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VFD

11/23/2012 8:15 AM

what s the purpose of vfd?

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Re: vfd

11/23/2012 8:24 AM

To change the frequency of supply to an induction motor, thereby enabling speed change

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Re: vfd

11/23/2012 11:50 AM

Slight correction:

To change the frequency and voltage of supply simultaneously going to an induction motor, thereby enabling speed change

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11/24/2012 1:35 AM

Agreed!

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Re: vfd

11/23/2012 9:45 AM

The purpose is to reduce operating costs, by doing what electricalexpert65 said.

Maybe there are other reasons, but this isn't my field.

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Re: VFD

11/24/2012 6:41 AM

By varying the speed of the Motors we should able to control the power consumption.

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Re: VFD

11/24/2012 11:29 AM

"By varying the speed of the Motors we should able to control the power consumption."

Not really, this is a common misrepresentation. Motors use the amount of power that the load requires of them, plus any inefficiencies in the motor and controller. If variation in the output is necessary, using a VFD typically has less losses than most other types of variation, but if variation is unnecessary, then a VFD can actually introduce more losses than just running DOL and permanently trimming the output to match the load requirement.

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