Mitsubishi UK D700 inverters controlled by FX3U PLCs are enabling solar panel tracking systems to optimize energy output from photovoltaic panels by positioning them to follow the sun’s path throughout the day. The sun’s position in the sky varies both with installation location, the seasons, and the time of day. Tracking systems […]
The iDrive from IMO UK is a budget price line of ac variable speed drives. Like most inverter drives they are designed for use with three phase motors. iDrive is rated from 0.4kW to 2.2kW single phase and 0.75kW to 2.2kW three phase. A 110V single phase 0.75kW version is also available. […]
Improve performance. Save energy. Cut costs The MDS Conference takes to the road in 2013 with a series of conferences aimed at helping industry professionals generate huge savings from motor driven apparatus – pumps, fans and compressors. The organisers have assembled some of the world’s most qualified experts to speak about this topic and […]
On the 3rd July 2013, GAMBICA published a position paper on Variable Speed Drives and earth faults and is summarised below. The paper seeks to clarify that the primary function of a VSD is to control the speed of an electric motor, not as a circuit protection device in the case of an earth […]
For their latest generation of Digifav laminating machines Spanish manufacturer Bagel Systems S.L.L. has selected an Omron control and automation solution using CP1E PLCs, JX inverters, and NQ3 HMIs. In the laminating process, a plastic film is applied at high speed to any type of surface and provides strength, protection and an […]