Motors, Pumps and Fans

Motor-driven equipment accounts for 64 percent of the electricity consumed in the U.S. industrial sector. Within the nation's most energy-intensive industries—which are the focus of ITP's Industries of the Future strategy—motor systems consume approximately 290 billion kWh per year. In these industries alone, improvements to motor systems could yield dramatic energy and cost savings. The key to these savings is applying energy-efficiency equipment or implementing sound energy management practices.

On this page, you will find BestPractices resources that are specific to motor systems. These include publications, software tools, and training information. Most can be downloaded from this site; others can be ordered from the EERE Information Center. (Links for ordering are provided). The following documents can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. (Download Adobe Reader)

Motor Tip Sheets

Click here for a complete list of motor system tip sheets.

Pumping Systems Tip Sheets

Click here for a complete list of pumping system tip sheets.

Sourcebooks

Improving Fan System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry (PDF 1.2 MB)
Improving Pumping System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry (PDF 4.4 MB)

Motor Efficiency Case Studies

Improving Sewage Pump System Performance
Improving the Efficiency of a Brewery's Cooling System
Improving the Performance of a Waste-to-Energy Facility
Improving Ventilation System Energy Efficiency in a Textile Plant
Improving Efficiency of Tube Drawing Bench (PDF 103 KB)
Motor System Upgrades Smooth the Way to Savings of $700,000 at Chevron Refinery (PDF 73 KB)
New Water Booster Pump System Reduces Energy Consumption by 80% and Increases Reliability (PDF 208 KB)
Optimizing Electric Motor Systems at a Corporate Campus Facility (PDF 192 KB)
Optimized Pump Systems Save Coal Preparation Plant Money and Energy (PDF 190 KB)
Reduce Pumping Costs through Optimum Pipe Sizing (PDF 86 KB)
Saving Energy at a Sewage Lift Station through Pump System Modifications

Technical Publications

A National Strategy for Energy Efficient Industrial Motor-Driven Systems
Paper presented at European Commission Conference: Energy Efficiency Improvements in Motors and Drives; October 29-31, 1996; Lisbon, Portugal
Pump Life Cycle Costs: A Guide to LCC Analysis for Pumping Systems, Executive Summary (PDF 672 KB)
Buying an Energy-Efficient Electric Motor
Publication Date: September 1996
Length: 8 pp.
(PDF 106 KB)
Energy Management for Motor Drive Systems
Publication Date: June 1997
Length: 100 pp.
(PDF 2.5 MB)
Optimizing Your Motor Drive System
Publication Date: September 1996
Length: 8 pp.
(PDF 87 KB)
Pulp and Paper Mills: Profiting for Efficient Motor System Use
(PDF 82 KB)
A Glimpse at What's Between the Covers of the Market Assessment (Motors)
Reducing Power Factor Cost
Publication Date: September 1996
Length: 4 pp.
(PDF 98 KB)
Replacing an Oversized and Underloaded Electric Motor
Length: 6pp.
(PDF 162 KB)
The Impacts of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 on Industrial End Users of Electric Motor-Driven Systems
Publication Date: September 1996
Length: 4 pp.
(PDF 242 KB)
United States Industrial Motor-Driven Systems Market Assessment: Charting a Roadmap to Energy Savings for Industry
Paper presented at the International Workshop on Industrial Energy Efficiency Policies: Understanding Success and Failure; June 10-12, 1998; Utrecht, The Netherlands
United States Industrial Motor Systems Market Opportunities Assessment (PDF 6.6 MB)
United States Industrial Motor Systems Market Opportunities Assessment: Executive Summary
Publication Date: December 1998
Length: 22 pages
(PDF 5.1 MB)
Variable Speed Pumping: A Guide to Successful Applications; Executive Summary
Publication Date: May 2004
Length: 22 pages
(PDF 1.1 MB)

Software

Training and Events Calendar

Many of BestPractices' training programs and events focus on motor system efficiency. Check out the training and events calendar to see the current offerings.