Jules White, Author at Inverter Drive Systems Ltd

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

What is the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund? The Government describe the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) as: “Supporting the development and deployment of technologies that enable businesses with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future.” But what is it exactly? In 2018, the Government announced that £315 million of funding will be made available in grant form, to help businesses with high energy use to cut carbon emissions and energy bills by…

ABB Authorized Value Provider

Inverter Drive Systems Ltd (IDS to our friends) have worked in partnership with ABB for over 20 years. Previously called the Drives Alliance, the most recent name to this elite partnership is ABB Authorized Value Provider – or to give it its most recent incarnation “Value Provider”. A badge we are very proud to display wherever we can. That is all well and good but if you have been searching for an ABB Authorized Value…

Maintaining and Repairing Inverters

Maintaining and Repairing Inverters – IDS are approved Value Providers for ABB inverters and we have been an ABB partner for over 20 years. ABB inverters are fundamentally reliable electronic devices, especially if installed correctly and situated in the correct environment. Inverters need to be kept cool, dry and away from dust and vibration. If this is done, then an inverter can run for over 20 years. This reliability, however, hides a problem. Because ABB…

Need an Inverter In A Hurry?

Below are 5 solutions to get you back up and running ASAP! New Stock – As an ABB VP we commit to carrying a large stock of inverters, when one flies off the shelf, we re-order so we always have a good level of the most used inverters. Hire Drives – We also have a large Hire Drive fleet. These inverters are transportable and ready cabled for quick and easy shipping to you on site….

Weedscreen Cleaner Inverter Control Upgrade

Weedscreen cleaners are essential for rural pumping stations pumping water out of dykes. Without them, the pumps would get choked with weeds and pumping performance would fall with the risk of local flooding. It is important that these weedscreen cleaners are kept in efficient operation. The alternative to a weed screen cleaner is an expensive manual intervention to rake out the weeds. These weedscreen cleaners are usually PLC controlled. It consists of a grab on…

Timber Merchant Reduces Energy with Inverter Technology

Allen & Orr Limited are a traditional timber merchant with sites in Chesterfield and Doncaster. Phil Whiteley, Director, got in touch with IDS after reading an article on how inverters can reduce energy consumption and reduce costs on large motor applications. IDS Area Sales Manager, Darryl Renshaw, conducted an initial energy survey to determine just how much energy saving potential there was on the DOL wood chipping extract unit. The initial conservative estimate was a…

Choosing the best cables for VSDs

VSD-controlled pump installations sometimes experience spurious tripping or erratic process measurements. As ABB’s Martin Richardson reveals, such problems are increasingly being attributed to incorrect choice or installation of cabling. Choosing motor cables for VSD installations is more critical than selecting standard cables because the motor side does not have a sinusoidal voltage waveform and suffers from fast-rising voltages and high frequencies. These can induce electromagnetic disturbance, causing measurement devices or controllers to perform erratically. Incorrect…

Inverters for Wastewater

At IDS we are used to supporting Wastewater Companies with inverter technology. We offer: Fleet of 65 hire drives for breakdown cover 24/7 technical advice and breakdown support £400k inverter and spares stock for immediate delivery Servicing Advice on inverter control and selection of new products Inverters for Wastewater Applications Wastewater sites have a range of applications that benefit from inverter control. We will give an overview here. Archimedean Screws These are often found on…

Water water everywhere – Stop it with drives and metering

Dan Banks, water framework manager, ABB, writes: Imagine losing a quarter of your production in a year – not through some freak accident or the vagaries of the weather but as a regular occurrence. A quarter of what you produce every year just drains into the ground. Which industry could accept such losses? Or even survive them? Yet that is what the water industry does each and every year. It sees much of its product –…

Data Center Cooling

Taking uptime, sustainability and energy efficiency to a new level. Improving data center performance through efficient energy use, increased reliability and advanced maintenance. The world depends increasingly on data, computing power and connectivity, making data centers mission-critical facilities requiring special attention. ABB provides data centers with reliable, flexible and secure operation. Its solutions ensure continuous availability while helping to improve performance in a productive and sustainable way. System reliability and process continuity Tackle air conditioning…

Author : Jules White