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Power Consumption

08/12/2013 10:16 AM

How to consume the power in AHU

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Re: Power Consumption

08/12/2013 10:25 AM
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08/12/2013 10:58 AM

Probably something lost in translation there. Power is consumed by doing work. Work in an AHU is moving air with a fan. So you consume power by running a fan, the PURPOSE of an AHU.

But did you perhapse mean "How does one CONSERVE power in an AHU?" Different issue, and with no details, the answer will be very vague. In general, you can only save power (really energy is what you likely meant) by moving less air. If you have a VAV (Variable Air Volume) system that uses guide vane control to change air flow, there is an opportunity to save significant energy by replacing the vane controls with VFDs on the fan motors. VFDs reduce flow by reducing speed, and in doing so, reduce the power needed by the fan motor at the cube of the speed change, as opposed to a more linear reduction via the vane controls. The difference can be significant if volume is required to change a lot. Again, this is the best I can offer under conjecture and in the absence of details.

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Re: Power Consumption

08/12/2013 11:18 AM

K JUST TELL ABOUT THE CHILLER ANG CONSUME THE CHILLER

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Re: Power Consumption

08/13/2013 3:12 AM

How rude.

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08/12/2013 11:49 AM

I believe you meant to ask "How to consume conserve power in an AHU (Air Handling Unit)?"

Do the usual things like changing the filters, lubricating the bearings, adjusting the dampers for balanced air-flow, etc. Now if your real question had to do with varying the speed using a VSD (Variable Speed Drive) you should start here and continue to Google for more info, especially since you did not provide us with any really important data such as your location, ambient conditions, size of the unit, why you're asking, existing consumption, size of the conditioned space, etc., all of which determine the right answer to your question.

(Written before I saw the previous post ↑.) But if you're interested in fooling with the chiller, that's another story. Again a lot depends upon your particular chiller and the conditions listed above that you still have failed to provide, but not all chillers can take advantage of the changes that can improve the energy consumption.

From this paper:

"...Not every chiller can take advantage of conditions when a high LCHWT is specified. Four design variables affect a centrifugal chiller's ability to handle low-lift conditions in process-cooling applications:

  • The drive design
  • The orifice design
  • The oil-management system
  • The compressor's aerodynamics..."

If you don't know what this all means, then call a competent refrigeration specialist, this job is beyond your skills.

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08/12/2013 4:25 PM

OK. Chapter One: .

(let me know when it is ready to read)

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08/12/2013 11:13 PM

Turn the thermostat up, or down, depending on the temperature.

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Re: Power Consumption

08/13/2013 3:10 AM

Turn it on.

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08/15/2013 1:32 AM

You put it on aeroplane and then you take it to AHU

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