According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's consumer electronics and home appliance manufacturing company LG Electronics announced on Monday that its frequency-variable direct-drive washing machine motor has been launched since 1998 and its cumulative output has reached 70 million.
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LG Electronics stated that the variable frequency direct drive motor can significantly reduce the noise and vibration of the washing machine by directly connecting the motor and the load, and can also achieve higher durability and energy efficiency.
LG said that half of its DD direct-drive motor production comes from the company's Changwon plant located 398 kilometers south of Seoul. The plant's annual production of DD motors reached 1 million in 2005, and since then this figure has increased dramatically. In 2017 it reached a huge output of 8 million units.
LG further stated that the total length of cables used in the 70 million DD motors is equivalent to 22 round trips from Earth to the Moon.
LG said that its variable frequency direct drive motor has been certified by a global authoritative organization, including German VDE certification.
LG said that its ability to produce its own DD motor has enabled the market to favor its products for more than 20 years. This technology company said that the company's continuous research led to the production of a fourth-generation variable speed direct drive DD motor. The cost of the fourth generation is only a quarter of the first generation of DD motors in 1998.
These cost-cutting efforts helped LG Electronics produce high-quality variable frequency direct drive motors.
'We plan to install high-quality, high-quality components on more home appliances so that our customers can experience the latest advantages of this technology.' LG Electronics said.