Comparison of environmental and life cycle impact of switched reluctance motor drive and inverter-fed induction motor drives

Andrada, P.; Molina, Balduino Blanqué; Piera, Eusebio Martínez; Benavides, Josep Ignasi Perat; López, Jorge Expósito; Burgués, Marcel Torrent

doi:10.24084/repqj07.319

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“…This paper deals about the environmental impact and life cycle analysis of one SRM drive and two IM drives. It extends previous research conducted by the authors on the environmental impact of SRM drives, and on comparison of SRM and IM drives in environmental terms [10,11]. It contains more critical reasoning regarding the bases of comparison between the two drive types, and considers EC Regulation 640/2009.…”

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Environmental and life cycle cost analysis of one switched reluctance motor drive and two inverter-fed induction motor drives

Andrada

Blanqué

Martínez

et al. 2012

IET Electr. Power Appl.

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Herein is described an environmental and life cycle cost (LCC) analysis of one switched reluctance motor (SRM) drive and two inverter-fed induction motor (IM) drives. The two types of drives are compared based on critical reasoning, and European Commission (EC) Regulation 640/2009 is considered. Environmental impact and LCC were evaluated according the Methodology for the Ecodesign of Energy-Using Products and accounting different operation conditions. The SRM drive was found to have less environmental impact than were the IM drives.

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Environmental and life cycle cost analysis of one switched reluctance motor drive and two inverter-fed induction motor drives

Andrada

Blanqué

Martínez

et al. 2012

IET Electr. Power Appl.

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“…3 (Andrada et al 2009;Jardot et al 2010), whereas those for the proposed design were obtained using the procedure indicated in Fig. 4.…”

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Life cycle analysis on the design of induction motors

Torrent

Martínez

Andrada

2011

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Purpose Herein is reported an application of life cycle analysis (LCA), using the Methodology for the Ecodesign of Energy Using Products (MEEUP), in order to assess the influence of some design parameters in the environmental impact of three-phase induction motors. A motor design procedure to minimize the total environmental impact, based on data obtained from commercial motors, is presented. This procedure is specially intended for the low power range due to the greater potential for energy savings in motors having an output power of 0.75 to 4 kW. Methods A procedure has been developed, based on previously acquired data, to determine the parameters required for application of the MEEUP methodology. These comprise the quantity of each of the motor's main constituent materials used in the production phase, and the two operating variables that directly influence the LCA results: output power and efficiency. Results and discussion The procedure was applied to two 1.5 kW induction motors of different efficiency (according to standard IEC60034-2-1). The calculation results were compared satisfactorily with the laboratory test results. The total environmental impact of the two real motors and of the proposed motor was determined in the production, service life, and end-of-life phases.Conclusions Given the potential for energy savings in electric motors, LCA-based environmental impact assessment should be incorporated into motor design.

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“…With regard to transportation field, the electric motor environmental impact, focusing also on the rare-earth magnet is evaluated recurrently in literature [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], through comparison of synchronous reluctance machine (synRM), permanent magnet-assisted synchronous reluctance machine (PM-assisted RM), PMSM adopting different magnet materials, induction motors (IM) and externally excited synchronous machine (EEsynM). Referring to SRMs, only one Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study [12] was found in literature and not referred to transportation field, with specific reference to passenger car. Indeed, the magnet free solution is compared with two IMs representative of the low power range (1.5kW).…”

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Switched Reluctance Machine for Transportation and Eco-Design: A Life Cycle Assessment

Mafrici,

Madonna,

Maria Meano

et al. 2024

IEEE Access

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The ultimate goal of this research is to design switched reluctance electrical motors for circular economy. Within this paper, which represents a first step towards the main objective, the authors provide an environmental impact evaluation of a switched reluctance motor, designed for an automotive application through a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment. The absence of permanent magnets makes this technology appealing from a cost perspective, and yet it is still not used in the transportation field as it is conventionally considered lower efficiency and performances with respect to other widely adopted technologies. In this paper a switched reluctance motor is compared with a permanent magnet synchronous motor on a like-for-like basis, although the magnet free configuration is not specifically designed for installation on the vehicle selected for this analysis. Furthermore, the paper provides a life cycle assessment of an eco-design strategy application to the magnet-free use case, through substitution of copper with aluminum within the stator winding. This research shows that a solution chosen to ensure cost sustainability, could also meet environmental sustainability at an acceptable performance level, if properly integrated in the end-user application.

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Comparison of environmental and life cycle impact of switched reluctance motor drive and inverter-fed induction motor drives

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Environmental and life cycle cost analysis of one switched reluctance motor drive and two inverter-fed induction motor drives

Environmental and life cycle cost analysis of one switched reluctance motor drive and two inverter-fed induction motor drives

Life cycle analysis on the design of induction motors

Switched Reluctance Machine for Transportation and Eco-Design: A Life Cycle Assessment

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