Automation World

ABB Releases IE6 Hyper-Efficiency Motors in New Sizes and Power Ranges

The company is expanding its IE6 synchronous motor series, which use no rare earth materials and deliver significant energy ...
World Cement

ABB's Hyper-Efficiency motors deliver concrete energy savings

Daniel Eberli, Global Business Line Manager, ABB IEC LV Motors, explains how switching up to IE6 Hyper-Efficiency could offer ...
IEEE

On the Application of the IEC 60034-2-1 Standard to Line-Start Synchronous Reluctance Motors

Abstract: The IEC 60034-2-1 standard does not specify a method for three-phase line-start synchronous motors (LS-SynRMs). Although the direct input-output method can be easily applied, it does not ...
ien

Why Motor Efficiency Is the New Baseline, Not the Finish Line

If you want to understand the future of industrial decarbonization, look at the motors behind every pump, fan, and conveyor. According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Energy Efficiency 2025 ...
Automation

ABB IE6 Hyper-Efficiency SynRM Motors Are Now Larger, More Powerful

ABB is accelerating industrial energy efficiency with its expanded range of IE6 Hyper Efficiency synchronous reluctance (SynRM) motors. Feb. 6, 2026 — ABB is accelerating industrial energy efficiency ...
Control Global

Synchronous reluctance motors add three smaller frame sizes

IE5 synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) portfolio has added three smaller frame sizes (90, 100, 112) that cover 0.75 kW to 450 kW. This gives users the broadest range of magnet- and rare earth-free ...
IEEE

Experimental Characterization and Optimal Control of Synchronous Reluctance Motors

Abstract: Synchronous Reluctance Motors (SynRMs) offer high efficiency and cost advantages due to the absence of rotor magnets. However, optimal control requires accurate motor-specific ...