Motors and Drives

Services to Motor and Drive Manufacturers

Motor and drive manufacturers have been clients of Advanced Energy’s motors and drives team since the beginning in 1991, and over the years our services have evolved to meet demand. Early on we focused on Energy Policy and Conservation ACT of 1992 [EPCA] compliance. Helping manufacturers negotiate the efficiency regulations, develop test plans, perform compliance testing and submit the proper paperwork to U.S. Department of Energy [DOE] to verify compliance to these new efficiency regulations. Today we still work with some of these clients to ensure their engineering models that predict motor efficiency are accurate on an annual basis.

Two of the major values we provide to all of our clients, including motor and drive manufacturers is our independence and flexibility. Our experts and our NIST-accredited lab is recognized worldwide as the leading independent source for motors and drives testing. Reasons that motors and drives manufacturers employ our services include:

• Overflow testing when their labs are too busy
• Benchmarking results between our labs and their labs
• Calibration of motor testing systems
• Specialty testing for motor and drive manufacturing labs with limited capabilities
• Testing of products under development
• Motor design assistance
• Production sample testing for improved quality in manufacturing
• Testing to OEM specifications to which the motor and drive manufacturer is selling
• Comparative testing and analysis across competing brands for marketing purposes
• Efficiency compliance assistance [EPCA]

Please contact Kitt Butler at 919 857-9017 or kbutler@advancedenergy.org to learn more about how Advanced Energy's motors and drives team can support your needs.