Energy Conservation

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

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

Advantages of Installing Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC) (a) On equipment : It protects the equipment. Field failures are reduced. Wear and tear of contactors is minimized. It switches off the system for excessive harmonics, voltage and current. It switches off banks of capacitors on main faults and also on micro-interruptions. It safeguards and increases the … Read more

Advantages of Energy Audit Q. State advantages of energy audit. It helps to identify energy losses that can be minimised by various means by which we can achieve the following benefits (advantages). Expenditure on energy is reduced, reducing consumption or changing tariff of fuel type. Maintenance cost can be reduced by improved utilization of plant. … Read more