Dealing with VSD issues in HVAC installations
Using VSDs in HVAC installations can introduce electrical harmonics, voltage spikes and EMI, affecting reliability and increasing running and maintenance costs. But as Steve Hughes,… Read More
Using VSDs in HVAC installations can introduce electrical harmonics, voltage spikes and EMI, affecting reliability and increasing running and maintenance costs. But as Steve Hughes,… Read More
The motion controls manufacturer Elmo Motion Control has been certified to the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems, providing assurance that it complies with… Read More
REO has developed a range of braking resistors that, it claims, overcome problems traditionally associated with using high-power resistors in drives cabinets. The REOHM series… Read More
A US company has developed and patented a series of EMI (electromagnetic interference) filters that, it claims, resolve many of the issues associated with PWM… Read More
Voltage transients in control circuits can have a devastating impact on plant operation. Even relatively small peaks can cause catastrophic damage to some electronic components. Read More
A Californian company has developed a technology which, it claims, effectively eliminates transistor switching losses in hard-switched architectures for almost any power converter topology. Pre-Switch… Read More
A new concept for safety PLCs can distinguish between a real reaction to a hazard – when the machine must stop – and those that… Read More
A Canadian company called NanoXplore, which specialises in the production and application of graphene and derived materials, has joined forces with Sustainable Development Technology Canada… Read More
US-based SensorData Technologies claims to have developed the only transducer to offer reliable Bluetooth-based wireless sensing of rotary torque in high-vibration environments, where conventional torque… Read More
UPDATED: Elmo Motion Control, the Israeli motion control specialist, claims to have set a new record for servodrive power densities with a tiny drive that… Read More