Energy Efficiency Improvements in Electronic Motors and Drives

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Energy Efficiency in a Competitive Economy....Pages 1-6
Ethics & Answers: Engineering Efficiency for a Sustainable Future....Pages 7-11
Integration of Motors and Drives....Pages 13-25
Design of Motors for Inverter Operation....Pages 26-38
Die Casting Copper Motor Rotors: Mold Materials and Processing for Cost-Effective Manufacturing....Pages 39-51
Review of the System Compatibility and Ride through Options for AC and DC Drives Including Multilevel Inverters....Pages 52-80
Introduction to the Permanent Magnet Motor Market....Pages 81-94
High Efficiency Motors — Performance, Economy & Reliability, by Optimisation....Pages 95-101
The Influence of Select Losses Components on Induction Squirrel-Cage Motor Efficiency....Pages 102-106
Inverter Fed High-Speed Solid-Rotor Induction Motors for Industrial Applications....Pages 107-112
Switched Reluctance Drive for Mass Application....Pages 113-116
The Written-Pole™ Motor: High Efficiency – Low Start Current....Pages 117-123
Motor and Drive Integration with Passive Components Realized Using the Stator Core....Pages 124-129
Efficiency Improvement of Variable Speed Electrical Drives for HVAC Applications....Pages 130-135
Higher Efficiency Drive for Fluid Treatments....Pages 136-141
Characterization of EU Motor Use....Pages 143-167
Minimizing Efficiency Loss Caused by Motor Rewinds....Pages 168-189
Improving Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems— The Iron Ore Industry....Pages 190-204
Optimizing Fan Systems for Energy Efficiency....Pages 205-238
Energy Optimized Drive Systems Design....Pages 239-251
Using Collaboration to Achieve Industrial Market Change....Pages 252-268
Pump System Effectiveness....Pages 269-277
Driver Selection Matched to Demand: A Consideration for Maximising Lifecycle Costs by Using the Correct Driver....Pages 278-284
Environmental Impact Assessment (LCA) Energy and Re-cycling for a Circulator....Pages 285-286
Promoting the Purchase of More Efficient Pumps A SAVE Study....Pages 287-295
On Site Testing....Pages 296-299
SQ - Submersible Pump with Integrated Permanent Magnet Motor Drive....Pages 300-306
Induction Motor Efficiency Measurement....Pages 307-313
Experience Factors When Testing for Efficiency and Correlating Results with Design....Pages 314-319
Approaching the Truth in Induction Motor Efficiency....Pages 320-327
Precise Efficiency Data for Electric Motors – an Illusion?....Pages 328-334
Calorimetric Method to Measure Total Losses of the Induction Motor....Pages 335-342
Precision Calorimetry for Stray Load Loss Determination....Pages 343-352
A Test and Measurement System for Test of Electrical Drive Systems....Pages 353-360
Induction Motor Efficiency Standards....Pages 361-368
The European Negotiated Agreement to Improve Motor Efficiency....Pages 369-377
EPAct Legislation - The United States Experience of Minimum Efficiency Standards for Induction Motors....Pages 378-382
The Challenge to Define the New IEC Test Method (for the Measurement and Declaration of Efficiency of Induction Motors)....Pages 383-394
Evaluating the Impact of a Government-Sponsored Motor-Driven System Efficiency Program: The U.S. Experience....Pages 395-412
Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations for Electric Motors: Four Years Later....Pages 415-423
Motors: IEA Perspectives and Activities....Pages 424-430
Perspectives of Labeling and Standards of Electric Motors in Europe....Pages 431-439
Australia’s National Greenhouse Strategy and Electric Motor Efficiency....Pages 440-448
Results of The Danish “High Efficiency Motors Campaign”....Pages 449-456
China - Motors: Opportunities and Activities....Pages 457-462
Proposed Principles of the Future Standard for High Efficiency Induction Motors....Pages 463-471
Brazilian Minimum Efficiency Level for Industrial Motors: A Successful Low Cost Program....Pages 472-481
The UK Energy Efficiency Best Practice Program Lessons Learned....Pages 483-497
The New European Database on Efficient Electric Motor Systems: EURODEEM-98....Pages 498-513
Evaluation of the Design Options and Cost Impact of Improving Induction Motor Efficiency....Pages 514-528
“Life-Cycle Costs” of Industrial Electric Drives in the Process Industry - Energy Consumption and Economics of Electric Drives....Pages 529-539
IEA Hi-Motors Competition....Pages 540-545
LCC-based Guidelines on Procurement of Energy Intensive Equipment in Industries....Pages 546-549
A New Pay-as-You Save Scheme for the Retrofitting of Variable Speed Drives to Fans and Pumps....Pages 551-557
The Impact of Efficiency Legislation on the US Motor Market....Pages 558-565
Contract Energy Management of Compressed Air....Pages 566-570
Electric Motor Management Scheme....Pages 571-578