Motor Efficiency Cost Analysis Follow-up
“At what % efficiency would you consider a motor to be too large for its application?”
Motor efficiency should not be the only indicator for determining an oversized motor for an application.
Motor efficiency often only varies 1 to 2% between no load and full load. This is an often overlooked detail in cost analysis. A 100 HP motor supplying a 60 HP application may still run within 2% of its designed efficiency. The right approach is to compare the power required to deliver 60 HP from a 100 HP motor operating at the low end of its efficiency range versus the power required to deliver 60 HP from a 60 HP motor operating at the top of its efficiency range.
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1) Posted 8:08 am, 21 May 2009 by João Carlos R. Domingues