Viabilidade da inserção de medidores de energia em refrigeradores

Abstract

Conservation equipment combined with energy efficiency to maintain or improve the use of energy in order to have less losses and expenses is essential for home economy and even power generation, and also promote the reduction of environmental impacts generated by the use of energy in an uncommitted way. Therefore, monitoring the energy consumed by appliances of continuous use may be an interesting alternative in the economic point of view knowing that the energy that cannot be measured cannot be saved. The new refrigerators contain PROCEL seal informing the energy efficiency of the appliance. Comparing a refrigerator low efficiency with a higher efficiency, it is possible to observe the need for replacement, however evidence for measuring the energy of this equipment separately from the others is required. With the technological evolution of electric energy meters, it was reduced price and size, which can make possible to include this equipment in the new refrigerators in their manufacturing process and so in the future; when it is worn; we can get the information about monthly energy consumption of the appliance and thereby promote the comparison with the most advanced technology equipment, through analysis of economic viability.