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  1. goldeneagle272

    VFD as a LED light dimmer

    That might be it but I'm not so sure since the manual is not very clear about it. The carrier (switching) frequency range is 2kHz - 8kHz where as for line (or motor frequency) I have to choose either 50 or 60 Hz. So, When I setup the VFD, I have been entering the motor frequency as 60Hz(my lamp...
  2. goldeneagle272

    VFD as a LED light dimmer

    Here is the Link I cannot share more about it since this technology is patent pending, all we use is a current sink (MOSFET and sense resistor) to control each LED stage. LED stage consists of number of LEDs depending up on our requirement, voltage drop and i/p voltage. As in the frequency...
  3. goldeneagle272

    VFD as a LED light dimmer

    Is there a relationship between i/p and o/p voltage of a VFD? With the one I have got, for 230V input (single phase), the o/p voltage (three phase) across a line(any) to GND is around 160Vrms where as the voltage between lines is only 20-30Vrms. Is this how it is suppose work (I guess not from...
  4. goldeneagle272

    VFD as a LED light dimmer

    Skogsgurra, I think the voltage across lines (U, V and W) within themselves was same to what I saw between a line and GND. I'll double check on that tomorrow. I don't get why changing the frequency is not changing the RMS output am I doing something wrong? May I know what is a scalar control U/f...
  5. goldeneagle272

    VFD as a LED light dimmer

    So far this is what I have got. Around 200V AC i/p was applied to a VFD to get 120V o/p(across a L and GND). The moment I apply voltage to a non-running VFD it generates a surge output and this surge is enough to a flick a lamp. When the lamp was powered through a VFD, I have tried changing...
  6. goldeneagle272

    VFD as a LED light dimmer

    Jeff and LionelHutz, It is just an experiment for now but we might potentially use them with our lamps if we can get them to work like we want.
  7. goldeneagle272

    VFD as a LED light dimmer

    Thank you guys for your response. Skogsgurra, I thought I would give it a try and tell him that it won't work too. But, when I talked to my colleagues(30+ years experience) they said they did this last spring and were able to control the brightness of the lamp using the same VFD I have with me...
  8. goldeneagle272

    VFD as a LED light dimmer

    Hello All, Does anyone has any experience using a VFD as a light dimmer? I am a recent graduate and I have just started working at this company not too long ago, my boss wants me to take a ATV12H018M2 (240V Single Phase) and use it as a dimmer. I know there are triac, sine and IGBT dimmers out...

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