There’s likely one motor design that will best meet the needs of your electrical system and mechanics of the driven equipment.
But how do you know which one that is?
A wide range of industry
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Common Causes and Solutions for VFD-related Electric Motor FailureElectric motor breakdowns are the source for plenty of business for service companies, but even they would never wish it on a customer. Motor experts would rather s
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Using VFDs To Convert Single-Phase To Three-PhaseOne of the most common calls we receive at VFDs.com is asking about phase conversion: Can a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) convert my single-phase power supply to run a three-phase
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Did You Know Your Motor Could Run on Mars?It
is no secret that different parts of the world use different
frequencies. In America we use a frequency of 60 Hz while in Europe you
will find a frequency of 50 Hz. It may not see
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Video TranscriptHow many of you would walk into a car dealership and say, “I’m here to buy a car and I want your very cheapest car”? Well, nobody would do that, right? Because what kind of a car would you get? And yet at the
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Why do you need a shaft grounding ring (SGR)?
Motors that are operated with a variable frequency drive (VFD) are more susceptible to bearing failure. In standard generated sine waves, the voltage is balanced; this means that t
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