Variable Frequency Drives: Pros and Cons for Overhead Cranes

Starting an Overhead Crane’s load toward its final destination is just as important as figuring out how to stop it safely. But is your current system the best it could be? We're going to take a look at the way Variable Frequency Drives changed the entire overhead crane game.

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In this video we cover: 
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - What a VFD is and why they became so popular
2:28 - What Components it Affects and Problems it can Solve
3:41 - Adjusting to your new VFD System
5:00 - When does a VFD System work the best?
5:45 - Wrapping it up

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[krheinig]

After several years of working on cranes I would say they make the best frequency drive for cranes. It's an option definitely to consider for improving the controls of the crane. After watching this video I feel like the pros and cons were spot on and not persuasive one way or the other.