Vending, Kiosk & Self-Service Equipment worked example

Connectivity Test Load with connected electrical load during connectivity test of 30 kW: a worked example

Push connected electrical load during connectivity test up to 30 kW and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when connectivity test load in vending, kiosk and self-service equipment is being quoted and energy is a real chunk of the vending, kiosk and self-service equipment cost stack.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Connected electrical load during connectivity test: 30 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 12)
  • Connectivity test station runtime: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (unchanged)
  • Kiosks processed through test during runtime: 1,000 units (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total connectivity test load energy cost = connectivity test load connected load × connectivity test load runtime × blended electricity rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 240 kWh for connectivity test load energy used, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 28.8 $ for total connectivity test load energy cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.03 $ / piece for energy cost per kwh.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.6 $ / hr for hourly connectivity test load energy cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where connected electrical load during connectivity test sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 96 kWh, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 240 kWh.
  • It computes total test-station energy in kWh, its dollar cost at your electricity rate, and energy cost allocated per kiosk tested and per hour. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Connectivity test load energy used: 240 kWh (headline result)
  • Total connectivity test load energy cost: 28.8 $
  • Energy cost per kWh: 0.03 $ / piece
  • Hourly connectivity test load energy cost: 3.6 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Connectivity Test Load calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.