Water and wastewater treatment plants routinely install variable-frequency drives (VFDs) to improve energy efficiency in equipment. Now a new family of VFDs has entered the market, with the capability to provide actionable data that helps users make sound decisions affecting maintenance, energy consumption and overall cost of ownership.Schneider Electric offers the Altivar Process family, which the company calls the first line of variable-speed drives with embedded intelligent services. They are available in ratings from 1 hp to 1,500 hp. Targeted for water and wastewater, oil and gas, food and beverage, and other process industries, the drives are designed to go
