What are variable frequency drives? What are AC motors?
10 essential maintenance and troubleshooting tips for VFDs
A properly maintained variable frequency drive (VFD) can provide decades and cost-effective service. Making VFD inspections and maintenance part of facility oversight can improve outcomes.
High-performance motor designs
Motor innovations: Advanced motor technologies influence motor form factors, performance, and efficiencies. Examine how these technology advances can help with your next set of applications.
2019 Motor Drives Study research
Five trends on buying and, specifying motor drives for industrial automation applications.
Motors, fans, pumps, compressors: IIoT avoids downtime
Think Again: Remote monitoring, sensors, analytics and real-time intelligence is helping those who manufacture, use, and repair motors and attached critical assets to avoid downtime with prescriptive maintenance technologies, says EASA and Plant Engineering research.
Diagnosing motor health: Start with the basics
Temperature, power quality, and torque all are strong indicators of a motor's health.
Six common reasons why electric motors fail
A number of reasons can cause an electric motor to fail. Six reasons are discussed.
The ABCs of VFDs
Find the right application to match the motor need and know the conditions for using a variable frequency drive (VFD).
Understanding ac induction motor basics
Knowing how magnetism and electromagnetic induction work are crucial to understanding how an ac induction motor works and functions.
How does motor current analysis help motors?
Motor current analysis provides information on existing issues such as loose connections, burned windings, and grounded windings.
Importance of motor winding analysis in a facility
Motor faults and failure can cause disruptions to business operations and lead to loss of productivity and reduced profits.