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As a group, electric motors represent one of the best opportunities to save energy and reduce operating costs in a power plant. As a result, choosing a premium-efficiency AC motor, either to replace a failed motor or for a new application, is a smart move and a wise investment. Beware of vendors tha...

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Published in:Power 2003-06, Vol.147 (5), p.45-49
Main Author: WICKER, Ken
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Cost control
Design
Electric rates
Electricity
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy policy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Engines and turbines
Equipments for energy generation and conversion: thermal, electrical, mechanical energy, etc
Exact sciences and technology
Graphs
Legislation
Motors
Operating costs
Payback periods
Pollution control
Power plants
Prices
Software
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Summary:As a group, electric motors represent one of the best opportunities to save energy and reduce operating costs in a power plant. As a result, choosing a premium-efficiency AC motor, either to replace a failed motor or for a new application, is a smart move and a wise investment. Beware of vendors that describe their motors as high-efficiency, because the term is meaningless. The adjective premium-efficiency is now used to describe a motor that uses less electricity than most others on the market. Premium-efficiency motors are 2% to 8% more efficient than standard motors. State governments and the federal government also are promoting energy efficiency. One goal of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 was to reduce the amount of electricity consumed by various industrial and consumer products, including motors. The full potential of purchasing a premium-efficiency AC motor can best be captured if it is integrated into an optimized drivepower system. Considerations in making the decision to purchase a premium-efficiency AC motor are discussed.
ISSN:0032-5929
1936-7791