Buying new motors, here are reasons to go for IE-4 & IE5 Motors
Indeed IE4 & IE5 Motors for Energy Efficiency cost higher than IE-2 motors (normally chosen). However, we actually pay for the electricity also which these motors consume, which is recurring and substantially high, here are the reasons why we must buy only IE-4 & IE-5 Motors for motors up to 45 KW.
1. The difference in full load efficiency in IE-2 & IE-5 is very high (right end of the curve in the above graph) however at this difference is significantly higher. In most of the cases, a motor operates either at variable loads or at lower loading resulting into poor operating efficiency. This makes more sense to go for IE-5 motors especially when buying new motors
*Data for 5.5 kW 4 pole Motor, IE-2 Motor as base case, IE5 motor price (inclusive of VFD), Tariff: Rs. 10/kWh, % Motor Loading 50 to 75%, Running hours 22 hours/day, Operation 300 days/year
2. Incremental payback is less than 9 months for IE-5 Motor.
3. Difference in the Life cycle cost for running the motors for 10 years explains the likely cost of mistake in our decision making.
4. Normal perception is that capital costs are higher and operating costs are not but the recuring nature of the operating cost makes capital cost insignificant in case of motors
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Bhavana Chittawar
Energy Efficiency Expert at SeeTech Solutions
Passionate about helping businesses achieve sustainable energy solutions and cost savings through innovative technology and proven methodologies.