Objective
THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK EVALUATED THE POSSIBILITIES FOR ENERGY SAVING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF REFRIGERATORS, COOKING POTS, OVENS AND WASHING MACHINES. THE BACKGROUND OF THIS PROJECT IS AN ENERGY ANALYSIS FOR DENMARK WHICH INCLUDED AN EVALUATION OF THE ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON THE AVERAGE COULD BE REDUCED TO 30 % OF THE ENERGY USE BY THE 1975 STOCK. THE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT IN COLLABORATION WITH MANUFACTURERS OF THESE PRODUCTS.
OVER THE FIRST MONTHS A CABINET FOR A 209 LITER REFRIGERATOR WITH A 7 CM THICK POLYURETHANE FOAM INSULATION HAS BEEN DESIGNED. THE REFRIGERATOR SYSTEM WAS PLANNED TO HAVE A COP OF 1.5 OR MORE, BRINGING THE ANNUAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION DOWN TO 100 KWH COMPARED WITH 550 KWH FOR THE 1975-STOCK AND 250 KWH FOR THE BEST MODELS SOLD TODAY. THREE LOW ENERGY REFRIGERATORS HAVE BEEN BUILT ACCORDING TO THIS DESIGN, BY A MANUFACTURER AND WERE EQUIPPED WITH DIFFERENT COMPRESSOR COOLING SYSTEMS. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BEST REFRIGERATOR WAS VERY CLOSE THE THE PLANNED 100 KWH/YEAR. THE PAYBACK TIME OF THE ADDITIONAL COST IS TWO YEARS.
COOKING EQUIPMENT IS DIVIDED INTO HOT PLATES AND OVENS. FOR THE HOT PLATE THE INVESTIGATION HAS DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS FOCUSSED ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF AN AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER. THIS DEVICE TURNS OFF THE POWER BEFORE A DESIRED TEMPERATURE IN THE COOKING POT IS REACHED, BUT ENABLES THE HEAT CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM TO CONTINUE THE HEATING OF THE POT TO THE DESIRED TEMPERATURE. THE PAYBACK TIME IS ESTIMATED TO BE THREE YEARS. A FIRST VERSION OF A SMALL, LOW ENERGY OVEN, HAS BEEN BUILT.
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