by idscontrols | Jun 16, 2021 | About Us
IDS employees regularly repair and perform testing on previously failing drives that are loaned to them from other large industries. Testing is completed through a half hour load test on the drive to determine the effectiveness of the repair. The power factor of the...
by idscontrols | Apr 16, 2021 | About Us
I recently had a situation occur where a customer had a VFD fail and asked me to set up the spare in its place. The drive was a 40 HP, 575 VAC chassis. I walked into the room just in time to see flames coming out of the spare. The power had just been turned on. The...
by idscontrols | Mar 1, 2021 | About Us
What is Power Factor? Power factor correction (PFC) is the process of raising the electrical systems efficiency or power factor (PF) to a target level, typically 95%. PFC can be achieved through different methods but the most economical method is to use PFC banks....
