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ECblue
The energy saver amongst fans
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No one can get past the
Royal League
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From fans
and motors
to matching
control technology
Picture on right:
Most modern production lines
for fans with the highest
demands in the world
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The principle
Ingeniously simple – highly ef ficient –
exceedingly reliable
ECblue
The new economic solution
Ingeniously simple functionality
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ZIEHL-ABEGG ECblue product overview
Examples from our product por tfolio
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EC technology history
Since the middle of the 80’s, ZIEHL-ABEGG has been perfor- gnets follows this electronically generated field inside the fixed
ming pioneering work in the development and manufacturing of stator. Due to the permanent magnets no magnet field has to be
efficient EC external rotor motors for fans. Nearly 30 years la- generated by induction to the rotor. This increases the efficiency
ter, a new era is dawning in EC technology: ECblue. ECblue is of an EC motor compared to a standard asynchronous motor.
ZIEHL-ABEGG’s third generation of EC motors. This latest EC The history of EC motors at ZIEHL-ABEGG extends all the way
technology is setting new standards for control, efficiency and back to 1985 when the first samples were built and tested. In the
reliability. EC means electronically commutated. EC motors are past, the special motor with integrated permanent magnets and
synchronous electric motors which have electronic commutation electronic circuitry, for motor control, were two separate units.
systems, rather than mechanical commutators and brushes. The These products were made as ‘one-off’ units up until 1991, the-
speed of the fans or motors depend on the electronically genera- reafter series production of EC technology was started.
ted rotating field in the stator. The rotor with its permanent ma-
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ECblue – Ef f icient
Presently, saving energy is more important than ever. Energy
costs are exploding; the global climate is changing. Fans with
ECblue technology will help lower your operating costs. The envi-
ronment can also benefit from the low power consumption of
ECblue fans – after all, the cleanest energy is the energy that
doesn’t need to be generated in the first place!
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Efficiency in %
60
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50
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Performance in W
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ECblue – Reliable
Premium Quality
10 0% of fans are tested and the test data rec orded before they
leave the factor y.
Encapsulation
ZIEHL-ABEGG is testing
the latest generation of the
FE2owlet-ECblue axial fans
at 9800 f t above sea level
and temperatures below
-4°F on Schilthorn
Mountain in Switzerland
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ECblue – Flexible
Add on Modules Wireless programming – standard in ECblue
With their modular c onstr uction, the functions in the EC116 and When considering the functionality of the motors, our engineers
EC152 motor frame size ECblue fans c an be expanded by sim - have taken things one step further. The fans can be programmed
ply plugging in additional modules. The add - on modules c an be without a hardwired connection using wireless technology. The
tailor- made to c over various applic ations. This means the casing which houses the electronics on ECblue motors is per-
ECblue fans have precisely the functions you need. Nothing meable by radio waves, providing the ability to program and con-
more and nothing less. Even if the requirements plac ed on the figure the fans without having to spend time wiring an operating
ECblue happen to change later on – no problem. terminal. Connecting a terminal is unnecessary even during service.
Status LED
Ser vice friendly
I t shows you the status, 24 hours a day - 7 days a week!
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ECblue – Simple
ECblue inside - More than you can see at first sight ECblue: Easy & Func tional!
BASIC electronics cover ~ 90% of all EC applications
Integrated motor controller
Provide controlled power to the motor Power electronics with wide voltage range:
Under/over voltage protection One motor for all your applications - worldwide!
Indicated by status LED
For the North American market UL listed
Power factor correction (PFC) products available.
The power factor is close to one for a wide operating range
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ECblue – High ef f iciency low noise
A FE2owlet has a noise level around 4 5 dB*
25 dB 30 dB 40 dB 60 dB
Nature outside Whispering Hum of a refrigerator Normal conversation
(feels totally quiet)
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The increase of 3 dB doubles the felt noise level
Inside, when all doors are closed, background noise is below 20 dB. It
feels abnormally silent.
Speed control X dB ~ 15 dB ~ 30 dB
of all fans full speed noise (50% speed) (25% speed)
ECblue fans are speed controllable. In the chart you can see the difference
between "switching off" and "speed control" with regard to the noise level.
85 dB 90 dB 110 dB 140 dB
Motorway Chainsaw Concert Jet take-off
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How can a speed controlled f an help you
to increase your system ef f iciency?
Calculation example
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Calculation example – Air-conditioning in
an of f ice building
The following example, using an of f ic e building, will c alculate Input power
the c osts bet ween AC and EC technology. During the day the 250
employees need fresh air so all fans r un at 10 0%. During the
night nobody is in the of f ic e so the fans c an be slowed down to
200
50%. To reduc e AC fans to 50% you need a frequency inver ter
like the Fc ontrol from Ziehl- A begg. In our example we c om -
Energy Consumption (kWh)
Investment c osts:
50
1 ECblue Premium (master) $1,0 0 0
9 ECblue Basic $9 0 0 $8,10 0
0
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48
in total $9,10 0 Months
EC AC AC w/ VFD
Use AC fans Note for all calculations the eletricity rate is $0,10/kWh
Investment c osts:
10 AC fans $550 $5,50 0 Total cost s
60000
in total $5,5 0 0
50000
Investment c osts:
30000
10 AC fans $550 $5,50 0
Frequency Inver ter Fc ontrol $2,950
20000
Total cost ($)
0
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48
Monthly energy Yearly energy
Initial costs Months
costs costs
EC AC AC w/ VFD
EC fans $9,100 $610 $7,320
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Market Application
Fa n s a r e u s e d f o r a w i d e va r i e t y o f a p p l i c a t i o n s
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Th e Ro y al League
ZIEHL-ABEGG Inc. P.O. Box 19971 Greensboro NC 27419 USA phone +1 (336) 834-9339 info@ziehl-abegg.us www.ziehl-abegg.us