Experimental Study of Energy Savings Using a Household Humidifier (LB-17-C058)

This paper describes experimental results obtained from running a household dehumidifier overnight and comparing the temperature and humidity changes before and after turning on the dehumidifier, and comparing these changes to the amount of energy used to run the dehumidifier. This work is being performed in response to sustainability goals proposed by the United Nations call for “off-the-shelf” sustainable technologies in third world nations. The objective is to test the energy-saving qualities of dehumidifiers as a method of home heating. The data reduction of the household humidifier first calculates the amount of energy in the form of heat that is generated by the dehumidifier by comparing the change in temperature, time, kWh, and humidity, and applying these changes to the equation for the change in enthalpy in atmospheric air.