Seminar Agenda
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The Motors: Operation, Efficiency & Economics Online Seminar will be presented in the following four two-hour teleconferencing modules:

MODULE 1:  2 hours

Motor Overview
• Types of Electric Motors
• Motor Operation
• Concept of Slip
• NEMA Designs
• Motor Terminology

Motor Efficiency
• Efficiency Ratings
• Motor Losses
• Efficiency Improvements
• Efficiency and Loading
• EPACT Efficiencies


MODULE 2:
 2 hours

Power Factor
• Definition
• Effects of Loading on Power Factor
• Low Power Factor Concerns
• Power Factor Correction

Motor Maintenance
• Breakdown
• Preventative
• Selective

Economics of Energy Efficient Motors
• Energy Efficient Motor Replacement
• Energy Efficient Motors vs. Rewinding

MODULE 3:  2 hours

Economics of Energy Efficient Motors (cont'd)
• Class Exercises

Nameplate Information
• Items Listed
• Dual Voltage Motors
• NEMA Old and New Efficiency Requirements
• Nameplate Quiz


MODULE 4:
 2 hours

Motor Protection
• Fuses and Breakers
• Overload Elements
• Single Phasing

Motor Starters
• Resistor/reactor
• Autotransformer
• Wye Start-Delta Run

Power Quality and Motor Performance
• Unbalanced Voltages
• Harmonics

Variable Frequency Drives
• Types of Variable Frequency Drives
• VFD Economics
• Correct and Incorrect Applications

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