Regulated Speed (RS)

Today, responsible companies are looking closely at energy efficiency and where costs can be saved. The major cost of compressor ownership lies with the energy it consumes.

The Hydrovane range of Regulated Speed compressors are specifically designed to save energy.

The compressor speed is regulated to exactly meet the system air requirement by the addition of an Inverter Drive which directly controls the electric motor.

Apart from the Inverter Drive the rest of the components in the RS range are the same as a standard fixed speed compressor. Therefore a Regulated Speed unit is as easy to maintain as a standard Hydrovane compressor.

How does the Inverter work?

• A pressure transducer is installed in the compressor pipework system.
• The transducer is continually reading the system pressure and sending an electrical output to the Inverter.
• The inverter converts the electrical signal into a hertz output.
• The hertz output then regulates the motor speed.

The result of this is that the compressors’ speed and output is controlled by the system pressure.

By matching output to demand this allows the compressor to consume exactly the right amount of energy to do the job, and NO more.