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This is NOT a sales seminar. This is a heavy hands-on variable frequency drive training workshop. Students will
learn PWM AC drive systems.
Each student will train on, learn on, troubleshoot, test, connect, operate, and program an actual
3-phase AC drive.
Electrical Training USATM and Drive Systems, Inc., our parent company, have no affiliation with nor do we represent any manufacturer of any kind of electrical equipment. |
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| AC drives training topics: |
- Evolution
of adjustable speed drives
- AC & DC electrical terminology
- AC motor theory
- Choosing
the correct motor
- AC drive (VFD) theory
- AC drive terminology
- AC drive
applications with discussion of various types
of drives including
vector drives
- Properly
matching a drive to a machine
- Benefits of over-speeding motors
- Typical application mistakes & pitfalls
- Mechanical
theory: horsepower & torque
- Basic AC & DC electrical theory
for drives
- Transformer
basics
- AC motor
theory with NEMA nameplate definitions
- Semiconductor
theory and diode rectifiers with lab
- Examination, theory, and testing the major AC drive components including the input
rectifier, soft-charge resistor, buss capacitors, and output
transistors
- Examination
of AC drive construction
- Common error codes and solutions
- Diagnosing drive problems
- Recommended
drive start-up procedure
- Hands-on
AC drive and motor operation and programming
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| Course: |
AC
Drives - Application & Maintenance |
| Length: |
3
Days |
| Tuition: |
$1295 |
| Dates & Location: |
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(Click here to see what it cost to hold this seminar onsite at your facility: AC Drives Onsite Seminar)
| Course
Description: |
This seminar provides
maintenance personnel and technicians with useful information about AC drives that can be immediately put to work on the
job. The functions and testing procedures of the major drive components are examined in detail. The hands-on training also includes connecting a 9-lead, 3-phase motor to an AC drive and programming the drive for proper operation. The student will start-up and operate the drive in the classroom and will be faced with programming challenges. Upon completion of this seminar the student will be able to troubleshoot, repair, program, and solve most drive related problems including programming and start-up of new or replacement AC drives. While the information provided in this seminar can be applied to all modern brands of PWM type AC drives, the hands-on drive programming will be performed on Allen-Bradley AC drives.
Excerpts taken from the AC Drives student manual: |
The Magnets within the Motor and Motor Torque
When the voltage applied to a motor is increased the current flowing through the electro-magnets in the motor increases resulting in higher field strength and increased motor torque output. This is a commonly used technique, especially in AC drive applications and is a very good way to gain torque capability when needed. This technique can cause higher than normal motor heating resulting in reduced motor life. Close monitoring of the motor is required. Avoid saturating the core.
Motor Speed |
Student Manual Cover |
Motor speed is directly proportional to the applied frequency (or Hertz). Increase the applied frequency and the motor will speed up. Reduce the frequency and the motor will slow down.
The speed at which the magnetic field in the motor is rotating is called the synchronous speed because it runs in direct synchronism with the AC generator that is providing the power...
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| Who Should
Attend: |
| Plant and Facility Maintenance
Personnel, Technicians, Maintenance Supervisors |
| Equipment Requirements: |
| Hand-held calculator and safety-glasses. Digital multimeters are provided for use during the seminar. It is recommended however, that students bring the meters they will be using on the job if possible. |
Note: "AC
Drives" are commonly referred to as "Variable Frequency
Drives" or "VFDs" and the terms are often used interchangeably.
This
seminar is held in Houston, Chicago, Tampa, Nashville, Sacramento, Nashville, Pensacola, Mobile, Texas,
and onsite at your location anywhere.
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