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What is a Reduced Voltage Soft Starter (RVSS)?

By Matthew Harris on 7th Oct 2024

If you’ve ever floored the gas pedal in your car, you might have an idea of why soft starters can be helpful in electric motor applications. As a driver, you’re used to the smooth, gradual build-up of speed as your veh …

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Aging Infrastructure

By Tyler Simmons on 5th Oct 2023

What is Aging Infrastructure and how you can plan for it? As electrical infrastructure across your facility ages, you may begin to see issues.  You may begin to see that older equipment fails more often. Even if …

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School District Saves Money and Energy with VFD Rebates

By Tyler Simmons on 25th May 2023

Public School District Uses Utility Rebates to Save Money and Energy on VFD Retrofits Keeping more than 70 schools full of students cool in the summer and warm in the winter is a big task. Not only does it take electr …

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Convention Center Saves Money On Energy Consumption

By Luke Lancaster on 20th Apr 2023

Aging infrastructure upgrades save a large convention center 8% annually One of the largest and most well-known convention centers in the world covers acres of land in a large city, but also has a hidden problem. The …

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What is the right pump VFD?

By Tyler Simmons on 13th Apr 2023

What VFD Should I use for my pump? Variable frequency drives are a great way to control the speed of a pump. With many pumping applications, you encounter affinity laws. This means you save energy and cost with a VFD …

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What pulse VFD should you be using?

By Tyler Simmons on 31st Mar 2023

Should you use 6-pulse, 12-pulse, or 18-pulse VFDs? Explaining pulses in VFDs and what technologies you should consider Specifications for variable frequency drives are often too complicated. You may feel lost and not …

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