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Title:
Variable speed drives : principles and applications for energy cost savings
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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
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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 Introductionp. 1
2 Electrical Basicsp. 5
3 Hydraulic Basicsp. 17
4 Chemistry Basicsp. 31
5 Instrumentation Basicsp. 37
6 Prime Utility Costsp. 43
7 Plant Utilitiesp. 55
8 Application of Control Valvesp. 65
9 Alternate Final Control Elementsp. 87
10 Variable Frequency Drive Technologyp. 109
11 Control Valves vs. Variable Speed Drivesp. 123
12 Typical Variable Speed Drive Applicationsp. 133
13 Selling a Project: The Economic Approachp. 145
14 Applicationsp. 157
15 HVAC Applicationsp. 187
Bibliographyp. 203