IDS are ABB Inverter specialists. We specify, install, commission, repair, service and hire variable speed drives.
Variable-speed drive reduces machine load demand, avoiding costly upgrade while improving productivity A £50,000 upgrade to a company’s electrical supply is avoided by installing an ABB drive to reduce the current drawn by a new wood chipping machine. The installed production machinery at garden and architectural stonework specialist, Haddonstone, was collectively drawing 200 A, and […]
Around 80 percent of maximal torque at 90 percent speed is normally considered an efficient duty point for a motor and drive system. However, a more efficient duty point can be found which could benefit a designer tasked with improving a pump system’s efficiency. If you plot motor ISO efficiency curves for various duty points, […]
Enhanced drive sets new standards for simplicity, reliability and ease of integration. The ABB HVAC drive, ACH580, is designed specifically for a wide range of HVAC applications. With harmonic mitigation, an intuitive operating panel and native BACnet (and Modbus) communications, the drive is suited for the uninterrupted performance required of mission-critical applications such as hospitals […]
A surface water pumping station expects to cut the energy use of two submersible pumps by between 10 and 15 percent following the installation of ABB variable-speed drives (VSDs). The VSDs also avoid the cost of installing a new transformer and improve the reliability of the site’s pumping system. Susworth Pumping Station, located in Lincolnshire, […]
IDS are proud to say that on the 20th April, we hosted our first 3-hour open training event to showcase the features, size and design of the ACS580. The brand new ACS580 is one of the most compact drive per kilowatt on the market. Wall mounted from 0.75 kW up to 250 kW, it also […]
On 20th April 2016 IDS are hosting an exclusive ACS580 training event at our centrally located facility in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. During the course of the 3 hour session we will take you through the ACS580 features including programming and sizing. The brand new ACS580 is one of the most compact drive per kW on the market. […]
The drive was installed on a 4 kW sewage aerator at the Swallow unmanned treatment works in Lincolnshire. Wayne Barley, Northern Energy and Efficiency Engineer for Anglian Water, says: “The vertical rotor of the aerator was set on a duty cycle of 20 minutes off, 20 minutes on. Working in this way, there were frequent […]
IDS have a special relationship with the water industry. We have been specifying, supplying, installing and commissioning inverters, giving technical support and providing inverter servicing within the industry for over 15 years. Inverters benefit the water industry enormously from the substantial energy savings when installing inverters to pumps and fans. There are other major benefits […]
Extended set of tools bring greater flexibility to fieldbus based connections ABB has introduced a number of features and additional tools that offer the variable-speed drives user more options when connecting drives to fieldbus networks. One of the features is PROFIsafe, the safe version of the fieldbus system ProfiBus. This allows safety signals to be […]
When your inverters are not serviced or maintained they are more likely to breakdown. Who are you going to call? Not the A Team, but The IDS Team! IDS will get you up and running with a hire drive and will repair or replace your inverter. What are you waiting for? Call IDS on 0115 […]
