Are my motors oversized?

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2282-2287

  Bortoni, Edson da Costa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Induction motors

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY WASTES; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; LINE-FED; LOAD SYSTEMS; ROAD-MAPS; THREE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MOTORS;

INDUCTION MOTORS;

EID: 67650220901     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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