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when to go for an active front end (AFE) drive

When to go for an active front end drive?

When to go for an active front end drive? Abstract Grid side of the VFD can be either Diode Front End (DFE) or Active Front End (AFE). The later one is more expensive but brings several additional options such as regenerative operation of power factor control. This blog post is Read more…

By admin, 2 monthsSeptember 28, 2024 ago

LCI versus VSI

LCI vs VSI – Part 5 (60 MW benchmark)

LCI versus VSI:60 MW case study Introduction In this post we share some results of a case study comparing load-commutated inverter (LCI) and voltage source inverter (VSI) for a 60 MW variable speed drive system. Due to confidentiality some quantities are only presented as relative values in percentage instead of Read more…

By admin, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago