Joshua Jagnanan is senior application engineer, low voltage adjustable speed drives, with the motors and drives division of Toshiba International Corp. Courtesy: Toshiba International Corp.

Joshua Jagnanan

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Motors & Drives November 2, 2020

How to match drives (VFDs, VSDs) to the motor

Size a variable-speed drive (VSD) for the application, and ask if a general-purpose drive will do or if more embedded intelligence is needed. Do you need a VSD, variable frequency drive (VFD) or adjustable speed drive (ASD)? (Trick question)

By Joshua Jagnanan