NORD provides a competence centre for energy efficiency

Energy-efficient drive systems reduce energy consumption and thus the energy costs of the respective systems. Users benefit from the consultation expertise of system provider NORD DRIVESYSTEMS.

During its TCO consultation (TCO = total cost of ownership), the system provider evaluates all costs across the components' life cycle and recommends how drive systems should be optimally sized to ensure cost-effective energy and cost management. This encompasses all costs associated with the purchase, operation, potential maintenance and recycling of a drive system.

Spotting savings potential with NORD ECO

With its NORD ECO service, the drive specialist supports companies in the energy-efficient optimisation of applications through retrofitting. As a first step, users can use the NORD ECO Quick Calculator online to estimate whether upgrading to a higher efficiency class is worthwhile and determine the expected break-even point for a retrofit.

NORD ECO then provides a real-time analysis of the application's energy consumption. The system is installed between the drive and the power supply. Over a period of two months, it records data on sustained loads, peak loads and irregular operating conditions. In this way, NORD provides transparency regarding the energy that is actually used and that which is not. On this basis, the system provider draws up a proposal for the drive design, which can be used to improve the system's performance and efficiency.

Configuration of drive systems with high efficiency

Finally, NORD offers components that enable customers to put the recommendations into practice. Well-known examples are the IE5+ synchronous motor and the integrated gear unit/motor concept DuoDrive. In both cases, permanent-magnet synchronous motors achieve a high level of efficiency that exceeds that of the highest energy efficiency class (IE5). They also deliver constant torque across a wide speed range. This makes it possible to reduce the number of variants.