Schneider Electric’s Drives Energy Savings Work Zone

Energy demand is on the rise and so are federal and international regulations requiring the reduction in our global carbon footprint.
To do this, a variable energy management solution is paramount. This starts by better managing motors that control pump and HVAC systems. Research shows that these motors consume:

  • 30% of the energy of a building.
  • 60% of the energy of industries and infrastructures.

With Altivar® variable frequency drives from Schneider Electric you can achieve energy savings of up to 70%, depending on the type of installation. The highest potential energy savings can be found on pumps, fans and compressors.

To help you understand your potential savings with our Altivar variable frequency drives, we’ve developed two new tools.
This simulator compares a conventional fan application using a mechanical control to a variable speed drive to control airflow. You control the level of flow by turning the wheel on the throttle and the Altivar drive to control the airflow. The simulator then illustrates energy consumption for both options.

    
The ECO2 Energy Calculator helps you identify the estimated return-on-investment for a variable speed drive within pump and fan applications. Download and install this calculator to build a customized report to illustrate energy consumption with or without a drive, the reduction in your carbon footprint and your potential paid back period for your specific application. You can even adjust variables to evaluate how duty cycle rebates, installation costs, energy costs and other variables change your ROI.
To use this program, you must have the latest version of Java

 

Energy Efficiency Drives Brochure