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Kill-a-watt readings for a refrigerator - update Mark Fields 07-24-2007
Posted by Mark Fields on July 24, 2007, 7:41 pm
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With just a few hours past three complete days (75:10 hours/minutes), the
Kill-a-watt shows the usage is 6.02 kwH or just over to kWH per day. I'm
running this check for a week before moving to annother item to measure.

At this rate our estimated annual usage is 702 kwH for the refrigerator or
about 7% of our electric usage.

Mark



Posted by Solar Flare on August 1, 2007, 6:54 pm
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So your name is John C. Miras?

> Can you read ???
> Your 40 years knowledge is obsolete.
>
> Posted above and below in case you don't know any better.
>
> http://www.jcmiras.net/jcm/item/93/
>
> If we combine an electric motor and a generator as described below,
> we
> get 82.8 eff. Plenty of room for other losses before we get to the
> refereed 75%
>
> Typical Electric Generator Efficiency
>
> Electric generator losses usually include the same kind losses as of
> the power transformer, copper losses in the winding and magnetizing
> losses in the core, plus the rotational losses.
>
> According to RETScreen Software model for small hydro project,
> generator efficiencies can range from 93% to 97%. Since the turbine
> used for small hydro power plants has a slow output rotational
> speed,
> a gearbox or a speed increaser, between the turbine and the
> generator
> is required to match the ideal rotational speeds of each. This is to
> permit the use of a high-speed, lower cost generators but reduces
> the
> overall efficiency of the plant by approximately 2%.
>
> According to RETScreen, a value of 95% represents the efficiency of
> most generators used for small hydro plants. This value should be
> reduced to 93% for plants that require a gearbox.
>
> http://www.jcmiras.net/jcm/item/93/
>
>
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:28:46 -0500, "Solar Flare"
>
>>Ohhh. You are the idiot that states you can hook up a generator to a
>>motor and net 90% or some ridiculous dream.
>>
>>The evaluation stands on that one.
>>
>>> Can you cite your complaint reference or will you announce your
>>> other sock puppets?
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:41:25 -0400, "Mark Fields"
>>>> Attention " Solar Flare"
>>>> Before calling me an idiot , try to use your brain.
>>>
>>>
>>
>



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