Mitsubishi Electric to launch MelEnergy to help UK business with ESOS Compliance. To be launched early in 2015, MelEnergy will provide the energy management software platform and technical expertise to develop the best energy saving options for clients. Both Mitsubishi Electric and RUMM believe that there are great benefits to be realised from […]
The PPMA Seminar programme for the first quarter for 2014 includes: Machinery Risk Assessment ; Machinery Directive, and Functional Safety. The Association welcomes both members and non-members to these regional events. Machinery Risk Assessment 30th January 2014 Manchester Are you undertaking Risk Assessments correctly or are you putting your company at Risk? […]
What are harmonics? Harmonic distortion is a form of electrical pollution that can cause problems if the sum of the harmonic currents increases above certain limits. A harmonic current is one with a frequency at a multiple of the fundamental frequency, for instance a 250 Hz current on a 50 Hz network is the […]
Despite the energy saving advantages and EU directives promoting energy saving motors, a recent study by IMS Research (now part of HIS) indicates a significant portion of sales of low voltage motors sold in Europe and the UK are still IE1. In 2009 the implemented Directive 2005/32/EC which states that in the […]
Motors placed on the market after 1 January 2015, with a rated output between 7.5 – 375 kW, shall have a minimum efficiency class of IE3, or minimum IE2 if they are operated or equipped with electronic speed control, essentially a variable-speed drive (VSD). It is estimated that electric motors consume 70% of the […]