{"id":7214,"date":"2019-10-18T13:06:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T11:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/?p=7214"},"modified":"2019-10-18T13:06:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T11:06:10","slug":"energy-saving-ec-motors-and-cooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/en\/7214\/energy-saving-ec-motors-and-cooling\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy saving, EC motors and cooling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s present today a <strong>retrofit solution developed for a supermarket<\/strong>, where traditional AC motors have been replaced with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/en\/3719\/energy-saving-with-ec-drives-and-inverters-on-heat-management-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>electric EC motors<\/strong><\/a> that can be regulated with 0-10 V signal. The substitution has been done on the totality of <strong>refrigerated counters<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tempco.it\/solutions-en\/cooling-towers\/closed-circuit-evaporative-coolers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>evaporators<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tempco.it\/solutions-en\/chillers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>chillers<\/strong><\/a> employed in the supermarket.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motors-energy-saving-cooling.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motors-energy-saving-cooling-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"motori EC retrofit chiller banchi frigo\" width=\"507\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motors-energy-saving-cooling-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motors-energy-saving-cooling-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motors-energy-saving-cooling-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motors-energy-saving-cooling.jpg 1247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The installation of <strong>electric fans with EC motor<\/strong> and external rotor granted significant advantages, first of all allowing a <strong>reduction in power consumption<\/strong>, with an annual saving of 138.970 kWh, approx <strong>1\/3 of the amount of energy<\/strong> previously consumed by AC motors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/retrofit-motori-EC-banchi-frigo-chiller.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/retrofit-motori-EC-banchi-frigo-chiller-1024x333.jpg\" alt=\"retrofit motori EC banchi frigo chiller\" width=\"750\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/retrofit-motori-EC-banchi-frigo-chiller-1024x333.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/retrofit-motori-EC-banchi-frigo-chiller-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/retrofit-motori-EC-banchi-frigo-chiller-768x250.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/retrofit-motori-EC-banchi-frigo-chiller.jpg 1576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite a higher initial investment, the installation of EC motors had thus a second relevant benefit, due to the fact that this kind of technology <strong>doesn\u2019t require maintenance costs<\/strong>, while maintenance costs for 10 years of operations on AC motors can be calculated in 72.000 \u20ac.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motor-electric-fan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7208 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motor-electric-fan.jpg\" alt=\"EC motor electric fan\" width=\"361\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motor-electric-fan.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EC-motor-electric-fan-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a>The retrofit substitution of AC motors with EC motors on the totality of refrigerated counters, evaporators and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/en\/5825\/chillers-30c-in-pharma-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>chillers<\/strong><\/a> in the supermarket granted then an <strong>annual saving of 21.527 \u20ac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this specific application, considering an energy cost of 0,11 \u20ac\/kWh, the comparison for the totality of equipments is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall costs AC motors<\/strong> in 10 years:<br \/>\n&#8211; 12.800 \u20ac initial investment<br \/>\n&#8211; 72.000 \u20ac maintenance<br \/>\n&#8211; 381.568 \u20ac operating costs<\/p>\n<p>Total amount on 10 years: <strong>466,368 \u20ac<\/strong> &#8211; annual cost of 46.637 \u20ac<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall costs EC motors<\/strong> in 10 years:<br \/>\n&#8211; 22.400 \u20ac initial investment<br \/>\n&#8211; 228.701 \u20ac operating costs<\/p>\n<p>Total amount on 10 years: <strong>251.101 \u20ac<\/strong> &#8211; annual cost of 25.110 \u20ac<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/risparmio-energetico-motori-EC-supermarket.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/risparmio-energetico-motori-EC-supermarket-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"risparmio energetico motori EC supermarket\" width=\"750\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/risparmio-energetico-motori-EC-supermarket-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/risparmio-energetico-motori-EC-supermarket-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/risparmio-energetico-motori-EC-supermarket-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/risparmio-energetico-motori-EC-supermarket.jpg 1093w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Significant cost savings thanks to reduced energy consumption and no maintenance costs with EC motors in retrofit on refrigerated counters, evaporators and chillers in supermarkets. 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