Motor efficiency with VFD
Motor efficiency with VFD
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What is the typical efficiency of a motor running full speed with a VFD vs. across the line starters?
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Motor efficiency with VFD
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RE: Motor efficiency with VFD
The VFD will typically be 94 to 97 percent.
You should actually look up your motor and look up the VFD you expect to use as they make a big difference.
Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Motor efficiency with VFD
My arguement against the VFD (vs. simple damper operation) is the added complexity of having both VFD and damper operation available (in the event of VFD failure)and increased maintenance and spares cost.
Their arguement is energy efficiency, which I'm claiming will be minimal due to normal running at a high load compared to the above costs.
I'm told by others that an inverter driven motor running at full speed is less efficient than a motor with ATL starting. Is this a true statement?
RE: Motor efficiency with VFD
The motor efficiencies on the nameplate or in the published data are all based on operating on a sine wave.
RE: Motor efficiency with VFD
A motor running full-speed with a VFD is always less efficient than a motor running full-speed using ATL starting. The VFD is another power component you are inserting with it's own losses that will lower the efficiency of the whole system (power line to shaft output).