We are frequently asked how to run an inverter from a generator, IDS Engineer, Blaise Ford explains all: The main power supply to many applications are backed up using a generator in the event that the main power source is lost. It is essential to ensure that when main power is lost and the generator … Continue reading →
Do not fall into the trap of dismissing variable speed drives (VSD) as nothing more than motor controllers, warns ABB’s Andy Preston. To use a drive merely to start or stop a motor and make it go faster or slower, is to miss the huge cost saving potential built within the product. Panels containing pump … Continue reading →
Rob Wood, UK Sales Manager – LV Motors, ABB Limited, says: The world is facing a serious energy challenge. Demand for electricity will grow faster than for any other form of final energy. Pressures to reduce energy consumption and lower carbon dioxide emissions come from everywhere. One of the simplest ways to address this challenge … Continue reading →
Don’t make the mistake of dismissing variable speed drive (VSD) keypads as simple control panels. Like VSDs themselves, keypad technology has developed rapidly in recent years, with the latest models helping to make drive installation and operation quicker, easier and safer. Smart safety The arrival of Bluetooth-enabled keypads is a recent development that is transforming … Continue reading →
Inverter Drive Systems Ltd is an ABB Authorised Value Provider and as such is authorised to provide support and service to our customers. This includes training for using and servicing ABB drives. Training for your engineers on ABB inverters means that they can make basic adjustments, fault find, diagnose and rectify minor problems without the … Continue reading →
In this video Blaise Ford, MD and Engineer with Inverter Drive Systems Ltd shows us 2 ways to save energy with inverters. Controlling the Speed of the Motor The first method to save energy is use the inverter to slow the motor down when the demand is low. In this video we use our demonstration … Continue reading →
Power factor is a measurement of reactive power and is the VA used to establish the magnetic field in an AC motor. It only occurs in AC circuits and has no units, being described as a ratio – a number between minus 1 and plus 1. The Effect Inverters Have On Power Factor Correction Equipment … Continue reading →
Here at IDS, we carry £400k worth of new inverter stock. This is to support our customers whose production needs to be kept going 24/7. But what do we consider when storing inverters? Here are a few answers: How to Store Inverters Inverters need a cool, dry, dust free environment. They are power electronic devices … Continue reading →
Variable speed drives (VSDs) are renowned for being reliable and robust devices. If properly and regularly maintained there is no reason why a VSD will not function for 20-plus years. Yet the replacement VSD market is growing at some 40 percent per annum. Andy Preston, UK Drives Product Manager, ABB Limited, suggests a reason why. … Continue reading →
On the 5th December Inverter Drive Systems (IDS) played host for the ABB AVP Drive Expert Day. The day was a mixture of technical training, new features and best practices. We hosted fellow AVP’s Sentridge Control and Central Group and were joined by ABB Drive Experts: Andy Preston, from ABB UK and Arnold Taddeo and … Continue reading →
