Decarbonizing heating applications in the food and beverage industry with DCT880

Energy-intensive heating processes like baking, thermal processing and pasteurization use large amounts of power that’s been traditionally provided by fossil fuels.  

To boost efficiency, reduce costs and meet sustainability goals, the food and beverage industry is shifting to electrification. By using electrical power controllers, fossil fuel usage can be reduced, or even eliminated, and renewable energy used more effectively. 

Our new white paper explains how ABB’s DCT880 thyristor power controller enables precise heating control and more efficient energy usage – playing a critical role in reducing the food and beverage industry’s CO2 footprint and realization of global decarbonization targets.

Read the white paper on industry’s decarbonization needs and the role of ABB’s DCT880 thyristor power controller.

The importance of decarbonizing the food & beverage industry

The food and beverage sector is responsible for approx. 30% of global energy use.

Source: ABB feature in Food & Drink International

Global food system emissions are estimated to be 15.8 GtCO2e [carbon dioxide equivalent], equating to 30% of the world's greenhouse emissions.

Source: European Commission

By 2030, growth in global population and impact of climate change will increase food production needs by up to 50%

Source: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Towards smarter energy usage

Precise heat control is essential in applications such as baking and pasteurization. Automating this control helps ensure that exact temperatures are achieved, and that energy is used efficiently. The DCT880 thyristor power controller uses proven ABB industrial technology to achieve extremely accurate temperature control, allowing production processes to consume less energy and reduce cost. Furthermore, if it’s used in combination with renewable sources of energy, the DCT880 can realize even greater cost and energy savings. 

Discover the DCT880 advantage

The DCT880 thyristor power controller offers users an array of advanced technical features to make monitoring and optimizing power as simple and efficient as possible. Suitable for low to very high currents of up to 4200A, the DCT880 is adaptable to a wide range of load configurations and types. 

  • Voltage classes up to 990V, and suitable for high current stacks up to 4200A.
  • All load configurations in one product, including classic delta and star configuration resistor banks, open delta, single phase configuration with common or individual controls, the special multitap configuration, and more.
  • All control modes including phase angle control, full wave burst control (or zero-crossing mode), and half wave control, as standard.
  • Three independent process PID controllers (temperature control, current control, and power control).

  • 3-leg (WO3) or 2-leg (WO2) variants, offering precise control and current, voltage and power measurement of three individual single=phase loads.
  • Integrated load monitoring (true RMS) and compensation of aging heating elements.
  • The standard DCT880 product is enabled to be used with different load types, for instance resistive, infra-red, and ultraviolet.
  • Intuitive PC tools as standard including adaptive programming capability for services and commissioning.
  • An advanced power optimizer that reduces peak loads by optimizing the load balancing of multiple devices in parallel operation for up to 50 loads on a single line.

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