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Free motor evaluation service highlights hidden potential energy savings
07 September 2022
The best way to reduce your energy bills is simply to use less energy. With prices spiralling, a free service from ABB can help to identify the easiest opportunities to reduce outgoings.
Some 45 percent of global energy used in industry comes from electric motors, yet it is estimated that less than 10 percent of the world's installed motor base is fitted with a variable speed drive. Many electric motors are run without any form of speed control, meaning they are essentially running at full power all the time, irrespective of demand. Drives are devices that electronically control the speed of the motor, ensuring that it only draws the minimum amount of energy that it requires to achieve a required output.
A drive running a fan or pump system can halve the amount of energy used. Extrapolate this across multiple applications with dozens or even hundreds of motors in an installed base, and the energy savings can quickly accumulate, resulting in significantly lower electricity bills. With the latest generation of SynRM motor and drive solutions, the energy savings can be even greater.
One of the challenges in finding energy efficiency opportunities in a typical plant is knowing where to look. ABB has introduced a free service which makes this far easier.
The Energy Snapshot service involves an engineer from ABB or an approved ABB Value Provider carrying out an in-person visit over the course of half a day. During the visit, the engineer will identify the motor-driven applications that offer the greatest opportunity to cut energy use in the shortest possible time. A comprehensive report is then produced setting out the recommended course of action, offering a compelling business case for investment in energy-efficient motor and drive technologies.
The report is bespoke for every facility, incorporating actual operating data gathered during the inspection to recommend appropriate solutions, and provide compelling justification for them. This includes projected CAPEX and OPEX estimates, savings forecasts, payback points and energy/CO2 saved over time, illustrated using charts and graphs as well as raw figures.
Using data collected during the assessment, a comprehensive report is provided containing all the information you need to build a compelling business justification for making your motor-driven assets more energy efficient, more reliable and cheaper to operate.
Purchasing decisions aren’t always just made by one person, which is why with the ABB Energy Snapshot, each stakeholder in the decision-making process receives a bespoke report that speaks the same language they do, from financial controllers to maintenance and energy managers. It provides key personnel with the information and clarity they need to realise the energy-saving potential of motor-driven applications, and dramatically cut costs.
An action plan is prepared to highlight the applications that offer the greatest/fastest opportunity to reduce energy consumption. Figures will normally be translated into annual savings, and there will be detailed recommendations for suitable drives or motors. Three separate tailored reports are created highlighting information relevant to financial controllers, energy managers and maintenance personnel. To further prove the results, ABB can arrange a hire drive to let you put the recommendations to the test. Once new equipment is fitted, energy consumption is tracked to enable predicted and actual savings to be compared.
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