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MRC Receives Funding For Motor Reliability Research As part of a national research project funded through the State Technical Advancement Collaborative (STAC) and the Department of Energy (DOE), the Motor Resource Center (MRC) is soliciting access to motor history records that will be used to develop MTBF baselines for new and rewound motors. In exchange for providing the MRC with your motor records, you will be provided with an analysis of the reliability of your motors in comparison to the reliability of similar motors in similar facilities. This analysis will allow you to evaluate the relative effectiveness of your motor management policies to determine if you could benefit from policy changes. In addition each participant will get a customized, facility-wide horsepower breakpoint analysis that will provide a guideline of when to repair or replace failed motors. Data will be evaluated by hp, speed, voltage, enclosure, application, age and other factors according to the availability of these details in the data. The final analysis of this data will be disseminated to the public and will provide insight into the reliability of new and repaired motors. In addition the data may identify characteristics of low reliability motors that suggest specific recourse for improvement. All information collected will be held in strict confidence. When results are distributed to the public, company names and locations will not be included, unless specifically requested by the participating facility. Motor Records Needed:
Motor History Records Sought For Benchmarking of Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
Recognizing that this complete list of data needs may not be available at many sites, consideration will be given to partial data sources on a case-by-case basis. Data in magnetic file format is preferred. However, hardcopy records are also acceptable.
To learn more about the overall STAC project, please visit http://www.motorresourcecenter.org/docs/STAC%20press%20release.doc.
If you are interested in participating or learning more please contact Ziba Kellum at zkellum@advancedenergy.org.
[The MRC is a national resource improving the design, application, and operation of motors and motor-driven systems. Formed in July 2002, the MRC is a partnership between Advanced Energy Corporation (Raleigh, North Carolina) and the Washington State University (WSU) Extension Energy Program. The in-lab testing and project analysis will be conducted in the areas of energy efficiency of in-service motors and motor reliability of new versus repaired motors.]