A pair of Ample Amps® 200 Hp motors drive
the City of Dunedin Waste Water Treatment
Plant's aerator blowers.

Ample Amps® technology for a 200 Hp
Motor at Lakeland Electric Company.

Ample Amps®

How Ample Amps® Motor Technology Works

A conventional motor is typically designed to supply full horsepower to the shaft at all times. As a result of this design parameter, the magnetic circuit is designed to deliver the maximum magnetic force from the instant that power is applied to the motor terminals. The downside to the prevailing designs is that the magnetic circuit is not able to regulate the excess magnetism when less than full power is required. This nearly permanent excess magnetism returns to the line as Reactive Power.

In a conventional motor the excess magnetism does no work and is wasted energy. Actually, this energy returns on the power lines to the power source, loading the producer with reactive power. Such reactive (wasted) energy means that the total cost to produce and deliver electric power for motors is more than just the quantity of electricity measured at the input lines on the motor. Total billed kilowatts (KW's) includes the cost to produce the reactive power. This means additional fuel must be consumed to produce the same KW's the motor uses.

Most all of today's motors are rated for 95% efficiency. That efficiency is only valid at full load levels. Under or over that design load, the efficiency will drop as low as 50%. Because of their ability to respond to varying loads, and compensate electro-magnetically, Ample Amps® motors remain significantly more efficient at most loads.

Of great importance is that Ample Amps® motors DO NOT REQUIRE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION, because they do not produce Reactive Power!!!

Economy of Ample Amps® motors

Ample Amps® motors save money by simply reducing the power taken from the line to do the requested work. Any loss that would have become Reactive Power is simply eliminated. The savings is realized by demanding less power from the power company. For every KVAR returned to the line, the power company must produce one KVA to compensate. Eliminating the KVAR means less KVA consumed!!

Ample Amps® motors have been proven to save kilowatt hours (KwH) consumed, compared to conventional motors used for the same task. The payoff is simple and direct — the utility company sends a bill for the total kilowatt hours (KwH) used. The savings from Ample Amps® is direct — less KwH means less spent with the power company. Real savings in real dollars! Plus less concern that a runaway Power Factor would result in a higher power rate charge!