POWER CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRONIC CHOKE AND ELECTRICAL CHOKE

Test Name Power consumption test of electrical and electronic choke

Component Under Test Electronic choke and Electrical choke
Test Site KEI Factory India R&D Lab
Test period WK06

Summary

• CFL Lamp with Electronic choke consumes 41% less energy than electrical choke

Tested By

R.Senthil.

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1.1 TESTS CONDUCTED:

1.1.1 CFL Lamp with Two 9W bulbs with electrical choke.

The CFL Lamp contains 2x9W bulb (Philips make) with a single electrical choke. Energy measured by power logger.

TEST SET UP:

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ELECTRICAL CHOKE:

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MAKE ATCO or BAIG

VOLTAGE 240V

FREQUENCY 50HZ

CURRENT I(A) 0.17A

P.F 0.47

COST Rs.136

LIFE TIME 10 YEARS

LIGHT ASSEMBLY POWER CONSUMPTION

CFL Lamp Assembly with electrical choke 88W/h

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1.1.2 CFL Lamp with Two 9W bulbs with electronic choke :

Here we have two 2x9W bulbs (Philips make) and each bulb needs one electronic choke.

TEST SET UP:

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ELECTRONIC CHOKE:

MAKE PHILIPS

VOLTAGE (Vn) 220 - 240V

VOLTAGE
(Vout) 250V

FREQUENCY 50HZ TO 60HZ

CURRENT I(A) 0.11A

COST Rs.220

LIFE TIME

POWER CONSUMPTION
LIGHT ASSEMBLY per hour

CFL Lamp Assembly with electronic choke 36W/h

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2.1 COST DETAILS:

Cost of CFL Lamp assembly with electrical choke

ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION QTY TOTAL PRICE

471140027G01 COST OF K-LITE ASSEMBLY WITH CHOKE 1 Rs.650

770776H01 9WATTS LAMP 2 Rs.112

TOTAL ASSEMBLY COST = Rs.762

Cost of CFL Lamp assembly with electronic Choke

ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION QTY TOTAL PRICE

471140027G01 COST OF K-LITE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHOKE 1 Rs.514

770776H01 9WATTS LAMP 2 Rs.112

471140032H01 ELECTRONIC CHOKE 1 Rs.220

TOTAL ASSEMBLY COST = Rs.846

Assuming that the CFL Lamp glows for about 16hrs per day,

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The below table shows the total cost of Energy consumed per month for residential applications(The cost of per unit of electricity is Rs.3.91)

KW per per unit cost in Total cost for one month in

Type of choke Type of lamp kw/hr kw/day month Rs. Rs.

Electrical 2x9 watts

choke (Philips) 0.088 1.408 42.24 3.91 165.1584

Electronic 2x9 watts

choke (Philips) 0.036 0.576 17.28 3.91 67.5648

So the cost saving for residential applications will be around Rs.98 per month

The below table shows the total cost of Energy consumed per month for Industrial applications (The cost of per unit of electricity is Rs.4.89)

KW per per unit cost in

Type of choke Type of lamp Kw/hr Kw/day month Rs. Total cost for one month in Rs.

Electrical 2x9 watts

choke (Philips) 0.088 1.408 42.24 4.89 206.5536

Electronic 2x9 watts

choke (Philips) 0.036 0.576 17.28 4.89 84.4992

So the cost saving for Industrial applications will be around Rs.122 per month

2.2 PAY BACK TIME

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The additional cost that we add to this electronic choke is Rs.304 per CFL assembly

So the pay back time will be,

APPLICATION PAY BACK TIME

RESIDENTIAL 3 MONTHS

INDUSTRIAL 2.5 MONTHS

TEST RESULT:

• CFL Lamp with Electronic choke consumes 41% less energy than electrical choke

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