I m not sure if such device exists or not... Some people in my locality are talking about it.
Thanks to power rate hike...
Please share your views on this.
Thanks to power rate hike...
Please share your views on this.
Even i used to think the same until I met a very close relative.. She is using this device since last 6 years ..I don't know but my father bought such useless device from a door to door salesman. I threw it away. Useless 300 Rs device.
Don't fall for that.
using a Digital/Analog multimeter.How do i check the current voltage ?
Where can i get this device called.. Kill a watt..
Plus it says its designed for 115V supply, not 230V. Will probably smoke the kill-a-watts electronics if its not geared for both voltages.Notice that Indian plugs won't fit...
http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU
If this were true, all the low voltage areas would be saving power. But its not exactly. Simple devices like filament bulbs, fans, heaters would obviously burn more power with higher voltages, but they would also produce more light, spin faster, or heat water faster proportionately. I'm not sure if conventional ACs have no voltage regulation - inverter ACs have tons of power electronics - but if they do, the current draw would drop proportionally to the rise in voltage. Power has to go somewhere, any decent appliance will either use it or regulate it, not dump excess power.Only way you could save power is if you are having very high voltage in your area. Say if you have 230-240 there is no savings but say if you get constantly around 260-270 or above yes you can save some electricity bill by installing a servo stabilizer. Each unit is calculated based on volts X amps. Now if you get around 230 and if say your AC consumes 7 amps the your units per hour would be 1610 watts or 1.6 units. Now say if you are getting power at 260 v then the same AC would consume 1820 or 1.8 units.
But you can use a regulator to turn down fan speeds and drop power consumption. There isn't any power 'loss' because of the higher voltages.Fans spin faster at high voltages but it will consume the same amount of amperes but the total power is now more
You can put it a lower the setting which will lower the fan speed,but when at the same setting, at higher voltages the fan will spin faster.But you can use a regulator to turn down fan speeds and drop power consumption. There isn't any power 'loss' because of the higher voltages.