1-to-3 Goes the Distance with Stable, Reliable Power
Wednesday, 04 March 2020
by Ben Morris
The cost to travel ten miles doesn’t seem expensive: most people drive more than ten miles every day for less than the cost of a gallon of gas. But to a utility company faced with extending three-phase distribution to rural parts of the country, ten miles is quite expensive, at a total cost of somewhere
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Powering Three-Phase Equipment as Easy as 1-to-3™ for Custom Cabinet Maker
Monday, 05 August 2019
by Ben Morris
(Pomona, Kansas) – Like many businesses, Wray’s Woodworking started as a hobby. Now, after nearly two decades of supplying custom residential cabinets, the business is well known for their quality craftsmanship and attention to detail. While customers appreciate their crisp mitered corners, and the silky-smooth surfaces of the cabinet facings, they give little thought to
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Irrigation: 60 HP BELLE™ Single-Phase Motor Replaces a Ford 460 Propane Engine
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
by Ben Morris
Project: 60 HP BELLE™ Motor Used for Alfalfa Irrigation Pump Location: Wasta, South Dakota Background: In 2005, Pat Trask converted from his Ford 460 propane powered engine to a 60 HP BELLE™ Written-Pole® Motor. It is 2018 and the Written-Pole® Motor is still being used to power his Cornell 10YB submersible pump for irrigating 320
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100 HP BELLE™ Single-Phase Motor Provides Power to Orange Groves in Florida
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
by Ben Morris
Project: 100 HP Irrigation of Orange Groves Location: Zephyrhills, FL Background: In 2008 in the small rural town of Zephyrhills, Florida George Neukom installed a 100 HP BELLE™ Single-Phase Motor to provide irrigation to his orange grove. The installation replaced two diesel engines that had been powering his pumps. The locations of his well sites
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100 HP Single Phase Motor for Centrifugal Pump
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
by Ben Morris
Project: 100HP motor for centrifugal pump Location: Dee Ranch, Aliceville, AL Background: In 2008, Mike Dee of Dee Ranch purchased a 100HP BELLE™ Single Phase Motor to power his Berkeley Centrifugal Pump used to irrigate 247 acres of corn and soy beans located in Aliceville, Alabama. After battling with his diesel engine, Dee was in search
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Irrigation: 100HP BELLE Single-Phase Motor Replaces Diesel Engine
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
by Ben Morris
Irrigation: 100HP BELLE™ Single-Phase Motor Replaces Diesel Engine Background: Single Phase Power Solutions’ Written Pole® Technology is no novelty to the agriculture market. During 2005, Agri-View interviewed one of the many satisfied customers using the Written-Pole® Technology. This particular customer, named Mark Jensen, owns 525 acres of farmland in Waupaca County, Wisconsin and specializes in growing
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Submersible Pump: Hasta Farms, Dumas Texas
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
by Ben Morris
Harold Grall: Hasta Farms Location: Dumas, TX Background: In 2008, Harold Grall of Hasta Farms in Dumas, Texas was looking for a more cost-efficient alternative to powering his 60HP submersible pump. The pump originally used a natural gas engine coupled to a three-phase generator to irrigate 120 acres of corn and grain. Grall first
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Irrigation Case Study: 100HP Single-Phase BELLE Motor Replaces a 454 Chevy Engine
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
by Ben Morris
Irrigation: 100HP Single-Phase BELLE™ Motor Replaces a 454 Chevy Natural Gas Engine Project: 100HP Irrigation Well for Alfalfa Hay Farm Location: Clayton, New Mexico Background: David Sowers battled with many inefficient and costly propane and natural gas engines since drilling his irrigation well in 1964. As gas prices continued to increase, Sowers began looking
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“More Power” for Mayday Sand Mine, Valdosta, Georgia
Thursday, 08 December 2016
by Drew Abbott
Do you remember the catch phrase “More power!” from the old sitcom “Home Improvement”? That is what Single Phase Power Solutions, LLC (SPPS) and a Georgia electrical utility is bringing to the Mayday Sand Mine, a division of Rountree Materials, Inc., near Valdosta, GA. The local power company was faced with a dilemma: How to supply
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