5.Energy Saving Tips- Home Appliances

7/31/2019 5.Energy Saving Tips- Home Appliances

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Con federation of Indian Indus try

Happy Hom e


Energy consumpt ion in

resident ial sectorv 10-15% energy from t he

Resident ial sect or

v Major components

Air-Condit ioning

Light ing

Heat ers

Refr igerat or

Washing machine

Water Pump


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Why Energy savings?

v Long t erm financial rewards

Potent ia l to save up t o 50%

v Nat iona l int erest

v Occupant comfor t

v Reduce pollut ion and

v Conserv ing our nat ural r esources

Elect r icity generated by fossil fuels for a singlehome put s more carbon dioxide int o t he air t han

t wo average cars


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Unitprice(Paise/kWh)

Average I ndian Pow er cost f or

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3 - Fold incr ease in Last 10 Years


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Typical energy use at Home

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Rs 3000 Rs5000 Rs 6300 Rs 8300 Rs 10400


Typical energy use at Home1 Ceiling fan 60 200 12 72

2 Washing machine 500 35 17.5 105

3 Computer Monitor & printe r 200 40 8 48

4 Geyser 1500 60 90 540

5 Lighting (60W) 60 40 2.4 14.4

6 CFL (18W) 18 40 0.72 4.32

7 TL (Twin 4feet) 100 40 4 24

8 Microwave oven 1000 30 30 180

9 Refrigerator 500 200 100 600

10 Television 180 200 36 216


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Light ing Ref rigeratorAir condi t ioners Geyser

Others

Breaku p of Power Consum ption at Home


Energy saving t ips in hom e appl iances


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Cause for Energy Loss

v Poor insulat ion (Air -

condit ioned room)

v Less energy efficient fitt ings

v Cont rols and swit ches

v Oper at ing pract ices


Suggested Measures to improve

energy eff iciencyv Air-conditioning

Consum es 20% of tot al

energy

Eg., 1 .0TR AC Co nsu mes

Rs 360 0/ Yr

q Select ener gy ef f icient

equipment

Set th erm ostat at

Green temperatures

I ncorp orate Electro nic

t imer swi tch

q Replace mechan ical

thermostat


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energy eff iciencyv Air-condit ioning

Use an interior f an in conj uncti on

wi t h your w i ndow a i r condi t ioner

Do not place any heati ng

equipme nt near t o AC

ther mostat (Li ght, TV, Roo m

Heater)

Place unit below t he tr ee shade

q Consume 10% less ener gy



energy eff iciencyv Bu ild ing Or ient at ion

East West

v Bu ild ing insulat ion

Tr ees on t he perip hery

q Save up to 25 % o f ener gy

Wall insulatio n

Roof i nsulatio nq Gr een Roof

q Light color ref lect ive coat ing


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energy eff iciencyv Light ingConsum es 10% of tot al ener gy

Indoor

q Turn off t he l ights i n any r oom

you're not using

q Use CFL Lam ps in pl ace of GL

Lamps

q Use electro nic ballast

q Use n at ural l ig hts

Out door

q CFL

q Timer contr ol oper ation


Compar ison Of GLS & CFL

GL S Wa tts 40 60 10 0

Lu me ns 425 72 0 1 38 0

CFL Wa t ts 9 1 5 2 0

Lu me ns 400 90 0 1 20 0


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GoodT12, 38 mm

60 Lm/W

BetterT8, 26 mm

68 Lm/W

BestT5, 16 mm

104 Lm/W

Comparison -Efficacy


T1265% T872% T585%

Comparison Colour Rendit ion


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energy eff iciencyv Refr igerat or Consum es 20% of tot al ener gy

Eg., Cost of operat i ng 31 5 Lts

refr igerator is Rs 400 0/ Yr

q Select ener gy eff icient equipmen t

Set th ermostat at correct tem pera tures

q Don't keep your re f r igerator or f reezer

too co ld

Minim ize num ber of openings

q Plan your operat ion


Suggested Measures to improve energy ef ficiency

Bring to room temperatures

Cool to room temperature


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energy eff iciencyv Refr igerat or

Regularly defrost manual -defr ost refr i ger ator s and

freezers

q Mot or load wi l l incr ease

Leave en ough space betw een y our r efr igerat or and

the wall s or cabi net s

q Air can circulate ar ound th e condenser coils

q Tr apped heat incr eases ener gy consumpt ion



energy eff iciencyv Refrigerator Set te mperat ures at opti mal level

q Food compar tment bet ween 36 and

40 F

q Freezer betw een 0 and 5 F

Mak e sure your refr igerator door

seal s ar e airt ight

q Check by inser ti ng paper

q I f you can pu l l the paper or b il l out

easi ly, t he latch m ay need

adj ustment or the seal may need

replacing


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Washing Machines

v Always wa sh only w i t h fu l l loads

v Use t he corr ect a mount of deter gent

Too man y bubbles make your

machine w ork har der and use mor e

ener gy

v Up to 60 percent of the cost of

washing clot hes comes fro m

heat i ng the wat er

Use hot wat er on ly for ver y d ir tyclothes, and alway s use cold w ater

in t he rin se cycle


Micro w ave Oven

v Micro wave s ovens use v ery

high-frequency r adio waves to

penetr at e t he surfa ce of food

to heat wa ter molecul es i nsi de

v Consum es 50 % less energ y

than conventional ovens

v Not Suita ble for Larg e si ze f ood


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Cooking Tips

v Microw ave ovens use around 50

percent less energy t han

convent ional ovens

v With convent ional ovens, minimize

t he preheat ing t ime

Unless you're baking breads or

pastr ies, you may n ot even need to

preheat


Cooking Tips

v Don't open the oven doortoo of t en w hen checkingyour food

Each opening dr opstemperature by 25C

v Turn of f electri c burnersseveral minu tes before

the allot ted cook ing t ime.


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Cooking Tips

v On elect r ic st ovet ops, use f lat -bott omed pans t hat make fullcontact wit h t he element A w arped or r ounded pan wi l l

w ast e most of t he heat

v When cooking on a gas burner,use moderate flame sett ings toconserve nat ural gas

v Remember t hat a blue flamemeans your gas stove isoperat ing efficient ly Yellow ish flam e i s si ck and needs

cleaning


Solar Water Heat ing

v Consumes 35 % of t otal

energy

v Replace Geyser

v Best option

v Gaining t remendous

popularity

Savings for average household Rs.6000 per year


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I dle operat ion of Elect ricalAppliances

v Biggest loss of energy

TV, Audio Systems,Telephone answering

machines

A smal l compact audio unit can draw 9

watt s w hil e it 's ostensibly t urned off

Audio Player used f or an hour an d kept

swit ched on w hole day

q 93 per cent of a ster eo's ener gy u se

occur s when t he un i t is not turned of f ! !

What is the Solut ion?

Unplug t he appliances when not i n use!!!


I ndoor Environmental Qualit y

v Quali ty of I ndoor envir onment

Health

Productivity

Qualit y of Life

v Major heal th disasters

Outbreaks Sick building syndrome


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I ndoor Environmental Qualit y

v Measures

Avoid smoking inside t he house

Avoid fresh air int ake from

contaminated place

Do not use Toxic paint s, Car pet

q Check VOC li mit

q Use w at er based paint s


Day Light Concerns

v Dayli ght ef fect

I mproves indoor environment

Increases product ivit y

Reduce light ing ener gy use by

50 80%

v I ncorporati on of

Shading devices,Courtyards,

Window glazing

Day light view is cr it ical for

occupant comfor t


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Words of a Diabetologist ..

All Diabeti cs know about - Exercise, Diet &Medication .

Key however l ies in act ion

Dr Rachael



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