The Electric Motor Education &
Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3), was founded by SMMA
in 1995. Their mission, to advance and promote the electric motor industry
through education, pre-competitive electric motor research and facilitation of
technology transfer within the industry and in cooperation with academic,
private research and governmental organizations, is fulfilled with a variety of
projects.
Current
EMERF Projects
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Pre-Competitive Electric Motor Research Consortium
Beginning with a series of meetings during SMMA Conferences
and discussions by the EMERF Board of Directors, the EMERF Pre-Competitive
Electric Motor Research Consortium (PCEMRC) officially extended an invitation
to membership in late 2009. The one requirement to join the Consortium is
membership in SMMA – The Motor & Motion Association. Consortium members are
asked to submit a letter of intent on corporate letterhead and a cash
contribution. There are currently twenty-six Consortium members.
Pre-competitive research is defined as fundamental research
conducted prior to company specific product development. That research is
typically coordinated and conducted at a university or research laboratory.
A Working Group composed of five EMERF Board members meets
regularly via conference calls. A survey of the Consortium members requested
feedback on research areas in which there was the highest level of interest
with advanced material technologies the leading contender. The survey results
provided the basis for discussion at PCEMRC breakout sessions at SMMA
Conferences.
Incremental: Magnet Toughness, Laminations Consortium II,
Motor Efficiency White Paper
Disruptive Technology
EMERF will continue to provide updates on the work of the
Pre-Competitive Electric Motor Research Consortium at SMMA Conferences and
through email communications.
·
Lamination Steels Third Edition CD-ROM
An invaluable resource for designers and engineers of electric
machines of all types, the EMERF Lamination Steels Third Edition CD-ROM is
a single source of magnetic property data on the electromagnetic materials
used in the laminated cores of electric motors. Seven years in development
and with contributions from leading manufacturers of lamination steels, much
of it previously unpublished, this CD-ROM contains the most comprehensive
collection of magnetization, core loss and other information on lamination
steels yet published.
·
Liaison with University Programs Related to the Motor
and Motion Control Industry
To foster communication and collaboration between industry
and academia, EMERF has initiated an engineering student presentation and a
university roundtable of professors at SMMA Conferences.
·
SMMA / EMERF / Clarkson Consortium on Losses
The objective of this collaborative work including ten SMMA
member companies and Clarkson University facilities and resources was to
understand the scientific principles governing core losses in laminations,
particularly as it relates to high frequency and non-sinusoidal excitation.
Funded in part by a $750,000 grant from USDOE, the project coordinator was
Professor Pragasen Pillay, PhD.
Final Report
2011
Contributors to EMERF
AMETEK PMC
Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.
Dakota Power
Groschopp Inc.
Laser Technologies Inc.
LCS Company
McMillan Electric Company
Moog Components Group
Morrill Motors Inc.
Sko-Die Inc.
Walter T. Benecki LLC