Due to less fuel available for power generation, equipment failures, faults in transmission lines lead to a blackout. It means there is no power supply to consumers. It leads to a power surge at the time of power restoration. The power surge is dangerous for many types of equipment and home appliances. A ceiling fan is one of them.
Ceiling fan stopped working after power outage
The ceiling fan stops working for many reasons. For example, blown motors, blown capacitors, burned windings, etc. Power outages cause a power surge at the time of restoring power.
The reason for the power surge is a sudden jump of current beyond the rated current of the ceiling fan. This high current causes overheating of the ceiling fan. Because of overheating, the insulation in the motor of the fan burns. It results in the blowing of the ceiling fan motor. It can also cause the blowing of the capacitor. This is the reason why the ceiling fan stopped working suddenly after the power outage.
Let us now discuss power outages and power surges in detail.
Power Outage
Loss of electrical power due to power failure, power out, faults, load shedding for maintenance of the equipment is called power outage.
There are different reasons for the failure of electricity. For example damage to the transmission line, faults at the power station, short circuit, faults due to a lightning strike, cascading failure, etc.
These power outages are due to large-scale power grid failure. Lack of power supply doesn’t cause any problem with the equipment. But, a power surge occurs at the time of restoring the power. This power surge is dangerous.
Power surge
A sudden increase in voltage above the rated value is called a power surge. It can damage the appliances connected to the load terminal. Reasons for power surges are changes in the power grid, lightning strikes, voltage swell, and large voltage fluctuation due to the use of highly rated equipment at home.
When an electric current exceeds its range of operation and passes through the device, there is overheating in the device. Due to this arcing and overheating, the device connected is destroyed with electrical wiring.
Relation between a power outage and power surge
A power outage occurs due to failure of the power grid, lightning strike, load shedding, or any other faults in the system. When the power is restored after the event of an outage, there is a sudden increase in current. This jump in current above the required level creates a power surge. The power surge then damages the appliances connected to the load side if they are not disconnected. It means a power outage is a reason for the power surge.
Final Words
To avoid ceiling fan stopped working suddenly, make sure you disconnect the ceiling fan from the supply after an outage, till it restores completely. And also install the protection system to arrest the surges.
