Motors account for over 45% of the world’s electricity consumption, and their usage is expected to double by 2040. Since 2015, TECO has been researching synchronous reluctance motors, optimizing parameters such as rotor slot shape, magnetic barrier and conductive layer width, ribs, corner rounding, and expansion angles. Replacing existing industrial motors with TECO’s IE5 synchronous reluctance motors can reduce global electricity consumption by up to 10%. Additionally, when paired with a variable frequency drive (VFD) package, these motors can replace IE3 induction motors, lowering operating costs and reducing internal energy losses by up to 40%.