Energy efficiency diagnosis and improvements for electrical systems in Brazilian university buildings using RTQ-C regulation

Author(s):  
Dayane Cynthia Pinto Oliveira ◽  
Max Chianca Pimentel Filho ◽  
Antonio Alisson Alencar Freitas
Author(s):  
Li-juan Qu ◽  
Li-nan Lei ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Jin-yuan Qian

In 2007, Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Housing & Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) carried out the Campus Resource Conservation Actions, in order to take full use of resources and to improve the energy efficiency. However, due to the large amounts of universities, the total energy consumption and the energy efficiency situation have no objective statistics. Taking modeling the energy consumption of university buildings as the starting point, this paper analyzes the characteristics of university buildings in China. Then, we do the prediction, trend and potential analysis of the total energy consumption in 2020. In addition, four strategies for energy efficiency management are carried out, which might be helpful for all the university managers and related departments.


Author(s):  
Elisa Penalvo-López ◽  
F. Javier Cárcel-Carrasco ◽  
Joaquín Montañana-Romeu ◽  
Vicente León-Martínez

Energy efficiency in buildings is one of the main challenges in EU policy, since it is difficult to find common strategies and policies among Member States.  This article describes the USE Efficiency project, an initiative to create a common training framework for energy efficiency systems in buildings based on the Energy Performance Building Directive (EPBD), through university actions. Universities and students are proposed as shining examples both for energy efficiency solutions and for energy efficiency behaviour.  Moreover, involving university students guarantees acting on closest future market players and most convincing actor in diffusion of public opinions. The project aims to improve energy efficiency in university buildings and to establish training program for students around European countries.  In fact, this activity involves 9 Universities (Technology Faculties and Faculties of Engineering) and 4 technological and market players from widespread countries in EU.Initially, a mapping of the methodologies used for evaluating energy efficiency at the different countries is carried out. Students are trained in energy efficiency methods and strategies, having real work experience implementing these Energy Performance Assessment (EPA) methodologies in their own buildings. The wide geographical coverage of the consortium allows an important crossover of methodologies to achieve technical results even to a professional and technological level. Then, the analysed buildings at each university are monitored in order to collect data, which are then used to plan solutions to improve energy performance of the university buildings. This paper describes this innovative training initiative, which involves students as main actors, working and interacting together with professors and technicians in order to improve energy efficiency in their educational centres.


Management ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Valeriia Shcherbak

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. The general problem of the research is to define the essence of university energy efficiency as a special type of management of higher educational institution activity, increase of its energy autonomy level, scientific research on economical use of energy resources. University energy efficiency management is a special type of management, which is based on finding new opportunities to save energy resources based on innovations, ability to attract resources from a variety of sources.METHODS. Logic, system and statistical analysis, and multiple regression methods were used to conduct energy monitoring of HUB use of energy efficiency knowledge. The method of cluster analysis was used for energy audit and energy certification of university buildings. The average value, value of mode and median, indicators of variation (variation range, average linear deviation and variation coefficient) of daily electricity consumption of building No.4 of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design were calculated, statistical analysis of obtained data was made.FINDINGS. Existing automatic energy accounting systems in university buildings were reviewed, a comparative table was compiled and the systems were ranked according to the sum of the scores obtained.The comparative analysis is carried out according to a set of criteria, including the unique features that distinguish these systems from each other. Based on the ranking results, the best model is selected and its advantages and disadvantages are identified. A simplified list of requirements and necessary functionality for the use of energy efficiency knowledge HUB for energy monitoring, energy audits and energy certification of university buildings has been developed.CONCLUSION. The obtained asymmetry coefficient made it possible to conclude that there is a right-hand asymmetry in the amount of energy used in the university. The selected main factors influencing energy consumption allowed to monitor the energy efficiency of the university in 2020. The use of multiple regression equation allowed to take into account the main factors of energy consumption, the extent of their influence, to compare the obtained results with the actual consumption, to build energy profiles and to carry out energy certification of all buildings of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design.


2019 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 05067 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.N. Egorov ◽  
Ya.S. Kharitonov ◽  
V.M. Khubieva ◽  
I.A. Yakushev ◽  
N.V. Golubtsov ◽  
...  

The article deals with the assessment of impact of higher harmonics on the operation of variablefrequency electric drive systems used in processing units at mining enterprises. Beyond that, energy efficiency and operation experience of variable-frequency electric drive usage at mining enterprises were studied. The advantages and drawbacks of implementation of variable-frequency electric drive systems were found. They include energy saving and reducing maintenance costs for processing units on one hand, as well as losses due to their incorrect selection and electromagnetic compatibility distortion on the other hand.


2014 ◽  
Vol 493 ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Muhammad Junaidi ◽  
Kusriantoko Parindra ◽  
Hosta Ardhyananta ◽  
Ary Bachtiar ◽  
Anton A. Dimas

Energy conservation is one of many technique applied to reduce the global warming effect. Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) contributes to encourage energy conservation by ITS Eco Campus programs. It has so many activities, one of them is audit energy as one way to get energy efficiency in educational area. ITS central library is most accessable building both student and other academics community with total area more than 400 square matres and high occupation rate approximately 90% everyday. Energy audit techniques were carried out by an energy audit team to identify any energy conservation opportunities (ECOs). walk-through assessment and data analysis were conducted over all building zones. These levels of assessments proved that the building and its mechanical and electrical systems were improperly maintained and inefficiently operated. So that, ITS Central Library will be redesigned to be smart building by improving light intentensity level, humidity, and room temperature appropriate with ASHRAE90.1-2005. Thus exterior building like wall, glass, roof and floor will be redesigned to emphasize minimum total load. Replacement single glass to double glass reduce the load conduction and radiation through glass, approximately 2,7%.


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