The Collateral Benefits of Going Solar
BY RICHARD A. FLOREY
Marketing Director
EcoVantage Energy, inc.
www./ecovantageenergy.com
It’s all about the Benefits
Anyone who has ever worked in sales will know what I
mean by the term, benefits. You’d have heard over and
over in sales meeting after meeting, “you don’t sell the
product, you sell the benefits of the product.” And really,
that is the case for every object we own, isn’t it? Think
about it like this: OBJECT = Benefit
harmonic causes a CEMF (counter electromotive force)
in large motors, which acts in the opposite direction of
rotation. The CEMF is not large enough to counteract the
rotation, however it does play a small role in the resulting
rotating speed of the motor.
When there is significant impedance in the path from
the power source to a nonlinear load, these current
distortions will also produce distortions in the voltage
waveform at the load. However, in most cases where
the power delivery system is functioning correctly under
normal conditions, the voltage distortions will be quite
small and can usually be ignored.”
The Struggle is Real!
And that’s really the bottom line. That little bit of counter
rotation in your electric motors, which every major
appliance has, reduces the life of that motor and thus,
the life of the appliance. That is truly a chain migrated
benefit if ever there was one! Hey, if you don’t have to
buy a new washer/dryer or refrigerator or dish washer
for an extended period of time, that’s got to be a factor in
making the Solar Decision. Until next month!
“Electric motors experience losses due to hysteresis and
eddy currents set up in the iron core of the motor. These
are proportional to the frequency of the current. Since the
harmonics are at higher frequencies, they produce higher
core losses in a motor than the power frequency would.
This results in increased heating of the motor core, which
(if excessive) can shorten the life of the motor. The 5th
• HOME = shelter, protection, taste and style presenta-
tion…etc.
• CLOTHING = epidermal environmental protection,
saving the observer from blindness, taste and style
presentation…etc.
• AUTOMOBILE = transportation, taste and style
presentation…etc.
You get the drift. It’s all about the benefits. Benefits you
judge to be worth the cost.
Collateral Benefits
Or as I like to say, beneficial chain migration upscal-
ing…ok, I don’t really say that. But it’s true that when
you add enough solar and battery backup on your home
to offset your electric bill; you have just dragged a whole
bunch of benefits right along with it. One of my favorites
is in the extension of appliance life. That’s right, solar
electric will extend the life of any appliance hooked into
it. It’s as simple as that. Here’s how.
Clean Sinewave Electricity vs Harmonics
According to Wikipedia, voltage harmonics are an
effect of slight changes in the fundamental 60 Hz signal
caused by impedances from the electrical source.
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