{"id":17493,"date":"2026-11-07T14:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T13:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/rollladenmotor-stromverbrauch\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:02:50","slug":"rollladenmotor-stromverbrauch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/rollladenmotor-stromverbrauch\/","title":{"rendered":"Roller shutter motor power consumption: what does operation cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In brief:<\/strong> A roller shutter motor draws a few hundred watts while running but only runs for seconds a day. Consumption for the runs is therefore usually below 1 kWh per year. Radio motors add the standby consumption of the receiver.<\/p>\n

Calculation example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>\nAssumption<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Performance<\/td>\n150 W (use the value from the rating plate)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Running time<\/td>\n20 seconds per run, 2 runs per day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Runs per year<\/td>\n150 W \u00d7 40 s \u00d7 365 \u2248 0.6 kWh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Standby radio motor<\/td>\nAssumption 0.5 W \u00d7 8760 h \u2248 4.4 kWh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The values are examples. The exact power is on the rating plate or in the data sheet; the standby value depends on the receiver.<\/p>\n

Without mains power: battery-solar<\/h2>\n

A A-OK AM45 battery-solar<\/a> charges its battery via a small solar panel and needs no mains connection. More: Solar roller shutter motor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Does an electric roller shutter save energy?<\/h2>\n

Closed roller shutters reduce heat loss at the window at night and keep heat out in summer. With timer control this happens regularly \u2013 even when nobody is home, see Automatic roller shutter control<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n

Does a mechanical motor use electricity when idle?<\/h3>\n

A cable motor without electronics draws no current when idle, as long as the switch is not pressed.<\/p>\n

How high are the electricity costs?<\/h3>\n

With a few kWh per year, usually only one or two euros per motor \u2013 depending on the electricity price.<\/p>\n

Calculate the torque yourself: Roller shutter motor calculator<\/a>. All guides on roller shutter, awning and external venetian blind motors: Sun protection guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Advice on the right motor<\/h2>\n

Send us the shaft diameter, curtain size and material \u2013 we will name the right A-OK motor. Phone 040 50694631<\/a> (Mon\u2013Fri 8 am\u20135 pm) or via the Contact form<\/a>. All motors at a glance: Sun protection motors<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How much electricity does a roller shutter motor use? Power, running time and standby in a calculation example \u2013 and why radio motors need a little more.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":16992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1959],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antriebstechnik"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17524,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17493\/revisions\/17524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}