Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC6314 : Instrumentation for Energy Conservation and Management { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Mr. Amit Kumar Swain
Syllabus
MODULE 1: Energy Management & Audit: Definition, Energy Audit, Need, Types of Energy Audit. Energy Management (Audit) Approach-Understanding Energy Costs, Bench Marking, Energy Performance, Matching Energy Use to Requirement, Maximizing System Efficiencies, Optimizing the Input Energy Requirements, Fuel and Energy Substitution, Energy Conservation Methods Evaluation and Measurement Techniques. (10 Hrs)
MODULE 2: Energy Audit Instruments Basic Measurements: Electrical Measurements, Light, Pressure, Temperature and Heat Flux, Velocity and Flow Rate, Vibrations, etc. Instruments Used in Energy Systems: Load and Power Factor Measuring Equipments, Wattmeter, Flue Gas Analysis, Temperature and Thermal Loss Measurements, Air Quality Analysis etc. Mathematical and Statistical Modelling and Analysis. (12 Hrs)
MODULE 3: Flow Measurement- Variable Head Flow Meters- Rotameters, Electromagnetic Flow Meters, Hot-Wire Anemometers, Hot Film Transducers, Ultrasonic Flow Meters, Heat Flux Meters BTU Meters Suitable for Heat Exchangers and Gaseous Fuels Calorimeters. (9 Hrs)
MODULE 4: Instrumentation: Evaluation and Instrumentation Techniques for Renewable Energy Systems (Solar Thermal, Photovoltaic and Wind Energy) Energy Management Devices Micro Controller Based Systems. (8 Hrs)
Course Objectives
- Students will be acquainted with the basic principles of energy conservation and management and the instrumentation systems used for that purposes.
- Outline the principles and objectives of energy management and illustrate the techniques, procedures, evaluation and energy audit reporting.
- To elaborate the concept of measuring instruments for energy auditing and to explain the data acquisition process in energy auditing.
- To design, analyze and evaluate an energy audit and the benefits of different energy management techniques used in the field of instrumentation
Course Outcomes
After the completion of this course, students will be able to: <br /> <br />CO1: Understand the need and significance of energy audit and management. <br />CO2: Understand the concept of measuring instruments for energy auditing, defining, and examining the various characteristics of instruments. <br />CO3: Identify the equipment and domain of energy conservation and audit in instrumentation. <br />CO4: Design, analyze and evaluate an energy audit and the benefits of different energy management techniques. <br />CO5: Suggest cost-effective measures towards improving energy efficient and energy conservation.
Essential Reading
- Liptak B.G, Instrument Engineers Handbook, Chinton Book Company, 2004
- Reay. D.A, Industrial Energy Conservation, Pergamon Press, 2000.
Supplementary Reading
- Hodge B.K, Analysis and Design of Energy Systems, Prentice Hall, 2002.
- D.P. Kothari, Renewable Energy sources, EEE