Replacing a DC motor with an AC motor is not as simple as buying a new
motor with the same horsepower rating and installing it in place of the
old one. For a successful conversion, many details must be addressed.
This whitepaper will examine torque and speed, including constant speed vs. variable speed applications, speed control, and installation consideration. It also discusses the secondary benefits of switching from DC to AC motors.
As many people know, running an air conditioner is energy intensive and expensive. The solution to this, that applies to all types of buildings but is magnified by the scale of the data center, is an economizer.
An economizer in the mechanical engineers world is a device or system that takes advantage of environmental conditions to reduce the cooling load on the system. It is often referred to as “free-cooling” because it allows you to turn off the compressors, which are the major energy consumer in a mechanical system.
- Mark Felgate
Lead Electrical Engineer
Fifteen years ago, a co-worker asked me if I would be willing to be a mentor in his place when he had commitments that prevented him from continuing to participate. Not having any previous experience as a mentor, I did not know what to expect. Going to my first day as a mentor, I worked with a group of Architects, Contractors and Engineers that works with inner-city high school students to develop a project from a concept to building a massing model to doing a presentation of the project at the end of a fifteen week program.
Industrial facilities typically have two kinds of problems – those that hurt profitability, and those that pose a safety risk.
Whether you need to increase production or flexibility, reduce waste or energy consumption, improve safety, or ensure code compliance, our engineers leverage their industrial experience to help solve your problems.
