Yaskawa offers a collection of free PC software support tools for its variable frequency drives that you can use to upload or download drive parameters, calculate energy savings, simulate programming, ...

Do you know how to maintain variable frequency drives (vfd’s)? Doing so is easier than you might think. By integrating some simple, logical steps into your preventative maintenance (PM) program, you ...

When Tesla first introduced the 3-phase alternating current (AC) induction motor in 1888, he knew that his invention was more efficient and reliable than Edison's direct current (DC) motor. However, ...

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” ...

You can divide the world of electronic motor drives, which control the speed, torque, direction, and resulting horsepower of a motor, into two categories: ac and dc. An ac drive controls ac induction ...

In this episode of “EC&M Tech Talk,” Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, electrical instructor, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert, first briefly discusses the background of ...

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 ...

NordAC ON/ON+ decentralized variable frequency drives are engineered for the specific requirements of horizontal conveyor technology and feature integrated functions to optimize operation performance, ...