Technology · Power & Discretes
Motor drive
A converter that controls the speed and torque of an electric motor by supplying variable-voltage, variable-frequency power, usually through a rectifier, a DC link and a three-phase inverter.
Control ranges from simple volts-per-hertz to field-oriented control.
- Also known as
- VFD, Variable frequency drive, VSD
- Type
- Technology
- Domain
- Power & Discretes, Applications
Notes
Industrial motors consume roughly forty percent of global electricity, so drive efficiency is a major decarbonisation lever.
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