Advantages of using High Efficiency Motors Such as NEMA PremiumÂ® Around the World

Author

Finley, William R. ; Veerkamp, Bill ; Gehring, Doug ; Hanna, Phillip

Author_Institution

Siemens Energy & Autom., Norwood

fYear

2007

fDate

17-19 Sept. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

14

Abstract

Today´s premium efficiency motors for the North American market are the result of focused efforts over the last decade. The advantages of using premium efficiency motors have been discussed and well documented. The United States Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) legislation and the Canadian Energy Efficiency Act, along with the implementation of NEMA Premium^reg efficiency levels in North America, have led to North American leadership on motor energy conservation. Could these efficiencies be extended to IEC 50 Hz motors, and what energy savings could be realized if these efficiency levels were used?

Keywords

energy conservation; legislation; motor drives; Canadian Energy Efficiency Act; NEMA premium^reg; North American market; United States Energy Policy Act; frequency 50 Hz; high efficiency motors; legislation; motor energy conservation; Automation; Chemicals; Energy efficiency; IEC standards; Light rail systems; Proposals; Testing; Torque; USA Councils; Voltage; IEC 60034-30; IEC motor efficiency; Motor efficiency; NEMA PremiumÂ® efficiency; NEMA motor efficiency; motor efficiency comparison; motor efficiency standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference, 2007. PCIC '07. IEEE

Conference_Location

Calgary, Alta.

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1140-5

Electronic_ISBN

0090-3507

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.2007.4365772

Filename

4365772