Variable-speed Drive (VSD) Chillers Save Energy
Variable-speed Drive Chillers Can Reduce Energy Consumption up to 30%
YORK® chiller experts detail how variable-speed drive (VSD) chillers optimize energy efficiency while maintaining operating reliability in this article published by Chiller & Cooling Best Practices.
The article explains how improving energy consumption while maintaining employee comfort and safety is a top concern for manufacturers, and how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends VSDs as a way to improve efficiency while still providing comfortable operation.
“Using chillers with VSDs is a proven way to optimize energy utilization at full and part load, as well as under design and off-design conditions at varying ambient temperatures. In such cases, VSDs, also known as variable frequency drives (VFDs) or DC inverters, can cut a chiller’s annual energy costs by 30% or more.”
The article shares how energy savings quickly recoup the initial investment in VSD technology and how that savings continues for the life of the chiller.
The article explains how improving energy consumption while maintaining employee comfort and safety is a top concern for manufacturers, and how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends VSDs as a way to improve efficiency while still providing comfortable operation.
“Using chillers with VSDs is a proven way to optimize energy utilization at full and part load, as well as under design and off-design conditions at varying ambient temperatures. In such cases, VSDs, also known as variable frequency drives (VFDs) or DC inverters, can cut a chiller’s annual energy costs by 30% or more.”
The article shares how energy savings quickly recoup the initial investment in VSD technology and how that savings continues for the life of the chiller.