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News Release from: ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) | Subject: ABB Process Performance motors
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 April 2007
Motors meet NEMA standards
ABB's Process Performance range of motors is designed for reliability and high efficiency, featuring improved cooling to extend the life of bearings and winding
ABB Process Performance motors are now available with NEMA standards The Process Performance range is designed for reliability and high efficiency, featuring improved cooling to extend the life of bearings and windings, addressing the causes of 90% of motor failures
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 8 Feb 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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This is now available in a motor range designed to NEMA and CSA standards (NEMA MG-1-1988, IEEE112-1996, CSA file C22.2 no 100.95), meeting the needs of exporting OEMs wishing to target process industries in countries operating to these standards.
NEMA and CSA standards are used in the North American market and other regions where US engineering standards dominate.
The standards are common in many Central and South American countries, as well as key Asian markets, such as Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
OEMs working with the process industries in these countries can rely on ABB's NEMA motors to provide superior reliability and performance through many years of continuous operation.
The totally enclosed, fan cooled, three-phase squirrel cage type motors are available with two, four, six or eight poles in frame sizes from 404 to 588, offering a power output from 75 to 597kW.
Innovative cooling fins are included on the end shield of the motors for the first time.
These are designed to reduce bearing temperatures and thereby lengthen bearing life.
The new range is also available with a wide range of options, such as 13 choices of bearings and lubrication, seven types of environmental protection and three options for winding insulation.
This flexibility makes the motors suitable for incorporation into pumps, fans and other equipment targeting a wide range of demanding process applications.
The motors are designed both for variable speed and direct-on-line use.
When selecting motors for variable speed use, a number of considerations should be taken into account.
These are all outlined in a 28-page brochure produced by ABB, which describes the available options in detail.
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