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Energy efficiency ratio from energy (EER) calculator

EER has units and is not a dimensionless efficiency.

Units
EER=Cooling energyElectric energy\mathrm{EER} = \frac{\text{Cooling energy}}{\text{Electric energy}}

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Btu
Btu/Wh

Worked example

Given

  • Electric energy\text{Electric energy} = 10,000 Wh
  • Cooling energy\text{Cooling energy} = 120,000 Btu
EER=120,00010,000=12\mathrm{EER} = \frac{120{,}000}{10{,}000} = 12

Symbols and units

SymbolMeaningUnit
EER\mathrm{EER}energy efficiency ratioBtu/Wh
Electric energy\text{Electric energy}electric inputWh
Cooling energy\text{Cooling energy}heat removedBtu

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