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電風扇在炙熱的夏日中為冷器以外不可或缺的生活用品。一個典型的電風扇是由架在可調高度鐵柱上的馬達及風扇構成。現行傳統電風扇有幾個缺點，一、馬達風扇(即重心)位置高，有易傾覆的缺點。二、風力分散，風速不高。三、吹出不可調室溫溫度的風。四、外觀呆板，傳統無奇。五、多噪音等。本研究根據這幾點傳統電風扇缺點，試著設計新的電風扇。首先將柱子移除使重心降至接近地面處。接著根據連續方程式(continuity equationρ₁A₁V₁ ＝ρ₂A₂V₂)製作圓錐狀「號角」裝置套於電風扇上以集中風力並減少噪音。最後企圖使用熱電半導體的致冷器降低輸出風的溫度。研究結果發現號角裝置有效達到預期的集中風力增加範圍目的。不幸發現以熱電半導體降溫的方式效率低且耗損過多能量所以可行性較低。雖然沒有降溫功能，本電風扇仍較傳統電風扇多出許多好處，例如加強的安全性、集中的風和強大擴充性。號角裝置可包含空氣清淨甚至音箱功能充當喇叭。Electric fans are a necessity during summer, especially in a hot and humid place such as Taiwan. A typical electric fan is primarily composed of an electric motor with fans mounted on a strut with user adjustable elevations. This setup presents several problems, including (a) the danger of an accidental tip-over due to the fan's elevated weight center (the heavy motor), (b) high wind dispersal rates, (c) room temperature winds, (d) excessive noise and (e) old, antiquated exterior appearance. This particular study attempts to alleviate all these problems. First the weight center is lowered to ground level by removing the entire strut and placing the motor close to the floor. Next by using calculations from the continuity equation(continuity equationρ₁A₁V₁ ＝ρ₂A₂V₂)a cone shaped “horn” device is placed over the fan in order to concentrate the wind, effectively increasing its speed while decreasing the audible noise level. Finally, an attempt was made to lower the temperature of the air in the interior of the horn by the placement of a thermoelectric semi-conductor cooling device. Our results were that the horn device worked, significantly lowered the wind dispersal rate and achieved an important objective. However, the thermoelectric cooling solution proved to be highly inefficient unless accompanied by precise wind speeds. Even without the cooling function, this new electric fan still has many distinct advantages over traditional fans such as improved safety, concentrated winds and high expandability. For instance, filters can be integrated to purify air, even an audio speaker can be made into the form of this fan.