Motors, Drives
Energy-efficient drive launched
Yaskawa's ac industrial fan and pump drive solution is designed for all environments.
Direct-drive servo tutorial, application update
Solving low speed rotary servo applications with direct-drive motors avoids hidden initial costs, while saving money over the life of the machine. Example shows $73,000 annual savings on a widget-making machine.
Questions answered to demystify servo sizing
Extra questions about servomotor sizing are answered here, from a May 17 webcast, archived for a year. More help includes related services and software, more servomotor sizing errors and information needed for servomotor sizing.
Technique developed for fabricating transistors
Researchers are searching for the next great semiconductors—materials that can continue to improve and evolve microprocessors and other nanoelectric devices. Graphene nanoribbons, a one-atom-thick material just 3 nanometers wide, are one of the most promising candidates.
Top 5 Control Engineering content: May 30 to June 5, 2022
The most-viewed content from the past week covered the Career and Salary Survey, induction motors, HMI design tips and improving remote operations. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Servomotor help: Demystify servo sizing
Webcast has help for servomotor and servo amplifier (servo drives) sizing. Also get some advice below.
Top 5 Control Engineering articles April 18-24, 2022
Articles about induction motors, wireless instrumentation, heat engines, PWM effects and flue-gas monitoring were Control Engineering’s five most-viewed articles from April 18-24, 2022. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Cutting production costs through improved motor management
Energy-efficient motors and variable speed drives (VSDs) can help reduce production costs through greater energy efficiency.
Heat engine with no moving parts designed
MIT researchers have design a heat engine with no moving parts, which could help enable a fully decarbonized power grid in the future.
Ode to an induction motor
Recite this induction motor tutorial and savor it; even if poetry really isn’t your favorite.
