An air conditioner which
once was considered to be a luxury household item now has transformed into one
of the essential items in every household. Due to the increase of the concrete
jungle not only in urban cities but also in small towns resulted in lesser
green space and other global issues like global warming, today we face the
consequences like unpredictable hot temperatures. To beat the extreme heat
these air conditioners come in handy to keep you cool irrespective of the
outside weather. Over the years air conditioners adapted various innovative
technologies to provide its user's a more efficient cooling system. Inverter air
conditioners are one among them with cutting edge technology.
How does an Inverter
AC work?
The key component in Inverter air conditioners is its
varying speed compressor. In simple
terms, if the outside temperature is hot as well as there are many people in
the room then the Inverter AC increases its cooling capacity automatically. But
assume if the outside temperature is cooler and less number of people in indoor
then the Inverter AC reduces its cooling temperature.
In technical terms, two
primary mechanisms occur inside an Inverter air conditioner. One is the ‘Inverter
Controller’, and the other one is the ‘Variable Speed Compressor’. In Inverter
Controller, the first job of the controller is, it converts AC power input
which is 230 Volt, 50 Hz into a DC power. This conversion helps to vary the
frequency of the power input. Next, the
important function of the Inverter AC takes place. That is, change in the
compressor speed which in turn adjusts the cooling capacity in the room. Based
on the outside temperature and the heat load the compressor varies its speed
high or low accordingly. Thus, the speed of the compressor is directly related
to the heat load of the room. This is how
inverter air conditioners work.
Advantage of Inverter AC over Non-Inverter AC
How a non-inverter units work is entirely different than the inverter units. Here it
follows a traditional binary mode mechanism which uses a thermo-stat for
feedback. The compressor does only two jobs either it run at full capacity or full
power, or it just shuts down. For instance, if you set your temperature to 24,
then the compressor runs at full capacity till the desired temperature is
achieved. Once it attains that cooling temperature, it immediately powers off
and shut down the AC. This not only increases the huge amount of power
consumption in these start/stop cycle but also gradually damages the internal
mechanical parts of the AC.
Thus opting for an
Inverter AC over non-Inverter ones has several benefits like its energy saving
feature up to 50%, faster cooling effects and gives greater comfort. This is
because the humidity, as well as the temperature, will remain constant in an
inverter AC as the compressor runs on a low power mode. This feature helps to
maintain the room temperature which is especially useful when we are sleeping,
as we won't be able to feel too cold or hot and have a comfortable temperature
always.
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