ABB’s Drivebase app. uses QR codes to fix faults. ABB has announced version 2.0.0 of its Drivebase inverter drive app for Android and iOS. The new version includes a new look and feel along with improved user authentication and QR fault code analysis for troubleshooting/ faultfinding. Push notifications are now available and both German […]
An Improved Approach for Connecting VSDs and Electric Motors When electric motors are connected with Variable Speed Drives, some precautions must be taken. Motor cable length can create short time over-voltage at the motor terminal. This phenomenon results in premature ageing of the motor winding insulation, and, if not properly designed, will lead to […]
How to avoid inverter variable speed drive (VSD) equipment failure Connecting motors to variable speed drives (VSDs) via cables delivers flexible control, energy efficiency, and low-cost maintenance. According to Schneider Electric UK however, four precautions are advisable to prevent overvoltage compromising motor lifetime or causing a shutdown. How cable length can […]
ABB Drives has produced a white paper on developing safer machines with drive based functional safety. The paper is divided into three sections covering: Functional Safety: Safer machines with drive-based functional safety; Laws, Standards and a road-map to drive-based functional safety, and ABB’s drive-based functional safety solutions. Compared to the traditional safety […]
Electrical engineers understand that electromagnetic disturbances are potential sources of malfunctions for all electronic equipment from PLCs and inverter drives to measuring and processing devices. They can affect the performance of equipment causing it to malfunction and possibly crash. Because problems due to electrical noise are often transient they are notoriously difficult to […]