Utility power plant generators are usually designed for a power factor (PF) of .8 to .9. If demand-side PF is lower than the designed PF, the generator current will rise above the equipment's rated ...

Rodel Vincent Andrada y Corcuera earned a BSc in Electrical Engineering and is currently pursuing an MSc in Electrical Engineering specializing in Instrumentation and Control at the University of the ...

Single- and three-phase alternating current (AC) motor speed can be controlled by controlling the frequency of the voltage coming to it. Motor speed has a lot to do with the capacity of refrigeration ...

When Tesla first introduced the 3-phase alternating current (AC) induction motor in 1888, he knew that his invention was more efficient and reliable than Edison's direct current (DC) motor. However, ...

AC Technology, a member of the Lenze Group, announces the release of its SMVector Drive. With its price, its flexibility and a power range of up to 20 Hp, the SMVector drive excels in environments ...

A recent trend in nuclear power plant upgrades has been the replacement of the motor-generator (MG) sets that drive the reactor circulating pumps with variable-frequency drives (VFD). Siemens’ first ...