| KEEP
YOUR COOL!
ecopower®
HYBRID
WHOLE HOUSE FAN
The Environmentally Conscious Choice
With the rapidly escalating global greenhouse
crisis, it is imperative to implement energy efficient solutions
in our homes and businesses.
• Super efficient & powerful
• Low operating cost
• 20° temperature drop within minutes
• Moves 1200 cubic feet of air per minute
• Adaptable to be 100% solar powered |
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To order your ecopower®
today,
call us at 1-888-500-VENT.
We also offer distributor plans
and bulk order discounts
for contractors and builders.
The ecopower® Hybrid Whole House Fan cools your
attic and living space at the same time. Unlike most whole house fans,
the ecopower's® powerful and energy efficient turbine vent pulls
moist, hot and humid air out of your attic quickly and smartly.
Other fans can trap moist and humid air in your attic
ridge area causing mold and fungus to grow. ecopower's® smart-design
technology eliminates this common problem.
ecopower® Features
• Reduction in attic temperature by 20° F
in about 18 minutes
• Power usage equivalent to a 40 watt light bulb
• Improves indoor air quality
• Vibration is non existent because it is mounted
on the roof
• Pulls air along its natural path through the
house and attic.
• It cools the attic space and house at the same
time.
• The only noise is 53 decibels at 3 feet from
the unit , which sits on top of the roof. This makes it the quietest
whole house fan in the world.
Hybrid power utilizes the combination of rising hot
air, wind speed and a patented low voltage motor to make it the quietest
and most efficient whole house fan on the market.
The world’s first, true hybrid ventilator.
Combining reliability and performance.
CSR Edmonds manufacturer of the Hurricane® industrial
ventilator, have developed a patented hybrid vent design that uses
electronic commutating motor technology located in the top of the
Hurricane® ventilator.
The design allows the vent to spin freely under wind
load and provide the same exhaust rate as the traditional Hurricane
vent. The free area of the throat is NOT impeded, unlike current vent/fan
combinations. When required the vent can be powered which provides
a huge boost to the flow rate, at an extraordinarily high efficiency–
far more energy efficient than any conventional powered fan
IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS
Growing environmental concerns demand that ventilation
requirements be met by the most energy efficient means available.
Wind turbine ventilators can perform this function well, however for
reliability they depend on favourable wind conditions, which are not
always present when temperatures are extreme. They are, in effect,
‘slaves to the vagaries of wind’.
CSR Edmonds has developed and secured intellectual property
rights for the world’s first true hybrid ventilator. The ecopower®
is both a wind driven and motorised ventilator with the capacity to
operate by wind alone or by both wind and electrical power simultaneously.
ecopower® – TRUE HYBRID VENTILATION
ecopower® utilizes an electronic commutating (EC)
motor installed in the head of the ventilator to enable motorised
boost during periods of low wind speed or special ventilation needs.
The standard product is controlled manually by a switch (not included).
Unlike previous attempts to produce a hybrid mechanical/wind
vent, ecopower® has no motor and fan blade in the throat of the
vent. This is extremely important. Research using AS4740:2000 (Performance
of Natural Ventilators) has shown clearly that any obstruction in
the throat of a wind ventilator will greatly decrease vent performance
under wind load. The level of flow reduction can be 40% or greater.
Also, axial fans located in the throat of wind vents can produce significant
noise levels. Ecopower® is one large direct drive centrifugal
fan. The bearing system of the motor becomes the bearing system of
the ventilator. This means that the vent can be free spinning under
wind load or power activated as conditions require. The use of an
EC motor ensures that the best energy efficiency features available
are factored into the product design.
SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST RESEARCH
CSR Edmonds has been the first entity in Australia,
and indeed the world, to establish test facilities in accordance with
AS4740:2000 requirements. This initiative has enabled CSR Edmonds
to fully evaluate vent performance across a wide spectrum of designs
and materials.
The results to-date have shown:
The Hurricane vertical vane design has flow coefficients
up to 97.5% higher than comparable spherical shaped ventilators. The
performance of any ventilator is highly dependant on minimising blockages
in the throat of the ventilator. Therefore the use of motor and fan
blades in the throat will reduce the performance of any ventilator
significantly.
BENEFITS OF ecopower®
ecopower® offers customers the following unique
benefits:
• Optional powered ventilation without reducing the
performance of wind exhaust levels (which occurs when motor and fan
blades are installed in the throat).
• High levels of energy efficiency.
• Much lower operational noise levels compared with similar capacity
axial fan products.
• Dependable ventilation that performs when required.
• Advanced German motor technology.
• CSR Edmonds’ vertical vane vent technology, which outperforms traditional
spherical shape metal vents of the same throat diameter*.
• Lighter weight than comparable axial fans.
• Single phase power, allows simpler electrical installation.
* Flow coefficient tests performed under
AS4740:2000 by CSR Edmonds.
APPLICATIONS OF ecopower®
The likely range of potential applications for ecopower®
are unlimited but include:
• Remote Toilet Systems
• Removal of gaseous by-products from hybrid, composting an chemical
toilet systems. Already Gough Plastics, a very successful
• North Queensland manufacturer of remote toilet systems is using
the ecopower® EP100 to reliably remove odours from their highly
successful solar powered, hybrid toilet systems due to its (1) dependable
flow rate, (2) long life, (3) low maintenance, (4) high corrosion
resistance and, (5) high energy efficiency (crucial when relying on
solar power).
SCHOOL CLASSROOMS
| In many states
of Australia it is Government policy to use various means of ventilation
to improve classroom conditions during summer rather than rely
on energy intensive air conditioning. However the performance
of wind turbine ventilators is always subject to wind conditions.
The use of wind turbines with fan power assist has been used but
these products have lower wind turbine extract rates due to throat
blockage and are significant power users. ecopower® will provide
unimpeded wind performance with low energy power boost option.
When used in conjunction with EC Damper Grilles, ecopower®
provides a means of efficiently ventilating individual classrooms
directly to freshen air and remove trapped heat. |
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The ecopower® EP600 has been used on
Alexandra Hills State High School, Australia to replace the
existing spherical shaped wind driven ventilators as the system
was not performing to desired standards. |
ELECTRONIC CONTROL CABINETS
Rail authorities have trialed the use of ecopower®
for cooling of electronics in signaling control cabinets to improve
system reliability. Results to-date have been impressive with low
energy usage a feature of ecopower®. A Substitute for Powered
Ventilation Powered ventilators have been used for ventilation purposes
in many factory and commercial applications. Although they may adequately
achieve air movement requirements, they do so with;
1. High energy consumption and often the need to use
3 phase power
2. High noise levels often exceeding 60dB(A) @ 3m
The ecopower® overcomes these limitations significantly
by employing low speed, high energy efficient hybrid technology.
HOMES
Trials conducted by CSR Edmonds have shown very promising
results for use of ecopower® technology in homes to remove heat.
In conjunction with proper insulation levels, this technology
could significantly reduce energy usage for cooling in homes.
To order your EcoPower, call us at 1-888-500-VENT.
We also offer distributor plans and bulk purchase discounts for contractors
and builders.
