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η
[%]
η
hyd
η
tot
Q[m
3
/h]
3939
2.9 Eciency
The total eciency (η
tot
) is the ratio between hydraulic power and supplied
power. Figure 2.9 shows the eciency curves for the pump (η
hyd
) and for a
complete pump unit with motor and controller (η
tot
).
The hydraulic eciency refers to P
2
, whereas the total eciency refers to P
1
:
The eciency is always below 100% since the supplied power is always
larger than the hydraulic power due to losses in controller, motor and pump
components. The total eciency for the entire pump unit (controller, motor
and hydraulics) is the product of the individual eciencies:
where
η
control
= Controller eciency [
.
100%]
η
motor
= Motor eciency [
.
100%]
The flow where the pump has the highest eciency is called the optimum
point or the best eciency point (Q
BEP
).
Figure 2.9: Eciency curves for the pump
(η
hyd
) and complete pump unit with motor
and controller (η
tot
).