Energy Efficiency Improvements in Electronic Motors and Drives

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. Introduction

   1. Energy Efficiency in a Competitive Economy

      • Hans-Joachim Jähne

      Pages 1-6

   2. Ethics & Answers: Engineering Efficiency for a Sustainable Future

      • Richard J. M. Hamilton

      Pages 7-11

3. Technology Developments

   1. Integration of Motors and Drives

      • D. C. Jackson

      Pages 13-25

   2. Design of Motors for Inverter Operation

      • Tapio Haring

      Pages 26-38

   3. Die Casting Copper Motor Rotors: Mold Materials and Processing for Cost-Effective Manufacturing

      • Dale T. Peters, John G. Cowie, Edwin F. Brush Jr.

      Pages 39-51

   4. Review of the System Compatibility and Ride through Options for AC and DC Drives Including Multilevel Inverters

      • Annette von Jouanne, B. Ben Banerjee

      Pages 52-80

   5. Introduction to the Permanent Magnet Motor Market

      • Toshihiro Sawa, Kaneyuki Hamada

      Pages 81-94

   6. High Efficiency Motors — Performance, Economy & Reliability, by Optimisation

      • P. Caselotti, A. Conchetto, P. J. Tavner

      Pages 95-101

   7. The Influence of Select Losses Components on Induction Squirrel-Cage Motor Efficiency

      • Konrad Dabala

      Pages 102-106

   8. Inverter Fed High-Speed Solid-Rotor Induction Motors for Industrial Applications

      • Huppunen Jussi, Pyrhonen Juha, Alamaki Jarmo

      Pages 107-112

   9. Switched Reluctance Drive for Mass Application

      • M. G. Bitchkov, N. F. Ilinski, V. A. Sementchuk

      Pages 113-116

   10. The Written-Pole™ Motor: High Efficiency – Low Start Current

       • Brian Beck, Dale Friesen

       Pages 117-123

   11. Motor and Drive Integration with Passive Components Realized Using the Stator Core

       • S. D. Garvey

       Pages 124-129

   12. Efficiency Improvement of Variable Speed Electrical Drives for HVAC Applications

       • Flemming Abrahamsen, Frede Blaabjerg, John K. Pedersen

       Pages 130-135

   13. Higher Efficiency Drive for Fluid Treatments

       • Aldo Boglietti, Mario Lazzari, Michele Pastorelli

       Pages 136-141

4. Motor System Characterisation and Applications

   1. Characterization of EU Motor Use

      • Anibal T. De Almeida, Paula Fonseca

      Pages 143-167

   2. Minimizing Efficiency Loss Caused by Motor Rewinds

      • D. G. Walters

      Pages 168-189

   3. Improving Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems— The Iron Ore Industry

      • Lennart Mukka, Bernt Engström

      Pages 190-204

   4. Optimizing Fan Systems for Energy Efficiency

      • W. T. W. Cory

      Pages 205-238

The 1997 Kyoto Conference defined CO2 emISSIOn targets for the developed regions of the world. The EU target of decreasing the emissions 8% below the 1990 level, by 2010, will require a very substantial effort covering basically all activities if such a target is to be reached. Energy-efficient motor systems can provide one of the most important opportunities to achieve electricity savings in a cost effective way, avoiding at the same time the emission of tens of millions of tons of carbon. The reduction of energy consumption through improvements in energy efficiency is one of the major instruments for developed and developing countries to meet the Kyoto commitments. Energy efficiency is also a key element of the European Union (EU) energy policy, since it improves the efficiency of the economy, increases energy supply security, and decreases harmful emissions due to electricity generation. Electric motor systems use over half of all electricity consumed in developed countries. Typically about 70% of the electricity which is used in the industrial sector and about 35% of the electricity used in the commercial sector in the EU is consumed by motor systems. In industry, a motor on average consumes an annual quantity of electricity which corresponds to approximately 5 times its purchase price, throughout its whole life of around 12 to 20 years.

• Electric Drives
• Electric Efficiency
• Electric Motors
• Elektroantriebe
• Elektromotoren
• Energieeffizienz
• Motor Technology
• Motorentechnik
• Stromeinsparung
• electric motor
• induction motor

• European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

  Paolo Bertoldi

• ISR - Dep. Eng. Electrotecnica, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

  Aníbal T. Almeida

• ETSU, Harwell Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK

  Hugh Falkner

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