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Is the Motor Efficiency Controller a Power Factor Controller?

April 26, 2017controller efficiency Factor motor power

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Is the Motor Efficiency Controller a Power Factor Controller?

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No. Although the power factor of an unloaded or lightly loaded motor will increase slightly as a result of the energy saving algorithm, the Motor Efficiency Controller is a motor controller that can control the amount of voltage and current delivered to a motor. 7. Will the Motor Efficiency Controller work on any type of electric motor? Answer: No. The Motor Efficiency Controller will only work on AC induction motors. Unfortunately, the Motor Efficiency Controller will not work on DC motors – motors with a commutator and brushes, stepper or positioning motors, permanent magnet or synchronous motors. 8. Can the Motor Efficiency Controller work on more than one motor at a time? Answer: Only if the motors share a common load and are started and stopped at the same time. This is normally a rare situation, but it is not uncommon for an escalator to be powered by two motors of the same rating. Power Efficiency Corp. has installed and tested, with successful results, the Motor Efficiency Cont