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Variable Frequency Drives: An Algorithm for Selecting VFDs for Centrifugal Pumps

| By D. K. Shukla and D.K. Chaware, Essar Oil Ltd. R. B. Swamy Litwin PEL LLC

This article describes an algorithm that end users can use to develop a program on a personal computer to assess the technical and economic feasibility of installing a variable frequency drive (VFD) on centrifugal pumps. This simple algorithm serves a…