{"id":485,"date":"2016-04-07T09:36:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T09:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/wp\/?page_id=485"},"modified":"2022-11-30T16:09:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:09:16","slug":"variable-speed-drives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/pumping-systems-pumps-2\/variable-speed-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"Variable Speed Drives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Variable Speed Drives<\/h1>\n

What is an AC Drive?<\/h3>\n

An AC Drive or Variable Speed Drive (VSD) is a device that can control the speed of an electric motor. Most conventional motors only run at full speed whereas a VSD-equipped unit means it can run at a variable rate. This allows the motor to drive a pump or fan at a speed appropriate to the requirements of the process.<\/p>\n

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Why use an AC Drive?<\/h3>\n

Energy and motor speed are exponentially related and even a relatively small reduction in speed can result in a significant energy saving. Fitting an AC Drive to a motor is an attractive cost-saving project for many businesses, as it can provide quick results and a relatively short payback period.<\/p>\n

How can Vacon help?<\/h3>\n

Motor driven systems are major energy users. A motor running at a typical commercial or industrial site for 4,000 hours a year has an annual electricity cost of about 10 times its capital cost. Motors consume an estimated two-thirds of electrical energy used by industry, so even modest efficiency gains can deliver substantial savings. By taking energy saving measures you could achieve savings of up to 20% across your site.<\/p>\n

Key Fact: A 20% speed reduction can result in a power reduction of close to 50%<\/p>\n

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\u201cBecause energy and motor speed are exponentially related, even a relatively small reduction in speed can result in a significant energy saving”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Variable Speed Drives What is an AC Drive? An AC Drive or Variable Speed Drive (VSD) is a device that can control the speed of an electric motor. Most conventional motors only run at full speed whereas a VSD-equipped unit means it can run at a variable rate. This allows the motor to drive a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":331,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"","tve_custom_css":"","tve_user_custom_css":"","tve_globals":{"e":"1","font_cls":[]},"tcb2_ready":1,"tcb_editor_enabled":1,"tve_landing_page":"corp-app-landing-page","_tve_header":"1707","_tve_footer":"1747"},"class_list":["post-485","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrootwater.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}