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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Anonymous |
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| Title: | Pumping plant motor study |
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| Source: | Landscape & Irrigation. Vol. 18, No. 7, July 1994, p. 48. |
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| Publishing Information: | Van Nuys, CA: Gold Trade Publications, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pumps; Irrigation equipment; Irrigation systems; Tests; Efficiency; Energy balance; Evaluative methods; Surveys
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The following report is an executive summary of a study done by CIT, funded by the California Institute for Energy Efficiency. It documents and summarizes a two-year study of 'Field Determination of electric motor efficiencies.' The application of this technology to industrial motors led to speculation that agricultural pumping-plant motors might be operating at sub-optimal efficiency. The following observations can be made: 1) The test motors nominal efficiencies are about as anticipated, given their age and condition; 2) There is apparently no major mismatching of motors to load that would cause a dramatic drop in efficiency (minimum test motor efficiency noted at 82 percent); 3) The most significant overload occurs in the amaller motors (20-50hp); 4) Individually, the most significant potential improvements in motor efficiency are in the smaller motors (six to seven percentage points) with the larger being less (three to five percentage points). |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Anonymous. 1994. Pumping plant motor study. Landscape Irrig. 18(7):p. 48. |
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