The global pandemic has inevitably changed the daily routines of individuals and regular operations of businesses worldwide. While business begin to reopen and civilians adjust to their “new normal” ...

A variable frequency driven (VFD) is a type of motor that controls the levels of frequency and voltage that alter the speed of an electric motor. The drive alters torque and motor speed and can be ...

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS' NORDAC PRO SK 500P VFD series now reaches powers up to 200 hp with multi-protocol Ethernet interfaces, ...

A grouping of Mitsubishi Electric’s AC drives or variable frequency drives (VFDs). In the competitive landscape of machine design, engineers in food, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors face the ...

Homeowners rely on a continuous flow of water to do daily household activities like watering the lawn, laundry, running the dishwasher and giving the kids a bath. Often, these activities take place at ...

Compressed air is a vital utility to most commercial and industrial operations. It runs essential tools and machinery, provides power to material-handling systems, and clean air to processes. Yet ...

The drive consists of a free-standing Type 4 enclosure per UL 50E, featuring identical operation, spares and maintenance as a unit located in a control room, and incorporating virtually everything ...

In this EC&M Tech Talk, electrical code and safety specialist Randy Barnett takes a look at variable frequency drives – what we commonly call VFDs. The NEC, however, specifies requirements for ...

Ana Mircevska shares what variable frequency drives are and how they can help optimize energy efficiency in this article. After reading the article, test your knowledge on VFDs with this quiz.

When powering AC motors, the electrical supply can be at full power to run at full speed or at variable power to run at variable speed. Applications with varying loads benefit from the variable speed ...