EU Ecodesign Regulation for motors and drives

EU Ecodesign Regulation


There is rapidly growing demand worldwide for more efficient products to cut energy consumption, reduce emissions and help to build a more sustainable future. The Ecodesign regulation (EU) 2019/1781 is an effective way to improve the environmental performance of products by setting minimum energy efficiency requirements for low voltage induction motors and variable speed drives.

The regulation is implemented in two steps. Step 1 effective from July 1, 2021. The second stage, with a wider scope and increased requirements for motors commences on July 1, 2023.
 

Requirement for electric motors from July 1, 2023

Motors

The Ecodesign Regulation covers three-phase single-speed motors rated up to 1000 V, 50 Hz, 60 Hz, 50/60 Hz for direct-on-line operation with continuous duty defined as S1, S3 ≥ 80% and S6 ≥ 80%.

IE4 efficiency class mandatory for motors:

3-phase 2, 4 and 6 pole, single speed motors with rated output from 75 kW up to 200 kW. Excluded brake motors, Ex eb increased safety or other explosion-protected motors (Ex ec, Ex d, Ex de, Ex t)

IE3 efficiency class mandatory for motors:

• 3-phase 2, 4, 6 or 8 pole, single speed motors with rated output from 0.75 kW up to 1000 kW except 2, 4, 6 poles motors with rated output from 75 kW up to 200 kW
• Protection types Ex ec, Ex d, Ex de, Ex t
• Brake motors with external brake
• TEAO (Totally Enclosed Air Over)
• Ambient temperatures between -30°C and +60°C

IE2 efficiency class mandatory for motors:

• 3-phase rated output from 0.12 kW and below 0.75 kW
• Ex eb increased safety motors from 0.12 to 1000 kW
• Single-phase motors from 0.12 to 1000 kW

Drives

Step 2 of the Ecodesign Regulation  does not make any changes to the requirements for drives. The Step 1 requirements, effective from 01.07.2021, cover three-phase drives with a diode rectifier rated from 0.12 to 1000 kW.

IE2 efficiency class mandatory for AC drives:

3-phase drives in power range 0.12 – 1000 kW (diode rectifier)

Exclusions:

• Cabinets containing a module that has already been conformity assessed
• Regenerative drives
• Low harmonic drives (THD <10%)
• Single phase drives
• AC drives with multiple AC outputs
• Medium voltage drives, DC drives and traction drives

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