For all their energy savings and control benefits, when VFDs fail, they bring motor-driven industrial operations to a dead stop. To avoid such situations, savvy engineers ensure drive-system ...

When an application requires changes in motor speeds to meet its objectives, a variable frequency drive (VFD) is often the first thing that comes to mind. This is for good reason—VFDs are typically ...

Targeting ac-motor-drive applications, the symmetrical VFD (varying-frequency-drive) cables carry power from industrial ac-drive systems to ac motors. A dual-copper-tape shielding provides a ...

In this episode, we connect with Steve Wetzel, a member of IEEE and principal applications engineer with Southwire Company, one of North America's largest wire and cable manufacturers and the sponsor ...

AutomationDirect is a distributor offering thousands of industrial automation products for electrical control systems, including PLCs, operator interfaces, AC drives, motors, stepper systems, sensors, ...

The ServiceDrive ASD/VFD cable system includes cable with three conductors (stranded, insulated with heat- and moisture-resistant cross-linked polyethylene, and phase-identified) cabled together with ...

Normally when a spiral shield is used on a cable it is for one of three reasons, increased flexibility, ease of termination, or reduced manufacturing costs. Let's consider the differences between a ...