ebm-papst has provided Sydney’s Ultimo College with training units to support the school’s air-conditioning and refrigeration students.
The units will help the teachers provide hands-on education on EC motor technology and its associated benefits.
The 2x2 bank of AC and EC fans illustrates directly how much power can be saved when the fans operate at part load.
Ultimo teacher Miroslav Capko, said this kind of industry support is an example of teaching in action.
“For students to see the difference in power consumption between the AC and EC fans first hand really makes a difference,” Capko said.
“Efficiency is a really important factor, and it shows how the in-built speed control of EC fans can help reduce energy use.”
On a broader level, head teacher Greg Riach said its the kind of support that helps students keep up-to-date with industry developments.
“We want to go with the times and ebm-papst is helping us keep up to date, and we can use these units for our Certificate III, IV and the Diploma courses,” Riach said.
Ebm-papst sales manager, Kunal Pental said hands-on training is at the very core of engineering practice, it is what the company does internally twice a year.
“It is great to see the emergence of a community of practice around hands-on training at TAFE, and to see the impression it leaves on students,” he said.
“We are committed to technical excellence and aim to supplement this by sharing information with education providers and industry wherever possible.”
To expand the fan engineering knowledge base, ebm-papst is negotiating with TAFE to extend its centrifugal training units.
Discussions are based around developing the NSW Energy Savings Scheme.
Ultimo College, located near Central Station in Sydney’s CBD, is the largest TAFE college in NSW, offering over 700 courses. It currently offers certificates III and IV and a diploma in the fields of air-conditioning and refrigeration.
Check out CCN's new Air Movement and Fan Feature in the September edition of the magazine.