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 ...

When powering AC motors, the electrical supply can be at full power to run at full speed or at variable power to run at variable speed. Applications with varying loads benefit from the variable speed ...

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 ...

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 ...

October 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Low Voltage Variable Speed Drive (LV VSD), which was used in a commercial ...

It is interesting to look at figures from the Energy Information Administration about where energy gets consumed in our economy. These figures reveal that industrial uses account for 31% of all energy ...

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, ...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RS, a high-service global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, offers Schneider Electric's Altivar Solar ATV320 variable ...

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 ...