Abstract:
Energy audit is the first step towards sustainable energy management in every organization. Especially for industries with high energy intensity, the installation of ener...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Energy audit is the first step towards sustainable energy management in every organization. Especially for industries with high energy intensity, the installation of energy monitoring systems is considered of high importance in order to develop energy balances, understand the way energy flows inside different processes and systems and identify inefficiencies and incidences throughout the operation of the industrial plant. In cases where permanent energy monitoring systems are not available an energy audit is necessary in order to perform energy measurements and identify energy saving opportunities. In the current study energy audit with the use of portable measuring equipment such as power quality analyzer, thermal imager and ultrasound analyzer has been performed in agricultural industries within the framework of the EU research project SCOoPE (Saving Cooperative Energy). An integrated analysis has been carried out so as to identify opportunities for improving energy performance. The findings from measurements are combined and correlated and lead to the identification of inefficiencies such as: electric energy quality and losses, compressed air leakages, losses in ammonia and freon, insulation losses in refrigeration and steam networks, inefficient settings of furnaces and steam boilers, absence of lubrication, shell losses in refrigeration chambers, non regulated HVAC units etc.
Date of Conference: 25-29 June 2018
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 30 August 2018
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Electronic ISSN: 2376-6506