Ceiling fan wiring and changing the direction of Ceiling fan

 In every household ceiling fans are integral part and connections of ceiling fan are quite simple. In this article we will learn about how to do wiring in ceiling fan and how to change the direction of ceiling fan:-

Wiring of ceiling fan:-

Usually all house holds and in offices single phase ceiling fans are used and these fans are having long life and are very robust in structure. Wiring diagram of ceiling fans is as below:-

Usually we install regulator for controlling the speed of fans. In ceiling fans Induction motors are used and Since these motors consume fraction of KW during its operation these are known as fractional KW motors. These motors converts electrical power into mechanical power.

In ceiling fans there are capacitor for providing the starting torque to ceiling fans. 

There is always misconception among people that when we reduce the speed of ceiling fans, fans will consume lower power but regulator is a resistance across which remaining power will dissipate when we reduce the speed of fan. Thus fan circuitry will consume same power irrespective of speed of fan motor.

How to change the direction of fan:-

Usually all fans gives air below ceiling i.e. downwards but sometimes problem occurred that fan started rotating in opposite direction in that case a switch is provided on the fan which can change the direction of rotation of fan. 

Usually people think that in summers they required flow air downwards for providing cooling purposes and in winter they required to change the direction of flow of air i.e. towards the roof of room for providing heating but in both cases the ultimately cool air will come down as after hitting the roof air flow will came downwards with lower intensity.