1. How much power does an electric blanket consume?

Electric blanket is a common heating device in your daily life, to know the power consumption of an electric blanket you need to know the power of the electric blanket, which is an essential data to calculate how much power consumed by the electric blanket, the power of the electric blanket will be different because of the specifications of the electric blanket, the type of the electric blanket and the brand, etc., and most of the common electric blankets on the market are in the range of 100watt to 150watt power. The following are a few common electric blankets on the market:

However, each electric blanket has a different number of gears, the power of each gear is different, the heating effect is naturally different, for example, in the spring and fall you only need to use the electric blanket to the first gear (the power of about 80watt), when the beginning of winter, you need to open the electric blanket to the second gear (the power of about 100watt), when the coldest period of winter, you need to open the electric blanket to the third gear (the power of about 120watt). When it gets to the coldest part of the winter, you will need to turn the electric blanket to third setting (about 120watt).

Based on the above data, you can calculate how much power your electric blanket consumes. Assuming that the average power consumption of your electric blanket is 120watt, and the average time you use your electric blanket is 8 hours per day, then the amount of electricity you need to use in one month = power consumption of electric blanket x the market of electric blanket per day x 30 = 28.8kWh.

2. How many watt solar system can be used to power the electric blanket?

After knowing the power consumption of electric blanket, if you want to calculate how many watt of solar system you need, you need to know the average peak sunshine duration of the area you are in, assuming the average peak sunshine duration of the area you are in is 5 hours.

Secondly, normal homes generally use grid-tied solar systems, which have a conversion efficiency of about 95%, the highest of all solar systems.

So the total power consumption of the electric blanket / average peak sunlight hours / conversion efficiency of the solar system / 30 = 0.2kW of PV panels, i.e. you need a 200watt solar system. You should know that a 200watt solar system covers an area of about 14ft², in other words, you only need to provide a small place for you to save the electricity consumed by the electric blanket, and the service life of the solar system is about 25 years.

3. How to reduce the electricity cost of electric blanket?

First of all, you need to develop good usage habits, such as turning off the power in time when you are not using the electric blanket, reasonably adjusting the temperature of the electric blanket and choosing the right size, etc. All these methods can reduce the unnecessary power loss of the electric blanket to a certain extent, so as to reduce the electricity bill you consume on the electric blanket.

Secondly, most electric blankets have the function of timer, you can set the right working time before going to bed, so that you can avoid the electric blanket working throughout the night, which in turn will reduce the power loss of the electric blanket. Of course, choosing an energy-saving electric blanket will also be a good choice.

4. Summary

A deeper understanding of how much electricity is consumed by electric blankets will help you to plan your home’s electricity consumption wisely, and thus save some of your electricity bill to a certain extent. Of course, if you want your electric blanket to get a long time and free power supply, then choosing solar panels to generate electricity will be a good choice for you, and it will be a big help for you.