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EEE4011 Energy Audit and Conservation Digital Assignment I Due Date: 20/8/2020

The document contains 10 questions related to energy auditing and conservation. Question 1 asks to calculate the rating of capacitors needed to improve the power factor of a system from 0.85 lagging to 0.95 lagging. Question 2 asks to comment on a proposed billing structure for an industrial customer. Question 3 asks about improving the power factor to avoid penalties and earn incentives. Question 4 asks about cascade efficiency calculations from generation to end use.

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EEE4011 Energy Audit and Conservation Digital Assignment I Due Date: 20/8/2020

The document contains 10 questions related to energy auditing and conservation. Question 1 asks to calculate the rating of capacitors needed to improve the power factor of a system from 0.85 lagging to 0.95 lagging. Question 2 asks to comment on a proposed billing structure for an industrial customer. Question 3 asks about improving the power factor to avoid penalties and earn incentives. Question 4 asks about cascade efficiency calculations from generation to end use.

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EEE4011 Energy Audit and Conservation

Digital Assignment I
Due date: 20/8/2020
1. The following single line diagram depicts the location of a 100-kW heater load and a 200-
kW motor (which is 200 meters away from the 415V, LT bus). The main incoming line
power factor of the system is 0.85 lag. Calculate the rating of capacitors to improve PF of
main incoming line to 0.95 lag.

2. The existing rate structure is as follows:


Demand Charge:
First 25 kW of billing demand $4.00 per kW per month
Next 475 kW of billing demand $3.50 per kW per month
Next 1000 kW $3.25 per kW per month
Energy Charge:
First 2,000 kWh each per month 8¢ per kWh
Next 18,000 kWh each per month 6¢ per kWh
Next 180,000 kWh each per month 4.4¢ per kWh Etc.
The new proposed schedule deletes price breaks for usage.
Billing Months Billing Months
June-September October-May
Demand Charge $13.00 per $5.00 per kW/Month kW/Month
Energy Charge 5¢ per kWh 3¢ per kWh
Demand charge based on greatest billing demand month.
Comment on the proposed billing as it would affect an industrial customer who uses 475
kW for 330 hours per month. For the 8 months of winter, demand is 1000 kW. For the 4
months of summer, demand is 1500 kW.
3. Energy Manager wanted to improve the existing PF 0.88 to 1 for avoiding penalty as well
as to get incentives from utility. The minimum PF 0.9 to be maintained to avoid penalty.
The penalty rate is 1.25% on energy cost for every 0.01 PF less than minimum. Incentive
will be available for every 0.01 improvement above .95 is 1.5% on energy cost. The monthly
energy consumption 1.0 lakh units. Find out the Cost reduction potential If unit charge is
Rs 4/units.
4. “One unit of electricity in end-use application is equivalent to about two units of electricity
generated. Substantiate your answer with the computation of cascade efficiency from
generating plant ex-bus to end-use application.
Assume: Efficiency of Generator yard substation as 98%; transmission and Distribution
Loss = 20%; Efficiency of End-use application= 65%
5. How do the Time-Of-Day (TOD) metering and billing benefit the utilities as well as
consumers?
6. List five disadvantages of low Power Factor?
7. What are the parameters could be measured using tri-vector meters for industry/utility
electricity billing?
8. Write short notes on maximum demand and contract demand.
9. Brief about standards and labeling.
10. What are the different reactive power compensation options available in an electrical
system?

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