What is a Solar Water Pump?
The solar water pump is a socially and environmentally attractive technology to supply water. Especially if the need for water is in remote areas that are beyond the reach of…
Various Types of casing in Centrifugal Pumps
What Is casing in centrifugal pumps? Casing in centrifugal pump serves to seal off the inside of the pump to the atmosphere to prevent leakage and retain pressure. In the…
14 causes of submersible pump and motor failure
Submersible Pump and motor failure can result in extended downtimes, repeated repairs, and higher maintenance costs. Understanding the causes of the submersible pump and motorfailure can help in the selection…
Electromagnetic Flow Meter Measuring Principle
What is an Electromagnetic Flow Meter Electromagnetic Flow Meter, simply known as magflow meter is a volumetric flow meter. It is a transducer that measures fluid flow by the voltage induced across…
What Is a submersible pump?
A submersible pump also called an electric submersible pump, is a pump that can be fully submerged in water. The motor is hermetically sealed and close-coupled to the body of…
What causes pump cavitation and how to avoid it?
Have a pump that makes popping sounds, or sounds like it’s pumping marbles? If so, you may have a cavitation problem. Pump cavitation can cause a number of issues for…
A brief understanding of leakage current testing
What Is Leakage Current? Leakage current is the current that streams from either DC or AC circuit in an equipment to the ground or framework and can be from the output or input. If the equipment is not…
Important Pump Terminology
A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into Hydraulic energy. Important Pumping terminology is described below. 1)…
7 Ways to Improve Electric Motor Efficiency
From Home appliances to industrial applications Electric Motor playing significant role. So Electric motor efficiency determines how well the appliance will perform. That’s true that electric motors consume more electricity…
How to know starting and running winding for single-phase induction Motor
It is also called main and the auxiliary windings that are present in single phase ac motors like the one’s used in submersible motors. Basic principle of an induction motor…
Different ways to improve starting torque of A. C. induction motors.
Existing single-phase induction motors exhibit low starting torque. Moreover, during accelerating time and at steady state, they produce a significant level of torque pulsations which gives rise to noise and…
Why Winding Resistance Test is Important for the Motor?
Studies conducted by IEEE and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on electric rotating machinery failures show that 48% of motor failures are due to electrical failures. Winding resistance measurements…
What is the Delivery Failure issue for centrifugal pumps?
This is the commonly seen issue in pumps. When the pump is not able to deliver the required pressure it is considered to be a delivery failure problem. Steps to…
What is friction losses in the pumping system and how to minimize it?
Friction loss essentially refers to resistance caused by fluid flowing through pumps, pipes, and fitting. That resistance results in decreased pumping pressure and decreased fluid velocity. Friction between the adjacent…
What is a solar simulator and also specify the use of a solar simulator for Pump testing?
A solar simulator is also known as a Solar array simulator (SAS) is simply a programmable DC power supply that provides illumination approximating natural sunlight. The purpose of the solar…
Importance of Blocked Rotor Test on Motors
A blocked rotor test is conducted on an induction motor. It is also known as short circuit test, locked rotor test or stalled torque test. From this test, short circuit…
Why Single Phase Induction Motor is not Self Starting?
According to the double field revolving theory, we can resolve any alternating quantity into two components. Each component has a magnitude equal to half of the maximum magnitude of the…
Why High Voltage Test is important for Motors or any Electrical Equipment?
A high voltage is used to verify that the clearances and solid insulation of components have adequate dielectric strength to resist expected overvoltage conditions. It also shows that the equipment…
Construction & Working Principle of BLDC Motor.
Electrical motors have been developed in various special types, such as stepper motors, servo motors, permanent magnet motors, etc. We have a lot of choices to choose a motor that…
History of Brushed , Brushless Motor and Advantages of Brushless motors
Brushed DC motors have been used since 1856, and are still often used for electrical propulsion, cranes, paper machines, and steel rolling mills. However, since their brushes wear down and…
Why Sensors are Key Element In the Internet of Things and its various Types
Different types of applications require different types of sensors to collect data from the environment. This article takes a look at some common IoT sensors In an Internet of Things…
“WHAT IS THE NEXT” for Pump Industry- Internet on things (IoT) can brings Transformation in Pumping Industry
Advancements in digital technologies are changing our world. The rapid growth of connected, intelligent devices and the decreasing cost of computing and connectivity are driving this transformation. IoT devices can…
4 Most Common Causes of A Critical Failure In Submersible Motors
Submersible motor failures can cause problems both in terms of cost and time-management, but they are preventable. Here, we explore the 4 most common causes of a critical failure in…
Why Surge Voltage Testing Is Important For Motors?
Surge voltage testing is used to discover insulation problems in wound materials. In studies, experts have determined that 60% of motor failures start out as coil shorts within a winding.A surge voltage test is the only testing method which can…
Why PMSM Motor Is More Suitable For Pumping Applications?
Most hydrocarbon production using submersible pumps requires pumping of fluid that is 95% water or higher. Energy used to produce saltwater is wasted, and disposal is expensive. Electricity costs are…
What kind of protection required for pumps ?
Every year, more than 20% of electric motors installed burnout around the world. This is in spite of protection systems being provided. This proves inadequacy of selected protection systems. In…
Why star delta starter required for three phase induction motor with higher rating ?
Most induction motors are started directly on line, but when very large motors are started that way, they cause a disturbance of voltage on the supply lines due to large…
What is Auto Transformer Starter?
What is auto transformer ? An autotransformer is an electrical transformer with only one winding. The term “auto” refers to a single coil acting alone, not to any kind of automatic mechanism. In electrical engineering, the Korndorfer starter is…
Why DC motors is best choice then AC motors for solar application ?
BLDC solar pump works in low radiance also It starts early in the morning and continues to work till late in the evening. BLDC pump works efficiently than normal AC motor and gives more water output. Consequently, AC motors are less…
