A survey of medium voltage VFDs, specifications, and practical challenges
The presenter will explain applications and benefits of using medium voltage VFDs. The presentation will include a high-level overview and comparison of commonly used medium voltage variable frequency drives. Comprehensive guidelines will be provided to help end users properly specify a MV VFD. Practical challenges such as cooling and safety will be addressed.
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- Start time: 20 Feb 2018 05:00 PM
- End time: 21 Feb 2018 08:30 PM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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- Starts 25 December 2017 11:33 AM
- Ends 21 February 2018 11:30 AM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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Navid Binesh
Topic:
A survey of medium voltage VFDs, specifications, and practical challenges
The presenter will explain applications and benefits of using medium voltage VFDs. The presentation will include a high-level overview and comparison of commonly used medium voltage variable frequency drives. Comprehensive guidelines will be provided to help end users properly specify a MV VFD. Practical challenges such as cooling and safety will be addressed. |
Biography:
Navid Binesh, graduated with MASc from Ryerson University in Electrical Engineering. During his research, which was focused on multi-level variable frequency drives, he collaborated closely with R&D team at Rockwell Automation working on parallel connected CSIs (PowerFlex 7000 product). Later, he joined R&D team at Siemens to work on SINAMICS GH180 (Perfect Harmony) product line. Currently, he works for Benshaw, a brand of Regal Beloit, contributing to development and applications of M2L 3000 product. He is a member of IEEE, focusing much of his attention on Power Electronics society (PEL) and Power and Energy society (PES). He is serving Pittsburgh section as Secretary. He is a Vice-President candidate for the year of 2018. |