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Eaton Overcurrent Protection

Eaton overcurrent protection and  Eaton current control for the Eaton 9000X drive is based on motor current measurement in all three phases. In the Frame 9/ Chassis 61 Eaton drives, the current sensors are built into the IGBT SKIP modules,…

What Is A VFD?

VFD is an abbreviation that stands for Variable Frequency Drive. VFD's are also known as variable frequency drives, variable speed drives, adjustable speed drives, electronic motor controllers, or inverters. VFD's are solid state motor control…
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Eaton HVAC Frequency Drives

Eaton HVAC frequency drives were specifically engineered for HVAC, pump and fluid control applications. The power unit makes use of the most sophisticated semiconductor technology and a highly modular construction that can be flexibly adapted…

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…

Inverter Drives

Inverter drives are also known as variable frequency drives, VFD's, variable speed drives, adjustable frequency drives, AFD's, adjustable speed drives and ASD's. Inverter drives are solid state motor control systems used to regulate the speed…
Is It Time for a Drive Upgrade?
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VFD Drives

VFD drives are known as Variable Frequency Drives. VFD drives are also known as variable speed drives (VSDs), adjustable speed drives, motor speed controllers and inverters. VFD drives are solid state controllers used in AC or DC electric motor…
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Eaton power board failure

This article has been updated and re-posted at https://www.precision-elec.com/eaton-power-board-failure-2-2/ Eaton power board failure is a common problem among Eaton drive users. The main reason most Eaton drives fail is due to power board…

Electric Motor Service Factor

What does the electric motor Service Factor really mean? The nomenclature of service factor on an electric motor nameplate is designated by "S.F.". Service factor is a multiplier, which when applied to the rated horsepower, gives the allowable…

Motor Speed Controllers

There are three general types of motor speed controllers - AC motor speed controllers, DC Motor motor speed controllers, and Eddy Current motor speed controllers. Each type of motor speed controller can be divided into different variations.…
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…