{"id":7769,"date":"2023-07-27T12:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T12:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lhm-instrumentation.eu\/?p=7769"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:43:52","slug":"detecting-energy-waste-by-managing-grid-power-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lhm-instrumentation.eu\/en\/kenniscentrum\/energieverspilling-opsporen-door-beheer-van-de-netvoedingskwaliteit\/","title":{"rendered":"Detecting energy waste by managing grid power quality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"powerSaving energy and minimising energy waste are important aspects of energy consumption. If you want to save energy, you need to identify your energy consumption and develop an energy saving plan for power quality management, regardless of the sector you work in.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Benchmarking electrical energy consumption<\/h4>\n

The first step in developing a power quality management programme is to benchmark your current electrical energy consumption in the plant. In doing so, look for quick and easy solutions, such as areas that are typically closed on weekends and can be switched off. Track areas that contribute to your energy consumption outside major assets, such as extra electric heating, lights that are still on and computers that are not switched off.<\/p>\n

Once you have identified and implemented these quick wins, conduct more detailed analyses in the building or on campus. Perform load analyses on assets across the area with the<\/span>Fluke 1777 three-phase Power Quality Analyzer<\/a>. These measurements may show where significant energy savings can be made, for example by switching off certain systems at night when they are not in use.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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\"\"Advanced power quality considerations<\/h4>\n

When power flows, some of the energy generated is inevitably lost in the form of heat.<\/p>\n

The next step in reducing your energy consumption is to identify where energy wastage occurs. One area of concern is losses in conductors. When current flows through conductors, some of the energy generated is wasted as heat. If you want to solve this problem, apply the fundamental I2R equation indicating the current supplied. There are 2 possible solutions here: lower the current (I) for less kW or lower the resistance (R). Both create a problem:<\/p>\n