Motors - Low Voltage (Integral Horsepower)

The Integral Horsepower Low Voltage Motors market research study delivers current market analysis plus a five year market and technology forecast.  The study is available in multiple editions including worldwide, all regions, and most major countries.  

​Higher Energy Efficient Motors Support Sustainability Initiatives

ARC’s research on the Integral Horsepower (IHP) Low Voltage Motors market provides strategic insight into the market and includes quantitative assessments and forecasts of various segmentations, as well as analyses of world regions and industries. Products included in this market analysis are alternating current (AC) asynchronous and synchronous motors, gearmotors, and direct current (DC) motors operating at voltages of 690 V. or less. Growth tempered with sustainability is the objective of forward-thinking companies. More people, especially in emerging nations are shifting to cities, often for economic benefits, and this dynamic is creating a demand for better urban infrastructure. This increases the direct use of motors in various applications as well as supporting industries, such as metals, mining, cement & glass, and chemical. Also, in most developed countries, many aging infrastructures need to be modernized. Sustainability initiatives for carbon neutrality, hydrogen energy projects, strong recovery from the machinery and automotive segments further support this high growth. 

Energy efficiency of low voltage motors has increased dramatically in recent years due to technological advances and regulations to improve energy efficiency. Higher energy-efficient motors, including IE3 and IE4 are becoming increasingly important in the market. A handful of suppliers also have IE5 and/or IE5 complaint motors that are designed to meet IE5 ultra- premium energy efficiency standards.

Integral Horsepower Low Voltage Motors Strategic Issues

In addition to providing a five-year market forecast, the IHP Low Voltage Motors market research provides detailed quantitative current market data and addresses key strategic issues as follows.

Select Suitable Motors

Both external and internal conditions need to be considered when selecting a drive or motor to run a machine or process. A drive or a motor which is correctly dimensioned and mounted will work properly throughout its lifetime. For example, a motor must be chosen to suit the attached machine’s startup power levels and operational power output requirements. An improperly matched motor can cause significant damage to the machine or result in stalling and failure. With electric motors, it is always worth looking at the system as a whole and choosing the correct size of a motor for a desired application. An oversized motor will consume excess energy while only delivering a fraction of the available power, and an underpowered motor will waste energy by running too hot. Hence, selecting a suitable motor can save some energy and operational costs.

Identify Critical Applications and Use Condition Monitoring

Identifying critical applications needs to be a priority—making sure that these are equipped with reliable, correctly sized gearmotors and the lines are designed with redundancy, if necessary. To reduce and control exchange times to avoid loss of production, condition monitoring is essential on those devices. Most gearmotors offer integrated condition monitoring or can be integrated into a third-party system. While this has become the standard, the correct and continuous usage of this feature has not been achieved by everyone, especially in critical applications—preferably, predictive condition monitoring needs to become the standard.

Standardization

It is important to find the balance between standardizing on a selected number of motors and using individual solutions for each application. Standardization has the advantage that the number of spare parts is reduced, which lowers costs. On the other hand, standardization on a small number of motors will result in using oversized motors for a majority of applications. This will increase energy consumption, especially with regard to expensive IE4 motors that lose the efficiency gain, when used below full load. This also means that when standardizing on a number of motors, paying the premium for high-efficient motors is a waste of money.