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Ecodesign: Work on Electric Motors Marcello Zinno UCIF – Italian Surface Treatment Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, Milan, Italy
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he issue of electric motors, governed
ranging from 0.12 to 1,000 kW, classified for
private citizens) the chance to comment
by the Commission Regulation (EC)
continuous cycle operation;
on it. Afterwards, the definitive text is
No. 640/2009, also known as Ecodesign,
• VSDs classified to operate with the motors
presented to the Regulatory Committee,
has undergone intense study for a year now.
mentioned above and with a P value
i.e. the Committee of the Member States
The DG Energy was the Directorate General
ranging from 0.75 to 1,000 kW.
that discusses and approves the text
responsible for the development of the update
to be subjected to final approval by the
proposal; last year, it submitted the text to all
The list of motors excluded from this
Parliament. The Regulatory Committee
other DGs of the European Commission to
Regulation’s scope is much wider than that
will meet in the first months of 2019 and
gather their comments. In conjunction with this
of the current one. It also includes a new
it will express itself on all the innovations
assessment process, the ANIMA Federation
definition of a fully integrated motor, as well
included in the Regulation, including the
received the proposed Regulation text and
as other changes being discussed at the
comments and proposals received during
started to discuss its impact on the concerned
moment.
the public consultation phase. The Ministry
sectors. The scope of the Regulation is as
of Economic Development will participate During the second half of 2018, a public
for Italy. The process will end with the
• Induction electric motors with a 50 or 50/60
consultation was carried out. In this phase,
approval of the final Regulation document,
Hz frequency, 2/4/6/8 poles, a UN value
the Regulation text is publicly issued in
which will be presumably issued at the end
ranging from 50 to 1,000 V, and a P value
order to give anyone (institutions and
of the first half of 2019.
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