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4. Use motor c<strong>on</strong>trol systems<br />

Variable Speed Drives (VSD).<br />

Basically these c<strong>on</strong>trol the speed at<br />

which an a.c. <strong>in</strong>ducti<strong>on</strong> motor runs.<br />

In additi<strong>on</strong> to the possible large<br />

sav<strong>in</strong>gs achieved by slow<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

motor there are other advantages of<br />

us<strong>in</strong>g VSD:<br />

• Programmable soft start<strong>in</strong>g, soft stopp<strong>in</strong>g and dynamic break<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

• Wide range of speed, torque and power.<br />

• Improved process c<strong>on</strong>trol.<br />

• C<strong>on</strong>trollable by a Programmable Logic C<strong>on</strong>troller (PLC) – very<br />

often found <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustrial c<strong>on</strong>trol situati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

www.eng<strong>in</strong>e-<strong>sme</strong>.<strong>eu</strong><br />

Us<strong>in</strong>g VSD is an important issue that you should exam<strong>in</strong>e for your<br />

organisati<strong>on</strong> – the benefits are not just <strong>in</strong> <strong>energy</strong> sav<strong>in</strong>gs.

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