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Variable Speed Drives
Variable frequency drives from first principles to field troubleshooting. Covers the rectifier-DC link-inverter architecture, volts per hertz and vector control, energy savings on pumps and fans, harmonics and EMC, motor and bearing effects, and commissioning, parameters and fault diagnosis.
Taught by Icompetent Solutions
- Modules
- 7
- Lessons
- 28
- Duration
- 5h 29m
- Level
- Intermediate
- Quizzes
- 7 graded
- Enrolled
- 10
Industries
Course content
7 modules · 28 lessons · 5h 29m
Establish the operational framework, load characteristics, and application boundaries for industrial variable speed drive installations.
- Mapping Drive Boundaries and Load CharacteristicsPreview11 min
- Evaluating Pumping and Fan Energy Profiles12 min
- Calculating Environmental Derating Factors11 min
- Total Cost of Ownership and System Economics10 min
- Orientation to Variable Speed Drive Systems Quiz10 questions · pass 70%
Topics covered
Variable Speed Drives
VFD
Harmonics
Energy Efficiency
Motor Control
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