MSMA022C1N Panasonic Servo AC Industrial Machine 400W Power Supply

Active power is the power that does work; apparent power has a reactive component. This reactive component is undesirable - the utility company must supply it, but it does no work. A power factor close to unity (100%) is most desirable. Because there are tradeoffs when designing an induction motor for improved efficiency or other performance parameters, power factor sometimes suffers. It can be improved by adding capacitors. Capacitor correction The nameplate may list the maximum power-factor correcting capacitor size. Nameplate notation would be something like "MAX CORR KVAR" followed by a number. The number would indicate capacitor value in kilovars. A value greater than that suggested may result in higher voltages than desired and could cause damage to the motor or other components.

Horsepower Shaft horsepower is a measure of the motor's mechanical output rating, its ability to deliver the torque required for the load at rated speed. It is usually given as "HP" on the nameplate. In general: HP = (Torque) x (speed)/5,250 where: Torque is in lb-ft Speed is in rpm Full-load speed The speed at which rated full-load torque is delivered at rated power output is full-load speed. It is generally given as "RPM" on the nameplate. This speed is sometimes called "slip" speed or actual rotor speed rather than synchronous speed. Synchronous speed is the speed at which the motor would run if it were fixed to the ac power line frequency; that is, if it turned at the same speed as the rotating magnetic field created by the combination of winding pattern and power line frequency. An induction motor's speed is always less than synchronous speed and it drops off as load increases. For example, for 1800 rpm synchronous speed, an induction motor might have a full-load speed of 1748 rpm. There have been conflicting opinions and claims regarding the effect of replacing a "standardefficiency" motor with an "energy-efficient" motor on a centrifugal-type load. Centrifugal pumps and fans impose what is often called a "cubed-exponential load" on the driver. For such a pump or fan, torque varies approximately as the square of speed. Because, by definition, power varies directly with torque and with speed, for a centrifugal-type load, power varies approximately as the cube of speed - a small speed change produces a much larger change in power requirement. For example, a 1% increase in speed would bring a 3% increase in load: (1.01)3 = 1.03