Pump operation monitoring applying frequency converter

Author

Ahonen, T. ; Tiainen, R. ; Viholainen, J. ; Ahola, J. ; Kestilä, J.

Author_Institution

Lappeenranta Univ. of Technol., Lappeenranta

fYear

2008

fDate

11-13 June 2008

Firstpage

184

Lastpage

189

Abstract

Variable speed driven (VSD) pumps are nowadays widely used in industry applications. Variable speed pumping improves operational flexibility of the pump drive compared with throttle control. In many cases this results in energy cost savings. Nowadays, the performance of frequency converters allows their use as an intelligent monitoring device for the pump drive. This provides new possibilities for the maintenance and operation personnel. In this article, some functions provided by the frequency converter for pump condition and operation monitoring are explained. The applicability of a frequency converter for monitoring purposes is also discussed.

Keywords

condition monitoring; frequency convertors; pumps; variable speed drives; frequency converter; intelligent monitoring device; operational flexibility; pump operation monitoring; throttle control; variable speed driven pumps; Automation; Communication system control; Computerized monitoring; Condition monitoring; Costs; Energy efficiency; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Power electronics; Velocity control; Centrifugal pump; condition monitoring; diagnostics; frequency converter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, 2008. SPEEDAM 2008. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Ischia

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1663-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1664-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SPEEDHAM.2008.4581190

Filename

4581190