Online Calculator accelerates braking for Drive applications

The Inverter Drive Supermarket has developed a Dynamic Brake Resistor calculator designed to accelerate the braking specification process in Variable Speed Drive applications. Simply by specifying the required impedance in Ohms and (optionally) the continuous load in Watts, the calculator will search 880 resistor combinations to suggest the most appropriate configuration to suit the application. The results include the total resistance and load, quantity of resistors required, wiring diagrams together with the price and option to buy the configuration for delivery worldwide.

Guidance notes are also included to help customers determine what resistance may be required for specific drive applications including braking duration, overloading and temperature considerations.

The calculator is free for anyone to use and can be found via the link on the left-hand side of the Inverter Drive Supermarket web site.