Speed optimization features also improve productivity, as do remote operator interfaces that link and coordinate multiple drives. What can designers do to ensure higher productivity from the ...

The KF is Copeland’s variable-speed scroll compressor for the 1.5- to 5-ton North American residential market, designed for ...

For many retrofit projects, the use of a VFD seems like a “no brainer.” Drives are now cheaper and more reliable than ever, and the benefits of efficient control of motors can’t be beat. Still, there ...

THE USE OF INVERTER-BASED variable speed drives (VSDs) in home appliances is forecast to double over the next five years, according to the latest detailed assessment of the market from IMS Research.

It is interesting to look at figures from the Energy Information Administration about where energy gets consumed in our economy. These figures reveal that industrial uses account for 31% of all energy ...

The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. announces the release of the Z1000 family of HVAC drives. This family of drives is comprised of the Z1000 variable speed drive as well as the ...

I've been watching a discussion on a LinkedIn group that is addressing some writers' concerns about variable speed drives (VSD). The discussion is titled “Are variable speed drives harmful to motor?

El Segundo, Calif. – International Rectifier's new insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) are 600-volt nonpunch-through devices in the company's iMotion family of integrated design platforms for ...

As part of an ABB Motion OneCare service agreement, ABB has modernized a variable speed drive (VSD) for NASA to extend, by at least 10 years, the life of the wind tunnel at its National Transonic ...

Regenerative drives ACS800 series of fully-integrated, regenerative ac drives are offered in 7.5 to 125 hp and with harmonic-distortion levels lower than ACS800 series of fully-integrated, ...