Computers and Electricity Bill

[chagorio]

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kana na calculation, sa pc ra na....wala pa labot sa aircon...if i apil...paksit na jud ang bulsa...

[fatsu]

anyway given sa example ni fd assuming variable ang iya psu. unya max power ang rating so mura sakto man hehhe

[Tamblot]

another thing that came into my mind. di ba dapat ang basis ta sa power consumption is the AVR? Like if the computer is connected to 500VA na AVR, it means it draws power of not more than 500VA, otherwise the AVR would be busted.

Would this be a valid basis?

[marcus_aurelius]

AVR is not the basis for power consumption, AVR's only use is to regulate the voltage from the line since its voltage frequently fluctuates below or above the normal line voltage which is 220 in our case here in Cebu. Some of the AVR I've seen has an analog meter which shows the total wattage. If it has no digital or analog meter embedded on the AVR, the only time you can make the AVR your basis for power consumption is when the AVR got busted, thats when you know that you exceed the specified wattage of the AVR.Â*

The specification of an AVR let say 500watt indicates the maximum load the AVR can handle, though it can probably still operate normally on a specified threshold however its not advisable to over load an AVR.

[Wayth Vader]

kanang transformer naa sa AVR is a 220v to 110V output transformer.. thats my big guess to it... a circuit combination of relay and a zener diode is the AVR.... i don't know if i'm right...

[wikki]

how much is the monthly payment for his pc?

[Tamblot]

AVR's display is only for line voltage and not power. If the 500W AVR gets busted then it would mean you exceeded the 500W maximum load limit.

If thats the case then, as long as the AVR dont get burned, the pc power consumption is still below 500W.

Am I right?

[marcus_aurelius]

Not at all case, electronic components usually has a so called tolerance mostly 5-10%, it may still operate at a certain point not more than 5-10% theoretically. AVR performance also varies from the ambient temperature in which it is operating just like any electronic products do, a 500watts AVR would probably operate more than 500watts on cooler places. Because most of the component burnout relates on heat, other might include electrical surges and so forth.

[fingolfin]

..whoa. we have two PCs at home.. welcome high electric bill. tsetsing. My CPU is on 24/7 for nearly two months. I only turned it off two days ago for only 6 hours. yummy. Monitor stays off though. Average usage of monitor is only 6 hours commulative.

[Tamblot]

how much would it cost you every month bro fingolfin?