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Hidraulic Motor vs Electric Motor VFD driven

Hidraulic Motor vs Electric Motor VFD driven

Hidraulic Motor vs Electric Motor VFD driven

(OP)
Hello friends,

I would like to know how to make  correct electric motor power calculation when you replace a hidraulic motor with one electric  vfd driven.

If we have 7 KW  300 RPM load requirements: Can I use a 750 RPM(8 poles-50 Hz) motor and decrease the speed up to 300 rpm ( 20 Hz), then for constant torque aplication calculate  the new KW at 750 RPM like  KW = 7 x 750/300 = 17.5 KW?
    
Thanks for the inputs

petronila

RE: Hidraulic Motor vs Electric Motor VFD driven

The principle is right. But you may need to look at cooling at the 40 % of rated speed that you will be running at. Some induction motors, and I think that an eight-pole motor is more sensitive than a four-pole motor, need full cooling across the whole speed range and a shaft driven fan will not work well at 300 RPM. A separately driven fan will be needed.

Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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RE: Hidraulic Motor vs Electric Motor VFD driven

Or use a four-pole motor with a 5:1 in-line gearbox.  The desired 300 rpm output will put thte motor at synchronous speed, so cooling will be effective, and the VFD can still fine-adjust speed as needed.

RE: Hidraulic Motor vs Electric Motor VFD driven

Bear in mind that a hydraulic motor can produce very large torque at standstill and maintain it through the speed range. The speed-torque curve is much flatter than that for an induction motor.
  

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RE: Hidraulic Motor vs Electric Motor VFD driven

For a given HP the motor physical size and the price both increase as the number of poles increases. You will be using a motor that would be large and expensive even before the size was increased (750/300) 2 1/2 times.
I heartily second the suggestion for a gear-box.

Bill
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Jimmy Carter

RE: Hidraulic Motor vs Electric Motor VFD driven

(OP)
Dear all

Thanks for the inputs

A 8 pole motor and a gearbox are spensive, then I will propouse a solution including a 4 pole vfd driven motor with a load beltdriven with pulleys witha 1:2 ratio

Carlos

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