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How Much Power Does An AC Consume?

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Airconditionershaveevolvedalotovertheyears.Themodelsproducedintheyear2000used30to50percentlessenergythantheonesthatwere
manufacturedin1970s.Nowadays,thenewermodelsaredesignedwithbetterenergyefficiencyfeatures.

Beforegoingintothedetailsabouttheenergyconsumedbyairconditioners,itisessentialtoknowhowthedeviceworks.Airconditionersworkonthesame
principleasarefrigerator,wherecircuitofpipesandapumpformthecoolingsystem.Theroomiscooledbytheindoorcoldevaporatorcoil,andthehotcoil
expelstheheatoutsidetherooms.

ThecostofrunninganACdependsonvariousfactorslike:

ThetypeofACused
Howlongyouuseiteveryday
Priceofenergyorpower
Usageofairconditioners
EnergyEfficiencyRatioortheEERoftheACunit

EnergyConsumptionofAirConditioner

Presently,ACmodelswith1to5energystarratingareavailableinthemarket.A5starmodelsavesmaximumenergy,andthe1starratedmodelconsumes
moreelectricity.AregularACusedforresidentialpurposehasa5,50014,000BTU/hourrange.Iftheclimateishot,itisrecommendedtopurchaseanAC
withhigherstartrating.TheratingsareawardedbyBEE(BureauofEnergyEfficiency).

Theelectricitychargesarebasedontheunitsofconsumption(1unit=1kWh)

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Forexample:10numbersof100Wbulbswhenswitchedonfor10hourswillconsume:

10X100WX10H=10,000watthour=10kilowatthour=10units.

Similarly,AnACwith2,000Wattpowerinputifoperatedforabout8hoursperdaywillconsume:
2,000wattx8hours=16kilowatthour=16unitsERR

EnergyEfficiencyRatioforAC:

EER=coolingcapacity/Powerconsumption(bothinWatt)
EERof1TR(about3,514W)capacityairconditionerconsumingpower1,500W=3,514/1500=2.34
StarRatingSystembasedonEER1Star:2.3,2Star:2.5,3Star:2.7,4Star:2.9and5Star:3.1

Youcanlowertheenergyconsumptionbyfollowingthesesimplesteps:

UsePortableorWindowUnits:

Ifyouarenotcoolingtheentirehouse,thenuseaportableACtocoolonlytheareawherethecoolingisrequired.Theyuse50%lessenergyascomparedtoa
centralizedairunittocoolthesamespace.

ProgrammableThermostat:

Itisadvisabletogoforaprogrammablethermostat.ThishelpsyoutoswitchtheAConandoffaspertheprogramsetbyyou.Itavoidsexcessiveutilizationof
powerandsavesalmost15percentonelectricitybills.

ServiceYourUnit:

Althoughyourairconditionerrequiresonlybasicmaintenance,itshouldbekeptcleanandfreefromdust,particularlyifyouliveinareaswherethereisalotof
pollution.Theseedsorpollenmaysticktotheairfilters,whichwillmakethedeviceworkharder,therebydecreasingtheenergyefficiency.

ChecktheDucts:

Makesurethatthespaceinyourhouse,wheretheductsrunthroughwithoutairconditioningareproperlyinsulated.Thiswillhelpinkeepingtheaircool.

DontOverlookFans:

AlthoughwerelyonACstokeeptheareacool,havingafewfansaroundishelpfultoo.Fansareusefulincirculatingtheairaround.Moreover,theenergy
consumedbyfansislesserthananairconditionerunit.Therefore,itisalwaysagreatideatohavefansasabackup.

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Yogendrarajput/2yrsago
ihaveasplitacof1.5tonofpanasonicbrandrated3starsandifitisusedfor14hourshowmuchunitsitwillconsumed
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CaptainSeshadriSreenivasan/3yrsago
DearSumna,
Thebasisof70%isforanambienttemperatureof36deg,whichisthestandard,althoughsomebrandsclaimefficiencyathighertemperatures.
AnormalroomACiscapableofreducingthetemperaturefromtheambientbyaround18deg.Thismeans,iftheoutsidetemperatureis40deg,theroom
temperaturewillbearound22deg.
So,iftheoutsidetemperatureis50deg,itisunlikelythatanyroomACwillgiveyoutemperaturesbelow27or28deg.Inwhichcase,thecutofftimeforthe
compressorwillstillbe30%.
Inmanycases,thecompressormaynotevenrunatanambientof50deg,becauseitwilloverheatandtrip.So,ifanymanufacturerclaimsthatthecompressor
isratedfor52degetc.,itcouldmeanthatthecompressoriscapableofworkingunderthoseconditions...notthatitcandeliverroomtemperaturesof22or24
deg.
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AsimplecalculationforasplitorwindowACforusageperdaywouldbeasunder:
capacityintonsx1.4kwx70%ofrunninghoursx0.8xcostperunitofpower
Explanation:
ThenormalACconsumes1.4kwofpowerperton(inclcompandfanmotor)
70%ofrunningtimeallowsfortheshuttingoffofthecompressorwhenthetempisachieved
0.8isthepowerfactorofunitsvskw

Sumna/3yrsago
Thanks!That'sveryhelpful.Though,inaplacewheretemperaturesoarsupto50degrees,70%stillholdsgood?

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