Recent DOE Rule on Usable at Voltage

[dkidd]

No more 208-230 volt motors

US DoE Regulation Change Impacting “Useable at” Nameplate Voltage

In the past, many medium NEMA three-phase motors were rated as 208-230/460 V or 230/460 V.

www.nema.org

 

[retirede]

That’s not how I read it. Motors namplated 208/230/460 are fine. They just cat be namplated 230/460 with the added statement “Usable at….”