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What Is SFP

Specific fan power (SFP) refers to the efficiency of air distribution systems in buildings. SFP is defined as the total electric power consumed by all supply and extract air fans divided by the maximum total airflow through the building. A lower SFP value indicates a more efficient system. The SFP target value is set early in the design process to determine energy consumption. Individual air handling units are also assessed using specific fan power efficiency (SFPE) under both design and validation load conditions. The overall building SFP is calculated as the weighted average of individual SFPE values.

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What Is SFP

Specific fan power (SFP) refers to the efficiency of air distribution systems in buildings. SFP is defined as the total electric power consumed by all supply and extract air fans divided by the maximum total airflow through the building. A lower SFP value indicates a more efficient system. The SFP target value is set early in the design process to determine energy consumption. Individual air handling units are also assessed using specific fan power efficiency (SFPE) under both design and validation load conditions. The overall building SFP is calculated as the weighted average of individual SFPE values.

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WHAT IS SPECIFIC FAN POWER?

The new EN 13779 [1] includes an Annex which gives more detailed guidance about how to express, specify and also validate the SFP value in practice. Target value for the Specific Fan Power(SFP), indicates the demand on power efficiency of all supply air and extract air fans in a building. This value should be defined during the early design stage for determining the useful power demand and so the energy consumption required for transporting air throughout an entire building. A supplementary factor SFPE makes it possible to assess how efficiently individual air handling units or fans utilize electric power. The definition of the SFPE is different for heat recovery air handling units with supply air and extract air, and for separate supply air or extract air handling units and individual fans. During the design process the SFP value for the entire building, defined as the weighted average of the SFPE values of individual units and fans (see item "Example"), shall be compared to the target value and checked in case any changes in the individual SFPE values appear. Another useful specific fan power is SFPV for validation. The intention with this value is to have a factor which is simple to specify and check. The difference between SFPE and SFPV is the load condition, design for SFPE and validation for SFPV. It is recommended that both SFPE and SFPV values are calculated (using manufacturer's software, for example). The SFP value for the whole building is defined as follows: "The combined amount of electric power consumed by all the fans in the air distribution system divided by the total airflow rate through the building under design load conditions:

SFP= Psf + Pef qmax


where (1)

SFP is specific fan power demand in kW x m-3 x s - Psf is the total fan power of the supply air fans at the design air flow rate in kW - Pef is the total fan power of the extract air fans at the design air flow rate in kW qmax is the design airflow rate through the building, generally the extract air flow in m x s-1 In terms of SFP for the whole building, any fan powered terminals shall be included when they are connected to the main air supply system. For individual air handling units or fans, to enable the designers of building projects to quickly determine whether a given air handling unit will positively or negatively meet the overall demands on power efficiency, a SFPE for the individual fan or AHU has been defined. In a constant air volume flow system, the demands shall be met at the design air flow and design external pressure drop (pressure drop in the ducting). In a variable air volume flow system, the demands made on the SFPE shall be met at the partial air flow and the related external pressure drop, specified for each air handling unit specification or at another point in the reference documents of the project. Therefore data at design maximum air flow and design maximum external pressure drop shall be specified, as well as the partial flow and the related external pressure drop.

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