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03/08/2010

ABB launches first energy calculator iPhone app

On 1st September 2010 ABB launches a free energy calculator application (App) for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod. The App allows, primarily, end-users to calculate the energy savings they can achieve by installing variable speed drives to control motors.

The App gives end-users the ability to make quick comparisons between motors controlled by variable speed drives and motors running direct-on-line without any speed control device. Users simply select their industry and the ... Read More

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03/08/2010

Top 10 pitfalls in dimensioning AC drives

Most electrical engineers feel confident that they can quickly assess a particular application and choose a drive to suit. There are, however, a number of pitfalls in dimensioning drives, and the same errors seem to be made again and again. Here Geoff Brown, Principal Engineer at ABB Industrial ... Read More

03/08/2010

Dimensioning an AC drive and motor system

Dimensioning an AC drive and motor system follows a set sequence, ensuring that the correct result is achieved. When the motor has been dimensioned, the dimensioning of each subsequent component in the drive chain depends on data decided or calculated in the previous stages. Read More

03/08/2010

Dimensioning of a Drive system

Dimensioning of a drive system is a task where all factors have to be considered carefully. Dimensioning requires knowledge of the whole system including electric supply, driven machine, environmental conditions, motors and drives etc. Time spent at the dimensioning phase can mean considerable cost ... Read More