Low Cost, Energy
Saving Motor Controller for Residential and Industrial Buildings
Patrick Chapman
02-02
EISG Project
Title: Low Cost, Energy Saving
Motor Controller for Residential and Industrial Buildings
EISG Grant Number: 02-02
PIER Area: Building End-Use
Principal Investigator: Patrick Chapman
Contact Information: Phone:
(217) 333-4694, email: chapman@ece.uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Grant Amount: $69,482
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
Proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating a unique motor drive with a specially designed 3-phase motor that allows the motor to be driven with single-phase power and will vary the speed of the motor to follow the load.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ A 500 W prototype will be fabricated and tested.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to demonstrate greater than 70% motor efficiency over a 10:1 speed range.
§ Potential to achieve a unit cost of less than $40.
§ Potential to save California homeowners up to 25% on their AC energy consumption.