Variable frequency drive applications (VFD)

Posted on 6th Mar 2023

We shall discover the numerous VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) uses in this blog post by Darwin Motion.

The AC drive was first used in the 1970s. The ability of AC drives to give flexible speed control with typical NEMA B design squirrel cage motors is primarily responsible for their rising popularity.

We'll just refer to them as AC drives even though they are also known as variable frequency drives (VFD) and variable speed drives (VSD).

A motor controller known as a variable frequency drive (VFD) controls an electric motor by adjusting the power supply's frequency and voltage.

The ramp-up and ramp-down of the motor during start or stop, respectively, can also be controlled by the VFD.

Variable frequency drive applications

The general target industries and uses for the VFD will be discussed in this essay.

These are a few of the sectors where we use variable frequency drives.

Automotive Industry

The machines listed below employ VFDs.

  •     Conveyors
  •     Tool Changers
  •     Transfer Lines
  •     Boring / Cutting Machines
  •     Feeders
  •     Pressers
  •     Welders
  •     Shears
  •     Parts Positioning
  •     Hoists
  •     Pumps
  •     Ventilating Fans
  •     Grinders
  •     Deburring Equipment
  •     Wind Tunnels

Food and Beverage Industry

The machines listed below employ VFDs.

  •     Conveyors
  •     Filling Machines
  •     Capping Machines
  •     Labeling
  •     Wrapping
  •     Pumps
  •     Cutting Process
  •     Fans
  •     Transporters for Freezing Tunnels
  •     Screw Pumps
  •     Crunchers
  •     Mixers
  •     Dough Machines
  •     Agitators

Chemical Industry

Here is a list of the machinery that the chemical industry uses with AC drives.

  •     Centrifugal Pumps
  •     Fans
  •     Dosing and Metering Pumps
  •     Granulators
  •     Mixers
  •     Container Handling
  •     Agitators
  •     Packaging Machines
  •     Dosing Conveyors
  •     Crunchers

Textile Industry

The machines with variable speed drives used in the textile industry are listed below.

  •     Bobbin Winder
  •     Texturing Machines
  •     Gear Pumps
  •     Mixers
  •     Extruder
  •     Twister and Doubler
  •     Drawing Roller
  •     Washers
  •     Conveyors
  •     Beam Wrappers
  •     Carding Machines
  •     Presser Frames
  •     Knitters
  •     Weaver’s Loom
  •     Dryers
  •     Picking Machines
  •     Flocking Machines
  •     Printing Machines
  •     Scrappers
  •     Bag Handling Machines
  •     Screw Pumps
  •     Sewing Machines
  •     Cutting Machines
  •     Washing Machines
  •     Dry Cleaning
  •     Ironer
  •     Transporters

Paper Industry

A list of a few paper industry machinery that employ VFDs.

  •     Feeders
  •     Crushers
  •     Centrifugal Pumps
  •     Dryers
  •     Winding / Unwinding Rollers
  •     Coating Machines
  •     Conveyors
  •     Cutting Machines
  •     Unwinding Machines
  •     Glue Pumps
  •     Packaging Machines
  •     Cutting Machines
  •     Ink Pumps
  •     Printing Press
  •     Assembling Machine
  •     Folders

Wood Industry

There is one more list of machinery used with drives in the wood industry.

  •     Saws
  •     Ventilating Fans
  •     Pumps
  •     Chip Conveyors
  •     Transfer Cars
  •     Grinders
  •     Saws
  •     Conveyors
  •     Washers
  •     Oven Conveyors
  •     Material Conveyors

Metallurgy Industry

The following list includes VFDs' uses in the metallurgy sector.

  •     Injectors
  •     Crushers
  •     Conveyors
  •     Pumps
  •     Fans
  •     Wire Drawing Machines
  •     Steel Rolling Machines
  •     Press and Cutting Machines
  •     Plastic Covering Machines
  •     Metal Finishing Treatment
  •     Stitch Seam Welding Machines

In this approach, we may comprehend several common industrial uses for Darwin Motion VFD.