Electric motors and motor systems in industrial and infrastructure applications with pumps, fans and compressors in buildings are responsible for 53% of the world’s total electricity consumption. New and existing technologies offer the potential to reduce the energy demand of motor systems across the global economy by 20% to 30% with short payback periods.
4E’s Electric Motor Systems Platform (EMSA) raises worldwide awareness of the efficiency potential of motor systems and provides guidance and tools to exploit the energy performance of new and existing motor systems worldwide.
EMSA just released a new report with the results of a test series of industrial Silicon Carbide Variable Speed Drives, revealing clear efficiency advantages, but also the need for further research on challenges.
EMSA is happy to welcome its new member country Canada, represented by Natural Resources Canada.
As part of a Swiss research project, a motor system using silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET-based Variable Speed Drive was evaluated against a conventional system with insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology. Energy loss measurements from both systems were used to estimate the potential savings if all speed-controlled pump drive systems worldwide were converted to SiC technology. The results point to a global annual savings potential of 17 – 25 TWh.
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This report report describes the results of a test series of industrial Silicon Carbide Variable Speed Drives, revealing clear efficiency advantages, but also the need for further research on challenges.
This Policy Brief highlights the importance of wide bandgap power semiconductors in industrial variable speed drives and introduces the Research Roadmap developed by EMSA in cooperation with PECTA. The Research Roadmap aims to facilitate the adoption of this new technology by addressing key challenges with dedicated research topics over the course of the next few years.
This Policy Brief summarises the key findings of four recent EMSA publications on digitalisation in electric motor systems.
