IDS help McDonalds to reduce carbon footprint and save energy

McDonald’s restaurants throughout the UK are using ABB standard drives for HVAC to save energy and control cooking odours. McDonald’s was updating cooking equipment in a number of its restaurants across the UK. During the project McDonald’s realized it could reduce its carbon footprint by making large fans run more slowly. The company decided to use a low voltage AC drive to achieve the slower fan control. Among its criteria was a branded drive that…