Electric Motors

[ALBERTAFARMER4]

Perhaps we should be looking further forward, to a time when we can't afford to run big HP fans from grid power, thanks to CO2 taxes, and the cost of the renewable energy fraud.
We may end up like Mallee and be forced to generate our own, at any cost.
With that in mind, maybe fans should be DC, save the cost and inefficiency of inverters.
Possibly incorporate VFD so they could safely run at any level of power output.

https://youtu.be/osAZeLs6zmY https://youtu.be/osAZeLs6zmY

[chuckChuck]

A4, Very interesting video on Turntide smart motors that are improving efficiency in a very significant way. They are targeting ag buildings and driving down costs for farmers. It would be interesting to know whether they have an application for aeration fans.

When we don't have to do much drying we often just run our fans when the sun is shining so that we use more solar electricity. Of course we can't run our many aeration fans all at once, but every little bit helps reduce fossil fuel electricity usage.

[furrowtickler]

Add this to the system to increase capacity?
Just a suggestion is all

[helmsdale]

Add this to the system to increase capacity?
Just a suggestion is all

If my squirrel cage fans are 10 horsepower, what's the appropriate squirrel:horse ratio?

[WiltonRanch]

If my squirrel cage fans are 10 horsepower, what's the appropriate squirrel:horse ratio?

How many acorns per kilowatt hour?