kWh per tonne, power to contract, supply current and diesel generator for your capacity.
Adjust the parameters and click “Calculate”. The basic result is free; with a free account you see the full one and your Meelko line.
Energy is the second cost after raw material, and installed power decides the supply, the transformer and even whether the project is feasible where there is no three-phase grid. This calculator builds the consumption motor by motor for your capacity: mill, dryer, pellet mill, cooler, conveying and auxiliaries.
kWh per tonne and per month, installed power and maximum demand, power to contract, supply current in three-phase and single-phase, starting type for the largest motor and, without grid, the diesel generator in kVA with its fuel consumption. With a free account you see the breakdown per machine and can enter the real kW of each one.
If you leave the equipment at zero, we use the motors of the Meelko line that covers your capacity, so the number is that of the machines you will buy.
The pellet mill alone, 30 to 60 kWh per tonne depending on material and die. The complete line with mill, dryer and cooling goes to 60-100 kWh per tonne for wood and 40-50 for feed.
Up to about 10 kW installed: a small pellet mill with a mill. Above that you need three-phase or a generator; the calculator warns you.
Maximum demand divided by cos φ 0.8 with 25% margin for motor starts. The calculator rounds to commercial sizes and estimates diesel per hour.