PORTABLE PEDESTAL FAN

A portable fan having a power supply, a motor coupled to a plurality of fan blades and powered by the power supply, and a battery pack coupled to the portable fan and configured to provide power to the power supply. The portable fan further includes a controller configured to receive power from the power supply. The controller is configured to receive an input to control the motor at a requested speed, operate the motor at the requested speed, and initiate a ramp-down operation, wherein the ramp-down operation is configured to ramp down the speed of the motor from the requested speed over a period of time.