ecoPOWER® HYBRID VENTILATOR
The world’s first, true hybrid ventilator. Combining reliability and performance
ecoPOWER® HYBRID VENTILATOR
- Product Info
- Performance
Product Info
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.
The guaranteed exhaust rate regardless of wind speed or ‘stack effect’ can be controlled by digital measurement of a range of physical properties or chemical entities including temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, etc.
With a very low operational noise, the EcoPower is ideal for use in homes, offices or factories.
Key Features
- Option for solar powered
- High efficiency level
- Lower operational noise
- Advanced German motor technology
- Vertical vane design
- Optional custom internal metallurgy for corrosive & odorous environment
Performance
The ecoPower® concept has demonstrated extraordinary energy efficiency under power load (Below). Exhaust rates per unit of energy are well above that achieved by comparable sized axial fans while noise levels are significantly lower.
| ecoPower model | Optimal Exhaust Rate ft³/min (m³/hr) |
Power (W) | Specific Flow Rate m³/hr.W |
| EP100 | 58 (99) | 3.6 | 27.5 |
| EP150 | 117 (198) | 10.0 | 19.8 |
| EP400 | 1442 (2450) | 68 | 36 |
| EP600 | 2501 (4250) | 116 | 37 |
| EP900 | 5,886 (10,000) | 260 | 38 |
| Multiply m³/hr by 0.5886 to obtain CFM | |||
Performance Under Wind Power Alone
How does ecoPower® perform under wind power alone compared with the standard Hurricane wind turbine? The results in the table below show the performance of both ecoPower® and standard Hurricane when tested to AS4740:2000 – Australian and New Zealand standard for Natural Ventilators. The results show clearly that ecoPower® provides exhaust rates about 10% greater than standard Hurricane vent due to less throat blockage. Also shown in Table 3 is a comparison of flow rates from AS4740:2000 with the traditional approximation derived from a modified formula for estimating discharge from an open cavity. The latter has been widely used in many product brochures but lacks any scientific basis. It will be noted that the results measured under AS4740:2000 are about 40% of that reported using the traditional approximation.
| Model | Flow Rate AS4740:2000 m³/hr |
Flow Rate Traditional Approximation m³/hr |
| EP100 Hurricane |
41.4 N/A |
113 113 |
| EP150 Hurricane |
N/A 106 |
255 255 |
| EP400 Hurricane |
864.6 779.8 |
1812 1812 |
| EP600 Hurricane |
1435.4 1246 |
4077 4077 |
