Title:
Variable speed drives : principles and applications for energy cost savings
Personal Author:
Edition:
3rd ed.
Publication Information:
Research Triangle Park, NC : The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, 2004
Physical Description:
vii, 204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781556178597
Subject Term:
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Summary
Summary
Many applications of variable speed drive technology fall in the cracks between traditional engineering disciplines. This book presents the electrical, hydraulic, chemical, and instrumentation information necessary for sound evaluation of variable speed drive applications. The author also offers hints for selling management on a retrofit project.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction | p. 1 |
2 Electrical Basics | p. 5 |
3 Hydraulic Basics | p. 17 |
4 Chemistry Basics | p. 31 |
5 Instrumentation Basics | p. 37 |
6 Prime Utility Costs | p. 43 |
7 Plant Utilities | p. 55 |
8 Application of Control Valves | p. 65 |
9 Alternate Final Control Elements | p. 87 |
10 Variable Frequency Drive Technology | p. 109 |
11 Control Valves vs. Variable Speed Drives | p. 123 |
12 Typical Variable Speed Drive Applications | p. 133 |
13 Selling a Project: The Economic Approach | p. 145 |
14 Applications | p. 157 |
15 HVAC Applications | p. 187 |
Bibliography | p. 203 |