Global AC drives manufacturer Vacon has delivered new variable-speed AC drives with a total power of 58 megawatts to Indian-based AnRak Aluminium Ltd. The AC drives are for a new aluminium refinery which is being built near the City of Visakhapatnam in India's southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh.
More than 300 AC drives ranging from 2.2 kW to 1.5 MW will be used to control the aluminium refining process. The factory is to be completed in March 2012 with a total production capacity of 1.5 million tons of refined aluminium per year.
