Variable-frequency drives, or VFDs, are becoming more commonplace in motor retrofits and new installations. And while they boast increased energy efficiency as the main benefit, a small — but by no ...
The experts at eMotors Direct outline how VFD’s can damage bearings and discuss preventative measures to prevent VFD induced bearing damage Electric motors fitted with VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives) ...
Many of you have good in-house predictive maintenance departments, and others outsource that work to others. Either way, you routinely know when a bearing is deteriorating, and remove the motor from ...
The AEGIS SGR bearing protection ring, from Electro Static Technology, protects motor bearings from shaft currents induced by adjustable-speed drives. The AEGIS SGR bearing protection ring, from ...
The use of variable-frequency drives (VFDs) to control ac motors has increased dramatically in recent years: on power generators, gas turbines, wind turbine generators, ac traction and break motors, ...