2500 HP 4160 V Medium Voltage VFD for reciprocatingcompressor

March 3, 2022   Author:  Yin Tang   Categories: Medium Voltage VFD Projects   Tags: Medium Voltage VFD, VFD

Remedies For Common Motor Winding Failures

February 6, 2022   Author:  Jeremy Butcher   Categories: Electric Motors Uncategorized   Tags: Electric Motor

Winding failure is the second most common motor failure. Almost one in five motor failures happen because of stator winding errors. There are a couple of reasons behind stator winding failures. Below is a list of common issues and the […]

What To Do About Common Motor Bearing Failures

January 13, 2022   Author:  Jeremy Butcher   Categories: Electric Motors   Tags: Electric Motor

If you’re having problems with motor bearings, you’re not alone. Bearing failures make up more than half of all electric motor failures globally. Statistics vary widely but anywhere between 35-75% of bearing failures are preventable. This guide is intended to […]

How to Reduce Noise in Standby Generators

June 18, 2021   Author:  Erick Garnica   Categories: Generators   Tags: Generator

Noise Pollution As technology takes an ever prominent place in society, electricity is an extremely important part of everyday life. When faced with a power outage, a standby generator can be a lifesaver – literally! However, standby generators are a […]

What’s Wrong With My Generator? – Generator Troubleshooting

June 2, 2021   Author:  Conrad Petersen   Categories: Generators   Tags: Generator

Why Does My Generator Keep Shutting Off? One of the most commonly asked questions regarding generator troubleshooting is “Why does my generator run for a short period of time, and then shut off?”  We asked our most experienced technicians this […]

Common Causes of VFD Failure

May 20, 2021   Author:  Daniel Kennedy   Categories: VFDs   Tags: VFD

Keeping Your VFD Maintained The first thing you should know when purchasing a VFD is to keep it clean, cool, and dry. If you follow these three recommendations, the life of your VFD will be greatly extended. Unfortunately, there will […]

How To Prevent a Generator Fire

April 28, 2021   Author:  Paul Rossiter   Categories: Generators   Tags: Generator

Learning From Disasters Could you imagine owning a data center that catches fire from a generator during a utility power outage and cause irreparable damage to your customer’s servers? How much more painful would this news be if you discovered […]

Common Causes of Motor Failure & How to Prevent Them

April 9, 2021   Author:  Jeremy Butcher   Categories: Electric Motors   Tags: Electric Motor

Is Your Motor Showing Early Warning Signs? Motors need to be dependable but if you don’t maintain your motor, you could suffer motor failure. Motors can be expensive to repair and if motors fail it could be a huge loss. […]

Why Does My Generator Run, but Not Produce Electricity?

April 2, 2021   Author:  Damien Olsen   Categories: Generators   Tags: Generator

Loss of Generator Production? Generators are large, intricate, power generating machines that we heavily rely on to keep the world running when a loss of utility power occurs. But what do we do if our generator stops producing that power? […]

Why is My Generator Causing Power Surges?

March 25, 2021   Author:  Damien Olsen   Categories: Generators   Tags: Generator

Noticing Issues With Your Generator? Have you noticed lights flickering, or varying machine speeds (sudden shifts between fast and slow) when you’re running on backup power? This phenomenon is referred to as surging. Power surging caused by your generator is […]