Enercon International Products
Enercon International employs a myriad of products and technologies to effect sensible cost reduction of your electric bill; We have one of the most extensive repertoires of energy saving products to recommend to your business in the industry. We are consultants not salespeople and are not here to sell a product to you. We will recommend the best choices from among many options to create substantial energy savings with a rapid payback period.
You may be interested in the brief that follows of many of the technologies we may employ. However, do not get bogged down in the equipment because ultimately your decision whether to proceed with a project will be a financial not technical decision. When we make a final Audit presentation to you, its most important points will be a summary of the financial benefits of proceeding with a Project. We will clearly show cost, payback, categorical electrical use breakdown by both percentage and monthly cost as well as guaranteed savings to be gained and possible tax advantages. We will not even recommend a Project unless it can completely pay for itself, month by month from the savings generated.
Enercon International will visit your at no charge for an initial consultation and walk-through of your. During that time we will ask your Facility Manager a series of questions, which along with our visual observations will allow us to make a determination whether your company can profitably implement sensible measures to reduce your electrical bill.
If cost effective recommendations can be we will proceed with a complete Survey of your facilities. Everything that operates on electricity will be recorded, from the lamp on the owners desk to the largest piece of equipment. Hours of use per week and all electrical data such as amps, voltage and phase will be detailed for each piece of electrical equipment.
This raw data will allow our engineers to produce a multi-page, color graphic, Power Audit / Project Design. It will detail the percentage and dollar amount each component of your electrical system accounts for and specify the Project Design that will produce the most rapid payback, with immediate, substantial lowering of electric cost, while maintaining normal operational modes.
The Power Audit will also recommend specific Power Correction and Electrical Efficiency products that could be installed to help your existing equipment operate more efficiently with the same working capabilities, but drawing less watts. Most businesses can realize at least a 15% savings on their electric bill by following our recommendations.
If you choose, our firm can procure and install any of the recommended treatments. Most are only available through exclusive, proprietary sources. If an Enercon International Affiliate installs our recommended products, your contract will guarantee a specific savings to be realized within a specific time frame. Most importantly, a Project installed by an Enercon International Affiliate will require no new funds to be budgeted, but will completely pay for itself month by month from the guaranteed savings.
Following are some of the products we may recommend.
The Enercon PhaseSaver Reactive Power Correction System
The PhaseSaver is a product with almost universal application, used to reduce the energy consumption and improve power quality on all types of AC motors (machinery, air conditioning, refrigeration, etc.). It does this by canceling a portion of the power normally drawn by these loads. And, more importantly, it does so without negatively affecting horsepower, speed, or reliability.
The PhaseSaver reduces the wasted energy normally used by these motors by aligning the phase angle of the supplied voltage and current. This saves energy, reduces heat generation inside motors, frees up new electrical capacity within a facility, and produces a net kilowatt hour reduction on an electricity bill.
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Motor Controllers
Motor controllers can be used in conjunction with capacitors or as stand alone treatments.
If your company use electric motors you can profit from installing motor controllers. Although motors play a vital role in industry there are major inefficiencies in their operation that causes motors to be 70% of the electric cost for many industrial facilities. As amazing as it seems a motor can consume 20 times it's costeach year in electricity!
A large amount of electricity is wasted when motors are not operating at full load. Most motors operate at less than full load 75% of the time! Motor controllers utilize powerful microprocessors to ensure that the motor gets exactly the correct amount of power it needs to perform the job at hand, thus saving substantial amounts of electricity. Even slight changes in demand will be perceived by the motor controller with an instantaneous response for maximum operational efficiency. The motor controller will precisely match the power input to the load requirements.
Another problem addressed by motor controllers is the high torque developed when AC induction motors first start up. The acceleration torque is substantially greater than what is required by the motor when running under full load. The stress is spread throughout many important components of the motor such as the transmission system causing excessive wear and higher maintenance costs. The high inrush currents also have a huge effect on the electrical supply charges with startup currents often times 8-10 times higher than normal operating currents.
Motor controllers recommended by Enercon International will provide an economical and reliable solution to the built in inefficiencies of AC motors. The motor controller will implement a controlled release of power to the motor, providing smooth, stepless acceleration and deceleration.
The Enercon LightSaver Power Savings System
The Enercon LightSaver are not applicable in every situation. But when called for they will effectively reduce the watts consumed in treated lights by 10% - 40%. The Enercon LightSaver fools the light by modifying the sine wave. By cutting out the leading edges the controller effectively continues to give the light the voltage it needs but using less watts in the process.
The Enercon LightSaver can work with all type of lighting systems including, fluorescent, incandescent, and all types of HID including, Sodium, Metal Halide, and Mercury Vapor.
The Enercon LightSaver can interface with dedicated lighting circuits in voltages of 120, 277, 240 or 347 and amperages up to 20 amps per circuit.
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Oil Additives
One of the simplest yet most effective treatments Enercon International may recommend is the addition of special patented, halogenated hydrocarbon additives to refrigeration and air conditioning systems, including chillers and heat pumps. Proven in hundreds of installations during the last 15 years, these special additives reduce friction on moving parts giving new life to bearings, seals and compressor parts. Reducing the friction in the system improves the compressors mechanical efficiency and lowers electrical consumption. You will immediately notice increased cooling capacity and a quieter compressor. Best of all, you'll notice the savings on your electric bill. This treatment alone can save 10-15% on the electric use of the treated system.
Air Conditioning Controllers
The patented controller recommended by Enercon International works on any air conditioning unit with a hermetically sealed compressor. Anything from a window unit to a 10 ton unit and larger. A smart logic circuit in the controller maintains the air conditioner at maximum efficiency. Unlike alternative air conditioner controllers that are time or movement activated, the Enercon International controller has a dew point sensor installed adjacent to the condensor that turns the air conditioner off once the dew point has been reached. This is the most exact way to insure no electricity is wasted because air will not be cooled beyond the dew point even if the air conditioner is operating on maximum cold and full blower fan. Alternative types of controllers fall short of achieving maximum savings because their arbitrary shutoff criteria still allows the air conditioner to be running past the point that it is possible to continue cooling the air. Enercon International recommended air conditioning controllers typically save 15-25% on the air conditioning portion of the electric bill.
Refrigeration Enhancement Systems
Another treatment often recommended by Enercon International either as a stand alone or in conjunction with other treatments, utilizes a vortex through a fixed impeller to reduce the load on the compressor. The device is an add-on for air cooled condensors. It not
only increases the cooling efficiency of the unit but also reduces the pressure in the system, reducing energy cost and extending the productive life of refrigeration system compressors, saving additional money on maintenance and parts replacement.
Vending Machine Controllers
Although you generally would not think of vending machines as large electricity consumers, they are on 24/7 and over a year can run up a significant bill. In low to medium traffic areas, Enercon International will recommend infrared activated controllers for cold vending machines. Endorsed by over 100 Utility companies and installed at over 100 Universities and schools, these controllers save an average of 46% on the cost of running a vending machine while still maintaining the usual and expected cold temperature for the dispensed soft drinks and juices.
Daylighting Sensors
Many rooms with south facing windows have more than adequate light during the day on most days, provided free by the sun. In such rooms an inexpensive, fast payback treatment is the installation of Daylight Sensors that keep lights off when ambient light is sufficient and automatically turn the lights on during working hours if natural daylight light levels fall below a specified threshold.
Occupancy Sensors
Many rooms are frequently unoccupied with lights or other equipment inadvertently left on even when the room is empty. During our Site Survey we will note rooms with infrequent use such as lunch rooms and recommend Occupancy Sensors. The sensors will power down or turn lights and equipment off when the room is unoccupied and bring things back to full power as soon as someone enters the room.
Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS)
TVSS systems primary purpose is to protect valuable equipment from harmful energy spikes. Many TVSS products offer little or no energy savings as they have high spike tolerances and are infrequently activated. However TVSS products that operate on low spike tolerance keep voltage in check continually and can cut a facilities electric bill substantially while also protecting critical and sensitive equipment such as:
- Computer Systems
- Variable Frequency Drives
- Fluorescent Lighting and Ballasts
- Solid State Transmitters
- R.F. Equipment
- Irrigation Systems
- Medical Equipment
- HVAC Systems
- Audiovisual Equipment
- Security Systems
- All Electrical Equipment
Transients and power surges can come from the utility grid as well as from inside your electrical system. Small surges can occur multiple times a day to thousands of times per hour, ranging from several thousand volts to under 100 volts. Activities by your Utility company such as switching can also cause powerful surges which may be carried along utility lines. When the surge reaches your facility it may still have enough energy to jump across switches, even those which are turned off, and damage your electrical equipment.
Power surges can also be generated by your equipment within the facility and some of this equipment actually destroy itself from the transient surges and voltage fluctuations it creates. Harmful surges can be caused by:
- Elevators
- Pumps
- Office Machines
- HVAC Equipment
- Electric Motors
- Emergency Supply Transfer Switches
In some instances replacing old equipment with newer, more energy efficient equipment is warranted. In many cases, local utilities will offer rebates for such upgrades and the energy savings can be dramatic. For example, inefficient older T-12 fluorescent lamps with magnetic ballasts are replaced by more modern electronic ballasts with T-8 or t-5 lamps. This treatment alone can cut the electric bill for the lights by 30% - 40%!
Active Harmonic Filters
These are electronic devices which can be suitably installed at selected points in a building or industrial plant electrical distribution system which will approximately cancel harmonics. Harmonics are normally caused by loads such as printers, computers, variable speed drives, MRI units, and other nonlinear operational devices. In some cases the harmonics can lead to large circulating currents, reduced transformer and electric cable capacity for normal loads, and the cause of nuisance breaker trippings. In extreme cases, harmonics can burn up the neutral of power distribution systems, leading to unscheduled outages of power. Energy cost savings can vary substantially, depending on the level of harmonics, which must be measured; KWH savings can vary from 1-2% up to 10-15% in extreme situations.