Design methodology for enhanced reverse-wound induction motors.

Abstract

To provide an enhanced network power factor correction design that may use correction devices that achieve long-term operationally stable mechanical work. [Solution] Embodiments utilize a reverse-wound induction motor design with engineerable parameters and configurations for the reverse windings (13) in a system and through a method in which an induction motor (1) can exhibit a current leading voltage and a leading power factor (16) to correct other existing induction motors (8) in an initial network (9), or can be optimized for a specific application. The design also exhibits power factor correction that can exhibit variable correction without modifying the characteristics or physical capacitance values ​​of the electrical correction components. Individual induction motors with leading current and leading power factor (16) can be provided to improve the reverse-wound induction motor.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This patent relates to designs, systems, and methods for induction motors. It has particular applicability to a unique class of induction motors, namely, reverse-wound induction motors. These motors exhibit a unique design that results in high efficiency and a very good power factor. This patent provides enhanced designs for such motors and other induction motors, and discloses systems and methods that expand the applicability of this unique class of induction motors and other induction motors and achieve additional benefits. [Background technology]

[0002] Induction motors, sometimes referred to as asynchronous motors, were first invented by Nikola Tesla over 100 years ago. While originally conceived quite intuitively, over the next century their operation has become somewhat understood theoretically and mathematically. Improvements have been made and designs have been refined until induction motors have become nearly ubiquitous in our society. In 2003, the inventor created what is herein characterized as a unique class of induction motor: the reverse-wound induction motor. As described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,034,426 and 7,227,288 (incorporated herein by reference), this class of induction motor involves a primary or forward winding and a secondary or reverse winding. Interestingly, like Tesla's original, highly intuitive invention of the induction motor, these types of motors were also developed through a highly intuitive understanding of induction motors. Theoretical and mathematical foundations were not the primary basis for the invention at the time. As a result, this particular class of induction motors often offers advantages and results that are difficult for the more narrowly trained engineer to understand and accept. It is believed that while those original reverse-wound induction motors offered very high power factors and undoubted advantages alone, they never achieved widespread adoption commensurate with the commercial advantages they offered.

[0003] And, as with more conventional induction motors, development has nonetheless continued, and several even more significant advantages and designs have been realized. These advantages generally address concerns of induction motor use alone and in combined load networks. Surprisingly, and even unexpectedly, although the reverse-wound induction motor class has been known since its original invention in the early 2000s, it has now been discovered that, through appropriate selection of parameters and, for some embodiments, revised winding techniques, parameters, and techniques previously understood as undesirable for reverse-wound induction motors, fundamentally different and advantageous operating characteristics can now be achieved. These new advantages, in particular, provide specific operating opportunities that can now be realized in the utilization of this unique class of induction motors and are likely to be realized in others as well. This disclosure demonstrates that advances can and are being made even on the teachings and understanding from the original invention of the reverse-wound induction motor. Again, these advances have arisen from intuitive understanding, as with Tesla's original invention. Also, perhaps like Tesla's original invention over a century ago, these advances may be more difficult for those more narrowly trained, but they exist nonetheless as practical implementations of the invention take hold.

[0004] The present invention can thus be seen to provide advantages that are not only unexpected, but that may even contradict prevailing considerations of and expectations regarding induction motors in general. Specifically, while it is widely accepted that induction motors are, by definition, inductive and therefore exhibit lagging current relative to voltage, the present invention and newly discovered reverse-wound induction motor designs demonstrate that even this long-accepted dogma is not always correct, and that unique designs (many of which are disclosed herein) exist that can overcome even this seemingly immutable law or seemingly irrefutable paradigm.

[0005] Thus, the present invention presents unique induction motor designs and unique uses of these designs and unique operating advantages for these designs both alone and in combination with other loads, particularly other induction motor loads.This also presents unique uses of these designs and unique operating advantages for these designs both alone and in combination with other loads, again particularly other induction motor loads. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent No. 7,034,426 [Patent Document 2] U.S. Patent No. 7,227,288 Summary of the Invention [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] Thus, this patent discloses various new designs, systems, and methods that provide advantages for reverse-wound induction motors and other situations. It presents designs and combinations that can present power factor and other corrections in a more advantageous manner than previously achieved. For example, designs can now be achieved that present induction motors that are not even inductive in the sense that they do not present a lagging power factor. While this may seem counterintuitive at first glance because the word "inductive" in induction motor indicates, or at least suggests, that the inductor must be inductive, the present invention demonstrates that there are ways to design induction motors so that only the motor is not inductive. And while this may be daunting to those with narrow training, the present invention in fact includes designs that have been shown to function in this way. Thus, one goal of embodiments of the present invention is to present an induction motor that is not very inductive, if not completely non-inductive, in the sense that it presents a lagging current compared to the voltage.

[0008] Another goal of the present invention is to present a design that can correct negative attributes of an existing network or connection. In line with this goal, it is an object of the present invention to present a motor that actually corrects the power factor for a network through the inclusion of new elements, and these elements themselves can generate work. Therefore, another goal of the present invention is to provide a design that can achieve corrections such as power factor correction for a network not only by using passive elements, but also by providing a device that can actually accomplish work while performing its desired correction. Also, further in line with this goal, it is an object to provide a device that performs work in a long-term operating mode without overheating or having poor practical attributes.

[0009] Another goal of the present invention is to provide a variable correction element without adjusting the specific electrical elements involved in the correction. Thus, it is an object of the present invention to achieve an appropriate degree of correction without requiring modification of the specific correction element.

[0010] An aspect and goal of embodiments of the present invention is to enable devices and combinations that create an enhanced power factor network, where the addition of work-generating and typically considered inductive devices can actually reduce the inductive characteristics of the network.

[0011] As mentioned above, one goal of the present invention is to provide individual devices with enhanced operating characteristics. In line with this goal, embodiments of the present invention present new induction motor designs and new reverse-wound induction motor designs that not only can achieve the above attributes, but also present induction motors with individually enhanced attributes. In line with this goal, objectives may include presenting individual motors that not only have a high power factor, but also can exhibit leading current relative to voltage. In this regard, a goal of the present invention is to present embodiments that present induction motors that exhibit leading current relative to voltage, and that, from this perspective, can be considered to exhibit negative reactive power (although this may at first glance seem counterintuitive and implausible to the narrowly trained).

[0012] It is yet another goal of the present invention to provide a design and operating process that can achieve highly advantageous starting processes and characteristics. In line with this goal, the objective can be to provide a low inrush current soft start capability that is not only an enhancement over existing designs, but that can be more easily achieved with less control complexity than existing designs.

[0013] Of course, other goals and objectives of the present invention are disclosed throughout the text, appendices, and claims. The present invention provides, for example: (Item 1) 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one electric motor; electrically connecting to the at least one electric motor, the connection to the at least one electric motor being capable of exhibiting characteristics of an initial electrical network having an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor, said at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor comprising: at least one forward winding that establishes a forward winding flux space; at least one counter-reverse winding establishing a counter-winding flux space, the forward counter-winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coinciding to at least some extent, the at least one forward winding having at least about three times the number of turns as the at least one counter-reverse winding; a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one opposing counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor; and electrically connecting the at least one additional electric motor to the initial electrical network, the connection of the at least one additional electric motor to the initial electrical network being capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition; variably correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor without altering the characteristics of an electrical correction component that contributes to varying the correction while performing at least some mechanical work by the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor; 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: (Item 2) Item 1. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to item 1, wherein the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor comprises a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors. (Item 3) 2. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 1, further comprising the step of enclosing the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for its horsepower rating, wherein providing the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor comprises providing the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor utilizing a ratio of forward windings to reverse windings selected to fit within the motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for its horsepower rating. (Item 4) 2. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 1, further comprising the step of enclosing the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor, wherein providing the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor comprises providing the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor utilizing a wire cross-sectional area ratio of forward windings to reverse windings that is sized to fit within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor. (Item 5) 2. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor includes the step of providing at least one torque-producing electric motor. (Item 6) 2. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor includes the step of providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor that is resistant to overheating under substantially full load operation. (Item 7) 2. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor includes the step of providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor capable of long-term operation. (Item 8) Item 2. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices according to item 1, wherein the step of variably correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor without altering a characteristic of an electric correction component that contributes to varying the correction while performing at least some mechanical work by the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor includes utilizing a power over-rated core within the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor. (Item 9) The at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor comprises: The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 80 degrees or less at 0 percent full rated load, and The delay angle of current compared to voltage is 60 degrees or less at 15 percent full rated load; The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 45 degrees or less at 25 percent maximum rated load; The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 30 degrees or less at 50 percent full rated load; A delay angle of current compared to voltage of 30 degrees or less at 75 percent full rated load; The delay angle of current compared to voltage is 30 degrees or less at 100 percent maximum rated load and 2. The method for providing an efficiently powered electric device according to claim 1, comprising an induction motor exhibiting a delay angle of current compared to voltage selected from: (Item 10) The at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor comprises: The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 0 percent of maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 25 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 50 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 75 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 90 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 95 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 100 percent of the maximum rated load. 2. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 1, comprising an induction motor exhibiting a current lead angle compared to voltage selected from: (Item 11) 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one electric motor; electrically connecting to the at least one electric motor, the connection to the at least one electric motor being capable of exhibiting characteristics of an initial electrical network having an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor; electrically connecting the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor with the initial electrical network, wherein the connection of the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition; correcting, at least to some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor; 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: (Item 12) 12. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 11, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings, and the at least one forward winding has at least about five times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding. (Item 13) 12. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 11, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings, and the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.5 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding. (Item 14) 12. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 11, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings, the at least one forward winding having at least twice as many turns as the at least one reverse winding. (Item 15) 12. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 11, further comprising the step of providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor. (Item 16) Item 12. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to item 11, wherein the step of providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor includes providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors. (Item 17) 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one primarily inductive electrical device; electrically connecting to the at least one predominantly inductive electrical device, the connection to the at least one predominantly inductive electrical device being capable of exhibiting characteristics of an initial electrical network having an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; electrically connecting at least one work-producing and reverse-winding electrical device with the initial electrical network, wherein the connection of the at least one work-producing and reverse-winding electrical device with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition; correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component with the at least one work-producing forward and reverse-winding electrical device; 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: (Item 18) and correcting, at least to some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one work-producing forward and reverse-winding electrical device, causing a percent reduction of at least about 1% in the power consumed by the at least one electrical network and the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device by the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical motor compared to the power that would be consumed by the at least one electrical network without the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device at the same load percentage; causing a percent reduction in power consumed by the at least one electrical network and the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device by the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical motor of at least about 2% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electrical network without the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device at the same load percentage; causing a percent reduction in power consumed by the at least one electrical network and the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device by the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical motor of at least about 4% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electrical network without the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device at the same load percentage; causing a percent reduction in power consumed by the at least one electrical network and the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device by the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical motor of at least about 8% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electrical network without the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device at the same load percentage; causing a percent reduction in power consumed by the at least one electrical network and the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-winding electrical device by the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-winding electrical motor of at least about 10% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electrical network without the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-winding electrical device at the same load percentage; causing a percent reduction of at least about 15% in the power consumed by the at least one electrical network and the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device by the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical motor compared to the power that would be consumed by the at least one electrical network without the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electrical device at the same load percentage; causing a percent reduction in power consumed by the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electric motor of at least about 20% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-wound electric device at the same load percentage; causing a percent reduction of at least about 25% in the power consumed by the at least one electrical network and the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-winding electrical device by the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-winding electrical motor compared to the power that would be consumed by the at least one electrical network without the at least one work-producing sequential and reverse-winding electrical device at the same load percentage; causing a reduction in power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition of more than 50% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one work-producing order and reverse-winding electric device at the same load percentage. (Item 19) 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one first type of primarily inductive electrical device; providing at least one forward-plus-reverse wound induction motor having a forward windings to reverse windings ratio greater than 2; electrically combining the at least one first-type primarily inductive electrical device and the at least one forward-plus-reverse wound induction motor to form an enhanced power factor electrical network; Including, 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, wherein the enhanced power factor electrical network exhibits an enhanced power factor value having a less inductive component than an otherwise identical enhanced power factor electrical network without the at least one second type of predominantly inductive electrical device. (Item 20) 20. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to item 19, further comprising the step of variably correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent without altering the characteristics of electrical correction components that contribute to varying the correction. (Item 21) The lesser derived component is a reduction in current delay angle relative to voltage by the at least one additional electric motor at 0 percent of maximum rated load of at least about 60 degrees; a reduction in the current delay angle relative to the voltage by the at least one additional electric motor at 25 percent of its maximum rated load of at least about 50 degrees; a reduction in the delay angle of current relative to voltage by the at least one additional electric motor at 50 percent of its maximum rated load by at least about 40 degrees; a reduction in the current delay angle relative to the voltage by the at least one additional electric motor at 75 percent of its maximum rated load of at least about 30 degrees; a reduction in the delay angle of current relative to voltage by said at least one additional electric motor at 100 percent of its maximum rated load by at least about 20 degrees; 20. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to item 19, selected from: (Item 22) 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one motor; providing at least one forward winding; providing at least one reverse winding; connecting in series with said at least one reverse winding a capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of between about 1.32 and about 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of said at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of said at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of said at least one additional electric motor; and providing a rotor; providing a core; enclosing the at least one motor winding, the rotor, and the core in a motor case; wherein the induction motor exhibits negative reactive power. (Item 23) 23. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 22, wherein the step of providing at least one motor includes the step of providing at least one torque-producing electric motor. (Item 24) 23. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 22, wherein the step of providing at least one motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor that is less likely to overheat under substantially full load operation. (Item 25) 23. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 22, wherein the step of providing at least one motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation. (Item 26) 23. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 22, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for its horsepower rating, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor comprises providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within the motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for its horsepower rating. (Item 27) Item 28. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of item 22, wherein providing the at least one motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding ratio of at least about 2.1 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding to about 3 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding. 23. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 22, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor, wherein providing at least one motor comprises providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio sized to fit within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor. (Item 29) 23. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 22, wherein providing the at least one motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about one half. (Item 30) 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one forward winding that establishes a forward winding flux space; providing at least one reverse winding having a forward winding to reverse winding ratio greater than 2 and establishing a reverse winding flux space, wherein the forward reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent; connecting in series with said at least one reverse winding a capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of said at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of said at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of said at least one additional electric motor; providing a core; enclosing the at least one forward winding, the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor, and the core in a motor case; 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: (Item 31) 31. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 30, further comprising the step of providing at least one torque-producing electric motor. (Item 32) 32. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 31, further comprising the step of providing at least one additional electric motor that is not prone to overheating under near full load operation. (Item 33) 33. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 32, further comprising the step of providing at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation. (Item 34) The at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation comprises: The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 80 degrees or less at 0 percent full rated load, and The delay angle of current compared to voltage is 60 degrees or less at 15 percent full rated load; The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 45 degrees or less at 25 percent maximum rated load; The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 30 degrees or less at 50 percent full rated load; A delay angle of current compared to voltage of 30 degrees or less at 75 percent full rated load; The delay angle of current compared to voltage is 30 degrees or less at 100 percent maximum rated load and 34. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to item 33, comprising an induction motor exhibiting a delay angle of current compared to voltage selected from: (Item 35) The at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation comprises: The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 0 percent of maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 25 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 50 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 75 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 90 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 95 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 100 percent of the maximum rated load. 34. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to item 33, comprising an induction motor exhibiting a current lead angle compared to voltage selected from: (Item 36) The leading current compared to the voltage at approximately 0 percent of the maximum rated load, leading current compared to voltage at approximately 25 percent of maximum rated load; The leading current compared to the voltage at approximately 50 percent of the maximum rated load, leading current compared to voltage at approximately 75 percent of maximum rated load; Leading current compared to voltage at approximately 100 percent of maximum rated load and providing at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation comprising an induction motor exhibiting parameters selected from 31. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to item 30, further comprising: (Item 37) 31. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 30, further comprising the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core being sized to conform to more than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor. (Item 38) 31. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 30, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor comprises providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio that is sized to fit within the motor encasement sized according to the current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor. (Item 39) 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing a reverse wound electric motor comprising a rotor, at least one forward winding, and at least one reverse winding; providing a forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch responsive to the at least one forward winding capable of reconfiguring the electrical configuration of the at least one forward winding from a first electrical configuration to a second electrical configuration; providing a source of electrical power to said forward and reverse wound electric motor; controlling the start of the reverse-wound electric motor; First, accelerating the rotor using action of the at least one forward winding in the first electrical configuration; switching the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch to cause at least one forward winding to achieve a second electrical configuration; second, accelerating the rotor using action of the at least one forward winding in the second electrical configuration; third, accelerating the rotor using the action of both the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding; 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: (Item 40) 40. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 39, wherein providing the reverse-wound electric motor includes providing a reverse-wound electric motor with a plurality of windings in a three-phase configuration. (Item 41) 40. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 39, wherein switching the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch to cause at least one forward winding to achieve a second electrical configuration includes differentially switching between an electrically reconfigurable star-configured start winding and an electrically reconfigurable delta-configured drive winding. (Item 42) 40. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 39, wherein switching the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch to cause at least one forward winding to achieve a second electrical configuration includes switching the at least one forward winding to a delta configuration upon substantially completion of startup. (Item 43) 40. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 39, wherein switching the at least one forward winding to a delta configuration once the startup is substantially complete includes timing activation of the switching step. (Item 44) Item 44. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of item 43, wherein timing activation of the switching step includes timing activation of the switching step to the delta configuration approximately 20 seconds after initiating a startup operation. (Item 45) 40. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 39, wherein the step of controlling the start of the reverse-wound electric motor includes passively establishing a limited amount of inrush current. (Item 46) Item 46. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of item 45, wherein passively establishing a limited amount of inrush current includes reducing the current after an initial current transient. (Item 47) 40. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 39, wherein the step of controlling the start-up of the reverse-wound electric motor includes the step of substantially maintaining a rated full-load current of 1.5 or less throughout start-up. (Item 48) 40. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 39, wherein the step of controlling the start of the reverse-wound electric motor includes the step of applying a power supply voltage substantially directly. (Item 49) 40. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 39, wherein the step of controlling the start of the reverse-wound electric motor includes a step of passively switching and controlling a current ramp-down, at least in part, utilizing the reverse-winding effect. (Item 50) 12. The method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 11, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise adjacent oppositely directed windings, and the at least one forward winding has at least twice as many turns as the at least one reverse winding. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 depicts a cutaway view of an exemplary motor, according to some embodiments of the present invention.

[0015] [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the initial and enhanced network of a collection of induction motors.

[0016] [Figure 3] FIG. 3 shows a typical design with adjacent forward and reverse windings in the stator portion of an encapsulated motor.

[0017] [Figure 4] FIG. 4 shows polar diagrams of voltage and current for the conventional and improved designs, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a plot of current and voltage during conventional and improved starting operation.

[0019] [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an abstract of one set of industry standards that may be useful for understanding embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] Modes for Carrying Out the Invention As mentioned above, this patent presents various inventive aspects that may be combined in different ways or may be inventive through their combination with other aspects. The following description is provided to list elements and describe some of the embodiments of the present invention. These elements are listed with the initial embodiment; however, it should be understood that they may be combined in any manner and in any number to create additional embodiments. The variously described examples and preferred embodiments should not be construed to limit the invention to only the explicitly described designs, systems, techniques, and applications. The specific embodiment or embodiments shown are examples only. This specification should be understood as supporting broad claims and claims from which each embodiment, and even other embodiments, may be excluded. Importantly, the disclosure of merely an exemplary embodiment is not meant to limit the scope of other, more generic claims that may be made, which may be merely one of several ways or embodiments that may be employed in the broader claim or equivalent. Furthermore, this description should be understood to support and encompass descriptions and claims of all various environments, systems, techniques, methods, designs, devices, and applications, with any number of the disclosed elements, with each element alone, and with all the various permutations and combinations of all elements in this or any subsequent application.

[0021] One aspect of the present invention focuses on a reverse-wound induction motor. As shown in FIG. 1, an electric motor (1) can be operated to rotate a rotor (2) by magnetic action of a stator (3) having windings (4) mounted therein, which operate in conjunction with the rotor (2). As is well known, induction motors (1) can utilize magnetically permeable materials in both the rotor (2) and the stator (3), which together can be considered to comprise a core (5). As is well known, the core (5) can be sized in prior designs to be as small as possible in relation to the amount of horsepower or kilowatts of the motor design. All of this can be provided within an encasement (6), which can be a standardized encasement (6) sized by a standards-setting organization such as NEMA based on the motor's hp size. The electric induction motor (1) is operated by providing an electrical connection (17) to a source of electrical power (7). This source of power (7) is typically a public power source such as the grid (20), and usually involves a bill for commercial customers that may vary based on the current observed power factor by the public power company, such as at the point of connection to the grid (20).

[0022] As illustrated in the schematic diagram of FIG. 2, a grid (20) can power a network of items, shown in FIG. 2 as several existing motors, perhaps existing induction motors (8). The network of items can also include other network elements (11), which together present a particular type of load on the grid (20). This collection, shown in FIG. 2 as four existing motors (8) plus other network elements (11), can together be considered an initial network (9). Of course, any number of motors, devices, other network elements, or the like can be present, and FIG. 2 merely shows a schematic example. As illustrated by the dashed lines, additions to the initial network (9) can be additional items, perhaps additional electric motors (10) or other corrective devices. These additional motors (10) or other corrective devices can be added to the initial network (9), and this total combination can present an enhanced power factor electrical network (21) that exhibits an enhanced power factor or other attribute (in accordance with the present invention). Of course, this may be the case when additional motors (10) or other compensation devices are included and designed in accordance with aspects of the present invention.

[0023] As noted above and should be understood, the above description identifies elements that may be included in an apparatus claim; however, methods and processes may be included as well. This will now be discussed with respect to the above elements as an example only. The discussion that follows in this application, whether provided in apparatus element language or method step language, should be understood to encompass both. For example, above, the electrical connection (17) to a source of electrical power (7) should be understood to encompass electrically connecting and providing at least one electric motor and powering the device or network, as would be clearly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

[0024] An aspect of the present invention is the fact that not only can it result in a unique device and a unique motor, but when employed in combination with other items or added to other items, such as by adding to an initial network 9, it can enhance and even correct that initial network 9. This can create an enhanced power factor electrical network 21 with a corrected power factor and other enhanced attributes.

[0025] Power factor correction is, of course, well known. Typically, this is accomplished by passive, non-work-producing elements, conventionally expected to include capacitors or capacitive elements. These types of correction elements are unproductive, non-work-producing items. Not only do they present an expense, but by containing capacitors, they can present problems and tend to introduce reliability issues. As embodiments of the present invention demonstrate, this can be substantially avoided; the present invention now demonstrates that induction motors can be used that exhibit negative reactive power, an enhanced power factor, and in this regard are not necessarily what are typically thought of as capacitive loads. The present invention not only demonstrates that the additional correction device or element can be a work-producing element, but also that it can be a torque-producing electric motor capable of long-term operation. Furthermore, the additional electric motor (10) can be a motor that is less likely to overheat at near-full-load operation and, therefore, can be used in long-term operation. Of course, long term operation aspects are important to all motors, however, it should be understood that the teachings of the present invention provide an improved induction motor intended not merely for incidental use, but rather for long term operation and work producing use.

[0026] Of course, the use of seemingly inductive components, such as an "induction" motor, to achieve at least some degree of inductive correction of the initial inductive component may be counterintuitive to the narrowly trained. However, the fact remains that by connecting at least one electric induction motor of this particular type, the initial network (9) can exhibit a corrected inductive power factor condition and achieve other benefits. This new type of induction motor can thereby be used to correct the current lag associated with a particular voltage, as specifically desired.

[0027] In an embodiment of the present invention, the enhanced power factor electrical network (21) can contain two different types of induction motors, as shown: a conventional induction motor, i.e., a design with only forward windings (12), referred to herein as forward windings (12), and a reverse-wound induction motor, i.e., an induction motor having both forward windings (12) and reverse windings (13). Adjacent forward windings (12) and reverse windings (13) are shown in FIG. 3; co-wound forward windings (12) and reverse windings (13) can also be utilized. In the novel technique utilizing adjacent forward windings (12) and reverse windings (13) shown in FIG. 3, as those skilled in the art will clearly understand, the windings are fabricated around a winding former, and then the windings can be positioned in a known loop-forming manner within slots (25) of the stator core (3) as shown. Furthermore, these windings (4) can be configured as counter-windings, thus allowing such a motor to represent a counter-wound electric motor. Counter-direction windings can also operate in an inverse manner, presenting the motor with a leading current relative to the voltage. These embodiments of the present invention can reduce, at least to some extent, the amount of current lagging relative to the voltage for the initial network (9). This relationship between current and voltage is shown as one practical example in FIG. 4. As FIG. 4 shows, a conventional motor may, in this example, exhibit approximately 40 degrees of current lagging, resulting in a lagging power factor (15), while for motors of similar horsepower and other factors, that same motor with aspects of embodiments of the present invention may exhibit approximately 10 degrees of current leading relative to the voltage, resulting in a leading power factor (16) as shown. This leading power factor may not be desirable otherwise, since perfectly in-phase current and voltage may be desired alone, but when used in combination with an otherwise conventional induction motor, it can correct the power factor in the initial network (9). Thus, a reduction in the network lag angle of current relative to voltage for a given load percentage condition can be achieved for the network. Embodiments of the present invention can be considered to present a network current lag reduction device or a network current lag reduction electric motor.

[0028] Also, for some embodiments of the present invention, the amount of correction can be substantial. For example, embodiments of the present invention can cause a reduction in the delay angle of current relative to voltage of at least approximately 60° at 0% full load, 50° at 25%, 40° at 50%, 30° at 75%, and even 20° at 100% full load. Similarly, there can be a reduction in power consumed by the initial network (9) compared to an enhanced power factor electrical network (21) including an additional electric motor (10). Embodiments can provide network power consumption reduction electric motors that can cause or achieve 1% power reduction, 2% power reduction, 4% power reduction, 8% power reduction, 10% power reduction, 15% power reduction, 20% power reduction, and even 25% power reduction. Again, this can surprisingly represent a power reduction resulting from the addition of an electric motor that is itself doing work. To be clear, in achieving the correction, the additional electric motor (10) may actually reduce the power consumed from the initial network (9) without the additional electric motor (10) to the enhanced power factor electric network (21) on which the additional electric motor (10) is doing its additional amount of work. This is remarkable and highlights the non-intuitiveness of the present invention to the narrowly trained person.

[0029] Of course, related to the improvement in delay angle and the improvement in power consumption is the fact that embodiments of the present invention may improve power factor. Again, these improvements are not trivial. For example, the power factor improvement between the initial network (9) (without the additional electric motor (10)) and the enhanced power factor electrical network (21) (with the additional electric motor (10)) may be an improvement in power factor of at least about 0.1 to a maximum of 1, 0.2 to a maximum of 1, 0.3 to a maximum of 1, 0.4 to a maximum of 1, 0.5 to a maximum of 1, and even 0.6 to a maximum of 1 (a power factor of 1 is considered maximum, although, as noted, there may be apparent reductions in energy consumed, as noted above). These magnitudes of power factor correction may be present for at least one load percentage condition, or even for all load percentage conditions.

[0030] Compensation across all loads is also a significant result of embodiments of the present invention. As explained below, compensation can also be varied to suit the needs of the network, the load of the motor, or otherwise. With respect to only the load involved, a properly designed embodiment of the present invention can cause or achieve lag compensation for at least approximately 25%, 33%, 50%, 67%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 98%, and even 100% load relative to the motor's rating. Compensation can be achieved across substantially all work-producing loads. A properly designed embodiment of the additional electric motor (10) can be an induction motor that exhibits a lag of current compared to voltage selected from lag angles of approximately 80° at 0% full rated load, 60° at approximately 15%, 45° at approximately 25%, 30° at approximately 50%, 30° at approximately 75%, and less than 30° at approximately 100% full rated load. Properly designed embodiments of the additional electric motor (10) may also exhibit current advance compared to voltage at about 0%, about 25%, about 50%, about 75%, about 90%, about 95% of maximum rated load, and even about 100% of maximum rated load. Designs can be selected with respect to any of these attributes and others mentioned herein.

[0031] These advantages and improvements can be achieved by providing an additional electric motor (10) having at least one forward winding (12) and at least one reverse winding (13). As can be appreciated, a single-phase motor may utilize one forward winding and one reverse winding, while a three-phase motor may utilize three forward windings and three reverse windings. As will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art, both windings may have flux spaces. Also, the forward winding (12) and the reverse winding (13) may both have flux spaces that coincide internally to at least some extent, and here also coincide externally. While they may completely overlap throughout the flux spaces, it is conceivable that certain embodiments may involve only a situation in which, as an example, the reverse winding (13) may be adjacent to the forward winding (12), and the external flux spaces may primarily overlap. Again, the windings may be co-located, or they may be adjacent and therefore have overlapping magnetic flux only in a portion (perhaps primarily the outer portion for some adjacent winding designs, for some embodiments). Adjacent windings and placement techniques for the opposing windings (13) may be desirable for higher voltage motors (above 2,000V), where the windings (4) may be positioned adjacent to one another within the slots (25) of the stator core (3) as shown, to allow for insulation benefits. Furthermore, as mentioned above, these two windings may be counter-windings. As can be appreciated, this is an example where current in one winding flows in the opposite direction to the other, whether around the same core or as adjacent windings. In such an arrangement, this can be conceptually considered to have some canceling effect between them. Also, in such a design, the additional electric motor (10) can be considered to present an electric motor with opposing magnetic flux directions.

[0032] An interesting attribute of embodiments of the present invention is that they can also be considered to exhibit variable correction capabilities. An electric motor or other device can therefore be a variable correction electric motor or other device. This variable correction can exist across virtually all loads and can act passively without modifying any of the characteristics of the electrical correction components that contribute to the correction. While in traditional power factor correction devices the elements involved can sometimes be variable, such as capacitors whose capacitance is varied, perhaps even by adding or removing capacitors via relays and contactors, in the present invention, variable correction can exist without modifying any of the characteristics of the electrical correction components. The counterwinding can remain configured and have the same value throughout. Also, this variable characteristic can exist with respect to all correction quantities and all operating parameters mentioned above.

[0033] As previously mentioned, the present invention improves upon conventional reverse-wound motor designs. The specific ratio and design of the forward winding (12) relative to the reverse winding (13) may be important, among other parameters not understood or apparent at the time. For example, the ratio of the number of turns in the forward winding (12) to the number of turns in the reverse winding (13) may be important. Ratios of the number of forward winding turns to the number of reverse winding turns of at least about 5, at least about 4, at least about 3, at least about 2.5, and even at least about 2 or greater may be important. Surprisingly, while early reverse-wound motor designs believed that the ratio should not exceed 2, the present invention demonstrates that advantages and even new attributes are now available even when these ratios actually exceed previously recognized limits. The design can be further optimized for a particular application, such as when the turns ratio is selected with respect to the motor's expected typical percentage load or otherwise. In this regard, operation at lower levels may require a lower forward-to-reverse winding ratio. Similarly, the ratio of forward to reverse windings can be selected with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage exhibited by the initial network (9) or a typical initial electrical network. The ratio of forward to reverse windings can also be selected to fit within current industry standards established for motor encasement sizes for specific horsepower ratings. In this regard, as those skilled in the art will clearly understand, current industry standards establish specific sizes for horsepower-rated electric motor encasements. The turns ratio can be selected to fit within an existing encasement (6). Such standards are established and available from NEMA and IEC or equivalents, and for reference, one set of such currently existing standards is attached as Figure 6. As can be seen, such standards establish the dimensions for the encasement (6). The difference between the forward winding (12) and the reverse winding (13) can be considered to present a differential turn winding.These differential turn windings can also be selected in design to present a forward to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within the size established by current industry association standards for motor encasements relative to the motor's horsepower rating. As noted below, deviations from these standards can also exist to similarly optimize embodiments of the present invention.

[0034] The forward winding (12) and the reverse winding (13) can also have different winding wire cross-sectional areas. The ratio of the winding wire cross-sectional areas of the forward winding to the reverse winding can be less than about 2 to about 1 / 2. This can introduce design variability, as those skilled in the art will clearly recognize, even when based solely on empirical measurements of the amount of current carried in the forward-reverse winding. In this regard, as can be appreciated, the amount of current can differ between the forward and reverse windings. The wire cross-sectional area can be selected to accommodate the difference in current and to fit within a motor enclosure sized according to current industry standards established for the motor's horsepower rating and other considerations. The size of the winding wire, specifically its cross-sectional area, can also be selected with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial network (9). Again, this can be determined empirically, if necessary. Similarly, the winding wire cross-sectional area ratio can be selected with respect to the typical load percentages expected for the additional electric motor (10).

[0035] Beyond simply fitting within encasement sizes established by current industry association standards, one element in which the present invention presents another potentially counterintuitive aspect is the way in which the core (5) can be designed for a reverse-wound induction motor. While traditional designs typically recognize the desirability of including the smallest possible motor core, embodiments of the present invention demonstrate that, contrary to most conventional thinking, including a very large core can be advantageous. For example, a compensation device or induction motor can utilize a power-overrated core. For example, embodiments can include designs in which the additional electric motor (10) utilizes a core sized to what current industry association standards establish as being higher than the rated horsepower motor encasement (6). Thus, for example, embodiments can utilize a larger encasement (6) to include a larger core (5) than would normally be expected to be required for that horsepower rating. The core (5) can include both a rotor core and a stator core (3) as shown in FIG. 1. The core (5) can be a larger core sized to fit within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor, or it can be sized to fit within a larger encasement (6). In embodiments, the larger core can be sized from approximately 110% larger than the core for that particular horsepower to approximately 125% of the core for that rated horsepower size for the encasement standard. The core (5) can also be even larger. This can be from approximately 110% larger than the core sized to fit within the encasement established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor to approximately 200% of the core sized to fit within the encasement established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor. The core can also be sized with respect to the expected typical percentage load of the motor. At lower percentage loads, the core can be smaller, even if still larger than a typical core.The core (5) can also be sized with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage relative to the initial electrical network (9). Again, when there is more lag that needs to be corrected, the core can be correspondingly larger. Furthermore, with respect to the winding ratio, the winding wire cross-sectional area and core sizing parameters, among other attributes, can be selected to coordinate with the new encasement (6) size expected to be used. The encasement (6) can also be selected to allow the desired design to fit.

[0036] An aspect of the utilization of the counter windings (13) is the fact that the counter windings (13) may be connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding to a capacitor (shown only conceptually as 26). For example, for a three-phase system, there may be three counter windings. Each may have a capacitor connected in series. This capacitance may be another unique design component that may be varied for embodiments in accordance with the present invention. For example, the capacitor may have a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, so that times the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage. By setting the capacitor size, optimal operation can be achieved, and again, this can be varied within the parameters noted and even empirically determined. Regarding the 1.32 to 1.5 value in the capacitor sizing options, there may be situations where 1.32 is optimal and situations where a value of 1.5 or less is likely optimal. Again, this feature presents different design parameters for previously understood reverse-wound induction motors, resulting in design optimization for specific applications, motors, or uses.

[0037] Interestingly, even aside from its use to correct the network, individual motors can exhibit improved characteristics compared to those understood for reverse-wound motors. By employing designs with forward-to-reverse winding ratios greater than 2, previously considered undesirable, embodiments of the present invention can result in individual motors with new attributes. For example, an electric motor, specifically an induction motor capable of long-term operation, can be presented here that exhibits parameters selected from: leading current relative to voltage at approximately 0% full load; leading current relative to voltage at approximately 25% full load; leading current relative to voltage at 50% full load; leading current relative to voltage at approximately 75% full load; and leading current relative to voltage at 100% full load. This can be recognized as presenting an induction motor that is no longer treated as inductive. Embodiments can therefore present designs that are remarkable and counterintuitive to the narrowly trained. This characteristic is certainly remarkable and is not simply an extension of previously disclosed reverse-wound motor induction motor designs.

[0038] Furthermore, when a reverse winding (13) is included in the motor, the inclusion of a capacitor in series with at least one reverse winding can be important. For example, the capacitor can be sized to have a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 to 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor. The design can also enable embodiments to provide induction motors that exhibit current lead, as noted above. The concept of providing an induction motor that exhibits leading current or negative reactive power is noteworthy. This can be achieved in embodiments by providing a motor with both forward and reverse windings having the forward winding (12) to reverse winding (13) ratios mentioned, with capacitor sizing as shown, and with at least partially coincident magnetic flux, presenting opposing induction windings. These designs can include overlapping or coincident magnetic flux spaces, at least to some extent, by presenting windings that are counter-windings. Through these designs, induction motors can not only produce work, but also present operationally stable induction motors that are less susceptible to overheating at full load operation and are capable of long-term operation.

[0039] Furthermore, additional embodiments can be created so that desired motor starting attributes can be achieved. While motor starting components certainly exist for conventional induction motors, the unique creation of a design for a reverse-wound induction motor with a reverse winding (13) provides significant new advantages. As shown in FIG. 1 , electric motor (1) can be an induction motor including two elements that can be configured and used in conjunction with a reverse winding (13) to great advantage. Specifically, electric motor (1) can include a forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch (22) arranged to electrically reconfigure the forward winding (12). This is for the forward winding (12) as opposed to any reconfiguration of the reverse winding (13). This forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch (22) can be further operated through the use of a start-up controller (23) in a manner to achieve three different starting acceleration conditions. Initially, the forward winding (12) can be configured in a first electrical configuration, and a first acceleration condition can be created by applying power such that the rotor (2) rotates at an accelerated speed when the first electrical configuration is present. The forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch (22) can then be switched to change the electrical configuration of the forward winding (12) from the first electrical configuration to a second electrical configuration. In this second electrical configuration, a second acceleration condition can exist in which the rotor (2) further accelerates rotationally using the second electrical configuration. Regardless of how briefly the second acceleration condition may exist, a third acceleration condition can also exist. Due to the inclusion of the reverse winding (13), this third acceleration condition can be considered to occur when the reverse winding (13) is activated. In this third acceleration condition, both the forward winding (12) and the reverse winding (13) can be considered to affect the rotational acceleration of the rotor (2). It should be understood that both windings (4) may in fact be active at all times, but this three-condition start is one way of understanding the effects that occur and should not be understood to exclude that all windings may in fact cause some effect during the starting operation. It is with this perspective in mind that the above disclosure is provided.

[0040] In a starting operation, as should be clearly understood, the forward winding (12) and the reverse winding (13) may be multiple, such as windings in a three-phase configuration. In such an arrangement, operation of the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch (22) can select either an electrically reconfigurable star (or series or wye) configuration of the start winding, or, in one embodiment, an electrically reconfigurable delta (or parallel) configuration of the drive winding. The reverse configuration is also possible. In this manner, the forward winding (12), or more appropriately, in a three-phase situation, with respect to the configuration, the forward winding (12) can be reconfigured from a star (or series) configuration to a delta (or parallel) configuration as the motor accelerates. Even if such reconfigurations are otherwise known, this reconfiguration in combination with one or more reverse windings (13) is not only new, but it also provides significant new advantages. For example, the first and second acceleration conditions may be considered to represent conditions characterized largely by the effects of forward windings in star (or series) configuration and forward windings in delta configuration. By energizing the reverse winding (13) through the reconfiguration of the forward winding (12) to the delta configuration (which in this example would correspond to the delta configuration of the reverse winding), the primary effects of the reverse winding (13) (considered to include, but not limited to, compensation, counter-flux, generation, or the like) can operate in a delayed manner to further enhance starting parameters. Significantly, as can be seen from the disclosure of FIG. 5, the most significantly enhanced starting parameter may be lower inrush current during the starting event. As is well known, during starting, inrush current can typically reach significantly higher values. This may further indicate the need for wire sizing and the like in consideration of the winding (4). Electrical reconfiguration of the windings is used to limit inrush current; however, the effect is even greater for this embodiment when implemented in conjunction with the reverse winding (13). The benefits can go even beyond those with traditional current-limited startup controls: not only can previously limited inrush current be further reduced, but the need for explicit, active current control can be avoided.Specifically, the use of this configuration with the reverse winding (13) in conjunction with switch control of only the forward winding (12) can further reduce the inrush current during starting, which can be significantly reduced.

[0041] In embodiments having a start-up control feature involving a reverse winding (13), operation of the start-up controller (23) and its activation of the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch (22) can be sequenced so that switching of the forward winding (12) from its first electrical configuration to its second electrical configuration can occur when starting is substantially complete. Additionally, the starter controller (23) can include a switch timer (24) that activates switching to the delta configuration at different times. These times can be selected from approximately 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, and even approximately 25 seconds after the start-up operation begins. Furthermore, even after the first winding (12) has switched to the delta configuration, the reverse winding (13) can act to achieve the indicated inrush current limitation. This is possible due to the reconfigured forward winding acting in concert with the reverse winding, a feature not possible with conventional induction motors lacking a reverse winding (13).

[0042] As mentioned above, the overall progressive reverse-wound induction motor starting system and operation can be achieved without the need for explicit starting current control, as it is the various windings that achieve the desired control. In a manner where explicit current-limiting activity is not necessary, the starting control can be considered a passive current-establishment control, which can further be configured to exhibit a secondary current-limiting effect control, in which current limitation is achieved as a secondary effect of the windings. The secondary current-limiting effect control can also cause and act as a current reduction after the initial transient control. Thus, as shown in FIG. 5, it can be seen that at the beginning of starting, there can be an initial, more rapid increase in current, followed by the current reduction as shown. This is noteworthy because in most cases, the starting current is typically seen as a rising value, as shown in the conventional motor starting parameters shown in FIG. 5.

[0043] The current reduction after the initial transient control can also be a low-inrush current maintenance control that exists throughout the entire starting operation. As shown in FIG. 5 , it should be understood that through this unique control, embodiments can substantially maintain 1½ or less rated full-load current (not including transient harmonic spikes) throughout the entire starting operation. In fact, in an optimal design, embodiments can passively establish a limited amount of inrush current that is maintained at no more than substantially above rated full-load current throughout the starting operation. This can further eliminate the need to typically design for higher starting currents. Even when maintaining the inrush current at no more than substantially above the average operating current throughout the starting operation, the starting operation can be comparable to conventional starting. Even with limited inrush current elements and controls, embodiments can achieve operating motor speed in approximately the same amount of time. In part, this is due, at least in part, to the backwinding effect. As mentioned above, this provides the ability to substantially directly apply the source voltage. There may also be slight effects from the operation of the start-up control device (23) and / or the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch (22), but these are negligible, and therefore the supply voltage is applied substantially directly, but the current is limited.

[0044] Furthermore, embodiments can provide a passive switch-controlled current ramp-down effect, as shown in FIG. 5. These can also result in further reduced current as speed increases. Again, this is at least partially due to the backwinding effect (even in its absence). In such designs, it can be important and useful to include design criteria such as those mentioned above, including having forward windings (12) and backwindings (13) with at least some degree of matching magnetic flux spacing. It can also include aspects such as counter-winding, core sizing, differential term turns ratio, capacitor sizing, and winding wire cross-sectional area criteria, as mentioned above. Furthermore, it can be useful to design such aspects to fit within motor encasements sized by current industry standards established for motors and encasements sized above typical rated horsepower. Finally, it should be understood that the present starting control may be particularly applicable to three-phase designs, where reconfiguration from a star (or series) configuration to a delta (or parallel) configuration can be more appropriately implemented.

[0045] While the present invention has been described in connection with certain preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular forms described, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover all such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the description of the invention.

[0046] 1. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one electric motor; electrically connecting to the at least one electric motor or any other additional step, wherein the connection to the at least one electric motor is capable of exhibiting characteristics of an initial electrical network having an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; providing at least one additional electric motor; electrically connecting the at least one additional electric motor with the initial electrical network or any other additional step, wherein the connection of the at least one additional electric motor with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition; correcting, at least to some extent, the initial inductive component with the at least one additional electric motor; A method comprising:

[0047] 2. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 1 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one electric motor includes the step of providing at least one electric induction motor.

[0048] 3. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electrical devices of Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes the step of reducing, to at least some extent, an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network by the at least one additional electric motor.

[0049] 4. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor comprises the step of inductively compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor.

[0050] 5. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor comprises variably correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent without modifying characteristics of an electric correction component that contributes to varying the correction.

[0051] 6. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 3 or any other Appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor includes the step of providing at least one electric induction motor.

[0052] 7. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 1 or any other claim, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor comprises providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor.

[0053] 8. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Claim 7 or any other claim, wherein providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor includes establishing a forward winding flux space, providing at least one forward winding, establishing a reverse winding flux space, providing at least one reverse winding, and / or any other claim, wherein the forward-reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0054] 9. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 8 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings.

[0055] 10. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor comprises the step of directionally opposing, to at least some extent, magnetic flux in the at least one additional electric motor.

[0056] 11. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 7 or any other appendix, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor comprises the step of directionally opposing, to at least some extent, magnetic flux in the at least one additional electric motor.

[0057] 12. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component with the at least one additional electric motor includes performing at least some mechanical work while performing the step of compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component with the at least one additional electric motor.

[0058] 13. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of compensating to at least some extent for the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes utilizing a power over-rated core within the at least one additional electric motor.

[0059] 14. A method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electrical devices as described in Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of correcting to at least some extent the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes causing the at least one additional electric motor to reduce a network lag angle of current compared to voltage for a given load percentage condition relative to the network without the at least one electric motor.

[0060] 15. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electric devices of Appendix 12 or any other appendix, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes the step of causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a reduction in power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition of more than 50% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage.

[0061] 16. The step of causing a reduction in the advance angle of the current compared to the voltage by the at least one additional electric motor comprises: causing the at least one additional electric motor to reduce a delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 60 degrees at 0% of maximum rated load; causing a reduction in the delay angle of current relative to voltage by the at least one additional electric motor at 25% of maximum rated load by at least about 50 degrees; causing the at least one additional electric motor to reduce a delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 40 degrees at 50% of maximum rated load; causing the at least one additional electric motor to reduce a delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 30 degrees at 75% of maximum rated load; causing a reduction in the delay angle of current relative to voltage by the at least one additional electric motor at 100% of maximum rated load by at least about 20 degrees; causing a reduction in the delay angle of current compared to voltage by the at least one additional electric motor selected from:

[0062] 17. The step of causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a reduction in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition of more than 50% compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage includes: causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 1% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 2% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 4% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 8% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 10% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 15% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 20% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 25% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor selected from: a reduction in power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition of more than 50% compared to power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage.

[0063] 18. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor includes the step of providing at least one torque-producing electric motor.

[0064] 19. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 18 or any other claim, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor that is not prone to overheating at near full load operation.

[0065] 20. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 19 or any other claim, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation.

[0066] 21. The step of correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor comprises: improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.1 and up to about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.2 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.3 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.4 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.5 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.6 to a maximum of about 1.00; and

[0067] 22. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 9 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about five times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0068] 23. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 9 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about four times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0069] 24. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 9 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about three times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0070] 25. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 9 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.5 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0071] 26. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 9 or any other appendix, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.1 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0072] 27. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 9 or any other appendix, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least twice as many turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0073] 28. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 8 or any other appendix, further comprising the step of providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0074] 29. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 9 or any other appendix, further comprising the step of providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0075] 30. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to Claim 9 or any other claim, further comprising the step of providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately equal to or less than 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result of which is equal to or less than 1.5 times the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor relative to its RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0076] 31. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0077] 32. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 31 or any other Appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0078] 33. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 31 or any other appendix, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor, and / or any other appendix, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, is fitted within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor.

[0079] 34. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 31 or any other Appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized to be greater than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0080] 35. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 31 or any other Appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor that is sized from greater than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0081] 36. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 31 or any other Appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized with respect to the expected typical percentage load of that motor.

[0082] 37. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 31 or any other claim, comprising providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0083] 38. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices as described in Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein the step of compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor comprises the step of variably compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component.

[0084] 39. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 38 or any other claim, wherein variably compensating for the initial inductive component to at least some extent includes compensating for the initial inductive component to at least some extent across substantially all work-producing loads with the at least one additional electric motor.

[0085] 40. The step of variably correcting the initial induction component to at least some extent comprises: causing a lag correction on the load of at least about 25 percent; causing a lag correction on the load of at least about 33 percent; causing a lag correction on at least about a 50 percent load; causing a lag correction on a load of at least about 67 percent; causing lag correction on at least about 80 percent load; causing lag correction on at least about 90 percent load; causing lag correction on at least about 95 percent load; causing lag correction on at least about 98 percent load; causing a lag correction on at least 100 percent load; 39. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 38 or any other clause, comprising causing a delay correction for a load selected from:

[0086] 41. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 38 or any other claim, wherein variably compensating for the initial inductive component to at least some extent includes causing current to lead voltage up to a maximum load.

[0087] 42. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 9 or any other appendix, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward windings to reverse windings ratio selected with respect to an expected typical percentage load of the at least one additional electric motor.

[0088] 43. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices as described in Appendix 9 or any other appendix, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor using a ratio of forward windings to reverse windings selected with respect to an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0089] 44. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 9 or any other appendix, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement sized as established by current industry association standards for its horsepower rating and / or any other appendix, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within a motor encasement sized as established by current industry association standards for its horsepower rating.

[0090] 45. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 9 or any other appendix, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor using a forward winding to reverse winding ratio of at least about 2.1 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding to about 3 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding.

[0091] 46. ​​The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 9 or any other appendix, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio selected with respect to an expected typical percentage load for the at least one additional electric motor.

[0092] 47. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices as described in Appendix 9 or any other appendix, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a wire cross-sectional area ratio of forward windings to reverse windings selected with respect to an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0093] 48. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 9 or any other appendix, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor and / or any other appendix, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor comprises providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio that is sized to fit within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor.

[0094] 49. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix 1 or any other appendix, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about 1 / 2.

[0095] 50. A network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: at least one electric motor; an electrical connection to the at least one electric motor or any other appendix, the electrical connection to the at least one electric motor establishing an initial electrical network capable of exhibiting an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; at least one additional electric motor; an electrical connection coupling the at least one additional electric motor to the initial electrical network in a manner capable of exhibiting a corrected inductive power factor condition characteristic as a result of the at least one additional electric motor; or any other clause, wherein the corrected inductive power factor condition compensates, to at least some extent, for the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor.

[0096] 51. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 50 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one electric induction motor.

[0097] 52. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein the corrected inductive power factor condition reduces, to at least some extent, the amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network due to the at least one additional electric motor.

[0098] 53. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein the initial inductive component comprises an initial inductive component that is inductively compensated to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor.

[0099] 54. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a variable power factor correction motor that operates variably without modifying the characteristics of an electrical correction component that contributes to the correction.

[0100] 55. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 52 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one electric induction motor.

[0101] 56. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding.

[0102] 57. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 56 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least one forward winding and / or any other claim that establishes a forward winding flux space, and the at least one reverse winding comprises at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim that establishes a reverse winding flux space, and the forward-reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0103] 58. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 57 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings.

[0104] 59. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises an electric motor with opposing magnetic flux directions.

[0105] 60. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor is configured to perform at least some mechanical work while acting to compensate, at least to some extent, for the initial inductive component.

[0106] 61. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a power over-rated core.

[0107] 62. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of Appendix MCa1 or any other Appendix, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a network current lag reducing electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition relative to the network without the at least one additional electric motor.

[0108] 63. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of Claim 60 or any other Claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a network power consumption reducing electric motor that, for at least one given load percentage condition, reduces network power consumption of the electric network with the network power consumption reducing electric motor by more than 50% compared to the network power consumption without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage.

[0109] 64. The network power consumption reducing electric motor a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 80 degrees at 0 percent of maximum rated load; a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 60 degrees at 15 percent of its maximum rated load; a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 50 degrees at 25 percent of its maximum rated load; a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 40 degrees at 50 percent of its maximum rated load; an electric motor with a network current lag reduction of at least about 30 degrees at 75 percent of its maximum rated load; a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 20 degrees at 100 percent of its maximum rated load; 6. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 62 or any other clause, comprising a network power consumption reduced electric motor selected from:

[0110] 65. The network power consumption reducing electric motor an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 1%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 2%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 4%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 8%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 10%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 15%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 20%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 25%; 6. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 63 or any other clause, comprising a network power consumption reduced electric motor selected from:

[0111] 66. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 50 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one torque-producing electric motor.

[0112] 67. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 66 or any other clause, wherein the at least one torque-producing electric motor comprises at least one electric motor that is resistant to overheating under full load operation.

[0113] 68. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 67 or any other clause, wherein the at least one electric motor that is resistant to overheating under full load operation comprises at least one electric motor that is resistant to overheating under full load operation that is capable of long-term operation.

[0114] 69. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein at least one additional electric motor comprises a network power factor correcting electric motor that corrects the initial inductive power factor condition for at least one load percentage condition.

[0115] 70. Network power factor correction electric motors are A correction of at least about 0.1 to a maximum of about 1.00; A correction of at least about 0.2 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.3 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.4 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.5 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.6 to a maximum of about 1.00, 69. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 69 or any other clause, comprising a network power factor correcting electric motor that performs a correction selected from:

[0116] 71. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other claim, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about five times the number of the reverse windings.

[0117] 72. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other claim, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about four times the number of the reverse windings.

[0118] 73. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other claim, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about three times the number of the reverse windings.

[0119] 74. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other claim, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.5 times the number of reverse windings.

[0120] 75. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other claim, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.1 times the number of reverse windings.

[0121] 76. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other claim, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least twice as many as the number of reverse windings.

[0122] 77. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of Clause 57 or any other clause, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor relative to its RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0123] 78. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of Claim 57 or any other Claim, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for its RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0124] 79. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of Claim 57 or any other Claim, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately equal to or less than 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result of which is equal to or less than 1.5 times the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor relative to its RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0125] 80. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of Appendix 50 or any other Appendix, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0126] 81. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 80 or any other appendix, further comprising a motor encasement and / or any other appendix of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rated motor, wherein the core is sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core being fitted within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rated motor.

[0127] 82. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 80 or any other appendix, comprising cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors, wherein the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors are sized from more than 110 percent of the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors for that horsepower rating motor to about 125 percent of the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors.

[0128] 83. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 80 or any other appendix, comprising cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors, wherein the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors are sized from more than 110 percent of the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors for that horsepower rating motor.

[0129] 84. A network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 80 or any other claim, with the core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core being sized with respect to the expected typical percentage load of that motor.

[0130] 85. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 80 or any other appendix, comprising a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors, the core being sized with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0131] 86. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 50 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one variable compensation electric motor.

[0132] 87. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 86 or any other claim, wherein the at least one variable compensation electric motor comprises at least one variable compensation electric motor acting across substantially all work-producing loads.

[0133] 88. The at least one variable compensation electric motor: at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 25 percent load; at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 33 percent load; at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 50 percent load; at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 67 percent load; at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 80 percent load; at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 90 percent load; at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 95 percent load; at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 98 percent load; at least one variable compensation electric motor that achieves compensation at at least about 100 percent load; 86. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 86 or any other clause, comprising at least one variable compensation electric motor selected from:

[0134] 89. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 86 or any other claim, wherein the at least one variable compensating electric motor comprises at least one compensating electric motor in which current leads voltage up to a maximum load.

[0135] 90. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 58 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding to reverse winding ratio and / or any other clause, the forward winding to reverse winding ratio comprising a forward winding to reverse winding ratio selected with respect to an expected typical percentage load of the motor.

[0136] 91. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other claim, wherein at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding to reverse winding ratio and / or any other claim, and wherein the forward winding to reverse winding ratio comprises a forward winding to reverse winding ratio selected with respect to an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0137] 92. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of Claim 58 or any other claim, further comprising a motor encasement of a size established by a current industry association standard for its horsepower rating and / or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding to reverse winding ratio and / or any other claim, the forward winding to reverse winding ratio comprising a forward winding to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within the motor encasement of a size established by a current industry association standard for its horsepower rating.

[0138] 93. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding to reverse winding ratio and / or any other clause, and the forward winding to reverse winding ratio comprises a forward winding to reverse winding ratio of at least about 2.1 to about 3.

[0139] 94. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 58 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio selected with respect to an expected typical percentage load for the at least one additional electric motor.

[0140] 95. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 58 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding wire to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio and / or any other clause, wherein the forward winding wire to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio is selected with respect to an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0141] 96. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of Claim 58 or any other claim, further comprising a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor and / or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio sized to fit within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor.

[0142] 97. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of Clause 50 or any other clause, comprising at least one additional electric motor, the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about one half.

[0143] 98. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one primarily inductive electrical device; electrically connecting to the at least one predominantly inductive electrical device or any other appendix, wherein the connection to the at least one predominantly inductive electrical device is capable of exhibiting characteristics of an initial electrical network having an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; electrically connecting at least one work-producing electrical correction device to the initial electrical network, or any other additional step, wherein the connection of the at least one work-producing electrical correction device to the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition; correcting, at least to some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one work-producing electrical correction device; A method comprising:

[0144] 99. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 98 or any other claim, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by at least one work-generating electrical correction device includes performing at least some mechanical work while performing the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by at least one work-generating electrical correction device.

[0145] 100. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 98 or any other claim, wherein correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent with the at least one work-producing electrical correction device includes reducing, to at least some extent, an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network with the at least one work-producing electrical correction device.

[0146] 101. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 98 or any other claim, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device comprises the step of inductively correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device.

[0147] 102. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices as described in Appendix 98 or any other appendix, wherein the step of correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent by the at least one work-producing electrical correction device includes the step of variably correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent without altering characteristics of the electrical correction component that contribute to varying the correction.

[0148] 103. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 100 or any other addendum, wherein the step of electrically connecting the at least one work-generating electrical correction device with the initial electrical network or any other addendum, wherein the connection of the at least one work-generating electrical correction device with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition, includes the step of electrically connecting at least one electric induction motor.

[0149] 104. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 98 or any other addendum, wherein the step of electrically connecting the at least one work-generating electrical correction device with the initial electrical network or any other addendum, wherein the connection of the at least one work-generating electrical correction device with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition, includes the step of electrically connecting at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor.

[0150] 105. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 98 or any other addendum, wherein the step of electrically connecting the at least one work-producing electrical correction device with the initial electrical network or any other addendum, wherein the connection of the at least one work-producing electrical correction device with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition, includes the step of electrically connecting at least one counter-winding electric motor.

[0151] 106. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 98 or any other claim, wherein correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent by the at least one work-producing electrical correction device includes causing, by the at least one work-producing electrical correction device, a reduction in a network lag angle of current compared to voltage for at least one load percentage condition with respect to the network without the at least one electric motor for the same percentage load condition.

[0152] 107. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 99 or any other claim, wherein correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device includes causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a reduction in power consumed by the at least one electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device for at least one given load percentage condition of more than 50% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at the same load percentage.

[0153] 108. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 98 or any other addendum, wherein the step of electrically connecting the at least one work-producing electrical correction device with the initial electrical network or any other addendum, wherein the connection of the at least one work-producing electrical correction device with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition, includes the step of electrically connecting at least one torque-producing electric motor.

[0154] 109. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 108 or any other addendum, wherein the step of electrically connecting the at least one work-producing electrical correction device with the initial electrical network or any other addendum, wherein the connection of the at least one work-producing electrical correction device with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition, includes the step of electrically connecting at least one additional electric motor that is not susceptible to overheating at near full load operation.

[0155] 110. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 109 or any other addendum, wherein the step of electrically connecting the at least one work-generating electrical correction device with the initial electrical network or any other addendum, wherein the connection of the at least one work-generating electrical correction device with the initial electrical network is capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition, includes the step of electrically connecting at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation.

[0156] 111. The step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one work-producing electrical correction device comprises: improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.1 and up to about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.2 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.3 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.4 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.5 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.6 to at most about 1.00; and

[0157] 112. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 104 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor has at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim, and the at least one forward winding has at least about five times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0158] 113. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 104 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor has at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim, and the at least one forward winding has at least about four times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0159] 114. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 104 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor has at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim, and the at least one forward winding has at least about three times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0160] 115. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 104 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor has at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim, and the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.5 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0161] 116. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 104 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor has at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim, and the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.1 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0162] 117. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 104 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor has at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim, and the at least one forward winding has at least twice as many turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0163] 118. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Clause 104 or any other clause, further comprising providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0164] 119. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 98 or any other appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0165] 120. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 119 or any other Appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0166] 121. The step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to fit a current industry association standard established as a higher than rated horsepower motor further includes the steps of: enclosing the motor within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rated motor and / or any other notation;

[0167] A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Clause 119 or any other clause, including providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to fit a current industry association standard established as a higher than rated horsepower motor that fits within a motor encasement of the size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rated motor.

[0168] 122. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Claim 119 or any other Claim, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized to be greater than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0169] 123. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Claim 119 or any other Claim, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized from greater than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0170] 124. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 119 or any other Appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized with respect to the expected typical percentage load of that motor.

[0171] 125. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices as described in Appendix 119 or any other appendix, including providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0172] 126. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 98 or any other claim, wherein the step of compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes the step of variably compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component.

[0173] 127. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 126 or any other claim, wherein variably compensating for the initial inductive component to at least some extent includes compensating for the initial inductive component to at least some extent across substantially all work-producing loads with the at least one additional electric motor.

[0174] 128. A network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: at least one primarily inductive electrical device; an electrical connection to the at least one predominantly inductive electrical device or any other appendix, wherein the electrical connection to the at least one predominantly inductive electrical device establishes an initial electrical network capable of exhibiting an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; at least one work-producing electrical compensation device; an electrical connection coupling the at least one work-producing electrical correction device to the initial electrical network in a manner capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition as a result of the at least one work-producing electrical correction device; or any other clause, wherein the corrected inductive power factor condition corrects, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one work-producing electrical correction device.

[0175] 129. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 128 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor is configured to perform at least some mechanical work while acting to compensate, at least to some extent, for the initial inductive component.

[0176] 130. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 128 or any other claim, wherein the corrected inductive power factor condition comprises a corrected inductive power factor condition that reduces, to at least some extent, an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network due to the at least one additional electric motor.

[0177] 131. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 128 or any other claim, wherein the initial inductive component comprises an initial inductive component that is inductively compensated to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor.

[0178] 132. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 128 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a variable power factor correction motor that operates variably without modifying the characteristics of an electric correction component that contributes to the correction.

[0179] 133. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of clause 130 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one electric induction motor.

[0180] 134. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 128 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding.

[0181] 135. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 134 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings.

[0182] 136. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 128 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a network current lag reduction electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition relative to the network without the at least one additional electric motor.

[0183] 137. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 136 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a network power consumption reduction electric motor that, for at least one given load percentage condition, reduces network power consumption of the electric network with the network power consumption reduction electric motor by more than 50% compared to the network power consumption without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage.

[0184] 138. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 128 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one torque-producing electric motor.

[0185] 139. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 138 or any other clause, wherein the at least one torque-producing electric motor comprises at least one electric motor that is resistant to overheating under full-load operation.

[0186] 140. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 139 or any other clause, wherein the at least one electric motor that is resistant to overheating under full load operation is capable of long-term operation and is resistant to overheating under full load operation.

[0187] 141. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of Clause 128 or any other clause, wherein the at least one work-producing electrical correction device comprises a network power factor correcting work-producing device that corrects the initial inductive power factor condition for at least one load percentage condition.

[0188] 142. The network power factor correction work generating device A correction of at least about 0.1 to a maximum of about 1.00; A correction of at least about 0.2 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.3 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.4 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.5 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.6 to a maximum of about 1.00, 14. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 141 or any other clause, comprising a network power factor correction work producing device that performs a correction selected from:

[0189] 143. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 135 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about five times the number of said reverse windings.

[0190] 144. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 135 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about four times the number of said reverse windings.

[0191] 145. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 135 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about three times the number of said reverse windings.

[0192] 146. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 135 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.5 times the number of said reverse windings.

[0193] 147. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 135 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.1 times the number of said reverse windings.

[0194] 148. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 135 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least twice as many as the number of reverse windings.

[0195] 149. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of Clause 134 or any other clause, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor relative to its RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0196] 150. A network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 128 or any other Appendix, wherein at least the additional electric motor has a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as being higher than the rated horsepower motor.

[0197] 151. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 150 or any other claim, further comprising a motor encasement and / or any other claim of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor, wherein the core is sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core being fitted within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor.

[0198] 152. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 150 or any other claim, comprising a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, wherein the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor is sized to between more than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating.

[0199] 153. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 150 or any other appendix, comprising cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors, wherein the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors are sized from more than 110 percent of the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors for that horsepower rating motor.

[0200] 154. A network of efficiently powered electrical devices as described in Appendix 150 or any other Appendix, with the core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core being sized with respect to the expected typical percentage load of that motor.

[0201] 155. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 150 or any other claim, comprising a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors, the core being sized with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0202] 156. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of clause 128 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one variable compensation electric motor.

[0203] 157. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of clause 156 or any other clause, wherein the at least one variable compensation electric motor comprises at least one variable compensation electric motor acting across substantially all work-producing loads. 158. A method for establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices, comprising: providing at least one first type of primarily inductive electrical device; providing at least one forward-plus-reverse wound induction motor having a forward windings to reverse windings ratio greater than 2; electrically combining the at least one first-type primarily inductive electrical device and the at least one forward-plus-reverse wound induction motor to form an enhanced power factor electrical network; or any other note, wherein the enhanced power factor electrical network exhibits an enhanced power factor value having a less inductive component than for the otherwise identical enhanced power factor electrical network without the at least one second type of predominantly inductive electrical device.

[0204] 159. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electrical devices of claim 158 or any other claim, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes the step of reducing, to at least some extent, an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network by the at least one additional electric motor.

[0205] 160. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 158 or any other clause, wherein the enhanced power factor value comprises a power factor closer to unity than would be the otherwise identical enhanced power factor electrical network without the at least one second type of predominantly inductive electrical device.

[0206] 161. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Clause 158 or any other clause, wherein the step of compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor comprises the step of inductively compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor.

[0207] 162. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 158 or any other claim, wherein the step of correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor includes the step of variably correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent without altering characteristics of an electric correction component that contributes to varying the correction.

[0208] 163. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 159 or any other clause, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one electric induction motor.

[0209] 164. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 158 or any other clause, wherein providing the at least one forward plus reverse wound induction motor includes establishing a forward winding adjacent space, providing at least one forward winding, establishing a reverse winding magnetic flux space, providing at least one reverse winding, and / or any other clause, wherein the forward reverse winding magnetic flux space and the reverse winding magnetic flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0210] 165. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 164 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings.

[0211] 166. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 158 or any other claim, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes the step of directionally opposing, to at least some extent, magnetic flux in the at least one additional electric motor.

[0212] 167. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 158 or any other claim, wherein the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component with the at least one additional electric motor includes performing at least some mechanical work while performing the step of correcting, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component with the at least one additional electric motor.

[0213] 168. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 158 or any other claim, wherein the step of compensating to at least some extent for the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes utilizing a power over-rated core in the at least one additional electric motor.

[0214] 169. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 158 or any other claim, wherein correcting the initial inductive component to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor includes causing the at least one additional electric motor to reduce a network lag angle of current compared to voltage for a given load percentage condition relative to the network without the at least one electric motor.

[0215] 170. The method of establishing an efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 167 or any other claim, wherein compensating for the initial inductive component to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor includes causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a reduction in power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition of more than 50% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage.

[0216] 171. The step of causing a reduction in the advance angle of the current compared to the voltage by the at least one additional electric motor comprises: causing the at least one additional electric motor to reduce a delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 60 degrees at 0% of maximum rated load; causing a reduction in the delay angle of current relative to voltage by the at least one additional electric motor at 25% of maximum rated load by at least about 50 degrees; causing the at least one additional electric motor to reduce a delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 40 degrees at 50% of maximum rated load; causing the at least one additional electric motor to reduce a delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 30 degrees at 75% of maximum rated load; causing a reduction in the delay angle of current relative to voltage by the at least one additional electric motor at 100% of maximum rated load by at least about 20 degrees; 169. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 169 or any other clause, comprising causing a reduction in the delay angle of current compared to voltage by the at least one additional electric motor selected from:

[0217] 172. The step of causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a reduction in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition of more than 50% compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage includes: causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 1% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 2% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 4% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 8% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 10% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 15% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 20% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor, a percent reduction of at least about 25% in the power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor compared to the power that would have been consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage; causing, by the at least one additional electric motor selected from: a reduction in power consumed by the at least one electric network and the at least one additional electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition of more than 50% compared to power that would be consumed by the at least one electric network without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage.

[0218] 173. The step of correcting the initial induction component to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor comprises: improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.1 and up to about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.2 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.3 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.4 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.5 to a maximum of about 1.00; improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.6 to a maximum of about 1.00; and improving, by the at least one additional electric motor, a power factor that would have been exhibited with respect to the initial electrical network by at least about 0.6 to a maximum of about 1.00.

[0219] 174. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 165 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about five times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0220] 175. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 165 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about four times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0221] 176. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 165 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about three times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0222] 177. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 165 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.5 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0223] 178. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 165 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.1 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0224] 179. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 165 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least twice as many turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0225] 180. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Clause 164 or any other clause, further comprising providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0226] 181. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Clause 158 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0227] 182. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices according to claim 181 or any other claim, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0228] 183. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 181 or any other appendix, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor, and / or any other appendix, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, is fitted within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor.

[0229] 184. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices according to claim 181 or any other claim, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized to be greater than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0230] 185. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of Claim 181 or any other Claim, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized from more than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0231] 186. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 181 or any other Appendix, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized with respect to the expected typical percentage load of that motor.

[0232] 187. A method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices according to claim 181 or any other claim, including providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0233] 188. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 158 or any other claim, wherein the step of compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor comprises the step of variably compensating, to at least some extent, the initial inductive component.

[0234] 189. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electric devices of claim 188 or any other claim, wherein variably compensating for the initial inductive component to at least some extent includes compensating for the initial inductive component to at least some extent across substantially all work-producing loads with the at least one additional electric motor.

[0235] 190. A network of inductive electrical devices that is efficiently powered, at least one first type of primarily inductive electrical device; at least one forward-plus-reverse wound induction motor having a forward winding to reverse winding ratio greater than 2; an electrical connection combining the at least one first-type predominantly inductive electrical device and the at least one forward-plus-reverse wound induction motor to form an enhanced power factor electrical network having a smaller inductive component than would be present in the otherwise identical enhanced power factor electrical network without the at least one forward-plus-reverse wound predominantly inductive electrical device; A network comprising:

[0236] 191. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of Clause 190 or any other clause, wherein the corrected inductive power factor condition comprises a corrected inductive power factor condition that reduces, to at least some extent, an amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network due to the at least one additional electric motor.

[0237] 192. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of Clause 190 or any other clause, wherein the enhanced power factor value comprises a power factor closer to unity than would be the otherwise identical enhanced power factor electrical network without the at least one second type of predominantly inductive electrical device.

[0238] 193. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of Clause 190 or any other clause, wherein the initial inductive component comprises an initial inductive component that is inductively compensated to at least some extent by the at least one additional electric motor.

[0239] 194. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 190 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a variable power factor correction motor that operates variably without modifying the characteristics of an electric correction component that contributes to the correction.

[0240] 195. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 191 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one electric induction motor.

[0241] 196. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 190 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding.

[0242] 197. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 196 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least one forward winding and / or any other claim that establishes a forward winding flux space, and the at least one reverse winding comprises at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim that establishes a reverse winding flux space, and the forward-reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0243] 198. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 197 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings.

[0244] 199. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 190 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises an electric motor with opposing magnetic flux directions.

[0245] 200. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 190 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor is configured to perform at least some mechanical work while acting to compensate, at least to some extent, for the initial inductive component.

[0246] 201. The network of efficiently powered electric devices of clause 190 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a power over-rated core.

[0247] 202. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 190 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a network current lag reduction electric motor for at least one given load percentage condition relative to the network without the at least one additional electric motor.

[0248] 203. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of claim 200 or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a network power consumption reducing electric motor that, for at least one given load percentage condition, reduces network power consumption of the electric network with the network power consumption reducing electric motor by more than 50% compared to the network power consumption without the at least one additional electric motor at the same load percentage.

[0249] 204. The network power consumption reduction electric motor a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 80 degrees at 0 percent of maximum rated load; a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 60 degrees at 15 percent of its maximum rated load; a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 50 degrees at 25 percent of its maximum rated load; a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 40 degrees at 50 percent of its maximum rated load; an electric motor with a network current lag reduction of at least about 30 degrees at 75 percent of its maximum rated load; a network current lag reduction electric motor of at least about 20 degrees at 100 percent of its maximum rated load; 202. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 202 or any other clause, comprising a network power consumption reduced electric motor selected from:

[0250] 205. The network power consumption reduction electric motor an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 1%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 2%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 4%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 8%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 10%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 15%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 20%; an electric motor that reduces network power consumption by at least about 25%; 202. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 203 or any other clause, comprising a network power consumption reduced electric motor selected from:

[0251] 206. The efficiently powered network of electrical devices of Appendix RNa1 or any other Appendix, wherein the at least one forward plus reverse wound induction motor comprises a network power factor correcting electric motor that corrects, for at least one load percentage condition, a power factor condition that the enhanced power factor electrical network would have without the at least one forward plus reverse wound induction motor.

[0252] 207. Network power factor correction electric motors are A correction of at least about 0.1 to a maximum of about 1.00; A correction of at least about 0.2 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.3 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.4 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.5 to a maximum of about 1.00, A correction of at least about 0.6 to a maximum of about 1.00, 1. A network of efficiently powered electrical devices as described in Appendix RNa41.1 or any other appendix, comprising a network power factor correcting electric motor that performs power factor correction selected from:

[0253] 208. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 198 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about five times the number of said reverse windings.

[0254] 209. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 198 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about four times the number of said reverse windings.

[0255] 210. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 198 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about three times the number of said reverse windings.

[0256] 211. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 198 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.5 times the number of said reverse windings.

[0257] 212. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 198 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.1 times the number of said reverse windings.

[0258] 213. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of clause 198 or any other clause, wherein at least one forward winding comprises at least twice as many as the number of reverse windings.

[0259] 214. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of Claim 197 or any other claim, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for its RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0260] 215. A network of efficiently powered electric devices as described in Appendix 190 or any other Appendix, wherein at least one additional electric motor has a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0261] 216. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 190 or any other claim, further comprising a motor encasement and / or any other claim of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor, wherein the core is sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core being fitted within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor.

[0262] 217. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 190 or any other appendix, comprising a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, wherein the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor is sized to between more than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating.

[0263] 218. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 190 or any other appendix, comprising cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors, wherein the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors are sized from more than 110 percent of the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the cores sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors for that horsepower rating motor.

[0264] 219. A network of efficiently powered electrical devices as described in clause 215 or any other clause, with the core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core being sized with respect to the expected typical percentage load of that motor.

[0265] 220. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 215 or any other claim, comprising a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than rated horsepower motors, the core being sized with respect to the amount of current lag relative to voltage for the initial electrical network.

[0266] 221. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of clause 190 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one variable compensation electric motor.

[0267] 222. The efficiently powered network of electric devices of clause 221 or any other clause, wherein the at least one variable compensation electric motor comprises at least one variable compensation electric motor acting across substantially all work-producing loads.

[0268] 223. A method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system, comprising: providing a reverse wound electric motor comprising a rotor, at least one forward winding, and at least one reverse winding; providing a forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch responsive to the at least one forward winding, the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch being capable of reconfiguring the electrical configuration of the at least one forward winding from a first electrical configuration to a second electrical configuration; providing a source of electrical power to said forward and reverse wound electric motor; controlling the start of the reverse-wound electric motor; First, accelerating the rotor using action of the at least one forward winding in the first electrical configuration; switching the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch to cause the at least one forward winding to achieve a second electrical configuration; second, accelerating the rotor using action of the at least one forward winding in the second electrical configuration; Third, accelerating the rotor using the action of both the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding; A method comprising:

[0269] 224. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 223 or any other clause, wherein providing the reverse wound electric motor includes providing a reverse wound electric motor comprising a plurality of windings in a three-phase configuration.

[0270] 225. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of Clause 223 or any other clause, wherein switching the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch to cause at least one forward winding to achieve a second electrical configuration includes differentially switching between an electrically reconfigurable star-configured start winding and an electrically reconfigurable delta-configured drive winding.

[0271] 226. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of Clause 225 or any other clause, wherein switching the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch to cause at least one forward winding to achieve a second electrical configuration includes switching the at least one forward winding to a delta configuration upon substantially completion of starting.

[0272] 227. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 226 or any other clause, wherein switching the at least one forward winding to a delta configuration upon substantially completing the starting includes timing activation of the switching step.

[0273] 228. The step of timing activation of the switching step includes: timing activation of the step of switching to the delta configuration to approximately 10 seconds after initiating a start-up operation; timing activation of the step of switching to the delta configuration to approximately 15 seconds after initiating a startup operation; timing activation of the step of switching to the delta configuration to approximately 20 seconds after initiating a startup operation; timing activation of the step of switching to the delta configuration to approximately 25 seconds after initiating a start-up operation; 228. The method of claim 227 or any other clause, including timing activation of the switching step to be selected from:

[0274] 229. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 227 or any other clause, wherein timing activation of the switching step includes timing activation of the switching to the delta configuration step about 20 seconds after initiating a starting operation.

[0275] 230. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 223 or any other claim, wherein controlling the starting of the reverse wound electric motor includes passively establishing a limited amount of inrush current.

[0276] 231. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 230 or any other clause, wherein passively establishing the limited amount of inrush current includes secondarily establishing an inrush current limit.

[0277] 232. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 231 or any other clause, wherein the step of secondarily establishing inrush current limiting includes the step of reducing current after an initial current transient.

[0278] 233. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 232 or any other clause, wherein reducing the current after the initial current transient includes maintaining a substantially low inrush current throughout starting of the reverse wound induction motor.

[0279] 234. A method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system as described in Clause 233 or any other clause, wherein substantially maintaining a low inrush current throughout starting includes substantially maintaining a rated full load current of 1.5 or less throughout starting.

[0280] 235. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 230 or any other clause, wherein passively establishing the limited amount of inrush current includes maintaining it substantially below rated full load current throughout starting.

[0281] 236. The method of providing a progressive start reverse-wound induction motor system of claim 230 or any other claim, wherein passively establishing the limited amount of inrush current includes, at least in part, utilizing a reverse-winding effect.

[0282] 237. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 235 or any other clause, wherein maintaining substantially less than rated full load current throughout said starting includes, at least in part, utilizing a reverse winding effect.

[0283] 238. The method of providing a progressive start reverse-wound induction motor system of claim 223 or any other clause, wherein controlling the starting of the reverse-wound electric motor includes applying a power supply voltage substantially directly.

[0284] 239. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 223 or any other claim, wherein starting and controlling the reverse wound electric motor includes passively switching and controlling a current ramp down.

[0285] 240. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 239 or any other clause, wherein passively switching the current ramp down includes passively switching a further reduced current as speed increases.

[0286] 241. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 239 or any other clause, wherein passive switch controlling the current ramp down includes, at least in part, utilizing a reverse winding effect.

[0287] 242. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 223 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one forward winding establishes a forward winding flux space, the step of providing at least one reverse winding establishes a reverse winding flux space, and / or any other clause, wherein the forward reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0288] 243. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 242 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise opposite direction windings.

[0289] 244. A method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system as described in clause 242 or any other clause, wherein providing a reverse wound electric motor having said rotor, at least one forward winding, and at least one reverse winding includes providing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0290] 245. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 243 or any other clause, wherein the counter winding comprises a differential turn winding.

[0291] 246. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 245 or any other clause, wherein the differential turn winding comprises at least one forward winding having at least about five times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0292] 247. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 245 or any other clause, wherein the differential turn winding comprises at least one forward winding having at least about four times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0293] 248. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 245 or any other clause, wherein the differential turn winding comprises at least one forward winding having at least about three times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0294] 249. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 245 or any other clause, wherein the differential turn winding comprises at least one forward winding having at least about 2.5 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding.

[0295] 250. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 245 or any other clause, wherein the differential turn winding comprises at least one forward winding having at least about 2.1 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding.

[0296] 251. A method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system as described in clause 245 or any other clause, wherein the differential turn winding comprises at least one forward winding having at least twice as many turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0297] 252. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of Clause 245 or any other clause, further comprising providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0298] 253. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of Claim 245 or any other Claim, further comprising the step of providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0299] 254. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 245 or any other clause, further comprising the step of providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately equal to or less than 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result of which is equal to or less than 1.5 times the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0300] 255. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 223 or any other clause, wherein providing a reverse wound electric motor comprising the rotor, at least one forward winding, and at least one reverse winding includes providing at least one delta configured reverse winding.

[0301] 256. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 224 or any other claim, wherein providing a reverse wound electric motor comprising the rotor, at least one forward winding, and at least one reverse winding includes providing a plurality of windings in a three-phase delta configuration.

[0302] 257. A method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system as described in clause 245 or any other clause, with differential turn windings utilizing a forward to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within a motor encasement sized as established by current industry association standards for the motor's horsepower rating.

[0303] 258. A method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system as described in clause 245 or any other clause, with a differential turn winding utilizing a forward to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio that is sized to fit within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for the motor's horsepower rating.

[0304] 259. The method of providing a progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 223 or any other claim, wherein providing a reverse wound electric motor comprising the rotor, at least one forward winding, and at least one reverse winding includes utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about 1 / 2.

[0305] 260. A progressive start reverse wound induction motor system, comprising: a reverse-wound electric motor comprising a rotor, at least one forward winding, at least one reverse winding, a core, and a motor encasement; a forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch responsive to the at least one forward winding, the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch being capable of reconfiguring the electrical configuration of the at least one forward winding from a first electrical configuration to a second electrical configuration; a source of electrical power for the reverse-wound electric motor; a starting control device to which power for the reverse-wound electric motor is responsive; a first acceleration condition in which the rotor accelerates rotationally using the action of the at least one forward winding in the first electrical configuration; a second acceleration condition in which the rotor accelerates rotationally using the action of the at least one forward winding in the second electrical configuration; and a third acceleration condition in which the rotor accelerates rotationally using the action of both the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding; and 1. A progressive start reverse wound induction motor system comprising:

[0306] 261. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 260 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises a plurality of windings in a three-phase configuration.

[0307] 262. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 260 or any other clause, wherein the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch selects either an electrically reconfigurable star-configured start winding or an electrically reconfigurable delta-configured drive winding.

[0308] 263. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 262 or any other claim, wherein the forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch comprises a forward winding electrical reconfiguration switch that selects the electrically reconfigurable delta configured drive winding upon substantially completion of starting.

[0309] 264. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 263 or any other clause, wherein the start control device includes a switch timer.

[0310] 265. The switch timer: a switch timer that activates a switch to the delta configuration approximately 10 seconds after the start operation begins; a switch timer that activates a switch to the delta configuration approximately 15 seconds after the start operation begins; a switch timer that activates a switch to the delta configuration approximately 20 seconds after the start operation begins; a switch timer that activates a switch to the delta configuration approximately 25 seconds after the start operation begins; 264. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 264 or any other clause, comprising a switch timer selected from:

[0311] 266. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 264 or any other claim, wherein the switch timer activates switching to the delta configuration approximately 20 seconds after initiating a starting operation.

[0312] 267. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 260 or any other clause, wherein the starting controller comprises a passive current establishment controller.

[0313] 268. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 267 or any other clause, wherein the passive current establishment controller comprises a secondary current limiting effect controller.

[0314] 269. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 268 or any other clause, wherein the secondary current limited effect controller comprises an initial transition post current reduction controller.

[0315] 270. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 269 or any other clause, wherein the post-initial transition current reduction control comprises a low inrush current maintaining control that operates throughout the starting of the reverse wound induction motor.

[0316] 271. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 270 or any other clause, wherein the low inrush current maintaining control comprises a control that maintains full load current at or below substantially 1.5 V throughout the starting operation.

[0317] 272. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 267 or any other clause, wherein the passive current establishment controller comprises a starting controller that is substantially below average operating current.

[0318] 273. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 272 or any other clause, wherein the starting control for substantially below average operating current comprises a reverse winding effect control.

[0319] 274. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 260 or any other clause, wherein the start controller comprises a substantially direct line voltage application controller.

[0320] 275. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 260 or any other clause, wherein the start control comprises a passive switching element control that causes a current ramp down.

[0321] 276. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 275 or any other clause, wherein the passive switching element controller causes a further reduced current as speed increases.

[0322] 277. The progressive start reverse winding induction motor system of clause 275 or any other clause, wherein the passive switching element controller comprises a delayed reverse winding effect controller.

[0323] 278. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 260 or any other note, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least one forward winding and / or any other note that establishes a forward winding flux space, and the at least one reverse winding comprises at least one reverse winding and / or any other note that establishes a reverse winding flux space, and the forward reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0324] 279. A progressive start reverse wound induction motor system as described in clause 278 or any other clause, wherein the core is sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0325] 280. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 278 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise differential turn windings.

[0326] 281. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, wherein the differential turn winding comprises at least one forward winding having at least about five times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0327] 282. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, wherein the differential turn windings include at least one forward winding having at least about four times the number of the at least one reverse winding.

[0328] 283. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, wherein the differential turn windings include at least one forward winding having at least about three times the number of the at least one reverse winding.

[0329] 284. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, wherein the differential turn windings include at least one forward winding having at least about 2.5 times the number of the at least one reverse winding.

[0330] 285. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, wherein the differential turn windings include at least one forward winding having at least about 2.1 times the number of the at least one reverse winding.

[0331] 286. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, wherein the differential turn windings include at least one forward winding having at least twice as many as the number of the at least one reverse winding.

[0332] 287. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0333] 288. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0334] 289. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 280 or any other clause, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately equal to or less than 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result of which is equal to or less than 1.5 times the rated full load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0335] 290. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 260 or any other clause, wherein the at least one reverse winding comprises at least one delta configured reverse winding.

[0336] 291. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of clause 261 or any other clause, wherein the at least one reverse winding comprises multiple windings in a three-phase delta configuration.

[0337] 292. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, with differential turn windings utilizing a forward to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within a motor encasement sized as established by current industry association standards for the motor's horsepower rating.

[0338] 293. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 280 or any other claim, comprising a differential turn winding utilizing a forward to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio selected to fit within a motor encasement sized by current industry association standards for the motor's horsepower rating.

[0339] 294. The progressive start reverse wound induction motor system of claim 260 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about one half.

[0340] 295. A method for providing an operationally stable induction motor, comprising: providing at least one motor winding; providing a rotor; providing a core; enclosing the at least one motor winding, the rotor, and the core in a motor case; or any other note, wherein the induction motor exhibits negative reactive power.

[0341] 296. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 295 or any other clause, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one torque-producing electric motor.

[0342] 297. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 296 or any other clause, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor that is resistant to overheating at near full load operation.

[0343] 298. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 297 or any other clause, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation.

[0344] 299. The step of providing at least one motor winding includes: providing at least one forward winding; providing at least one reverse winding; 295. A method for providing an operationally stable induction motor according to claim 295 or any other clause, comprising:

[0345] 300. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor according to claim 299 or any other claim, further comprising the step of connecting a capacitor in series with the at least one reverse winding.

[0346] 301. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of Clause 300 or any other clause, wherein connecting a capacitor in series with the at least one reverse winding includes connecting a capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor relative to its RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0347] 302. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of Clause 300 or any other clause, comprising connecting a capacitor in series with the at least one reverse winding having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0348] 303. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of Clause 300 or any other clause, comprising connecting a capacitor in series with the at least one reverse winding having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately equal to or less than 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result of which is equal to or less than 1.5 times the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor relative to its RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0349] 304. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of claim 299 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor includes the steps of establishing a forward winding flux space, providing at least one forward winding, establishing a reverse winding flux space, providing at least one reverse winding, and / or any other clause, wherein the forward reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0350] 305. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 304 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise opposite-direction windings.

[0351] 306. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in Clause 295 or any other clause, wherein the step of correcting to at least some extent the initial induction component by the at least one additional electric motor includes utilizing a power over-rated core in the at least one additional electric motor.

[0352] 307. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 305 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about five times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0353] 308. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in clause SCm13 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about four times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0354] 309. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 305 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about three times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0355] 310. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 305 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.5 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0356] 311. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 305 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.1 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0357] 312. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 305 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least twice as many turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0358] 313. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in Clause 295 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0359] 314. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in Clause 313 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0360] 315. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in clause 313 or any other clause, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor and / or any other clause, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, fitted within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor.

[0361] 316. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in Clause 313 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than the rated horsepower motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than the rated horsepower motor, the core sized to conform to between greater than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0362] 317. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in Clause 313 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than the rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as higher than the rated horsepower motor, the core sized to conform to more than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor and about 200 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0363] 318. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in clause 305 or any other clause, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement sized as established by current industry association standards for its horsepower rating and / or any other clause, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor comprises providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward windings to reverse windings ratio selected to fit within a motor encasement sized as established by current industry association standards for its horsepower rating.

[0364] 319. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of clause 305 or any other clause, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor using a forward winding to reverse winding ratio of at least about 2.1 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding to about 3 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding.

[0365] 320. A method of providing an operationally stable induction motor as described in clause 305 or any other clause, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor and / or any other clause, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor comprises providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio that is sized to fit within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor.

[0366] 321. The method of providing an operationally stable induction motor of claim 295 or any other claim, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about one half.

[0367] 322. An operationally stable induction motor, a motor winding; A rotor, The core and A motor case; or any other appendix, wherein the induction motor exhibits negative reactive power.

[0368] 323. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 322 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises at least one torque-producing electric motor.

[0369] 324. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 323 or any other clause, wherein the at least one torque-producing electric motor comprises at least one electric motor that is resistant to overheating under full-load operation.

[0370] 325. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 324 or any other clause, wherein the at least one electric motor resistant to overheating under full load operation comprises at least one electric motor resistant to overheating under full load operation that is capable of long term operation.

[0371] 326. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 322 or any other clause, wherein the motor windings comprise at least one forward winding and at least one reverse winding.

[0372] 327. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 326 or any other clause, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with the at least one forward winding.

[0373] 328. An operationally stable induction motor as described in Clause 327 or any other clause, wherein the capacitor has a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0374] 329. An operationally stable induction motor as described in Clause 327 or any other Clause, wherein the capacitor has a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0375] 330. An operationally stable induction motor as described in Clause 327 or any other clause, wherein the capacitor has a capacitance value in microfarads that is approximately equal to or less than 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result of which is the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0376] 331. The operationally stable induction motor of claim 299 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least one forward winding and / or any other claim that establishes a forward winding flux space, and the at least one reverse winding comprises at least one reverse winding and / or any other claim that establishes a reverse winding flux space, and the forward reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0377] 332. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 331 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings.

[0378] 333. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 322 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a power over-rated core.

[0379] 334. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 332 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about five times the number of the reverse windings.

[0380] 335. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 332 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about four times the number of the reverse windings.

[0381] 336. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 332 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about three times the number of the reverse windings.

[0382] 337. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 332 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.5 times the number of the reverse windings.

[0383] 338. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 332 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.1 times the number of the reverse windings.

[0384] 339. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 332 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least twice as many as the number of reverse windings.

[0385] 340. An operationally stable induction motor as described in clause 322 or any other clause, wherein at least one additional electric motor has a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0386] 341. An operationally stable induction motor as described in clause 340 or any other clause, further comprising a motor encasement and / or any other clause sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, wherein the core is fitted within a motor encasement sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating motor.

[0387] 342. An operationally stable induction motor as described in clause 340 or any other clause, comprising a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, wherein the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor is sized to between more than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating.

[0388] 343. An operationally stable induction motor as described in clause 340 or any other clause, comprising a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, wherein the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor is sized from more than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating motor.

[0389] 344. An operationally stable induction motor according to claim 332 or any other claim, further comprising a motor encasement of a size established by a current industry association standard for its horsepower rating and / or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding to reverse winding ratio and / or any other claim, the forward winding to reverse winding ratio comprising a forward winding to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within the motor encasement of a size established by a current industry association standard for its horsepower rating.

[0390] 345. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 332 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding to reverse winding ratio and / or any other clause, and the forward winding to reverse winding ratio comprises a forward winding to reverse winding ratio of at least about 2.1 to about 3.

[0391] 346. An operationally stable induction motor as described in clause 332 or any other clause, further comprising a motor encasement sized as established by current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor and / or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio sized to fit within a motor encasement sized as established by current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor.

[0392] 347. The operationally stable induction motor of clause 322 or any other clause, comprising at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about 1 / 2.

[0393] 348. A method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device, comprising: providing at least one forward winding; providing at least one reverse winding having a ratio of forward windings to reverse windings greater than 2; connecting a capacitor in series with the at least one reverse winding; providing a core; enclosing the at least one forward winding, the at least one reverse winding, the capacitor, and the core in a motor case; A method comprising:

[0394] 349. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of Clause 348 or any other clause, further comprising providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0395] 350. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of clause 348 or any other clause, further comprising providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0396] 351. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of clause 348 or any other clause, further comprising providing a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately equal to or less than 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result of which is equal to or less than 1.5 times the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0397] 352. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of clause 349 or any other clause, wherein providing at least one forward and reverse wound electric motor includes establishing a forward winding flux space, providing at least one forward winding, establishing a reverse winding flux space, providing at least one reverse winding, and / or any other clause, wherein the forward reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0398] 353. The method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device of clause 352 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings.

[0399] 354. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of claim 348 or any other claim, wherein the step of compensating to at least some extent for the initial inductive component by the at least one additional electric motor includes utilizing a power over-rated core in the at least one additional electric motor.

[0400] 355. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of clause 348 or any other clause, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one torque-producing electric motor.

[0401] 356. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of clause 355 or any other clause, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor that is not prone to overheating at near full load operation.

[0402] 357. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of clause 356 or any other clause, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor includes providing at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation.

[0403] 358. The at least one additional electric motor comprises: The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 80 degrees or less at 0 percent maximum rated load, and The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 60 degrees or less at 15 percent of the maximum rated load, and The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 45 degrees or less at 25 percent of the maximum rated load, and The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 30 degrees or less at 50 percent of the maximum rated load, and The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 30 degrees or less at 75 percent of the maximum rated load, and a delay angle of current compared to voltage of not more than 30 degrees at 100 percent maximum rated load.

[0404] 359. The at least one additional electric motor: The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 0 percent of maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 25 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 50 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 75 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 90 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 95 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 100 percent of the maximum rated load; 358 or any other clause, comprising an induction motor exhibiting a current advance angle compared to voltage selected from:

[0405] 360. The method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device of clause 357 or any other clause, further comprising the step of forcing current to lead voltage up to a maximum load by means of said counterwinding and said capacitor.

[0406] 361. The at least one additional electric motor capable of long-term operation is The leading current compared to the voltage at approximately 0 percent of the maximum rated load, leading current compared to voltage at approximately 25 percent of maximum rated load; The leading current compared to the voltage at approximately 50 percent of the maximum rated load, leading current compared to voltage at approximately 75 percent of maximum rated load; The leading current compared to the voltage at approximately 100 percent of the maximum rated load, 357. A method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device according to claim 357 or any other claim, comprising an induction motor exhibiting parameters selected from:

[0407] 362. The method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device of clause 353 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about five times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0408] 363. The method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device of clause 353 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about four times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0409] 364. The method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device of clause 353 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about three times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0410] 365. The method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device of clause 353 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.5 times the number of turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0411] 366. The method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device of clause 353 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least about 2.1 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding.

[0412] 367. The method of providing an efficiently powered electrical device of clause 353 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding has at least twice as many turns as the at least one reverse winding.

[0413] 368. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of claim 348 or any other claim, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0414] 369. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of clause 368 or any other clause, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor.

[0415] 370. A method of providing an efficiently powered electric device as described in clause 368 or any other clause, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor, and / or any other clause, wherein providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, includes providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, fitted within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rating motor.

[0416] 371. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of Claim 368 or any other Claim, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized to between greater than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0417] 372. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of Claim 368 or any other Claim, wherein the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor includes the step of providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, sized from greater than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor to about 200 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish for that horsepower rating motor.

[0418] 373. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of claim 353 or any other claim, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for its horsepower rating and / or any other claim, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor comprises providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within a motor encasement sized according to current industry association standards for its horsepower rating.

[0419] 374. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of Clause 353 or any other clause, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor using a forward winding to reverse winding ratio of at least about 2.1 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding to about 3 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding.

[0420] 375. A method of providing an efficiently powered electric device according to claim 353 or any other claim, further comprising the step of enclosing the motor within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor and / or any other claim, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor comprises providing at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio that is sized to fit within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for the horsepower rating of the motor.

[0421] 376. The method of providing an efficiently powered electric device of clause 348 or any other clause, wherein providing the at least one additional electric motor includes providing the at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about 1 / 2.

[0422] 377. An induction motor, at least one forward winding; at least one reverse winding having a ratio of forward windings to reverse windings greater than 2; a capacitor connected in series with the at least one reverse winding; The core and A motor case; An induction motor comprising:

[0423] 378. The induction motor of clause 377 or any other clause, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately about 1.32 to about 1.5 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0424] 379. The induction motor of clause 377 or any other clause, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately 1.32 × the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor × the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result × the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0425] 380. The induction motor of clause 377 or any other clause, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with each of the at least one counter winding, the capacitor having a capacitance value in microfarads of approximately equal to or less than 1.5 times the nominal operating motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor times the square of the RMS applied phase-to-phase voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor divided by the square of the RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage in volts of the at least one additional electric motor, the result of which is the rated full-load motor current in amperes of the at least one additional electric motor for that RMS rated optimum operating motor voltage.

[0426] 381. The induction motor of claim 377 or any other note, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least one forward winding and / or any other note that establishes a forward winding flux space, and the at least one reverse winding comprises at least one reverse winding and / or any other note that establishes a reverse winding flux space, and the forward reverse winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent.

[0427] 382. The induction motor of claim 381 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise counter-directional windings.

[0428] 383. The induction motor of clause 377 or any other clause, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a power over-rated core.

[0429] 384. The induction motor of clause 377 or any other clause, wherein the induction motor comprises at least one torque-producing electric motor.

[0430] 385. The induction motor of clause 384 or any other clause, wherein the induction motor comprises at least one electric motor that is resistant to overheating during full load operation.

[0431] 386. The induction motor of clause 385 or any other clause, wherein the at least one electric motor resistant to overheating during full load operation comprises at least one electric motor resistant to overheating during full load operation that is capable of long term operation.

[0432] 387. The induction motor is The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 80 degrees or less at 0 percent maximum rated load, and The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 60 degrees or less at 15 percent of the maximum rated load, and The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 45 degrees or less at 25 percent of the maximum rated load, and The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 30 degrees or less at 50 percent of the maximum rated load, and The delay angle of the current compared to the voltage is 30 degrees or less at 75 percent of the maximum rated load, and an induction motor of any other clause, wherein the induction motor exhibits a delay angle of current relative to voltage selected from: a delay angle of current relative to voltage of not more than 30 degrees at 100 percent maximum rated load;

[0433] 388. The induction motor is The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 0 percent of maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 25 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 50 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 75 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 90 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 95 percent of the maximum rated load; The lead angle of the current compared to the voltage at 100 percent of the maximum rated load; 387. The induction motor of claim 387 or any other clause, wherein the induction motor exhibits a current lead angle compared to voltage selected from:

[0434] 389. The induction motor of claim 386 or any other clause, wherein the reverse winding and capacitor cause current to lead voltage up to full load.

[0435] 390. The induction motor is The leading current compared to the voltage at approximately 0 percent of the maximum rated load, leading current compared to voltage at approximately 25 percent of maximum rated load; The leading current compared to the voltage at approximately 50 percent of the maximum rated load, leading current compared to voltage at approximately 75 percent of maximum rated load; The leading current compared to the voltage at approximately 100 percent of the maximum rated load, 386. The induction motor of claim 386 or any other clause, exhibiting a parameter selected from:

[0436] 391. The induction motor of clause 382 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about five times the number of the reverse windings.

[0437] 392. The induction motor of clause 382 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about four times the number of the reverse windings.

[0438] 393. The induction motor of clause 382 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about three times the number of the reverse windings.

[0439] 394. The induction motor of clause 382 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.5 times the number of the reverse windings.

[0440] 395. The induction motor of clause 382 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least about 2.1 times the number of the reverse windings.

[0441] 396. The induction motor of claim RMal3 or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding comprises at least twice as many as the number of reverse windings.

[0442] 397. An induction motor as described in Appendix 377 or any other Appendix, wherein at least one additional electric motor has a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as being higher than the rated horsepower motor.

[0443] 398. An induction motor as described in appendix 397 or any other appendix, further comprising a motor encasement and / or any other appendix of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rated motor, wherein the core is sized to fit what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, the core being fitted within a motor encasement of a size established by current industry association standards for that horsepower rated motor.

[0444] 399. An induction motor as described in Appendix 397 or any other Appendix, comprising a core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor, wherein the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor is sized to between more than 110 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating and about 125 percent of the core sized to conform to what current industry association standards establish as a higher than rated horsepower motor for that horsepower rating.

[0445] 400. The induction motor of claim 382 or any other claim, further comprising a motor encasement of a size established by a current industry association standard for its horsepower rating and / or any other claim, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding to reverse winding ratio and / or any other claim, the forward winding to reverse winding ratio comprising a forward winding to reverse winding ratio selected to fit within the motor encasement of a size established by a current industry association standard for its horsepower rating.

[0446] 401. The induction motor of claim 382 or any other clause, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding have a forward winding to reverse winding ratio and / or any other clause, and the forward winding to reverse winding ratio comprises a forward winding to reverse winding ratio of at least about 2.1 to about 3.

[0447] 402. The induction motor of claim 382 or any other claim, further comprising a motor encasement sized as established by a current industry association standard for the horsepower rating of the motor and / or any other claim, wherein the at least one additional electric motor comprises a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio sized to fit within a motor encasement sized as established by a current industry association standard for the horsepower rating of the motor.

[0448] 403. The induction motor of claim 377 or any other claim, comprising at least one additional electric motor utilizing a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than about 2 to about 1 / 2.

[0449] 404. The method of establishing a network of efficiently powered electrical devices of Appendix 8 or any other appendix, wherein the at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise adjacent opposite-direction windings.

[0450] 405. The network of efficiently powered electrical devices of claim 57 or any other claim, wherein at least one forward winding and the at least one reverse winding comprise adjacent opposite-direction windings.

[0451] As can be readily understood from the foregoing, the basic concepts of the present invention can be embodied in a variety of ways. This involves both correction and actuation techniques and devices for performing the appropriate correction or actuation (as only two of many possible examples). In this application, correction and actuation techniques are disclosed as part of the results shown to be achieved by the various devices described, and as steps inherent in the application. They are simply natural consequences of using the devices as intended and described. Additionally, while some devices are disclosed, it should be understood that these do not merely perform certain methods, but can also be varied in several ways. Importantly, with regard to all of the foregoing, all of these aspects should be understood to be encompassed by the present disclosure. The discussion contained in this provisional application is intended to serve as a basic description. The reader should recognize that the specific discussion may not explicitly describe all possible embodiments, and that many alternatives are implicit. It also may not completely describe the general nature of the invention, and may not explicitly indicate how each feature or element may actually represent a broader function or a wide variety of alternative or equivalent elements. As an example, terms of degree, approximation, and / or relative terms may be used. These may include terms such as the words "substantially," "about," "only," and the like. These words and word types are to be understood in their dictionary sense as terms encompassing a sufficient or substantial amount, quantity, size, etc., and terms encompassing a large portion, but not entirely, of what is specified. Furthermore, when or if used in the context of this application, terms of degree, approximation, and / or relative terms should also be understood to encompass the possibility of more precise and even quantitative values, including various levels of precision, and claims that recite several quantitative options and alternatives. For example, to the extent ultimately used, the presence or absence of a substance or condition in a particular input, output, or particular step can be defined as substantially only x or substantially free of x, as a value of about x or other such similar language.As an example, when percentage values ​​are used, these types of terms should be understood to encompass percentage value options including 99.5%, 99%, 97%, 95%, 92%, or even 90% of the stated value or relative terms, and correspondingly, with respect to values ​​at the other end of the range (e.g., substantially no x), these should be understood to encompass percentage value options including 0.5%, 1%, 3%, 5%, 8%, or even 10% or less of the stated value or relative terms, whether or not specified. For example, as an example, when percentage values ​​are used, and by way of example only, with respect to the aspect of a start-up operation being substantially complete, it should be understood that embodiments of the present invention may encompass percentage value options including 99.5%, 99%, 97%, 95%, 92%, or even 90% of the start-up being completed. In context, these would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art as disclosed and included, whether in an absolute value sense or in evaluating one set of materials relative to the value of a second set of materials. Again, these are implicitly included within the present disclosure and should (and would be) understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. When the invention is described in device-oriented terms, each element of the device implicitly performs a function. Not only may apparatus claims be included for the device described, but method or process claims may also be included to address the invention and the function each element performs. Neither the description nor the terminology is intended to limit the scope of the claims that may be included in any subsequent patent application.

[0452] It should also be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the nature of the invention. Such modifications are also implicitly included in the description. They still fall within the scope of the invention. The broad disclosure, embracing both the explicit embodiments shown, the wide variety of implicit alternative embodiments, and the broad method or process, and equivalents, are encompassed by this disclosure and may be relied upon when drafting claims for any subsequent patent application. It should be understood that such changes in terminology, and broader or more specific claims, may be pursued at a later date (such as by any required deadline), or if the applicant seeks a subsequent patent application based on this application. With this understanding, the reader should appreciate that the present disclosure is understood to support any subsequent patent application that may seek examination of a claim basis as broad as deemed within the applicant's rights, and that may be designed to result in a patent that covers multiple aspects of the invention, both independently and as an overall system.

[0453] Furthermore, the various elements of the invention and claims may also each be achieved in various ways. In addition, when used or implied, elements are to be understood as encompassing individual and multiple structures that may or may not be physically connected. The present disclosure should be understood to encompass each such variation, whether it be a variation of any apparatus embodiment, method, or process embodiment, or even simply a variation of any of these elements. In particular, as the present disclosure relates to elements of the invention, it should be understood that the words for each element may be expressed by equivalent apparatus terms or method terms, even if only the function or result is identical. Such equivalent, broader, or even more general terms should be considered to be encompassed in the description of each element or action. Such terms may be substituted where desired to make explicit the implicitly broad claims to which the present invention is entitled. As an example only, it should be understood that any action may be expressed as a means for taking all actions or as an element that causes that action. Similarly, each physical element disclosed should be understood to encompass a disclosure of the action that the physical element facilitates. With respect to this last aspect, as one example only, a disclosure of a "starting control" should be understood to encompass a disclosure of the act of "starting," whether or not explicitly discussed; conversely, if there is in fact a disclosure of the action of "starting," such a disclosure should be understood to encompass a disclosure of a "starting element," "starting device," and even "means for starting." Such variations and alternative terms are to be understood as being expressly included in the description. Moreover, each such means should be understood to encompass all elements that can perform a given function (whether or not explicitly described as such), and all descriptions of elements that perform a described function should be understood as non-limiting examples of means for performing that function.

[0454] Any standards or other external materials mentioned in this patent application, any patents, publications, or other references mentioned in this application or listed in the information disclosure accompanying this patent application are incorporated herein by reference. Any priority cases claimed by this application are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. In addition, for each term used, common dictionary definitions should be understood to be incorporated for each term, unless their use in this application contradicts a broadly supporting interpretation, and all definitions, alternative terms, and synonyms, as contained in the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Second Edition, are understood to be incorporated herein by reference. Finally, all references listed in the list of references to be incorporated by reference pursuant to a provisional patent application, or statements of other information filed in this application, are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; however, with respect to each of the above, to the extent that such information or statements incorporated by reference may be deemed inconsistent with the granting of the patent of this / these inventions, such statements shall not be expressly deemed to have been made by the applicant. Thus, the statements of all references listed in the list of references below or other information filed in this application are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; however, with respect to each of the above, to the extent that such information or statements incorporated by reference may be deemed inconsistent with the patenting of this / these inventions, such statements shall not be expressly deemed to have been made by the applicant.

[0455] References incorporated by reference US Patent [Table 1-1] [Table 1-2]

[0456] U.S. Patent Application Publication [Table 2]

[0457] U.S. Patent Application Publication [Table 3]

[0458] Non-patent literature [Table 4-1] [Table 4-2]

[0459] Accordingly, Applicant hereby grants to at least: i) each motor device as disclosed and described herein; ii) related methods as disclosed and described; iii) similar, equivalent, and even implicit variations of each of these devices and methods; iv) alternative designs thereof that perform each of the indicated functions as disclosed and described; v) alternative designs and methods thereof that perform each of the indicated functions as implicitly performing those disclosed and described; vi) each feature, component, and step shown as a separate and independent invention; vii) applications that are improved by the various systems or components disclosed; and viii) any invention that is capable of being improved by such processes, methods, systems, or components. ix) each system, method, and element shown or described herein as applied to any specific field or device mentioned; x) methods and apparatus substantially as described hereinabove and with reference to any of the accompanying examples; xi) apparatus for carrying out the methods described herein, comprising means for performing the steps; xii) each of the various combinations and permutations of the disclosed elements; xiii) each potentially dependent claim or concept as dependent on any and all presented independent claims or concepts; and xiv) all inventions described herein should be understood to support claims and describe the invention. Additionally, with respect to computer aspects and aspects adaptable to programming or other electronic automation, in characterizing these and all other aspects of the present invention, whether characterized as devices, capabilities, elements, or otherwise, all of these may be implemented via software, hardware, or even firmware structures, as configurations for general purpose computers, programmed chips or chipsets, ASICs, application specific controllers, subroutines, or other known programmable or circuit specific structures, and therefore all such aspects, at a minimum, as those skilled in the art will clearly recognize, may be implemented via hardware circuitry, firmware, programmed application specific components,and further, it should be understood that the present invention is defined by a structure including a general-purpose computer that is programmed to perform the identified aspects. With respect to such items implemented by programmable features, Applicant includes at least: xv) a process performed with the aid of or on a computer, machine, or computing machine as described throughout the above discussion; xvi) a programmable apparatus as described throughout the above discussion; xvii) a computer-readable memory encoded with data for instructing a computer, comprising means or elements that function as described throughout the above discussion; xviii) a computer, machine, or computing machine configured as disclosed and described herein; xix) individual or combined subroutines and programs as disclosed and described herein; xx) a carrier medium carrying computer-readable code for controlling a computer to separately perform any individual and combined method described herein or in any claim; xxi) any individual and combined method disclosed xxii) computer programs containing all and each combination of means for performing any individual and combined steps disclosed; xxiii) storage media storing each disclosed computer program; xxiv) signals conveying the disclosed computer programs; xxv) processors executing instructions that act to accomplish the recited steps and activities; xxvi) circuitry (including transistor, gate, and equivalent configurations) that act in sequence and / or cause actions as recited; xxvii) computer readable media storing instructions that perform steps and cause the recited activities; xxviii) related methods disclosed and described; xxix) analogs, equivalents, and even implicit variations of each of these systems and methods; xxx) alternative designs thereof that perform each of the depicted functions as disclosed and described.xxxi) alternative designs and methods for performing each of the functions shown as implicit in performing what is disclosed and described; xxxii) each feature, component, and step shown as a separate and independent invention; and xxxiii) in addition, various combinations of each of the above and any aspects, all without limiting any other aspect, should be understood to support claims and describe the invention.

[0460] With respect to claims, whether presented for examination now or later, it should be understood that for practical reasons and to avoid significantly expanding the examination burden, applicants may always present only the first claim, or perhaps only the first claim accompanied by only the first dependent claim. Offices and any third parties interested in the potential scope of this or any subsequent application should understand that broader claims may be presented later in this case, in any case claiming the benefit of this case, or in any continuation, regardless of any preliminary amendments, other amendments, claim language, or arguments presented, and that there is therefore no intention to assign or transfer any potential subject matter throughout the pendency of any case. It should be understood that if or when broader claims are presented, this is possible to the extent that any amendments, claim language, or arguments presented in this or any subsequent application are deemed to be made so as to avoid such prior art, which may require that any relevant prior art that may have been considered at any time prior to it may need to be revisited, since such reason may be precluded by a later-presented claim or equivalent. Both examiners and any other individuals interested in existing or later potential coverage, or considering at any time any possibility of indicating a disclaimer or assignment of potential coverage, should recognize that no such assignment or disclaimer is intended or will ever exist in this or any subsequent application. Limitations such as those set forth in Hakim v. Cannon Avent Group, PLC, 479 F.3d 1313 (Fed. Cir (2007)) or equivalent are expressly not intended in this or any subsequent related matter. Additionally, support, to the extent required under new matter law (including, but not limited to, Article 123(2) of the European Patent Convention and 35 U.S.C. 132 or other such law), should be understood to permit the addition of any of various dependent claims or other elements presented under one independent claim or concept as dependent claims or elements under any other independent claim or concept.It should be understood that in drafting any claim at any time in this application or any subsequent application, applicant is seeking to obtain as full and broad coverage as legally possible. Applicant may simply not be able to anticipate all possible events, and so to the extent that insufficient substitution has been made, applicant has not actually drafted any claim to literally cover any particular embodiment, and to the extent otherwise applicable, applicant should not be understood to have in any way intended or actually assigned such coverage, and one of ordinary skill in the art should not be reasonably expected to have drafted claims that would literally cover such alternative embodiments.

[0461] Furthermore, where or when used, the use of the transitional phrase "comprising" is used herein to maintain "open-ended" claims in accordance with conventional claim interpretation. Accordingly, unless the context requires otherwise, it should be understood that the terms "comprise" or variations such as "comprises" or "comprising" are intended to imply the inclusion of a stated element or step or group of elements or steps, but not the exclusion of any other element or step or group of elements or steps. Such terms should be interpreted in their broadest form so as to afford applicant the broadest coverage legally permitted. The use of the phrase "or any other claim" is used to provide support for any claim that depends on any other claim, such as another dependent claim, another independent claim, a previously enumerated claim, a subsequently enumerated claim, and equivalents. As one clarifying example, if a claim depends on "claim 20 or any other claim" or equivalent, it could be rephrased as depending on claim 1, claim 15, or even claim 25, if such exist, as desired, and still fall within the present disclosure. This phrase should also be understood to provide support for any combination of elements in the claims, and further to incorporate any desired appropriate antecedent for a combination of claims, such as with method, apparatus, process, and equivalent claim combinations.

[0462] Finally, while any claim set forth may, at any time, be incorporated herein by reference as part of this description of the invention, Applicant expressly reserves the right to use all or a portion of such incorporated content of such claim as additional description in support of any or all of the claim or any element or component thereof, and Applicant expressly further reserves the right to move any portion or all of the incorporated content of such claim or any element or component thereof from the description to the claim, or vice versa, as necessary to define the matter for which protection is sought by this application or by any subsequent continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part thereof, or to obtain any benefit of, or fee reduction under, the patent laws, rules, or regulations of any country or treaty, and such incorporated-by-reference content shall survive the entire pendency of this application, including any subsequent continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part thereof, or any reissue or extension thereto.

[0463] To reduce the prosecution burden, applicants present the following claims for initial prosecution and issuance, without waiving any rights to later present additional appendices or other claims at a later date.

Claims

1. 1. A method of providing an induction motor, the method comprising: providing at least one motor winding, said steps comprising: providing at least one forward winding that establishes a forward winding flux space; providing at least one counter-winding to establish a counter-winding flux space; wherein the forward winding flux space and the reverse winding flux space coincide to at least some extent; providing a rotor; providing a core; enclosing the at least one motor winding, the rotor, and the core in a motor case; wherein the induction motor exhibits negative reactive power.

2. providing at least one electric motor; electrically connecting to the at least one electric motor, the connection to the at least one electric motor being capable of exhibiting characteristics of an initial electrical network having an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; providing said induction motor as at least one additional electric motor; electrically connecting the at least one additional electric motor to the initial electrical network, the connection of the at least one additional electric motor to the initial electrical network being capable of exhibiting characteristics of a corrected inductive power factor condition; correcting, at least to some extent, the initial inductive component with the at least one additional electric motor; The method of claim 1 further comprising:

3. providing at least one primarily inductive electrical device; electrically connecting to the at least one predominantly inductive electrical device, the connection to the at least one predominantly inductive electrical device being capable of exhibiting characteristics of an initial electrical network having an initial inductive power factor condition having an initial inductive component; electrically connecting the induction motor as at least one work-producing electrical correction device to the initial electrical network, the connection of the at least one work-producing electrical correction device to the initial electrical network resulting in the presentation of a corrected inductive power factor condition; correcting, at least to some extent, the initial inductive component with the at least one work-producing electrical correction device; The method of claim 1 further comprising:

4. said step of correcting, to at least some extent, said initial inductive component by said at least one work-producing electrical correction device comprises: causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a percent reduction of at least about 1% in the electrical power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device compared to the electrical power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at at least one given load percentage; causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a percent reduction of at least about 2% in the power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device compared to the power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at the at least one given load percentage; causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a percent reduction of at least about 4% in the electrical power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device compared to the electrical power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at the at least one given load percentage; causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a percent reduction of at least about 8% in the electrical power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device compared to the electrical power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at the at least one given load percentage; causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a percent reduction of at least about 10% in the electrical power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device compared to the electrical power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at the at least one given load percentage; causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a percent reduction of at least about 15% in the power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device compared to the power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at the at least one given load percentage; causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a percent reduction of at least about 20% in the power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device compared to the power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at the at least one given load percentage; causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical correction device, a percent reduction of at least about 25% in the power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical correction device compared to the power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical correction device at the at least one given load percentage; 4. The method of claim 3, comprising causing, by the at least one work-generating electrical compensation device selected from: a reduction in power consumed by the initial electrical network and the at least one work-generating electrical compensation device for conditions of the at least one given load percentage of greater than 50% compared to power that would have been consumed by the initial electrical network without the at least one work-generating electrical compensation device at the at least one given load percentage.

5. The induction motor has a forward windings to reverse windings ratio greater than 2, and the method comprises: providing at least one first type of primarily inductive electrical device; electrically combining the at least one first-type predominantly inductive electrical device and the induction motor to form an enhanced power factor electrical network; wherein the enhanced power factor electrical network exhibits an enhanced power factor value having a less inductive component than for the otherwise identical enhanced power factor electrical network without the induction motor.

6. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of variably correcting said inductive component at least to some extent without altering the characteristics of electrical correction components that contribute to varying the correction.

7. causing the induction motor to reduce a delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 60 degrees at 0% of maximum rated load; causing the induction motor to reduce the delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 50 degrees at 25% of maximum rated load; causing the induction motor to reduce the delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 40 degrees at 50% of maximum rated load; causing the induction motor to reduce the delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 30 degrees at 75% of maximum rated load; causing the induction motor to reduce the delay angle of current relative to voltage by at least about 20 degrees at 100% of maximum rated load; 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising causing the induction motor to reduce a network delay angle of current compared to voltage for a given load percentage condition with respect to the network without the induction motor, the network delay angle being selected from:

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing an induction motor comprises providing at least one torque-producing electric motor.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing an induction motor comprises providing at least one induction motor that is resistant to overheating during substantially full load operation.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing an induction motor comprises providing at least one induction motor capable of long term operation.

11. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the induction motor comprises providing at least one induction motor utilizing a forward to reverse winding ratio of at least about 2.1 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding to about 3 times the number of turns of the at least one reverse winding.

12. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one reverse winding has a ratio of forward windings to reverse windings of less than about 2 to about 1 / 2.

13. The at least one reverse winding has a ratio of forward windings to reverse windings greater than 2, and the method further comprises: enclosing the at least one forward winding, the at least one reverse winding, and the core in a motor case; The method of claim 1 further comprising:

14. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the induction motor utilizes a forward winding to reverse winding wire cross-sectional area ratio of less than two to one-half.

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