A Review of Indian Scenario on Energy Conservation in Ceiling Fans Powered by BLDC Motors

In 2016, the residential sector consumed 24 percent of total electricity in India. This figure is predicted to more than eightfold by 2050, attributable mostly to appliances and equipment's. Ceiling fans are one of the appliances responsible for this exponential increase in electrical usage. Ceiling fan demand has been rapidly expanding due to a number of causes, including improved access to power and greater disposable income. India produced roughly 40 million ceiling fans in 2015, representing 10^% year-on-year increase. This article gives an overview of the energy conservation opportunities in ceiling fans that can be realized by replacing the conventional single phase induction motor with an energy efficient Brushless Direct Current Motor (BLDC Motor). The payback period of a BLDC ceiling fan was compared to that of a traditional ceiling fan. This study also discusses the Indian government's energy conservation programmes, notably the Standards & Labeling programme launched by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) for ceiling fans