Motor Starters within the

Extended Product Approach in prEN 50598 series.

by

Dr. Benoit LEPRETTRE Schneider Electric

Dr. Andreas KRAETZSCHMAR Siemens AG
Content

European Regulation 640/2009 (Ecodesign of electric motors)

Overview of prEN 50598 series of standards

Structure, key definitions & concepts

Example from Europump

How to choose the most efficient motor control strategy?

From the application to the Extended Product

Example of EPA to compare Extended Products and motor

control strategies

Selecting the most energy efficient architecture
Context: European Regulation 640/2009
Ecodesign of Electric Motors

June 2011 January 2015 January 2017

Motor efficiency [7.5–375kW] motors: [0.75–375kW] motors:

class:
IE3 minimum IE3 minimum
IE2 minimum OR OR
(acc. to IEC 60034-30)
IE2+VSD IE2+VSD

Alternative specific to Eur. Reg.

Specific alternative of using a VSD

Motor
starter IE3

Designer can choose

VSD IE2 / IE3

These options are not equivalent in terms of Energy Efficiency

The best motor control solution depends on the application

Selection must result from a system-level analysis

prEN 50598 provides a generic methodology & guidelines

The Extended Product Approach (EPA)
Overview of prEN 50598 (CENELEC TC22X)

prEN 50598
Ecodesign for Power drive systems, Motor starters, Power
electronics & their driven applications

Part -1 Part -2 Part -3

General requirements for Energy efficiency Quantitative eco design
setting energy efficiency indicators for power approach through life
standards for power drive systems and motor cycle assessment
driven equipment using starters including product
the extended product category rules and the
approach (EPA), and content of environmental
semi analytic model declarations
(SAM)

Generic methodology to Determination of the Environmental aspects

derive the energy efficiency power losses of a (CO2 balance…)
of a Motor System for a Motor System (motor
given application + control)
+ stakeholders &
responsibilities
 Part -1
General requirements for

Essential definitions setting energy efficiency

standards for power driven
equipment using the extended
Extended Product Definition product approach (EPA), and
semi analytic model (SAM)

Extended Product
Motor System
Power Drive System (PDS)

Complete Drive Module (CDM) Driven equipment

Basic
Mains & Trans- Load
Feeding Auxil- Drive Auxil-
mains Motor mission Machine
section iaries Module iaries
cabling
(BDM)

Motor Starter
(contactor,
softstarter…)

Motor Control System = CDM or Starter

 Part -1
General requirements for

Essential definitions setting energy efficiency

standards for power driven
equipment using the extended
Duty Profile product approach (EPA), and
semi analytic model (SAM)

The application is characterized by a duty profile

It specifies the different power demands and respective runtime
fractions

Duty profile

Operating
Point (OP)
……………

P1 P2 P3 P4 …………… Pi

,
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How will EN 50598-1 be used?
Extended Product characteristics

Motor System prEN 50598-2

architecture & Load machine standard
characteristics characteristics
Application characteristics &
requirements (duty profile)

Motor System
losses
prEN 50598-1 standard
Extended Product Approach

Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) of the Extended Product

within the application

by Extended Product – Committees (pumps…)

Establish specific standards customized for their application domain

by application designers

Compute Energy Efficiency, compare Extended Products (e.g. different architectures & control
strategies)
 Part -2

What is the objective of EN 50598-2? Energy efficiency

indicators for power
drive systems and
motor starters

Specify part-load operating points at which power losses are

required from motor and drives manufacturers

Provide methods for determining the losses of the motor
system

Motor
starter VSD

Extra Losses = Overall Losses

0.1% of motor = must use specified
rated power modeling / measurement
processes
EUROPUMP example (see europump.net)

3 standardized types of applications

Variable flow, closed loop

Variable flow, open loop

Constant flow, open and closed loop

Standardized calculation method

EEI of the Extended Product

performing standardized application
General guidelines for selecting an
energy-efficient motor control strategy

Assess the need for varying the speed (not the load)

Avoid oversizing
Application requirements

Need to vary
speed yes
Variable Speed Drive
independently of
torque?

no

Need to manage yes

Soft starter
start/stop ramp?

no
Electromechanical motor starter

Design motor system avoiding oversizing

General guidelines for selecting an
energy-efficient motor control strategy

Consider the requirements of the application

Make sure all the parts of the Extended Product operate near their best
efficiency operating points most of the time

Assess/compare Energy Efficiency using the Extended Product
Approach in prEN 50598

Candidate architecture 1 Compute EEI

Select
architecture
Application
Candidate architecture 2 Compute EEI that
requirements
provides
best EEI
Candidate architecture 3 Compute EEI
Example of Extended Product Approach
1. Application requirements & architectures

Duty profile 1 Duty profile 2

Extended Product 1
Contactor + IE3 motor + E.E.I? E.E.I?
pump + throttling valve

Extended Product 2
VSD + IE2 motor + pump E.E.I? E.E.I?

What is the best E.P. for each type of application?

Example of Extended Product Approach
2. Compute Energy Efficiency Indicators for EP 1

EXTENDED PRODUCT #1: Contactor + fixed-speed IE3 motor + pump + throttling valve

Load (flow) level 100% 50% 0% (standby)

Operating point 100% flow 50% flow 0% flow
Pump & throttle efficiency 82.0% 61.5% -
Motor efficiency 93.5% 93.0% -
Contactor efficiency 99.9% 99.9% 0.00

Total power consumption at load point [kW] 39.17 26.25 0.00

Weighted electrical power, duty profile 1 [KW] 34.61kW

Weighted electrical power, duty profile 2 [KW] 26.21kW
Example of Extended Product Approach
2. Compute Energy Efficiency Indicators for EP 2

EXTENDED PRODUCT #2: VSD + IE2 motor + pump

Load (flow) level 100% 50% 0% (standby)

100% speed 50% speed
Operating point 0% flow
100% torque 25% torque
Pump efficiency 82.0% 82.0% -
VSD-driven IE2 motor efficiency 91.5% 91.0% -
VSD efficiency (or power losses at standby) 97.0% 92.0% 0.06 kW

Total losses at load point 41.22 21.85 0.06

Weighted electrical power, duty profile 1 [KW] 36.14kW

Weighted electrical power, duty profile 2 [KW] 23.55kW
Example of Extended Product Approach
3. Compare results, choose most efficient architecture

Duty profile 1 Duty profile 2

Extended Product 1
Contactor + IE3 motor + 34.61kW 26.21 kW
pump + throttling valve

Extended Product 2
VSD + IE2 motor + pump 36.14 kW 23.55 kW

The « best » choice depends strongly on the application

To take away...

prEN 50598 provides

The Extended product Approach: a system-level method to estimate the Energy
Efficiency of Motor Systems within any application.

prEN 50598 shall be used by

Extended Product Committees: to establish their own Energy Efficiency
standards

Manufacturers: (motors, drives, motor systems, extended products) to estimate
the E.E. of their products and provide standardized data to other stakeholders.

Application designers: to compare several architectures for an application and
select the most efficient one.

The most efficient Motor Control solution must be determined from the
application requirements.

Motor starters are the most efficient solution for applications that do
not really require varying the speed.
Thank you for your attention!
Questions?