The way we control the speed of fan motors or pump motors has tremendously changed in the past two decades with the introduction of variable-frequency drives (VFDs), aka variable-frequency controllers ...

Horton Inc. says its VMaster and Stratis Di Viscous Fan Drive and Controller systems offer an economical choice for customers who seek the flexibility of variable speed along with optimal engine ...

Andigilog, the fabless semiconductor company providing intelligent thermal management solutions, has expanded its product line with two new products. The aMC8520 is the first device in the industry to ...

I've got a 120mm 120VAC fan I've been using as a desk fan, plugged directly into mains with a lamp cord. (Note for non-US readers: mains here is 120VAC, 60Hz, so I am using it at its rated specs.) I ...

It is interesting to look at figures from the Energy Information Administration about where energy gets consumed in our economy. These figures reveal that industrial uses account for 31% of all energy ...

Contrary to popular belief, fan speed settings aren’t always correct from the factory. It’s been a long-standing assumption that you should use the high-speed tap for cooling and low-speed tap for ...

PWM or Pulse Width Modulation has generally been regarded as too complicated for PC fan speed control compared against using rheostats or linear voltage regulators such as the LM317. I present here a ...