Energy Audit and Energy Management
- Electrical Distribution System
- Review of present Electrical distribution system, study of Single Line Diagram, Study of operation/loading of Transformers, normal Load & emergency Loads, Electricity distribution in Various Area / Floors and loss estimation.
- Study of LT distribution system, estimation of network loss, study of input power quality like Harmonics, Current Unbalance & Voltage Unbalance etc.
- Demand side management of the power supply of the building
- Exploring Energy Conservation(ENCON) options in electrical distribution system
- Reactive Load Management
- Study of present Power Factor(PF) and reactive power compensation
- Study of proper functioning of Capacitor banks
- Lighting System
- Review of present lighting system, Preparation of lighting inventory and Estimation of area wise lighting load.
- Detail illumination Survey with measurement of LUX level and comparison of the same with acceptable standards.
- Estimation of Lighting index and comparison of the same with benchmark
- Study of present Lighting Control system, lighting maintenance systems, present procedure for management of lighting spares and consumables and recommendation for improvement.
- Exploring the possibility of retrofitting options with energy efficient lighting system like LED lamps, CFL, T5 lamps, Control Gears, Sensors and automators, Voltage regulators & Solar based systems.
- Estimating the energy saving potential and give a cost- benefit analysis depicting the payback period / IRR.
- Developing a suitable lighting energy accounting and monitoring system
- Exploring the energy conservation option (ENCON) in lighting system.
- Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning System (HVAC System)
- Review of present HVAC system, like Central AC, window Ac, split AC, package AC, Water Coolers and Air Heaters etc.
- Performance Assessment of window AC, Split AC and package AC systems
- Performance Assessment of Chillers, Cooling Towers, Air Handling Units (AHUs) and cold insulation system of Central AC.
- Analysis of HVAC performance like estimation of Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER), Specific Energy Consumption (SEC) of chilled water Pumps, Condenser Water Pumps with the design data.
- Exploring Energy Conservation option (ENCON) in HVAC systems
- Diesel Generator (DG) Set
- Review of DG set operation
- Performance Assessment of DG sets in terms of Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC i.e. KWH/ Litre) i.e. measuring of Fuel Consumed for generating one unit of Electricity.
- Exploring the energy Conservation Option (ENCON) in DG Sets.
- Motor Load & Electrical Drives
- Conducting Motor Load Survey
- Survey of motor loading (% loading) for major electrical drives
- Measurement of all electrical parameters like voltage, current, PF & KW for all running motors.
- Study of mechanical power transmission system and suggest for energy efficiency
- Study of rational usage of drives for reducing electrical energy consumption
- Water Pumping System
- Review of Water Pumping, storage and distribution systems.
- Performance assessment of major water pumps i.e. power consumption Vs flow delivered, estimation of pump efficiency etc.
- Study of flow control mechanism
- Study of rational utilization of water pumping system, energy efficient retrofitting etc.
- Exploring the Energy Conservation Option (ENCON) in water Pumping Systems.
- Energy Monitoring & Accounting System
- Detail Review of present energy monitoring & accounting system in terms of meter reading, record keeping, data logging, periodic performance analysis etc.
- Suggest for procedures for improvement in energy monitoring & accounting system.
- Finance
- Study and performance evaluation of the furnace.
- Calculation of furnace efficiency & specific energy consumption of the furnace.
- Study of various energy efficiency measure in furnace like correct feed distribution, desired temperature operation, reduction of heat loss form furnace opening, optimum capacity utilization, waste heat recovery from flue gas
- Exploration of energy conservation possibilities in furnace
- Cooling Tower
- Collection of Cooling tower specifications, Specifications of water pumps and motors.
- Evaluation of Operating efficiency and performance evaluation of the pumps
- Flow distribution to the major users and cooling towers
- Performance of cooling towers
- Power consumption of CT fans
- Exploration of energy conservation possibilities in Cooling Tower.
- Fans
- Collection of specification of Fans, details of ducting systems.
- Operating efficiency and performance evaluation of the fans
- Visual survey and evaluation of infiltration to the system
- Application potential for variable frequency drives
- Compressed Air System
- Collection of Specification of compressor, Details of compressed air network, Dryer and specifications, Details of air receivers, Auxiliary sections/equipment
- Performance assessment of major air compressors like estimation of FAD, capacity assessment, Specific Energy Consumption, leakage in the system etc.
- Estimation of specific power consumption compressor wise, Estimation of actual compressed air consumption
- Performance of inter coolers
- Study of Location of compressors, Pressure settings, Pressure drop across the filter, Compressed air optimization, Effective utilization of compressed air.
- Exploring the Energy Conservation Option (ENCON) in Air Compressors.
- Boilers
- Performance Assessment and estimation of Efficiency of hot water generators, thermic fluid heaters and Boilers
- Measuring of Fuel & water consumption for generation of stream.
- Exploring the ENCON options in Boilers
- Power Plant
- The input of energy resources for the power plant by coal FO, Gas are to be collected and the energy efficiency of the turbo-generation systems with their associated auxiliaries are to be tabulated. The total energy consumption of the system against each component is to be noted and suggestion for energy efficiency along with cost economics is to be indicated.
- ENCON option of Power Plant
- Sponge Iron Plant
- Energy Auditing of energy consuming equipments of Sponge Iron Plants, Analysis of the parameters as per the specifications of equipments and actual figures measured at the site during the operations and recommendation on the improvement activities required for the plant with cost and time involvement.
- ENCON option for DRI / Sponge Iron Plant.
- Others
- Study of overall maintenance practices like preventive maintenance, on-line condition monitoring techniques, replacement technique, Building Safety Aspects and suggestion for improving the same.
- Estimation of energy saving potential by adoption of condition monitoring techniques
- Cost Benefit Analysis of each ENCON options indicating simple pay back period, Return on Investment (ROI), Internal Rate of Return (IRR).
- Conducting a demand side Management of the Plant, Evaluating the Total Demand required by the Plant and its Contract demand with DISCOMs.
- Conducting the Feasibility study on meeting the Power Requirement of the Plant by installing any Renewable Power Project in the existing Facility.