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  2. Variable-frequency drive - Wikipedia

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    Small variable-frequency drive Chassis of above VFD (cover removed). A variable-frequency drive (VFD, or adjustable-frequency drive, adjustable-speed drive, variable-speed drive, AC drive, micro drive, inverter drive, variable voltage variable frequency drive, or drive) is a type of AC motor drive (system incorporating a motor) that controls speed and torque by varying the frequency of the ...

  3. Alternating current - Wikipedia

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    The angular frequency is related to the physical frequency, (unit: hertz), which represents the number of cycles per second, by the equation =. t {\displaystyle t} is the time (unit: second ). The peak-to-peak value of an AC voltage is defined as the difference between its positive peak and its negative peak.

  4. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    variable-frequency drive A power converter that varies the speed of an AC motor by changing its frequency; usually, today, a solid-state device. Variac One brand of adjustable transformer, that can essentially continuously vary the ratio between primary and secondary. varicap

  5. Frequency changer - Wikipedia

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    A variable-frequency drive (VFD) is a type of frequency changer used for speed control of AC motors such as used for pumps and fans. The speed of a synchronous or induction AC motor is dependent on the frequency of the AC power supply, so changing frequency allows the motor speed to be changed. This allows fan or pump output to be varied to ...

  6. AC motor - Wikipedia

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    The brushless wound-rotor doubly fed motor is a synchronous motor that can function exactly at the supply frequency or sub to super multiple of the supply frequency. Other types of motors include eddy current motors, and AC and DC mechanically commutated machines in which speed is dependent on voltage and winding connection.

  7. Voltage controller - Wikipedia

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    A Voltage controller thyristor based dimmer rack An electrical schematic for a typical SCR-based light dimmer. A voltage controller, also called an AC voltage controller or AC regulator is an electronic module based on either thyristors, triodes for alternating current, silicon-controlled rectifiers or insulated-gate bipolar transistors, which converts a fixed voltage, fixed frequency ...

  8. Synchronization (alternating current) - Wikipedia

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    In an alternating current (AC) electric power system, synchronization is the process of matching the frequency, phase and voltage of a generator or other source to an electrical grid in order to transfer power. If two unconnected segments of a grid are to be connected to each other, they cannot safely exchange AC power until they are synchronized.

  9. Electric power conversion - Wikipedia

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    Operating at high frequency and supplying low power, power converters have much smaller transformers compared with those of fundamental-frequency, high-power applications. The current in the primary winding of a transformer help to sets up the mutual flux in accordance with Ampere's law and balances the demagnetizing effect of the load current ...