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Electrical
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- Energy Efficiency
- The 2007 Energy Act: Good News for Motor Users
- How EISA Will Affect Your Motor Policy
- Introduction to Premium Efficiency Motors
- NEMA Premium® Motors Mean Big Savings
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- Case Studies
- 100 Miles of Copper Cable Connects, Protects 4.6-MW Photovoltaic Solar Farm
- Driving America to Energy Independence, 30-mph Wind + Plug-In Hybrids = 100 mpg
- Copper-Rotor Motors + Variable Frequency Drives Maximize Savings at a Brass Mill
- Copper-Rotor Motors + Variable Frequency Drives Maximize Savings at Water Treatment Plant
- Bowling Pin Manufacturer Fights Rising Energy Costs With Premium-Efficiency Motors
- Mineral Producer Installing 150 Copper-Rotor Motors Rising Energy Costs Drive Upgrades, Rapid Payback Expected
- Shaw Industries Demands NEMA Premium® Efficiency Motors
- Bryant University Saves Energy Cuts Costs With All-Copper Systems
- Transformer Manufacturer Uses Only Copper
- Copper and Wind Energy
- Motor Upgrades Help Cut HVAC Energy Costs
- Kodak Focuses on NEMA Premium®
- Skating Arena Cuts Energy Costs with Premium-Efficiency Motors
- Brass Mill Cuts Costs with NEMA Premium® Motors
- Weyerhaeuser Policy Calls for Premium-Efficiency Motors and Transformers
- Cummins Engine Company Saves With Energy Efficiency Motors
- Energy-Efficient Transformer Yields 156% ROI
- DOE Mandates Higher Efficiency for Distribution Transformers
- Temperature Rise and Transformer Efficiency
- Introduction to Transformer Losses
- Proper Transformer Sizing & Copper Windings
- Transformer Life Cycle Cost
- High-Efficiency Utility Transformers Mean Lowest Total Owning Cost
- High-Efficiency Copper-Wound Transformers Save Energy and Dollars
- It's a Law of Physics: Copper Saves You Money
- One Wire Size Up Means Big Savings
- Have a Good Story to Tell?
- A Systems Approach to Calculating Energy Savings
- High Efficiency Motors & Transformers CD-ROM
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- The 2007 Energy Act: Good News for Motor Users
- Power Quality
- Proper Grounding Prevents Outages
- A Power Quality Primer
- Two Modern Power Quality Issues – Harmonics & Grounding
- Are You Ready for the Electrical Needs of Today and Tomorrow?
- Wiring for Power Quality
- An Abbreviated Bibliography of Power Quality Information Sources
- Have a Good Power Quality Story To Tell?
- Case Study: New Grounding System Ends Lightning
- Case Study: Proper Copper Grounding Stops Lightning Damage
- Case Study: Copper Grounding System Protects Mt. Washinghton Towers
- Case Study: Old Walmart + Electrical Upgrade = New 9-1-1 Center
- Case Study: Florida 911 Center Upgrades Lightning Protection System
- Case Study: All-Copper Grounding Systems End Million Dollar Losses
- Case Study: Added Copper Improves Grounding, Subdues Thunderstorm Threats
- Case Study: Copper Ensures Reliability, Power Quality at Boston Data Center
- Case Study: Reliable Grounding Saves Years of Seed Development, Protects Equipment, Stops High-Cost Losses
- Case Study: Power Quality Gets Top Grades at Business-Oriented University
- Case Study: Allegheny Power Insists on Copper For Substation Transformers
- Case Study: Copper Protects MIT Computer Center
- Case Study: Copper Corrects Power Quality Problems
- Case Study: Florida Credit Union Data Center Shrugs Off Direct Lightning Hit
- Case Study: All-Copper Grounding Network Ensures Reliability
- Case Study: Copper Checks in @ Internet Hotel
- Case Study: Networked Plant Learns the Value of Proper Grounding
- Case Study: All-Copper Electrical & Grounding Systems Ensure Reliability
- Case Study: Copper-based Grounding System Ends Lightning Damage
- Case Study: Two Miles of Copper Grounding Saves Big Money
- Case Study: New Rules - and Copper Conductors Help Upgrade a 20-Year-Old Electric System
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Technical Papers
Files available in PDF format:
- Performance Characteristics of Drive Motors Optimized for Die-Cast Copper Cages - September 2005 [102 KB]
- Copper in the Rotor for Lighter, Longer Lasting Motors - August 2005 [173 KB]
- Performance of Motors with Die-cast Copper Rotors in Industrial and Agricultural Pumping Applications - May 2005 [360 KB]
- Copper Motor Rotor Technology Transfer Report [3.09 MB]
- New Materials and Innovative Technologies to Improve teh Efficiency of Three-phase Induction Motors—September 2004 [420 KB]
- Recent Advances in Development of the Copper Motor Rotor—September 2004 [71.9 KB]
- Recent Designing Squirrel Cage Rotor Slots with High Conductivity—September 2004 [104 KB]
- Three-Phase Induction Motor Efficiency Improvements With Die-Cast Copper Rotor Cage and Premium Steel—June 2004 [576 KB]
- Prediction of Thermal Fatigue in Tooling for Die-casting Copper via Finite Element Analysis—March 2004 [77.1 KB]
- Design of High Efficiency Industrial Induction Motors by Innovative Technologies and New Materials—Executive Summary—December 2003, by the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of L’Aquila [17.6 KB]
- ELROMA 2003—Development of the Copper Motor Rotor—Manufacturing Considerations and Motor Test Results—December 2003 [416 KB]
- Designing Squirrel Cage Rotor Slots with High Conductivity—ICEM 2004 [112 KB]
- Porosity Control in Copper Rotor Die Castings—NADCA 2003 [1 MB]
- The die-cast copper motor rotor copper market opportunity—Cobre 2003 [624 KB]
- Demonstration Meeting Presentation—January 29, 2002 [13.2 MB]
- NADCA 2002—Use Of High Temperature Die Material & Hot Dies For High Pressure Die Casting Pure Copper & Copper Alloys—October 2002 [4.61 MB]
- EEMODS 2002—Die-cast Copper Motor Rotors: Motor Test Results, Copper Compared to Aluminum—September 2002 [291 KB]
- EEMODS 2002—Die-cast Copper Motor Rotors: Die Materials and Process Considerations for Economical Copper Rotor—September 2002 [267 KB]
- Materials & Modifications to Die Cast the Copper Conductors of the Copper Motor Rotor — September 10, 2001 [504 KB]
- CDA Spring Meeting Presentation by Mr. Darryl Van Son: Cast Copper Rotors — Efficiency Test Results, June 7, 2000 [52 KB]
- Presentation — March 2001 [808 KB]
- Electrical Energy Efficiency Results — February 2001[12 KB]
- Project Update — January 2001 [40 KB]
- Project Description [70 KB]
- EEMODS Paper—September 1999 [790 KB]
- CANMET Paper — 1998 [1,950 KB]
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