IDS are ABB Inverter specialists. We specify, install, commission, repair, service and hire variable speed drives.
Rarely are there so many names and terms used to describe the same thing. Whilst compiling a new blog for our website, we decided it was about time we attempted clarification, by devising a glossary of terms for inverters. But first we need to understand the nature of the beast, so to speak! What is […]
In your factory or offices you will find electric motors all over the place. They drive the air compressor that supply your factory’s air and power the fans that blow the air in your offices from your air conditioning. They are the thing that you switch on in the morning and off in the evening […]
A recent article in the Daily Telegraph states: Britain is on the Brink of an Energy Crisis The Telegraph reports that we must prepare for a sharp rise in energy bills within two years as Britain comes “dangerously” close to power shortages, the chief executive of Ofgem has warned. The country would become more reliant on foreign […]
If an AHU (air handling unit) or associated pumps do not have inverters fitted, then the chances are the air and water flow created by the motors are controlled by the partial opening and closing of dampers in the ducting, or valves where water is moved around. To gain HVAC flow control this is sometimes done manually […]
An Inverter can be compared to a dimmer switch for lighting. Usually your lights are either on or they are off, when you add a dimmer switch you are able to choose your level of lighting. The same principal applies with Inverters and industrial motors. As Pirelli say: ‘Power is nothing without control!’ What is an […]
Inverter Drive Systems (IDS), celebrated the opening of their new premises in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, with an open day, and a commemorative plaque was unveiled by Steve Ruddell of ABB on Friday 20th May 2011. Inverter Drive System Ltd, has it’s roots in the East Midlands as this brief history timeline shows 1924 – Blaise’s grandfather, Arthur […]
Pump Industry Awards 2011 Inverter Drive Systems (IDS), in partnership with ABB, has won the Technical Innovation of the Year Product award at the Pump Industry Awards 2011 for a patented control system for primary settlement tank sludge pumps. Reactive Pump Control for Sludge Pumps uses a diaphragm pump, a low voltage AC variable-speed drive and a […]
