Electric motors have a significant impact on the worldwide energy consumption, accounting up to 50% of global energy consumption, and over in industrial application. Today in fact, the major factor influencing the motor industry is energy efficiency, driven by both increasingly demanding legislation and industry's greater awareness of green issue responsibilities.
Many Governments worldwide have imposed local Regulations, defining Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) to several types of electrical equipment, including electric motors. And the scope of these Regulations become even more stringent year by year. Regional standards, defining the efficiency levels and test methods to determine efficiencies, allow a standardization in the definition and measurement of efficiency amongst motor manufacturers, so simplifying the motors' selection.
Lafert embraces the challenge, offering a wide range of high efficiency motors in compliance with these minimum efficiency levels, whilst remaining committed to the research and development of innovative solutions with even higher efficiency levels.
The International Standard IEC 60034-30-1;2014 ensures a common base for electric motor designing and classification, as well as for national legislative activities, increasing the level of harmonization in MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standard) all over the world.
The IEC 60034-30-1 states the efficiency levels (IE codes) and requirements and provides test conditions and efficiency measurement methods specified in IEC 60034-2-1;2014. It doesn't state the minimum efficiency level (MEPS). This depends on any national legislative activities and government targets to save energy.
