A Guide To Energy Conservation


Table of Contents
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Part 1: OVERVIEW
Introduction
Objectives
History
United States Energy Policy Act
Consumption or Conversion
Reliance's Response
Part 2: MOTOR EFFICIENCY CONSIDERATIONS
Efficiency
Watts Loss Determines Motor Efficiency
Improving Efficiency By Minimizing Watts Losses
Part 3: TESTING FOR EFFICIENCY
Efficiency Test Methods
THE PROBLEM OF VARIANCES
Testing Error
Efficiency and the Bell Curve
Sample Testing
Part 4: MOTOR LABELING
Efficiency as a Range of Numbers
RELIANCE ELECTRIC DUTY MASTER XE - ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTORS
Part 5: REWINDING MOTORS FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
The Effects of Losses of Motor Rewinding
Rewinding with Integrated Capacitors
Part 6: EVALUATING MOTOR EFFICIENCY
Price Premium Per Kilowatt Saved
Simple Payback
Present Value Analysis
Energy Efficient Motor Payback Analysis
Energy Costs
Part 7: A MOTOR AS PART OF A SYSTEM
Selecting a Motor
Other Components Affecting Efficiency
PICKING THE BEST APPLICATIONS
OTHER DETERMINANTS OF OPERATING COST
Voltage Unbalance
Motor Loading
Maintenance
Part 8: TOTAL ENERGY COSTS
Real Power
Power Factor
Demand Charges
INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITY — GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
RELIANCE ELECTRIC’S ROLE — PRESENT AND FUTURE
Conclusion
APPENDIX 1

Last Updated September 1, 1998



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