Entries Tagged Variable-Frequency Drive (VFD)

Thanks to the energy of management and staff, the Shelbyville (Indiana) Water Resource Recovery Facility has significantly reduced its energy use. “Our people...

When the City of Leesburg in Florida took over a water plant serving a large subdivision, it inherited a facility that did...

The journey toward an energy efficiency award for the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program started many years ago. In 2019, the New Hampshire Department...

The city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, jumped on the solar energy bandwagon in a big way in 2019. In September, the city in northwestern...

By skillfully managing a combination of old and new, the Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant has racked up an enviable compliance record...

Making the most of technology has helped Jacob Billingsley, superintendent of the Glasgow (Kentucky) Wastewater Treatment Plant, run an efficient facility that...

In today’s high-tech water treatment world, automation is synonymous with efficiency. With that in mind, ABB has introduced the ACQ580 variable-frequency drive....

ABB Automation’s ACQ580 VFD has a pump-clean feature that dislodges debris from impellers, while the sensorless flow calculations feature provides accurate flow...

The ACQ580 variable-frequency drive from ABB Drives & Controls can help enhance pump performance, simplify operation and improve flow in pumping and...

Christopher Murphy is trying to put wastewater to work. As superintendent of the Great Neck (New York) Water Pollution Control District, he...

It’s not easy to hide a wastewater treatment plant in the middle of a city. Just ask Dave Peters, assistant director of...

Submersible pump a fit for petroleum coke sump serviceProblem: PABTEX, an affiliate of Kansas City Southern Industries in Port Arthur, Texas, is...

The Reclaimed Water Facility at the University of Connecticut sits right between two other critical utility plants on the campus.It receives secondary...

To serve a growing population, the Eau Claire Wastewater Treatment Plant needed improvements.A 2007 facility plan for the plant in northwestern Wisconsin...