ebm-papst already performs far better than future EuPA limits
In order to secure our electrical power supply in the future, energy consumption in the EU is to be reduced by 20% by 2020. For this reason, the European Union passed the Energy-using Products Act (EuPA) on 27 February 2008, which classifies energy-using products according to minimum efficiency requirements. Motors intended for operation in the EU must therefore meet or beat the minimum efficiency requirements which will be gradually implemented in the coming years.
Single-speed, three-phase asynchronous motors are grouped into IEC 60034-30, and the existing EFF classes are replaced by the new IE classes. Even today, ebm-papst motors with EC technology beat the highest energy class, IE3 (Premium Efficiency), for which a limit value will most likely go into effect in 2015. Thus ebm-papst products have performed better than will be required by future standards – and in some cases, have already done so for years.
In addition to pure energy efficiency ratings for motors, performance-based minimum efficiency levels, which are expected to be announced in the coming years, are also planned for axial, centrifugal and tangential blowers. In this area, too, ebm-papst EC fans are operating more efficiently today than will likely be prescribed by the minimum requirements of tomorrow. Moreover, compared to common standard products, ebm-papst EC products are also cutting edge in terms of service life and life cycle costs. They set the bar for the industry with respect to both environmental and economic aspects.