Device reducing motor power consumption by 15% developed in Siberia
TOMSK. Oct 31 (Interfax) - Roman Gorbunov, a young scientist from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), has developed a device that reduces motor power consumption by 15%, the university said in a statement.
"The main element of the device is an electronic inverter of AC voltage. The device is designed for asynchronous motors, a widespread type of engines that is used in ventilation systems, pumps, conveyors," - the statement said.
Such devices that have been developed earlier are either ineffective (at higher motor power factor they have lower power factor of the whole system) or very expensive.
Gorbunov has constructed an experimental model of the device, and some companies are already interested in it, such as CJSC "Erasib" (Novosibirsk; develops and manufactures electric drive control systems) and JSC "Ural Electrochemical Integrated Plant" (Novouralsk; a subsidiary of Rosatom).
"In addition to energy-saving features, the device also "keeps an eye" on the engine. It diagnoses an engine and can turn it off in the case of jamming or overheating", - Gorbunov said.
Tomsk Polytechnic University, founded in 1896, was No. 9 in the National Ranking of Universities by the Interfax International Information Services Group and Ekho Moskvy radio station for the 2014/2015 academic year.