Motors and Drives
Motor control maintenance and troubleshooting best practices, advice
Electric motors are used to drive actuators and machines in industry and there are many aspects to consider to keep them operating efficiently.
Low-voltage NEMA motor acquisition completed
ABB has completed its acquisition of the Siemens low voltage National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) motor business.
Beyond the purchase: How to get the most from your variable frequency drive
For machine control and other applications, controlling motor speed with variable frequency drives can save energy, but it's not as easy as just adding a VFD. What else needs to be considered for motor control system efficiency?
Ultra-low voltage drives market to grow
Interact Analysis research reported global ultra-LV drives market are worth $753 million in 2021. AMR/AGV account for 11% of total market revenues in 2022.
Control Engineering hot topics, February 2023
Control Engineering's most clicked articles in February 2023 included stories on VFD parameters, Microsoft DCOM, superconductivity, control systems and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Top 5 Control Engineering content: February 13-19, 2023
The top 5 articles from the past week motors, material science innovations, and cybersecurity news.
How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 3, smart manufacturing
Three thought leaders offer advice on improving industrial motor communications and how doing so helps engineers, in this transcript from an August 2022 webcast. Part 3 covers motor-drive communications for smart manufacturing. Link to other parts.
How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 2, strategies
Three thought leaders offer advice on improving industrial motor communications and how doing so can help engineers, in this transcript from an August 2022 webcast. Part 2 discusses specific industrial Ethernet strategies for motor-drive communications from three protocols. Link to other parts.
How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 1, data types
Three thought leaders offer advice on improving industrial motor communications and how better motor communications can help engineers, in this transcript from an August 2022 webcast. Part 1 includes motor-drive communication information discussions from EtherCAT Technology Group, ODVA and PI North America. Link to other parts.
Eight frequently-neglected VFD parameters to optimize
Recognizing variable frequency drives (VFD) parameters such as thermal current, pulse-width modulation and more can help engineers get better performance for many different applications.