Motors and Drives

Research Reports

• 2007 Final Report -- Performance Testing Results for FlexMod Controller
• Final Report -- Achieving More with Less: Efficiency and Economics of Motor Decision Tools
• Appendices -- Achieving More with Less: Efficiency and Economics of Motor Decision Tools

Resources

• Sample Motor Action Plan
• Motor Resource Center (MRC)
• NEMA Premium Motors
• Permanent Magnet Motors
• Guidelines to a Good Motor Repair
• HorsePower Bulletin: How to Develop and Implement a Policy for Cost-effective Management of Industrial Motor Purchase, Operation, and Repair
• Metric Motors: Retrofitting (or Specifying) Foreign-made Equipment with NEMA Motors
• Motor Survey How-To Guide
• Sequence of actions for Compliance Certification (CC) of motors covered by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act

Case Studies

• Textile Manufacturing Machines
• Davidson Water Gets Pumped Up on Motor Management
• Advanced Energy adds Motor Reliability Testing
• Motor research spurs product development in compressed air process reliability
• Pentair’s IntelliFlo® system saves up to 90 percent in pool pump energy costs
• Cargill & Allied Services Group Announce New Motor Repair Requirements, Specification, and Audit Process to Qualify Motor Repair Suppliers

Tools

• HorsePower Breakpoint Calculator

Recent Publications and Presentations

• Electric Motor Efficiency Regulations: What Motor Manufacturers, OEMs, and Motor Users Need To Know
• Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 – Implications for OEMs and Motor Manufactures

U.S. Motor Efficiency Regulations

• RFI Increased Scope Electric Motors
• Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rule Making (SNOPR) - Jan 5, 2011
• Motor Efficiency Enforcement Announcement, October 2009
• Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
• Small Motor Efficiency, Final Rule
• EPCA Final Rule, 1999