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Team on 28 February 2006
Workshop focuses on variable speed
drives
"Practical variable speed drives for instrumentation and control systems" is a two-day workshop running in Cardiff and Edinburgh during March 2006.
"Practical variable speed drives for instrumentation and control systems" is a two-day workshop running in Cardiff on 20th and 21st March 2006 and in Edinburgh on 23rd and 24th March 2006 It is estimated that electrical drives and other rotating equipment consume about 50% of the total electrical energy generated in the world today
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 10 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Other estimates are that pumps, fans, blowers and compressors consume as much as 65% of this total.
A large proportion of these applications are powered by fixed or constant speed drivers whose load demands often fluctuate.
This poor match of speed and demand results in a considerable waste of energy and significantly increased wear of system components.
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Variable speed drive technology is a cost effective method to match driver speed to load demands and is an excellent opportunity to reduce operating costs and improve overall efficiencies in an application.
This workshop aims to provide delegates with a fundamental understanding of the installation and operation of variable speed drives.
Typical practical applications of VSDs in process control and materials handling, such as those for pumping, ventilation, conveyers, compressors and hoists are covered in detail, as are the basic setup of parameters, control wiring and safety precautions in installing a VSD.
The various drive features such as operating modes, braking types, automatic restart and others are discussed in detail.
The four basic requirements for a VSD to function properly, with emphasis on typical controller faults, their causes and how they can be repaired, are all covered.
The concluding section of the course gives the fundamental tools to troubleshoot VSDs confidently and effectively.
Even though the focus of the course is on the direct application of this technology, a thorough understanding of the problems that can be introduced by VSDs such as harmonics, electrostatic discharge and EMC/EMI problems will be gained.
The workshop is to be presented by a qualified electrical engineer and enthusiastic instructor, Ian Evans.
He has over 20 years global commercial and technical experience of both drives and harmonic mitigation as founder and Managing Director of various companies Elektrotek Drives, Elektrotek Special Projects, Howieson and Evans Drive Consultants, AIM Technologies (Europe) and Harmonic Solutions.
Evans has published numerous editorials and technical papers worldwide on subjects pertaining to electric motors and drives, marine electrical propulsion and harmonic issues including mitigation.
He has recently written a harmonics guidebook for a marine classification body.
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