Kansas Electrician Offers High Tech Alternative to Increasing Agricultural Irrigation Expenses

Kris Groves of Zenor Electric understands what rising fuels costs mean to any small business, he sends crews all over the state of Kansas performing electrical work on any type of project imaginable. That’s why he is so excited about offering a solution to farmers who are spending thousands of dollars a month irrigating crops in an attempt to increase yield and profits. Rising fuel costs are literally driving farmers out of business and Zenor Electric has a legitimate solution all packaged up inside a relatively small electric motor. The new single phase motor will run most circle irrigation pivots for approximately one third to half the cost of the commonly used diesel or natural gas driven motors most farmers are currently using.

Hutchinson, KA (PRWEB) June 16, 2005

With the rising cost of fuel in the past several years why hasn’t everyone converted to electric motors to run their irrigation pumps? Simple, the three phase electrical current needed to power a motor big enough to move the water needed in large irrigation units simply isn’t available in the rural locations most of these irrigation units are in. Zenor Electric has solved this problem by becoming the sole distributor for Precise Power Motors in the state of Kansas. Precise Power has patented what it calls Written-Pole Technology and because of this fact their motors can get the job done with readily available single phase power.

“Farmers can switch to these electric motors and start saving money immediately”. Groves says “It’s multifaceted motor technology that makes the decision simple”. “The facts are right there for everyone to see” Groves goes on to say “installing one unit will immediately produce up to a two-thirds reduction in irrigation cost per month and the savings will completely pay for itself in to two to three years depending on the amount of run time”. “Operators who irrigate multiple sections of ground could be saving tens of thousands of dollars per year”

Zenor Electric’s website http://www.zenorelectric.com has a lot of information concerning the Precise Power Written-Pole motors. Here is how it works: Written-Pole gets its name because of the way the magnetic poles inside the motor are “written” on a magnetic layer in the rotor. It’s this technology that enables the motor to maintain its speed. These motors have three modes of operation – a start mode, written-pole mode and run mode. When first turned on, the motor operates in the start mode until it reaches the written-pole transition speed. Once stabilized at full speed, it switches into run mode. In the event of a short loss of power, during which the speed of the motor drops to within the written-pole transition speed, the motor resynchronizes and operates in that mode until it’s stabilized again at full speed. In contrast, conventional motors have problems operating during an interruption in power as brief as just one second. The Precise Power motor delivers worry-free operation, with no manual restarting necessary unlike a conventional induction motor.

The motor provides substantial enough savings that farmers who are irrigating now can greatly increase the number of hours they run their pumps. Groves says” If they run the numbers they can put a lot more water on their crops, increase yields and still save money”. Not to mention farmers who aren’t irrigating due to the cost now have options to consider when contemplating getting into watering their crops”.

Groves does state that installing the single phase motor does require an investment but it is the best choice for most farmers by far. “You can get a three phase motor installed a little cheaper but call your electrical provider and ask them what it will cost to get three phase power run to your corn field” Groves suggests. “you will be amazed how much the whole process costs, most fields in Kansas have single phase lines fairly close to them and that’s all you need to start saving money”. “On top of that”, Groves points out, “there are substantial government subsidies and zero interest loans available to agricultural operations who are trying to increase fuel efficiency”

Saving money is something that is on everyone’s mind, especially farmers. Any alternative to burning fuel at today’s prices is probably worth investigating and Kris Groves and Zenor Electric have a solution for today’s irrigating farmer.

Zenor Electric is a Hutchinson Kansas based Full-Service Electrical Contractor serving Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Agricultural customers. They can be contacted by phone at 6206624694 or at their website http://www.zenorelectric.com.

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