SAVE POWER SAVE NATION

                                                   SAVE POWER SAVE NATION

CONTENTS INSIDE:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. Different home appliances and their Electricity consumption

3. Comparison of Incandescent Bulb  with CFL

4. Disadvantanges of Incandescent Bulb usage

5. Effects of Radioactive Pollutants

6. Benefits in saving Electrical Energy

7. Energy Saving Tips

8. Conclusion

INTRODUCTION:

Power crisis: The power crisis that the entire world is facing today is due to the use of INCANDESCENT BULB.

The amount of Energy that is wasted in lighting up the incandescent bulb is the sole cause of shortage of energy which fore tells a bleak future generation.

                      Now, It is of great important to be aware of the power crisis in future generation, and how it could be avoided and what are the reasons for this?

                 Generally consumption of Electric current is measure in Units.

                                   1 Unit =1 KW hr

                                               =1000 W hr

A 40W FLOUROSCENT Bulb consumes 1 unit of Electric current in   25 hours i.e.,1000/40= 25

A 60W INCANDESCENT Bulb consumes 1 unit of Electric current in 16.6 hours i.e.,1000/60= 16.6

A 25 W CFL Bulb consumes 1 unit of Electric current in 40 hours i.e.,1000/25= 40

    For every unit of Electricity consumption it cost Rs.2.40-3.40.

The various ELECTRIC GOODS and their Electricity consumption in hours are listed below.                   

S.NO	TYPE OF BULB	WATTAGE(W)	CONSUMED In  HOURS/UNIT
1	Incandescent bulb	25	40 hrs
		40	25 hrs
		60	16 hrs 40 min
2	CFL	5	200 hrs
		9	111 hrs
		11	91  hrs
		13	76 hrs  50 min
		17	58 hrs
3	FLOUROSCENT WITH COPPER CHOKE	40	25 hrs
		55	18 hrs  20 min
		35	28 hrs  30 min
4	NIGHT LAMP	15	66hrs  40 min
5	CEILING FAN(36/48 inches)	50	20 hrs
	56 inches	60	16 hrs  40 min
6	GEYSER(15-50 Liters capacity)	2000	30 min
7	REFRIGERATOR(SMALL)	225	2 Units/day
	BIG	300+	4 Units/day
8	TV	60-120	16 hr 4 min
9	AIR CONDITIONER(1 Ton)	1400	40 min
	1.5 Ton	1800	33 min
10	AIR COOLER	170	6 HRS
11	WASHING MACHINE(Automatic)	325/1000	3-5 hrs
12	COMPUTER	100-150	6-10 hrs
13	VACCUM CLEANER	700-750	1 hr 20 min
14	WATER PUMP (0.5 HP)	375	3 hrs
	1 HP	760	1 hr 30 min
15	IRON BOX	500-700	2-3 hrs
16	MOSQUITO REPELLENT	5	2OO hrs

                  The watts needed by regular INCANDESCENT Bulbs and CFLS to produce the  same amount of light roughly as follows

               

S.NO	INCANDESCENT BULBS(Watts)	CFL  (Watts)
1	60	13-15
2	75	20
3	100	26-30
4	150	28-42
5	250-300	55

 Further use of the Incandescent bulb pose a threat to our Ecological setting by contributing to the green house gas production leading to life threading situation.                                                                    

                 The use of florescent bulb ensures the use of energy which is almost 66% less than a normal Incandescent bulb.

               COMPARISION OF INCANDESCENT BULB WITH CFL

S.NO	DESCRIPTION	INCANDESCENT BULB	CFL
1	Energy input in Watts	60	13
2	Light output  in Lumens	830	810
3	Useful Life in hrs	1500	10,000
4	Bulb for 10,000 hrs	6-7	1
5	Cost of bulb in Rs.	Rs.10  (Each bulb)	90 ( Each bulb)
6	Electricity used in  KWhrs	600	130
7	No of tube lights × Wattage × hrs used/day Electricity cost @Rs.3.40/unit	Rs.2040 (for 600 hrs)	Rs.442 (for 130 hrs)
8	Total cost( Electricity +bulb)in Rupees	2040+10= Rs.2050	442+90=Rs.532
9	Releasing of CARBONDIOXIDE	HIGH	LESS

 So, by replacing one 60 Watt Incandescent BULB by 13 Watt CFL YOUSAVE ABOUT Rs.1500/-over its life time.

DISADVANTAGES OF INCANDESCENT BULB:

•  To give the light from an Incandescent Bulb it should burn at thousands of degree centigrade.
• It releases more heat as CO₂ which effects global warming.
• A Power plant may emit up to 10mg of MERCURY (Hg) to produce the Electricity to run an Incandescent bulb.Comparitively a CFL requires only 2-4 mg of Hg for the same time.
•  Coal based Thermal power plants are an important man made source of Mercury.
• The thermal power plant may account for up to 40% of Hg emission in the air.
• In addition to CO₂ thermal power plants also release SO₂ (Main cause of Acid rain) Nitrogen oxide (cause smog & Acid rain) Radioactive pollutants and Hg.
• It is estimated that replacing a single incandescent bulb with CFL will keep Half-Ton CO₂   out of the atmosphere over life time.  

Effects of Mercury Emission from Thermal power plants:

• Mercury emission from Thermal plants is Air borne and poses a lower risk of exposure.
• When the same Mercury is deposited in the Organic dumps/water bodies through the dispose of broken or discarded CFL’s.It may transform into METHYL MERCURY which is a NEUROTOXIN i.e. likely to enter the food chain.
• Air Emission of Mercury from a Thermal power plant also eventually lands on the vegetation soil etc.there by entering the food chain.

Effects of Radioactive pollutants:

• The Radioactive pollutants such as   ²³²Th , ²³⁸U and ²³⁹U causes CANCER.
• Pond ash generated from coal containing is as high as 50 ppm of  ²³²Th  and 10 ppm of   ²³⁸U.

Benefits in Saving Electrical energy:

• If we save one unit per day i.e., 30 units / month we can save Rs.150.00.
• If the consumption exceeds 200units/month. Every unit costs Rs.4.75 per unit.
• If it exceeds 300 units /month it costs as Rs.5.50/unit.
• One unit saving at your end means 2 units saving at the generating stations.
• Generating 2 units at power station means 2 Kg of coal and 4kgs of emissions .By   this we can observe the Non-Renewable resources.
• Avoiding the emissions are necessary, as Emissions are directly related to Global Warming, Temperature changes, Cyclones and Hurricanes AND Disruption of regular rainfall patterns.

We can prevent the threat to our Ecological balance.

Energy Saving Tips:

1) Lightening:

• Use Natural light and Task light to the maximum
• Replace Incandescent with CFLs
• Replace Cu/Al chokes with Electronic Chokes.
• Replace T₁₂    Tube light with   T₅ tube light.
• Use light as per need and at appropriate places
• Switch off TV, CD & DVD player, Music systems but not with remote and save 7% of Energy.

2) Refrigerator and Air conditioners:

• Replace Resistances (Large size) regulators with Electronic small size regulators.
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• Keep the Refrigerator 4 – 5 inches away from the Wall.

        Avoid opening the refrigerator door frequently.

• Set the thermostat of refrigerator/Air conditioner correctly as per the season.
• Defrost refrigerators regularly and avoid Ice buildup. 
• Regularly clean Air filter of Air conditioner.

When we use the Air conditioner, close all the doors, as it covers more area and consumes more energy.

Conclusion:  

If we follow these rules stated above, we can save the current as much as we can use this for the next five years, and live happily.

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