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Motors, Pumps and Fans Publications

Sourcebooks

Reference books that provide information on activities, resources, applications, standards, and guidelines for increasing industrial energy efficiency.

Improving Fan System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry (PDF 1.17 MB)

Improving Pumping System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry (PDF 3.1 MB)

Tip Sheets

These two-page tip sheets provide quick advice on how to keep your systems running at their maximum efficiency.

Click here for a complete list of motor and fan tip sheets.
Click here for a complete list of pumping tip sheets.

Technical Fact Sheets and Handbooks

Publications with "how-to" technical detail on increasing system efficiencies. Available from the EERE Information Center or at 1-877-EERE-INF (877-337-3463). Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. (Download Adobe Reader)

Buying an Energy-Efficient Electric Motor (PDF 106 KB)

Determining Electric Motor Load and Efficiency (PDF 191 KB)

Energy Management for Motor Drive Systems (PDF 2.5 MB)

The Impacts of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 on Industrial End Users of Electric Motor-Driven Systems (PDF 242 KB)

Optimizing Your Motor Drive System (PDF 87 KB)

Pump Life Cycle Costs: A Guide to LCC Analysis for Pumping Systems, Executive Summary (PDF 672 KB)

Reducing Power Factor Cost (PDF 98 KB)

Replacing an Oversized and Underloaded Electric Motor (PDF 162 KB)

Save Energy Now in Your Motor-Driven Systems (PDF 433 KB)

Variable Speed Pumping: A Guide to Successful Applications; Executive Summary (PDF 1.1 MB)

Market Assessments

Motor System Usage in Forest Products (Motor Challenge) (PDF 71 KB)

A Glimpse at What's Between the Covers of the Market Assessment (Motors)

United States Industrial Motor Systems Market Opportunities Assessment (PDF 6.61 MB)

United States Industrial Motor Systems Market Opportunities Assessment: Executive Summary
(PDF 5.13 MB)

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

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

Repair Documents

Model Repair Specifications for Low Voltage Induction Motors (PDF 1.30 MB)

Motor Repair Tech Brief (PDF 955 KB)

Selected Bibliography on Electric Motor Repair (PDF 1.37 MB)

Service Center Evaluation Guide (PDF 1.26 MB)