Taiwan's first electric fans were jointly produced in 1947 by the Tatung Company and Westinghouse, who dominated the market for the next ten years.
電扇是夏日家電中，最早為人注意的一項。早在民國卅六年，國內便已開始產銷電扇。當時大同公司與美國西屋公司技術合作，有將近十年的時間獨佔國內市場。