Design News - March 27, 1995
Cover Story
Variable-frequency drives (VFDs) entered the motor-control lexicon just a few years ago. Such drives use microprocessors to calculate and control the torque-producing component of total motor current.
- Design Applications
- Compact Engine Offers Quiet, Clean Power
- Constant-Torque Hinge Adds Life To Computer Display
- Quiet Motor-Pumps Improve Test-Lab Data
- Rugged, Reliable Detector Monitors Motion
- Splitter Puts Two Wells In One Wellhead
- Tiny Sensors Assist Medical and Robotic Research
- Piezo Actuator Resolves To 10-6 Meter
- Designer's Corner
- Editorial
- Engineering News
- Feature
- Guest Commentary
- Legal Forum
- Managing Design
- Software lab
- Standards Update
- Technology Bulletin
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