Why Energy Management of Motors?
Motor driven systems consume over half of all electricity in the United States and over 70 percent of all electricity in many industrial plants. Even a modest improvement in the energy efficiency of motor driven systems can produce significant energy savings. Why should industrial plant staff work to save energy? One answer is money. Ever-increasing utility costs reduce profits, erode capital and maintenance budgets, increase product costs, and reduce competitiveness. A common misconception within industry has been to equate energy reduction or energy management with the concept of turning off equipment and shutting down processes. Instead, an energy management program challenges plant staff to use the absolute minimum energy in producing its products or services. The objective is to minimize energy usage through production efficiency gains, while procuring the lowest cost and most reliable supplies of fuel and power. How Do We Implement a Motor Management Program? The following steps
