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What is an Inverter?
What is an Inverter? Inverters oer speed or torque control ofelectric motors.

Maybe you have walked past without noticing them or maybe you know exactly how many you have,
either way electric motors play an important role in our everyday lives which most of us are unaware
of but, they move and run most thingswe need for business and pleasure.

All these motors consume electricity so need a corresponding amount of energy to provide the torque
orspeed needed. If the torque orspeed is too high or low, mechanical controls areused to control
output. A motors speed should match exactly what is required by the process, otherwise theresult is
ine
ciency with a lot of wasted materials and energy.

Not knowing how to control motors can mean a lot of energy gets wasted which isnt good for any
business. A way to control these motors, which not only saves energy, but improves productivity and
reduces maintenance costs, is to use an inverter.

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What is an Inverter?
So what is an inverter? Ours are sometimes called AC drives, Variable Speed Drive (VSD) or Variable
Frequency Drives (VFD). The correct term is frequency converter. They sit between the electrical
supply and the motor. Power from the electrical supply goes into the drive. The drive then regulates
the power which is then fed to the motor. Inside the drive, the input power is run through a recti
er
that converts the incoming AC power to DC power.

DC power is then fed into capacitors inside the drive to smooth out the electrical wave form which
provides a clean power supply for the next step. Power then ows from a capacitor to an inverter
which changes the DC power to the output AC power that goes to the motor. This step allows the drive
to adjust the frequency and voltage that is supplied to the motor based on your current
processdemands. This means the AC power is run to the speed or the torque of the demands needed.
This is why you can save large amounts of money using our AC drives.

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