Vampire Loads
By: Tyler and Mustapha
* To stop Vampire loads buy a power strip.
* Make sure to unplug electronics when you don’t need them.
*Standby mode accounts for about 5 to 10 percent of a family’s total power usage
*a power strip can turn off with a single switch
*Best Buy has made new energy efficient appliances
* Make sure to unplug electronics when you don’t need them.
*Standby mode accounts for about 5 to 10 percent of a family’s total power usage
*a power strip can turn off with a single switch
*Best Buy has made new energy efficient appliances
sources:
www.treehugger.com
www.thedailygreen.com
www.blogs.scientificamerican.com
www.treehugger.com
www.thedailygreen.com
www.blogs.scientificamerican.com
Our site is about vampire loads. Vampire loads are the electricity that your electronics use when they’re off and plugged in. Example Vampire loads are T.V’s, chargers, computers, and DVD players. Vampire loads add about $100-$200 to your annual electric bill. Make sure to unplug electronics so you won’t have vampire loads. Vampire loads' nickname is phantom load.
Problem: What devices have vampire loads?
Hypothesis: I think the microwave will have the most vampire loads.
Experiment: Test how much vampire load does household items have with a killowatt.
Hypothesis: I think the microwave will have the most vampire loads.
Experiment: Test how much vampire load does household items have with a killowatt.
As you can see a microwave use a lot of power when it is off.
Conclusion: My hypothesis was right. I learned that some household appliances have vampire loads.
