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Emerson has since added even more ceiling fans with DC motors and continues to remain on the forefront of the DC motor revolution. Several other ceiling fan manufacturers have been busy fitting DC motors into some of their fans, but the most notable introduction this year is from Casablanca Fan Company who recently announced they had begun production of their famous Stealth ceiling fans with the option of a new super efficient DC motor. This new Stealth is sure to give the Emerson Eco fans a run for the money.
DC motors have their own built-in electro magnets, while AC motors create their electromagnetic field by using electricity. So DC motors run cooler and provide more torque while using substantially less electricity. They also require sophisticated electronics in order to operate, so they are more expensive to manufacture. You can read more about DC ceiling fan motors here!
The Stealth is the Grand-Daddy of all contemporary ceiling fans. Originally introduced in 1991, the Stealth was a revolutionary design of the time being the first ceiling fan that had the blades positioned around the center of the motor instead of beneath it. Integrating a single low profile halogen light fixture into the bottom of the fan resulted in a sleek striking contemporary style that set the foundation for most contemporary ceiling fans on the market today. The Stealth gained popularity and notariety being featured in contemporary design magazines and other publications. It took other ceiling fan manufacturers several years to come up with their own contemporary designs to compete with the Stealth. To this day, most contemporary style ceiling fans are fashioned using the trend-setting unibody design of the Stealth, but none rival it's original timeless look. Now, with the addition of a DC motor, the Stealth takes on a fresh new appeal by incorporating the latest performance-inhancing energy-saving technology.
The graphs below compare the performance of the new DC Stealth to the current Inteli-Touch Stealth and the Emerson Midway Eco. When reading the graphs, it is important to know that higher numbers are better "EXCEPT FOR WATTAGE" which should be lower!
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Inteli-Touch Stealth (Since 1991)
(Price Range = $539.00 to $619.00 ) 5
6,251
53
118
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DC Stealth (new for 2011)
(Price Range = $509.00 to $579.00 ) 5
6,554
211
31
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Emerson Midway Eco (introduced 2009)
Price Range = $469.00 to $469.00 ) 5
6,936
289
24
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The Inteli-Touch Stealth produces an airflow rate of 6251 CFM, where the new DC Stealth produces a higher airflow rate of 6554 CFM. Whats more, the DC Stealth produces more air while using substantially less electricity. The Inteli-Touch Stealth uses 118 Watts while the new DC version only uses 31 Watts. The Efficiency Rating has improved by 75%: going from a below average of 53 to a super high level of 211 making the Stealth among the most efficient ceiling fans on the market...nearly as efficient as the Midway Eco. Efficiency is defined by the EPA as the airflow produce divided by the watts used (CFM/WATTS). After being in the ceiling fan business over 25 years, it takes a lot to excite me...and Casablanca has done just that with this new DC Stealth.
An added bonus is the fact that the new DC Stealth is actually Less Expensive than the Inteli-Touch Stealth. At first this did not make sense to me because the new DC motors are more expensive to manufacture than the motors used in the Inteli-Touch Stealths. Here's the reason: The new DC stealth does not have the computerized Inteli-Touch control system that is used in the standard Stealth. Instead, Casablanca wisely used a less expensive remote control system that provides 6 speeds forward, 6 speeds in reverse and a full range light dimmer. The less sophisticated remote does not yet have a compatible wall control and it does not have the Safe-Exit, Home-Safe or other advanced features of the Inteli-Touch. But I agree with Casablanca's decision to keep the price down by reducing the complexity of the fan. This will allow the DC Stealth to better compete with the Emerson Midway Eco being in a somewhat similar price range.
View DC Stealth Ordering Details Here!
So the bottom line is...the ceiling fan DC Motor revolution has begun and you now have several excellent choices when it comes owning a super efficient ceiling fan with a DC motor. Emerson also introduced several more ceiling fans with DC motors this year that are more traditional in style than the Midway Eco. You can view them here: Emerson Eco Ceiling Fans. View other Ceiling Fans with DC Motors that have been recently introduced by other brands such as Fanimation and Monte Carlo
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