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ABB's Marco Veeckman explains the Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) for low-voltage motors

Marco Veeckman
IE3 motors introduced under MEPS will help improve the energy efficiency of operations like milling

IE3 motors introduced under MEPS will help improve the energy efficiency of operations like milling

Since the start of the year, new electric motors sized from 0.75kW to 375kW in Europe must now meet the IE3 efficiency level, or the IE2 level if fitted with a variable-speed drive (VSD). As operators...

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