Motors

Save 5%–50%

Turn them off:

Encourage staff to turn off conveyors, presses, production machinery, air conditioning and ventilation motors equipment when they are not in use.

Buy energy efficient motors:

Motors can consume their purchase price in electricity in the first two months of use. Check the feasibility of upgrading old, inefficient motors to new “Efficiency Class One” motors.

Use Variable Speed Drives (VSD):

When efficient motors use VSD and are matched well with their loads, huge savings are possible. Where the load on a motor is variable, such as in the case of pumps and fans, using a VSD to reduce the speed of a fan or pump by 20 percent, can cut energy consumption in half.

Use the right lubricant:

Review the type and grade of lubrication used on motors and machinery. Using the wrong lubricant can add 5 percent to energy costs. Additionally, some high performance lubricants can reduce energy costs by 5 percent.

Install automatic controls:

Automatic controls can detect when the motor is idling and reduce the speed of the motor, or can even switch it off. Automatic controls also increase the life span of motors if they have “soft start”, which reduces wear from stopping and starting motors.