Electric Motor Mounting Positions

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Electric motor mounting positions.

Nord presents how to replace an ac electric motor with external mounting bolts only. The specified mounting is to be mentioned when ordering an electric motor. Easa senior technical support specialist occasionally an end user wants to take a motor designed for horizontal mounting and use it in a vertical position. The actual motor mounting may influence the protection class and bearing design.

This article addresses some of the key mechanical factors that should be considered when applying a horizontal ball bearing motor in a vertical mounting position. These key factors include. Below is a visual reference of typical electric motor mounting positions. There are a couple of configuration that are used to mount the the electric bicycle motor onto the bicycle each one has it s benefit and shortcomings.

Don t just assume you can bolt any motor in any orientation. I will cover all of them and try to emphasize the key difference between them. The table lists the most common installation methods in relation to the mounting position. Whether you re an installer engineer or maintainer this is a must have reference.

Electric bicycle motor mounting positions. With reference to standard iec 34 7 the electric motor s nameplate must be marked with the mounting position imb3 imb5 imb14 imb34 imb35 independently of the installation type.