Insulation application and evaluation fractional horsepower motors

At no time in the past have fractional horsepower motors been applied in so many different ways with so many environmental conditions, each of which offers new and different challenges to the motor´s insulation system. There are motors operating today under circumstances which would have been prohibitive only a few short years ago. As one looks into the future for fractional horsepower motors, there is little doubt that the manufacturer of insulation materials, the developer of insulating processes and the design engineer who incorporates these materials and processes into his product all carry a tremendous responsibility. Though the accomplishments of the past have been outstanding, in no area can there be any resting on these laurels. We must continually ask ourselves bold questions with regard to the design and use of insulation for fractional horsepower motors. Only the boldest of answers will satisfy these questions.