Compare individual and group drive on any four points.
S.No.
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Point
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Individual Drive
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Group Drive
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1 |
Definition
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In this type of drive each machine has its own separate electric drive (motor). It may be directly coupled or indirectly coupled
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In a group drive single large capacity electric drives is used to run number of machines through a long common shaft.
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2 |
Initial Cost
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High
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Less
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3 |
Flexibility
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More Flexibility
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Less Flexibility
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4 |
Safety
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It is more safe
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It is less Safe
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5 |
Reliability
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It has high reliability
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It has less reliability
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6 |
Space required
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More
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Less
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7 |
Overload Capacity
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Less
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Higher
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8 |
Maintenance cost
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More
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Less
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9 |
Speed control
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Easily possible
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Difficult
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10 |
Mechanical Power transmission losses
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Less losses
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More Losses
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11 |
Addition/Alternation
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Easily possible
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Easily not possible
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12 |
Total HP
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More
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Less
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13 |
Appearance
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Good
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Not good
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14 |
Any one application of each
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Lathe Machine (Similar application will be consider)
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Textile Industry (Similar application will be consider)
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