Motorboss - a proven product!

 

Satisfied Motorboss customers from thousands of installations around the world can attest to its ability to save industry literally millions of dollars in energy and maintenance costs. Independent reports from a variety of sources have endorsed both the quality of engineering and economic viability of Motorboss. The following are just a selection of the results from specific applications where careful monitoring has taken place.

 

 

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In May 1998, a test was carried out by the giant French company - Aerospatiale. A 150 kW Motorboss Plus was installed in the compressor room of the industrial plant on a Siemens motor of nominal output 132KW. The installation, carried out by a technician of Aerospatiale, provided a substantial annualised saving of 30,572 kWh. In addition to the benefits of soft start.

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At a Local Authority site in Norway a 75kW Motorboss Plus has been installed on a Heat Pump used to transfer heat from an Ice Rink to a nearby school. This efficient heat transfer process, already saving the Authorities $160K per annum, has been further enhanced by the installation of Motorboss. The calculated payback for Motorboss is well within two years.
At Volvo in Sweden a 22KW Motorboss was installed in a line where the engine blocks are treated. The motor operates under load 36% of the time and off load 64% of the time. The metered energy savings of active power were 9% under load and 28% when idling. Reactive power savings were 25% and 45% respectively. Payback was calculated at 298 days.
Dillons, a well respected retailer in the UK has over 700 shops throughout the group. In 1992 they carried out an evaluation test in conjunction with an accredited group of independent energy consultants, into the use and efficacy of the single phase Motorboss on their refrigeration equipment. Initially one shop was installed and after attractive energy savings were metered on each unit, a pilot was carried out on a further ten shops enabling electricity bills to be compared with previous periods. Following a successful installation a roll-out programme was agreed resulting in over 4,000 units having now been installed on equipment throughout the group. tsb.gif (17297 bytes) dillons.gif (21399 bytes)
The much coveted Det Norske Veritas approval has been awarded to Motorboss (with limitations as to size and application) for installation on Ships and other offshore installations. The evaluation also confirmed that the reduction in electricity, which Motorboss undoubtedly makes, is translated into a reduction in the amount of fuel consumed by the vessel, thereby extending the time before refuelling.
b_rail.gif (13740 bytes) At one of the largest British Rail maintenance depots in the South of England a 37kW Motorboss was installed on a motor used to drive an air compressor. The site engineer metered the installation both before and after the installation and reported a 21% saving in electricity.
In Norway, a large Municipal pump was causing considerable electrical problems for a nearby factory. Despite having been fitted with a variable Speed Drive, there was still very high starting currents causing transient spikes and a drop in power in the immediate area – which resulted in computers and electronic control equipment tripping out. All previous attempts had failed to rectify the problem. However, following the installation of Motorboss, the problem was eliminated and a permanent solution was provided.
An aircraft manufacturing plant, employing over 4000 motors in its factories, ran extensive tests on Motorboss. A wide variety of applications, including vacuum pumps, sheet bending and cutting machines, lathes, horizontal boring machines, and universal milling machines, were installed with Motorboss and carefully monitored with excellent results. Savings, in kW hour, on a wide range of motors averaged a staggering 38.4%. Following these successful results an installation programme was agreed resulting in almost 1000 Motorboss having now been employed on one site. station.gif (19228 bytes)

The large American Company Contico installed and monitored a Motorboss at a site in the UK. The unit was installed on a Granulator used for re-cycling waste from the injection moulding machines. The installation was monitored via an energy analyser and the results confirmed by the local Electricity Supply Company. The motor ran throughout the day and kW savings of over 50% were achieved for most of this period.

A laboratory test was carried out by Edwards High Vacuum Ltd. (Part of the British Oxygen Group) into the suitability of installing Motorboss on their vacuum pumps. In summary this eleven page comprehensive report stated: "the tests clearly indicate that the Motorboss single phase energy controller reduces the energy consumption of a typical single phase vacuum pump by between thirty and forty percent".

stoke_m.gif (27050 bytes) Curver Limberg, one of the largest companies in the Benelux countries, have a Motorboss installation on on of their Injection Moulding Machines. During the production cycle, which varies dependant on the products under manufacture, the equipment spends a proportion of time either off or under low load. Following the Motorboss installation the energy consumption was metered carefully and a cost saving of circa 20-25% was being achieved.
In Norway a 400kW ‘Rockmill’ capable of crushing 65 tonnes of granite in circa 5 minutes was suffering from excessive starting currents even when unloaded. A Motorboss PSO 400 provided an effective soft start solution with complete motor and system husbandry. It was further noticed that the motor spent over 40 minutes in each hour of operation in either a low or unloaded condition. During these periods Motorboss reduced the power consumption from 181kW to 153kW.
A manufacturing company, with the UK as 40% of its market for their top of the range wood burning stoves, has 102 Motorboss 3phase units controlling motors in its foundry. With a very hot and dusty environment, and some motors starting up to 400 times per day, the company experienced a very high incidence of breakdown and consequent long periods of down-time on its production lines. Although there has been an average saving of 22% in energy, they also claim that the greatest benefit is the dramatic improvement in equipment reliability and an almost 80% reduction in maintenance costs due to improved motor control.

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Tests & Certification

Summary of Declaration of Conformity

EMC Directive - 89/336/EEC

Low Voltage Directive - 73/23/ECC

Harmonised Standards - BS EN-61010-1-1993, BS EN-60204-1:1992, EN 50082-2, EN55022

Class A and EN60555 - 2/3.

All Motorboss units carry a CE certification mark

UL & CSA approved

Motorboss is approved to UL508C-2000

Motorboss is also approved to CAN C22.2 NO 14-95

Motorboss has undergone and passed the most stringent tests, and an EC Certificate of Conformity proscribed by the EU has been issued. Further numerous tests have been carried out by: Equipment Manufacturers, Universities, Engineering Test Houses and private companies to verify savings and equipment performance.

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All our products are designed to the highest possible standards and the manufacturing process is stringently controlled for quality assurance

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