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VFD for Pumps: Benefits, Setup & Best Practices

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Installing a VFD for pumps in an industrial facility is no longer optional; it is the fastest way to cut electricity costs and stabilize production. Because pumps rarely need to run at full speed all day,…
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VFD Hardware Failure: Diagnosis and Replacement Guide

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes When a variable frequency drive (VFD) suffers a catastrophic hardware failure, it usually gives unmistakable warning signs. The user might hear a loud pop or bang. They might also see smoke or scorch marks.…
VFD Overvoltage Fault - troubleshooting variable frequency drives

VFD Overvoltage Fault – troubleshooting variable frequency drives

A VFD overvoltage fault is fairly common with VFD regular usage. This fault may arise at different places and times for several reasons. The first step in resolving the problem is identifying when and where the fault occurs. A VFD overvoltage…
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Cutler Hammer VFD Fault Codes: Current and Overcurrent Protection

Cutler Hammer VFD Fault Codes, current control and overcurrent protection on the 9000X drive is based on motor current measurement in all three phases. In the FR9/CH61 and above drives, the current sensors are built into the IGBT SKIP modules,…
Eaton VFD System Drives

Eaton VFD System Drives

Eaton VFD system drives can reduce energy consumption from 10 to 50 percent by reducing the speed of an electric motor to its needed output speed. With reduced energy consumption, utility expenses are reduced and within a few months, the investment…

Lenze Drives

Rapidly changing times present manufacturers with new and varied challenges. To succeed in the future, manufacturers will need to handle more extensive tasks in even shorter time frames. Lenze drives create the best possible solution to set…

ABB Frequency Converters

ABB Frequency Converters are used to change the frequency and magnitude of the constant grid voltage to a variable load voltage. Frequency converters are especially used in variable frequency AC motor drives. Figure 1 shows the…

What is a Variable Speed Drive?

Variable speed drives are also known as variable frequency drives, VFD's, adjustable speed drives,  and inverters. Variable speed drives are solid state motor control systems used mainly for industrial manufacturing. Variable speed drives are…

Delta Tau CNC Multi-Axis Automation Controls

We've Been Servicing the Industrial World Since 1983. Minimize Your Downtime. Maximize Your Productivity. Call Toll Free: 1.877.625.2402 Quite often, on more complex moves, such as moving a laser (2D Motion) in a circle or a robot…

Industrial Control Cabinet Design & Manufacturing

We've Been Servicing the Industrial World Since 1983. Minimize Your Downtime. Maximize Your Productivity. Call Toll Free: 1.877.625.2402 For more than 27 years Precision Electric, Inc has been a recognized leader in the design and…

Reading VFD Nameplate Data Off Of Your SMVector Drive (Video)

For those of you who are familiar or unfamiliar with Lenze / AC Techs SMVector series drive they have come a long way since their conception. All AC Tech products are manufactured in Uxbridge Massachusettes. Today we discuss how to read the…

VFDs How Do I Calculate RPM For Three Phase Induction Motors?