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Course Name Energy Conservation And Management
Course Code 25PR747
Program M. Tech. in Power & Energy Engineering(Smart Grids & Electric Vehicles) (For working professionals and regular students)
Credits 3
Campus

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Outcome:

CO1

Develop proficiency in energy management and conservation, emphasizing strategic planning and policy formulation

CO2

Conduct basic energy audits and recommend feasible conservation measures using appropriate instruments

CO3

Analyze methods for thermal energy conservation and techniques for enhancing energy efficiency.

CO4

Design efficient electrical load and lighting management systems to enhance energy efficiency.

CO5

Impart computer aided tools for energy management, energy efficiency policy initiatives, energy economic analysis and tools used.

Course Articulation Matrix: Correlation level [ 1: low, 2: medium, 3: High]

PO PO1 PO2 PO3 PSO1 PSO2

CO

CO1

2

2

1

1

1

CO2

3

2

2

1

1

CO3

2

2

2

1

1

CO4

3

2

2

2

2

CO5

2

2

2

1

1

Energy Conservation and Management: general principles of energy management and planning, energy audit and opportunities for energy conservation (OEC),. Electricity Regulation and Policies.

Energy efficiency analysis, management of heating, Heat Ventilating and Air- Conditioning (HVAC), management of process energy, Energy efficiency of turbines, compressors and pumps, specific energy consumption, parameters affecting specific energy consumption, flexi targeting technique. Cogeneration: types and schemes.

Management opportunities of electrical load-, lighting and electric drives, Energy Efficiency in motors, pumps and fans, lighting, electrical load analysis, Demand side Management and Demand Response. Economics of power factor improvement: reactive power management, capacitor sizing, location, placement, maintenance, – Computer -aided energy management, energy efficiency- policy initiatives.

Energy Economics: Time value of money – Present Worth and Future Worth Economic performance indices: Financial evaluation of energy projects, evaluation of proposals, profitability index, life cycle costing approach, investment decision and uncertainty. Energy conservation in vehicles, energy conservation in buildings – Net Zero Energy Building, Power quality issues related to Energy Efficient Technologies, Energy Conservation Practice

Projects / case studies in (energy audit, Energy efficiency analysis, Computer -aided energy management, Energy conservation)

Text Books / References

  1. Barney L. Capehart, Wayne C. Turner and William J. Kennedy, “Guide to Energy Management”, Seventh Edition, The Fairmont Press Inc., 2015.
  2. Albert Thumann, Handbook of Energy Audits, Sixth Edition, The Fairmount Press, 2012
  3. G. G. Rajan, Optimizing Energy Efficiencies in Industry, Tata McGraw Hill, 2003.
  4. Wayne C. Turner, Energy Management Handbook, The Fairmount Press, Inc., 2012.
  5. Charles M. Gottschalk, Industrial Energy Conservation, John Wiley and Sons, 1996.
  6. Craig B. Smith, Energy Management Principles, Pergamon Press, 2015
  7. https://beeindia.gov.in/

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