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Eaton VFDs: Comprehensive Industrial Guide & Energy Savings

Introduction: Why Efficient Motor Control Matters Variable frequency drives have become a cornerstone of modern motor control. Many facilities still run essential motors at constant speed and rely on dampers or throttling valves to manage…
Simplified DC-bus diagram showing rectifier, capacitors, and inverter stages of a VFD
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VFD Overvoltage Faults During Deceleration: Causes & Fixes

Estimated reading time: 13 minutes Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) are essential for controlling motor speed in industrial and commercial applications. However, VFD overvoltage faults are a common issue that often occurs when a motor is…

De-Rating ABB Drives For Single Phase Input With ACS310 and ACS355 Series

De-Rating ABB Drives for single phase input is possible with the ABB ACS310 and ACS355 Series drives. The ACS3XX-01U drives ratings are supplied in standard ratings for a single-phase supply voltage ranging from 200 to 240 V. They would then…
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Variable Frequency Drive Manufacturers: ABB, Eaton, Lenze, and Hitachi

Variable frequency drive manufacturers offer products to be used with electric motors. A variable frequency drive is also known as a VFD, variable speed drive, adjustable speed drive, electronic motor controller, or an inverter.  Every VFD…

Adjustable Frequency Drives

Adjustable frequency drives are also known as adjustable speed drives, variable frequency drives, variable speed drives, VFDs and inverters. Adjustable frequency drives are solid state electric motor control systems designed to control the…

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…
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Inverter Repair

Most inverter repair can be prevented with routine maintenance. Inverter repair costs and lead times can also be reduced with routine maintenance. Inverter repair can be expensive and also cost manufacturers production downtime while the inverter…
Excellent Versus Horrible Packaging When Shipping A VFD

Shipping A VFD

Shipping a VFD (variable frequency drive) safely is important because electronic components can be easily damaged due to poor packaging. When shipping a VFD, the first step to safely package the VFD is to locate an appropriate size box…

Benefits of Using a Variable Speed Drive

Approximately one third of the world's electrical energy is supplied by electric motors in fixed-speed centrifugal pump, fan, and air compressor applications. This proves that significant energy efficiency improvement opportunities are available…

Variable speed drive energy savings

We've Been Servicing the Industrial World Since 1983. Minimize Your Downtime. Maximize Your Productivity. Call Toll Free: 1.877.625.2402 The use of variable frequency drives on variable torque loads for the purpose of gaining energy savings…

Dynamic Brake Selection for Sub-Micro & SMV Series Drives

  Dynamic braking is used when an overhauling load causes regeneration from the motor to occur, especially in situations where the required deceleration time to stop the motor cannot be achieved due to High Voltage nuisance tripping.…

FAQ :: VFDs | Are There Things to Consider When Operating 50 Hz Equipment at 60 Hz?

Machinery imported into the United States is often rated at an operating frequency of 50 Hertz. Unless engineered for operation at 60 Hz., this can be problematic for electric motors. This is especially true when operating pump and fan loads. Too…