Fitness Equipment & Connected Exercise Hardware worked example

Motor Drive Test Load with motor-drive test load of 3.25 kW: a worked example

This worked example runs the motor drive test load numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: motor-drive test load of 3.25 kW instead of the typical 6.5 kW. Estimate motor-drive test energy and cost for treadmills, incline systems, resistance motors, or powered exercise equipment.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Motor-drive test load: 3.25 kW (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6.5)
  • Motor or drive test runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (held at the documented default)
  • Units tested during runtime: 120 units (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total motor drive test load energy cost = motor-drive test load × motor or drive test runtime × blended electricity rate.
  • Motor Drive Test Load energy used works out to 26 kWh at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Total motor drive test load energy cost works out to 3.12 $ at these inputs.
  • Energy cost per tested unit works out to 0.03 $ / unit at these inputs.
  • Hourly motor drive test load energy cost works out to 0.39 $ / hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where motor-drive test load sits at 6.5 kW and the headline result is 52 kWh, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 26 kWh.
  • Use it when costing or budgeting end-of-line motor and drive testing and you need energy use, total cost, and per-unit cost. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Motor Drive Test Load energy used: 26 kWh (headline result)
  • Total motor drive test load energy cost: 3.12 $
  • Energy cost per tested unit: 0.03 $ / unit
  • Hourly motor drive test load energy cost: 0.39 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Motor Drive Test Load calculator, set motor-drive test load to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.