What does one look for in a high-quality AC? It should provide optimal cooling and save on energy bills. The convertible AC does precisely that. Let us find out how a convertible AC works and saves power.
For example, we shall consider the Samsung 1.5-ton 5-in-1 convertible inverter AC (AR18BY5AQWK, 2022 model).
This Samsung AC has a 5-step mode that adjusts compressor operations between 40% and 120% to save power. This 5-star AC has an ISEER value of 4.80 and consumes 806.28 units of energy per year.
This Samsung AC can work in five different capacities.
- When you require minimum cooling, you can set the mode to work at 40% of the AC’s capacity as a 0.6-ton AC.
- If the heat load is higher, you can enhance the cooling capacity to work at 60% or like a 0.9-ton AC.
- Options are available to set the compressor operational speed to work as a 1.2-ton AC and work at 80% of the total capacity.
- If required, you can set the normal mode to allow the AC to work as a 1.5-ton AC at 100% capacity.
- Besides, you can enhance the capacity to 120% if the cooling requirements are higher. Thus, this AC can work as a 1.8-ton AC.
When the AC works at lower capacities, it consumes less power. So, this convertible AC allows you to set it to work at 40% capacity at night and 100% during hot afternoons. So, automatically, it will consume less power than what is indicated in the BEE Star label.
You will never feel the need to let the AC work at 100% capacity all the time. The standard inverter AC does not allow this facility to choose the AC working capacity according to your requirements. Thus, we can state that a convertible AC can save more electricity than a regular inverter AC.