Question

A 75-hp compressor in a facility that operates at full load for 2500 h a year is powered by an electric motor that has an efficiency of 93 percent. If the unit cost of electricity is $0.11/kWh, the annual electricity cost of this compressor is

Answer 1

Answer:

$C = 16544.35\, USD$

Explanation:

The annual electricity cost is:

$C = (\frac{1}{0.93} )\cdot(75\, h.p.)\cdot(0.746\, kW)\cdot(2500\,h)\cdot(\frac{3600\,s}{1\,h} )\cdot(\frac{1\,kWh}{3600\,kJ} )\cdot (0.11\,\frac{USD}{kWh} )$

$C = 16544.35\, USD$