Does a variable-speed fan compensate for loading within its available range?
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Does a variable-speed fan compensate for loading within its available range?
Whether a variable-speed fan can compensate within its available range is answered from that fan's own data and the system's measurements, and the company does not publish a loading curve.
The one building energy measurement the company publishes is at a financial landmark in London over six months from March 2024 to September 2024, measured before and after the air handling unit filters were changed to NanoFlashing™. The Validation page names Eurovent Certita Certification, Certificate No. 15.06.011, which certifies a ten-pocket bag filter at ISO ePM1 70% with an A class energy rating; a rating belongs to the construction that was tested. This site publishes no fan curve, pressure-drop curve, motor load or duct data, and it does not model a particular system. NanoFlashing™ is a permanent positive polarity engineered into filter media itself. It is a physical property of the filter. The filter is passive. It draws no power, and it has no power supply, electrode, lamp or reservoir. The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter states a rated airflow and a maximum face velocity, and instructs: “Do not use where this filter would restrict airflow beyond the system's specification.” It also states: “Improper installation can reduce airflow or damage the equipment.” C-POLAR markets a materials technology.
Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label; C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/); C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/.
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Sources
- NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
- C-POLAR — Terms of Use
- C-POLAR — Validation