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…if these heat exchangers can find windespread adoption in computers and air conditioning units, Koplow estimates that the total US electricity consumption coul
by jws 15y ago
…if these heat exchangers can find windespread adoption in computers and air conditioning units, Koplow estimates that the total US electricity consumption could drop by 7%.
Wikipedia says 11% of US electricity goes to air conditioning and 5% to all electronics combined. That about half of that is cooling fans does not survive the sniff test.
- barkingllama 15y agoI don't disagree with you that the numbers may be off, but consider the fact that the compressors in an A/C unit don't have to work as hard if the heat exchange is more efficient. That's saving electricity from the cooling fan AND the compressor.
- SoftwareMaven 15y agoFurthermore, put a very large one in place of the fan in the A/C condensor and save more.
- juiceandjuice 15y agoAssuming you got your stats from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_States#Current_consumption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_States#Cur... Which says, for Commercial energy use: 25% lighting 13% heating 11% cooling 6% refrigeration 6% water heating 6% ventilation 6% electronics You could find gains in ventilation, electronics, refrigeration, cooling, and probably even heating if this technology was widely used and performs well over all uses, so the 7% isn't out of the question, even if it might be very optimistic.