A new version of Parker’s cross-platform drive configuration package Drive System Explorer (DSE) Lite has recently been released.  The Drive System Explorer Lite version 2.11 incorporates a number of new features and added support for the company’s newly introduced AC650S series compact sensorless AC drives for permanent-magnet motor applications.
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If you are easily confused by the term “medium voltage AC drives“, do not feel bad, seeing as you are probably not the only one.  It is usually confusing terminology because it sounds like a technical term; however, it is really only marketing driven.  From zero to 600 V is called “low voltage (LV).”  “Medium [...]

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The real action in an AC drive system takes place in the motor.  This is really where it all happens.  In order to fully understand an AC drive application, it is of the utmost importance to grasp how motors use electric power.Â
All loads moved by electric motors are really moved by magnetism.  The purpose of [...]

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The technological side of variable speed drives has improved rapidly over the past few years due to the enhancement of the AC drive and the increased capabilities of monitoring and diagnostic systems.  This resulted in AC drives becoming the choice for paper machine drive installations and rebuilds in place of the reliable DC drives.
The AC [...]

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A new version of Parker’s cross-platform drive configuration package Drive System Explorer (DSE) Lite has recently been released.  The Drive System Explorer Lite version 2.11 incorporates a number of new features and added support for the company’s newly introduced AC650S series compact sensorless AC drives for permanent-magnet motor applications.
The Drive System Explorer Lite is basically [...]

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