Strategy / Methodology of Energy Management: ← Having established the need of Energy Management / Conservation. A systematic approach ← needs to be discussed and concluded. Same of steps to reach to the target of Energy Conservation can be listed : - ← 1) Identification of Inefficient areas / Equipments: - ← Enlistment or knowledge of type of energy being used. ← Study of machines / Technology employed. ← Process study and identification of major energy consumption areas. ← In depth process study to identify the inefficient use of energy. ← 2) Identification of Technology / Equipment requirement. ← 3) Discussion, Brain storming & Conclusion of resources requirement. ← 4) Management of resources like Manpower, Machine or Technology. ← 5) Evaluate your actions / efforts to estimate the Rate of Return ← 6) Implementation of New Process / New Technology / New Machines. ← 7 “Re-evaluate your actions / Your Efforts
← INEFFICIENT ACTION / EFFORTS CAN NOT GIVE EFFICIENT RESULTS.” ← “ONLY EFFICIENT EFFORTS & ECONOMIC IDEAS NEED TO BE TESTED)
ENERGY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ← 1) Self knowledge & Awareness among the masses
← 2) Re-engineering & evaluation
← 3) Technology Up gradations 1. Self Knowledge & Awareness Among The Masses: For the successful Energy management & implementation, the knowledge of process & machine for the leader is very important. On the first instance, there is always a resistance from the user. There might be psychological mind blocks in the user’s mind. This needs to be made known & clarified It is further more important to make the owner of the process understand the cost benefit of the energy conservation.
← Creating Awareness to the process owner can give most economic & low cost solutions to save energy. We have realized about 5 % of energy saving just because of Awareness of the people.
← e.g.:- ← A. We advertised the concept of ← “Zero Production = Zero Power consumption”. People realized this concept and they started switching off the Auxiliaries during Idling of main machines. ← B. Later on, we introduced microprocessor-based timer to auto switch off auxiliary equipments during Idle period of machines.
2. Re-engineering and Technology Up gradations
□ After utilizing the low cost or awareness concept, we need to do in depth study the process /machine. We need to ascertain, the scope & extent of Energy Conservation in the area under consideration. □ Evaluate the existing situation / employed technology in terms of process requirements & □ production capacity & capability. Sometimes, we do land into a situation of handicap with machine □ capacity & capability for the sake of Energy Conservation. It must not be done □ Once it is established, that there is a potential of energy optimization. We need to start evaluation □ & re-engineering of the process / equipment. It may be terms of layout, motor capacity, types of starters employed, nature of loads etc
3. Technology Upgradations: ← After having established the scope of energy conservation in the specified area. The latest technology availability is suitability, sustainability & pricing needs to be studied ← Economics needs to be worked out like Pay back period, Return of Investment, Quality of energy savings etc.
