| Source: | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Date: | 1/1/94 Record No.: 10047 |
| Contact: | Ben McConnell, 615-576-2733 |
Motors
Motors themselves are already very efficient, and only small gains can be made. However, if the entire system (electric motor system--EMS) is taken into account, 30% improvements are possible. The entire system includes the power conditioning (ASD), the motor, mechanical drive/coupling, and the process device (e.g., pump, impeller, fan, etc.). The problem is that these are never looked at as a system, but as separate components. (Even in large companies involved in more than one area, the motor people don't talk to the drive people don't talk to the device people).
| Topics: | END USE |
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