Energy Conservation Techniques In Fans And Electronics Regulators
Q List out the energy conservation techniques in fans.
- While purchasing and installing fans, precautions should be taken to purchase energy efficient fans. They must be proper size of a room, means a fan of 48 cm size is suitable for a room of 10 feet x 10 feet. More than this size will cause unnecessary wastage if energy.
- When installed, we should see that the blades are properly balanced and produce no noise and vibration, which will increase power input.
- See that the bearing is good, it do not cause unnecessary friction and causing heating effect and loss of additional energy.
- The regulators used for the fan should not be electrical type, which use barrate type resistance or chokes, in which power loss is more, hence provide electronic regulator which will need nearly no electrical energy.
- Preferably, use electronic controlled regulators so that one can easily control the speed from where he is seating in the room.
- Or conveniently make it off thus saving the energy required. Speed of fans is also the factor that will affect on the energy consumption.
- Keep proper speed of fans in the rooms.
- Greater speed not necessary which will cause wastage of energy. Proper height from the working plane is also the factor that affects on energy consumption.
- If the height of fans is more, we will have to keep speed high and it needs more electrical energy. hence use proper height of fans from the working plane to save electrical energy.
- Use electronic regulator in place of conventional regulator.
- Use fans at low speed instead of at high speed.
- Adjust direction of ceiling fan so as to air blow downwards.
- Turn off fans when not required.
- .Maintain, repair, use properly in good condition.
- Use the fan which has energy efficient motor.
- Use properly designed blade fans.
- Use windows to allow natural air circulations.