Deepakkumar Yadav
Definition of Energy Audit (As Per Energy Conservation Act) Definition : The fundamental goal of energy management is to produce goods and provide services with the least cost are least environmental effect. The term energy management means many things to many people. One definition of energy management is “The judicious and effective use of energy … Read more
Energy Efficiency Potential In India The policy of government of India to make power available to all, includes promotion of energy efficiency and its conservation in the country, which is found to be the least cost option to augment the gap between demand and supply. Nearly 25000 MW of capacity creation through energy efficiency in … Read more
Reasons for High Commercial Losses Consumers such as agricultural using load on HP basis, extend their load without obtaining proper sections. Meter reading may be taken wrong purposefully. Some consumers adopt wrong connection i.e., they use some energy bypassing the meter. Some consumers, stop the working of meter by mechanical jerks using powerful magnets to … Read more
Commercial Or Non- Technical Losses in Transmission Q. State various commercial losses in transmission and distribution systems. Commercial or Non – technical losses : The loss of energy which does not take place in the transmission sub-transmission or distribution lines and equipment’s comes under category. As the loss of energy in this class directly affect … Read more
Simple Pay-Back Period Q. Define and explain the procedure to calculate the payback period. Also state its significance. Simple Payback Period (SPP) shows as a first approximation, the time (number of years) required to recover the initial investment (First Cost),considering only the net annual saving the simple payback period is normally calculated as follows : … Read more
Recommended Illuminance Levels for Various Tasks/Activities/ Locations (A) Recommendations on Illuminance : Scales of illuminance : The minimum illuminance for all non-working interiors, has been mentioned as 20 Lux (as per IS 3646) A factor of approximately 15 represents the smallest significant difference in subjective effect of illuminances. Therefore , the following scale … Read more
Electrical Tests are Carried Out Before Commissioning of Transformer Q. Which electrical tests are carried out before commissioning of transformer. Electrical test carried on transformer : Electrical tests : Check winding resistance as per given values. Check insulation resistance between windings, between windings and core. With external body. Take reduced voltage run test. Check cooling … Read more
Important Points about Energy Conservation Basics The reserves of oil and natural gas known uptill now in India will last for 18 and 26 years respectively. Among the various steps to be taken for meeting energy demand efficient use of energy and is conservation comes out to be the least cost option in any given … Read more
Steps to Minimize Commercial Losses Steps (Remedies) to Minimize (Reduce) Commercial Losses : A special vigilance squad should be set up to check and prevent theft of energy. Those who tamper the meter and broke the seals of meters should be punished and penalized. Energy audits should be introduced for each area and for the … Read more
Minimizing Transmission and Distribution Losses (Related to Commercial Losses) Provide 100 % metering : Install meters at all the transformation stages of lines and take accurate meter readings. Install static meters at the premises of every consumer with proper sealing and see that correct readings are taken. Install static meters on all feeders and distribution … Read more