Analysis of Aerosol Removal Efficiency and Electrical Energy Consumption in the Use of Air Conditioner and Air Purifier in a Room

• Published in: E3S web of conferences 2024-01, Vol.519, p.3001
• Main Authors: Syafe’i, Arie Dipareza, Febriwati, Melani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2267-1242; 2267-1242
• DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202451903001

Indoor air quality is important for an individual's quality impacts human comfort, health, and performance. This research aims to identify the effect of variations in air conditioner (AC) temperature control systems and air purifier (AP) fan speed on PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations and recommendations for AC and AP settings to remove aerosols with high efficiency and lower electrical energy with statistical test. The highest percentage of PM2.5 and PM10 removal when the AC was set to a temperature of 22°C with the AP turned on automatically, namely 89.7% in removing PM2.5 and 90.98% in removing PM10. The lowest percentage of removal of PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations when the AC temperature was set to be turned on at 25°C with the AP set turned off, namely 40.57%. The first recommendation is to set the AC to be turned on at 25°C and the AP to be turned on automatically for using 80 minutes, which has a percentage of 84.8% with a price of 17,400 IDR/month. The second condition that can be recommended is setting the AP to be turned on automatically, but the AC set turned off, which has a percentage of 89.29% for 1,800 IDR/month.