Technician inspecting VFD control wiring
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VFD Won’t Start? Fix Control Wiring Errors Fast

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Understanding Why Your VFD Won’t Start Nothing frustrates a maintenance crew faster than pressing the start button and watching the motor sit idle. If your VFD won’t start, the culprit is usually…

Nema Cabinet Ratings: Protecting a VFD from environmental conditions

Nema cabinet ratings are designed to protect electrical components from environment-specific threatening conditions. Nema cabinet ratings are made for a range of different environmental conditions. There are as many Nema cabinet ratings available…
VFD Drives For Dummies

VFD Drives For Dummies

VFD Drives For Dummies: VFD is an abbreviation that stands for "variable frequency drives". VFD Drives are also called "variable speed drives", "adjustable speed drives", "electric motor speed controllers", and "inverters". VFD Drives For Dummies:…
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Eaton VFD Motor Drives

Eaton VFD motor drives can reduce energy consumption in factories from 10 to 50 percent. Technicians achieve this energy reduction through motor speed reduction. Since most equipment does not require the full load motor speed for effective…
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VFD Device

A VFD device is also known as Variable Frequency Drive, variable speed drive, adjustable speed drive, electronic motor controller, or an inverter. A VFD device is a solid state electric motor control system designed to control the speed of…
The SMVector Series drive is one of the most cost effective and versatile choices for controlling your motors start and stop method.
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6 Step Basic Setup Of An SMV Variable Frequency Drive

The SMVector Variable Frequency Drive is our product of choice for the majority of customer's applications. There are a number of factors that make us consider it the best option in the market today. One reason it that it's extremely cost…
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Preventive Maintenance VFD

A VFD (variable frequency drive) controls the speed, torque and direction of an induction motor. A VFD takes fixed motor voltage and AC frequency and converts it to a variable voltage and frequency AC output.  In very small VFDs, a single power…

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…

Variable Frequency Drive Basics

Variable frequency drives are also known as (VFDs), variable speed drives (VSDs), adjustable speed drives, and inverters. Variable frequency drives are solid state controllers used in AC or DC electric motor applications. Most variable frequency…

Lenze EtherNet/IP for SMVector

Lenze-AC Tech announces the release of EtherNet/IP as an optional communication protocol for the SMVector Drive. According to Mike Bailey, Product Sales Manager at Lenze-AC Tech, the SMVector AC Drive can seamlessly operate on an EtherNet/IP…

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

FAQ :: VFDs | How Does A Variable Frequency Drive Work?

An AC Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) is commonly referred to as an “Inverter”. This is because of the way a VFD works.  The following details the inner workings of a VFD: Alternating Current (AC) power is applied to the input…