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WELCOME TO IMOTUS WHAT IS MEPS AUSTRALIA & MEPS LINKS ABOUT MEPS NEXT ISSUE
WELCOME TO I-MOTUS

Over the last six months we have been working on creating new means of keeping in touch with our customers via our Newsletter "I-Motus". Using email as an effective and fast medium, we are aiming to provide you with concise but improtant information about the electric motor industry and events.

For our First edition we are focusing on the increased compliance levels for MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standards) known as EFF1 Level, which will take effect on April 1st 2006 (no...that is the right date...it's no joke!).

This new efficiency standard has the potential to dramatically affect the electric motor industry and as a buyer of electric motors, it therefore will also significantly influence your buying decisions. We hope you enjoy reading the first issue of I-Motus. Should you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

From the team at Edington Agencies.

 
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WHAT IS MEPS?

In simple terms, MEPS applies to manufacturers and importers of three-phase cage induction motors with output ratings from 0.73kW and up to but not including 185Kw with rated voltages up to 1100 Vac. The new regime applicable from April 1 st 2006 specifies the minimum efficiency levels which all relevant motors must meet and it further specifies the efficiency levels required for a motor to be labelled as “High Efficiency”.

It’s not just electric motors alone that are affected by MEPS. In fact, MEPS is a very broad initiative of regulators to address the wider issue of energy efficiency, with electric motors being a key part. Around seventy percent of electricity used in the industrial sector is utilised via electric motor drives. There are significant potential energy efficiency savings to be made in this area.

  • MEPS IS THE KEY TOOL USED FOR IMPROVING
    THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF APPLIANCES &
    EQUIPMENT
  • MEPS SETS THE MINIMUM LEVELS OF ENERGY
    EFFICIENCY A PRODUCT MUST MEET FOR IT TO
    BE SOLD IN THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET PLACE.
  • MEPS ARE LEGISLATED, MANDATORY LEVELS.
  • MEPS LEVELS AND THEIR BASIS OF
    MEASUREMENT ARE PLACED INTO AUSTRALIAN
    & NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS & THE
    LEGISLATION THEN CALLS UP THESE STANDARDS
    INTO LAW.
These specifications mean that suppliers should no longer make advertising claims about their motor’s efficiency levels (after April 1st 2006) unless it meets the stringent levels set in the new legislations.

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Why is the Australian Government implementing MEPS?

Around seventy percent of electricity used in the industrial sector is utilised via electric motor drives. There are significant potential energy efficiency savings to be made in this area. Also many of Australia’s major trading partners now have or are progressing towards mandatory MEPS for three phase electric motors including Taiwan, China, USA, Canada, Thailand and soon Malaysia.

MEPS will improve the energy efficiency of appliances and equipment, particularly overcoming situations where the purchaser is not responsible for ongoing energy operating costs.

In general, the USA and Canadian MEPS levels implemented in 1997 were considered the basis for MEPS proposed for Australia for three phase electric motors to be introduced in 2006. These were chosen after detailed comparison of testing methods showed that these levels were achievable and that they were the most stringent currently in force or proposed by our major trading partners. These levels are also broadly equivalent to European Efficiency Level 1 for 2 and 4 pole motors and are currently specified as the “High Efficiency” levels in the 2001 standard for 2 and 4 pole motors.

IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF IMOTUS:

1. MEPS & 3 PHASE MOTORS

2. WHAT ARE THE EXCEPTIONS TO MEPS

3. BENEFITS OF MEPS IN THE LONG TERM

4. HOW DOES MEPS AFFECT YOU?

Looking for more information on MEPS? Check out
these links for a more detailed view on MEPS.

  1. MEPS REGULATIONS IN AUSTRALIA
  2. LIST OF APPLIANCES REGULATED BY MEPS FOR AUSTRALIA
  3. BROOK CROMPTON & MEPS

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