A Lifetime of Bottom-Line Benefits with Infinitum’s Aircore EC
Electric motors play a critical role in fans, pumps and industrial applications, including data centers, material handling power generation technology and beyond. Even with leaps in electric motor design, the market is still saturated with century-old technology—heavy iron cores with copper windings, fatigue-prone bearings, third-party variable frequency drives (VFDs) and little concern for end-of-life.
At Infinitum, we’re committed to moving beyond the issues that accompany legacy motor technologies. The result is a space-saving electric motor that’s designed to perform more efficiently with fewer extraneous components. With sustainability in mind, we opted for a modular design that’s durable and easily serviceable.
How We Stack Up Against the Competition
Choosing the right electric motor involves navigating a complex landscape of specifications and technologies to determine the best ROI. Discover how Infinitum is using motor efficiency to drive improvements to your bottom line.
Nameplating
With custom nameplating, motors can be rated with a lower amp rating. A lower input current allows you to save on upstream electrical infrastructure costs over time by reducing the amount and size of wiring, circuit breakers and transformers. If you have many fan arrays, input current savings add up.
For example, with custom nameplates, data centers can allocate more power to IT equipment. If a facility uses 50 MW of energy, and 10 percent (i.e., 5 MW) of that is allocated to cooling fans, Infinitum motors can save approximately 10 percent of that energy—amounting to 500 kW.
Infinitum’s Aircore EC is 10 to 15 percent more efficient than similarly rated motors and offers increased efficiency at partial loads because of its PCB stator design. This reduces power usage effectiveness (PUE) from 1.25 to 1.22. We think these savings are worth it for your bottom line, and we’re the only ones on the market providing this service.
Serviceability and Remanufacturability
At Infinitum, we’re responsible for our products throughout their lifespan, and that impacts your ROI too. Infinitum motors are designed so components can be replaced in the field without replacing the entire motor. An easy-access cover makes it possible to examine field terminals, connectors and programming ports to troubleshoot. In addition to tech support and on-site services, our field service engineers offer training for facilities personnel, so your team feels comfortable and confident with installation procedures, maintenance and repair in the field.
We also offer extended warranties and a comprehensive catalog of spare parts for independent orders between service. Many of our motors and spare parts ship in one week or less, and additional inventory ships in 12 weeks or less.
As motors age and tire, we reuse what we can, recycle what we can’t and remanufacture motors where possible. Because Infinitum motors are remanufactured, they hold up to 10 percent of their value at end of life (EOL); traditional motors sold for scrap can earn the owner an average of 1.5 percent of their value.
Improving Your Bottom Line: TCO and ROI
Total cost of ownership is a crucial metric for decision-making, especially in settings where there’s an array of electric motors in use. When accounting for the initial purchase cost, installation, maintenance and energy costs, the TCO for Infinitum’s Aircore EC is 12 percent better than a traditional AC induction motor. The combination of our integrated variable frequency drive (VFD), smaller and lighter form factor, streamlined installation and optional IoT monitoring features result in notable savings.
Energy costs make up a large portion of TCO, and we know that efficiency translates to savings. Within the first year alone, energy cost savings can pay for an Infinitum motor. Our commitment to efficiency results in measurable ROI in short order.
To take it a step further, you can create custom configuration for application-specific functions using Infinitum’s I-con motor control software. This ensures maximum performance via real-time data monitoring.