Elevators

Choosing the right phase converter for your three-phase elevator installation where only single-phase power is available can save thousands of dollars per year. The price of electricity is unlikely to ever come down, so these savings will both increase and compound with time.

The average cost of electricity in the United States, across all sectors, was 6.75 cents per kilowatt-hour in January of 2001. As of January 2021, it was 10.35 cents, and that price continues to climb. Yes, the price has nearly doubled in twenty years! Most utility customers pay more than the above average rate (which includes industrial users, who receive a significant discount), which makes the rising costs hurt even more.

Even a modest elevator installation, such as in a small residential apartment building, can use thousands of dollars per year in electricity while idle when powered with a rotary phase converter. Rotary converters can use power equivalent to a household oven -- when they're just idling! The Phase Perfect® has standby power usage more in line with an incandescent light bulb.

The modern, microprocessor-controlled, Phase Perfect® is able to respond instantly to power demands ensuring the power is there when you need it, but power isn't wasted when you don't.

Elevator door exterior

Going up? Utility rates definitely are!


Starting Load Horsepower
20

Horsepower rating of largest or combined load that will be connected to the Phase Perfect®

Electricity Cost Per kw/hr
$ 0.14

The cost in cents per kilowatt/hour your utility charges you for electricity usage.

Estimated Power On Time
52 weeks per year
7 days per week

Number of weeks per year and days per week you anticipate needing 3-phase power available. An elevator installation normally requires 52 weeks per year and 7 days per week (24/7 availability).

Estimated Idle Time
22 hours per day

The number of hours per day you anticipate not drawing a significant 3-phase load.

Typical elevator installation, estimated annual savings with Phase Perfect® versus Rotary:

$ 2,444.04/year

 Phase Perfect®Rotary Converter
Starting Load Horsepower 20 40
Standby Power Consumption 80W 2260W
Idle Power Cost $89.69 $2,533.73
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Phase Perfect®

The original Phase Perfect® supplies power to some of the most demanding applications available under some of the most challenging conditions imaginable. Utility-quality three-phase power anywhere you need it.

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Phase Perfect® Enterprise

The Phase Perfect® is also available in a compact, high-value, configuration where the customization options of the original are not required. These Enterprise models have the same modern digital phase conversion technology inside as the original.

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