Force Ventilation Fans

• Economy Range
• for ABB Motors
• for Brook Crompton Motors
• for Marelli Motors
• for SEW Eurodrive Motors
• for Siemens Motors
• for Teco Motors
• for VEM Motors
• for WEG Motors

What Is A Force Ventilation Fan? 

Forced ventilation fans, sometimes known as FV fans, force vent fans or force vent units, are a cooling device that fits onto the non-drive end of an AC electric motor.  No matter the motor speed, a force vent fan provides constant cooling air across the body of the motor; keeping the motor cool whilst operating at low speeds.  This is because when you are using a motor at a lower speed, it is unable to pass enough airflow over itself to cool down.  We recommend using a force vent fan if you are using a motor with an inverter, which means your motor will be running at speeds of 50% or less for prolonged periods. 

Using a force ventilation fan will aid in avoiding; 

• Loss of output power
• Overheating
• Nuisance trips
• Premature motor failures.

Most standard AC induction motors have a cooling fan mounted at the non-drive end of the motor shaft, covered by a fan cowl. The fan blade rotates at the same speed as the shaft. This fan provides optimum cooling performance when the motor is run at its standard design frequency of 50 or 60 Hz. 

Many electric motors are now controlled by variable speed drives or inverters. These devices can change the speed of the motor. By reducing the speed of the motor, the speed of the cooling fan also reduces, which in turn reduces the cooling effect of the standard fan. The use of a force ventilation fan guarantees adequate motor cooling irrespective of the motor shaft speed.