British Airways saves more than energy with Altivar VSD

          British Airways (BA) has incorporated Schneider Electric’s Altivar variable speed drives (VSDs) into the condenser water pump system at its Flight Training facilities at Heathrow Airport. The solution has resulted in a significant energy saving and overcome problems with the system.   In the main boiler house there are three […]

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Altivar ATV212 Variable speed pump and fan control for HVAC systems

  All general purpose variable speed drives can be used in building, but the Altivar 212 AC drive from Schneider Electric goes one better.  Offering unrivalled value in installed cost and functionality for HVAC equipment, the ATV 212 is designed with buildings HVAC requirements in mind and has an impressive list of embedded buildings functions […]

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Avoiding EMC problems in control panels

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 identify and correct and good practice […]

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