Aquarium heater duty from observations calculator

Calculate observed duty fraction and observed consumption with your own figures.

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Use observed duty fraction and observed consumption to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

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Heater electrical power when on (W)
200
Observed ON runtime (hours)
7
Observation period (hours)
24
Observed duty fraction
0.291667
Observed consumption (kWh)
1.4
Same-duty projected daily energy (kWh/day)
1.4

Try another scenario

Heater electrical power when on (W)
220.00000000000003
Observed ON runtime (hours)
7
Observation period (hours)
24
Observed duty fraction
0.291667
Observed consumption (kWh)
1.54
Same-duty projected daily energy (kWh/day)
1.54
Calculation method

Calculation method

Observed duty fraction

Duty=onHours/observationHours; energy=W×hours/1000.

Observed consumption (kWh)

Duty=onHours/observationHours; energy=W×hours/1000.

Same-duty projected daily energy (kWh/day)

Duty=onHours/observationHours; energy=W×hours/1000.

Symbols and units
a
Heater electrical power when on (W)
b
Observed ON runtime (hours)
c
Observation period (hours)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Calculation uses the entered values and stated mathematical model; quantities must use the labelled units. Supported limits: All required fields must be finite values of the exact declared type and within displayed bounds. Lists contain1–1000 finite numbers. JSON tables are numeric rectangular rows, at most100 rows and30 columns; individual tools have stricter shape/domain constraints. Duty=onHours/observationHours; energy=W×hours/1000.
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