WEG Supplies Pump Equipment for Irrigation Project
WEG is supplying 160 large synchronous vertical motors, plus excitation panels and brake systems, for use on pumps in the HNSS irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh, India. The HNSS project will take water from the Krishna and Godavari rivers to serve land mostly in the state of Andhra Pradesh. When complete, the project will irrigate an area of 2500km2 - equivalent to 170,000 football pitches - benefiting more than 80 million people.
WEG's synchronous vertical motors are used to power high-capacity pumps supplied by Indian hydraulic pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers. The initial project stage, from April 2007, called for 32 WEG high-voltage motors together with excitation panels and brake systems. This was followed in the second stage by WEG supplying a package of 2,000 tons of equipment for the project, including 64 motors as well as excitation panels and brake systems. By project completion, the company expects to have installed about 160 high-voltage motors, in the range 1.7MW to 12MW, all over Andhra Pradesh. WEG's synchronous motors are said to be particularly suitable for demanding applications such as the HNSS project.
Manufactured from solid steel frames that withstand severe operating conditions, they deliver low operating and maintenance costs - this is thanks to their ability to provide high-efficiency operation in applications that require power-factor correction, high torques and constant speed under load variation. The performance of the synchronous motors in converting electric energy into mechanical power is also said to be efficient, resulting in energy savings across a variety of loads. In addition to the day-to-day reduced running costs this provides, the savings also ensure a faster return-on-investment time for the user, according to WEG.
WEG's synchronous vertical motors are used to power high-capacity pumps supplied by Indian hydraulic pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers. The initial project stage, from April 2007, called for 32 WEG high-voltage motors together with excitation panels and brake systems. This was followed in the second stage by WEG supplying a package of 2,000 tons of equipment for the project, including 64 motors as well as excitation panels and brake systems. By project completion, the company expects to have installed about 160 high-voltage motors, in the range 1.7MW to 12MW, all over Andhra Pradesh. WEG's synchronous motors are said to be particularly suitable for demanding applications such as the HNSS project.
Manufactured from solid steel frames that withstand severe operating conditions, they deliver low operating and maintenance costs - this is thanks to their ability to provide high-efficiency operation in applications that require power-factor correction, high torques and constant speed under load variation. The performance of the synchronous motors in converting electric energy into mechanical power is also said to be efficient, resulting in energy savings across a variety of loads. In addition to the day-to-day reduced running costs this provides, the savings also ensure a faster return-on-investment time for the user, according to WEG.
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