When a large motor (or critical one) fails, a postmortem of the motor is never a bad idea. It should be standard operating practice. But while that work is being done at the motor shop, what about the ...

video: Business and industry love squirrel cage induction motors for high speed applications. Power grid Managers detest them, because their power factors under low loads can make a grid unstable. But ...

Why is Power Factor important? The phase relationship between the ac-power-line voltage and current is related by a term called power factor. For a purely resistive load on the power line, voltage and ...

Most discussions on manufacturing energy efficiency focus on identifying easy-to-find-and-fix energy wasters such as compressed air leaks, inefficient lighting, equipment that is always left on when ...