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Starting and Stopping is Tearing Your Pumping Assets Apart

Constantly starting and stopping your pump over the life of a well subjects your assets to an incredible amount of stress. It will literally shake the bolts loose over time, not to mention wreak havoc on the vital (and very expensive) pieces of machinery that you depend on to maintain production.

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Pump Protections Inherent in your VFD

You’ve got a lot invested in your assets in the field and you want to protect those assets as much as possible. Of course. One critical layer of protection for your pumps, no matter what kind of pump you are using, resides in your variable frequency drive and its associated automation.

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Protecting Your Motor from the Output of Your Variable Frequency Drive

It is common when using a variable frequency drive on your motor to run into issues that could potentially harm your motor. There are two common issues that you can run into. The first is called reflected wave phenomenon, and the second is called bearing fluting and is caused by something known as common-mode voltage or common-mode currents.

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Preventative Maintenance: A simple tool leads to big savings

When people think of preventive maintenance, they usually think of comprehensive programs that are big on time and money. But that isn’t always true. One simple, relatively inexpensive device, could save you money by identifying potential problems before they become asset failures inside your drive cabinet.