White Paper: Advice on Specifying the Best Variable Frequency Drive

From ISA’s Ask the Automation Pros Series

What is the best variable frequency drive (VFD) design and installation plan for a pump motor considering noise, linearity, slip, reliability, rangeability, and response time?

Answers are provided by Erik Cornelsen, Gregory K. McMillan, Michael Taube, Matthew Howard, Michel Ruel, and Peter Morgan.

This discussion is part of the Ask the Automation Pros series from the International Society of Automation, a regularly occurring column by Greg McMillan, who is an industry consultant, author, and 2010 ISA Life Achievement Award recipient.