Variable speed drives principles and applications for energy cost savings /

Variable speed drive technology spans virtually the entire industrial revolution, from the development of the steam engine to modern microprocessor-based electronic motor controllers. Applications of the technology range from miniature motors that can be held in one's hand to pieces of rotating...

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Main Author: Spitzer, David W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2012.
Edition:4th ed.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Electrical basics
  • 3. Hydraulic basics
  • 4. Chemistry basics
  • 5. Instrumentation basics
  • 6. Prime utility costs
  • 7. Plant utilities
  • 8. Application of control valves
  • 9. Alternate final control elements
  • 10. Variable frequency drive technology
  • 11. Control valves vs. variable speed drives
  • 12. Typical variable speed drive applications
  • 13. Selling a project : the economic approach
  • 14. Applications
  • 15. HVAC applications
  • Bibliography
  • Index.