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Tag: variable speed drive
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ABB helps Hobart Aquatic Centre slash costs
The Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre, owned and operated by the Hobart City Council, was recently upgraded as part of a major project to create a more sustainable city. One area that required work was the motors and drives used to manage the pool filtration and water circulation system, HVAC central plant, and grey water […]
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Sixth Element Australia offers ARC Earthrings
The ARC Earthring is a shaft earthing ring designed to protect electric motor bearings from bearing fluting generated by modern-day variable speed drive systems. “Damaging voltages are induced on the shafts of AC and DC motors controlled by variable frequency drives (VFD),” says Sixth Element Australia. “The extremely high on/off switching speeds of the pulse […]
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Schneider Electric’s new data centre solution
Schneider Electric has announced a new generation of shoebox-sized variable speed drives (VSDs) and computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units that offer energy savings for collocation data centres – also known as “colos”. According to the company, the VSDs can deliver energy savings of up to 30 per cent by managing the operating speed of […]