Siemens India Wins SEAD Global Efficiency Medal for its 1LA2 Series of Low Voltage IE3 Induction Motors

Siemens India has won the Super-Efficient Equipment Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Global Efficiency Medal for its 1LA2 series of low voltage IE3 induction motors (verified by testing of the 3.7kW and 11kW models). Siemens' 1LA2 series of low voltage IE3 induction motors manufactured in India won in the IEC Induction Motor category for the India region as the most efficient motors, thereby providing the fastest return on investments to the users. The SEAD initiative is an international collaboration of 16 countries and an initiative under the Clean Energy Ministerial, a global forum to share best practices and promote policies and programs that encourage clean and efficient energy management.

While historically SEAD has been awarding "Global Efficiency" medals to various categories such as televisions, lightings, etc., it introduced the category of Motors – IEC Induction Motors, NEMA Induction Motors, New Technology motors less than 75 Kw, and New Technology motors less than 100 Kw hp – only in 2014.

Keywords: Super-Efficient Equipment, Induction Motors, Clean Energy Ministerial, ARC Advisory Group.