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Chapter 1 Introduction<br />

demands, producers per<strong>for</strong>m research <strong>to</strong> investigate potential solutions <strong>to</strong> promote the sensible use<br />

of electricity and <strong>to</strong> help eliminate unnecessary and costly waste.<br />

Electric <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s are the main consumers of electric <strong>energy</strong>, with applications ranging from large<br />

power plant <strong>to</strong> domestic appliances. In industry about 70 % of the <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>energy</strong> is consumed by<br />

<strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong> driven systems [8]. In this context, a <strong>new</strong> category of electric <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s is being promoted on<br />

the market. This <strong>new</strong> category, High Efficiency Mo<strong>to</strong>r (HEM), has a higher efficiency than the<br />

majority of the <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s in current use.<br />

A HEM refers <strong>to</strong> the ubiqui<strong>to</strong>us Induction Machine (IM), and employs mainly the same<br />

manufacturing technology as a standard <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>. The improved efficiency is obtained by using better<br />

and/or more material and/or by optimising the geometry of the magnetic circuit. However, both<br />

methods are expensive. Forecasts of the <strong>saving</strong>s possible if HEM <strong>applied</strong> are significant [8], [9].<br />

To encourage these changes a <strong>new</strong> classification of electric <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s according <strong>to</strong> efficiency has been<br />

approved by CEMEP 1 and the General Direc<strong>to</strong>rate <strong>for</strong> Energy within the European Commission,<br />

ranking them according <strong>to</strong> the efficiency [7], [9]. This distributes the <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s in<strong>to</strong> three groups:<br />

standard efficiency <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s (Eff3), improved efficiency <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s (Eff2) and high efficiency <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s<br />

(Eff1) as shown in Fig.1.1 <strong>for</strong> 2 and 4 pole Induction Machines. Moreover, the manufacturers were<br />

committed <strong>to</strong> reduce the market share of Eff3 <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s by at least 50 % by December 2003 [7].<br />

efficiency [%]<br />

95<br />

90<br />

85<br />

80<br />

75<br />

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Eff1<br />

High<br />

efficiency<br />

Eff2<br />

Improved<br />

efficiency<br />

2 pole<br />

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4 pole<br />

Eff3<br />

Standard<br />

efficiency<br />

rated power [kW]<br />

Fig.1.1 Classification of electric <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s according <strong>to</strong> their efficiency [7]<br />

As an extension of these regulations, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) introduced its own<br />

programme <strong>for</strong> <strong>energy</strong> <strong>saving</strong>. The power range included in the DEA efficiency table <strong>for</strong> <strong>energy</strong><strong>saving</strong><br />

<strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s (Table 1.1) was increased <strong>to</strong> include <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s rated at 0.55 [kW] instead of the IEC<br />

version, which s<strong>to</strong>ps at 1.1 [kW], because <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s rated at less than 1 [kW] generally exhibit a lower<br />

efficiency than those rated at 1 [kW] or more. Additionally, very large numbers of these small<br />

machines are in use in domestic and office equipment. There<strong>for</strong>e, any potential improvement of the<br />

efficiency of these small <strong>mo<strong>to</strong>r</strong>s makes a large difference <strong>to</strong> global <strong>energy</strong> consumption.<br />

1 European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics<br />

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