH580-01 family the smaller-frame siblings ACH580-01-014A-4 and ACH580-01-023A-4 carry the identical -01 wall-mount form factor and option-code scheme, so a panel specified today around either of those can be re-rated upward to the 240 A frame without changing footprint, control terminal layout, or the fieldbus option slot — only the drive's current rating and the upstream breaker / line reactor sizing move. The ACS350-03U-01A2-4 belongs to an older ABB micro-drive generation and is a control-terminal and parameter-set drop-out, not a panel-space replacement for an ACH580 — a buyer cross-shopping the two is comparing product generations rather than ampere sizes and should treat them as separate BOM lines, not alternates. ## Sourcing posture For an MRO storeroom this is the kind of code that wants a verified nameplate photo on the RFQ — the option suffix, the firmware sticker and the frame rating together determine which drive physically lands in the crate, so getting the +J429 wrong shows up as a commissioning fault at first power-up rather than a paper mismatch at receiving.","metaTitle":"ABB ACH580-01-240A-4+J429 Drive, 480 VAC 240 A","metaDescription":"ABB ACH580-01-240A-4+J429 ACH580-01 frame drive, 480 VAC, 240 A, +J429 option code; sourced to order against an RFQ.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":null,"categoryPath":["AC Drive (VFD) 480V"],"specifications":{"Part #":"ACH580-01-240A-4+J429","Weight":"0.45 kgs","Category":"Drives","Sub Category":"Motor Drives","Top Category":"Motors & Motor Controls","lifecycle_stage":"current"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":null,"sourceUrl":null,"alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/ACH580-01-240A-4%2BJ429/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What is the closest functional second source inside the ABB family?","answer":"Inside the same ACH580-01 frame the natural second-source candidates are the lower-current siblings ACH580-01-014A-4 and ACH580-01-023A-4, which share the -01 wall-mount footprint and the +J### option-code scheme; the ACS350-03U-01A2-4 is an older ABB micro-drive generation and is not a panel-space alternate."},{"question":"Will the ACH580-01-240A-4+J429 drop into a panel specified around the smaller-frame ACH580-01-014A-4?","answer":"Both are ACH580-01 wall-mount drives with the same option-code scheme, so the mechanical footprint and control-terminal layout carry over; the 240 A frame only changes the continuous current rating and the upstream breaker / line reactor sizing, not the panel cut-out."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/abb/ACH580-01-240A-4~3J429","citationPolicyUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/llms.txt","source":"AO Ctrl","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"AO Ctrl\" and link https://aoctrl.com/abb/ACH580-01-240A-4~3J429 when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-09-02T08:15:54.622Z","lastPublished":"2026-09-02T08:15:54.622Z","indexable":true}}