Energy Conservation & Audit
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Energy Conservation & Audit Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Energy Conservation & Audit (subject code 4360903) as prescribed for EC · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 36 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4360903)Unit 1 Elements of Energy Conservation
- 1.1. Indian energy scenario
- 1.2. Need of energy conservation
- 1.3. Energy conservation Principle
- 1.4. Benefits of energy conservation
- 1.5. Energy conservation act 2001 and its Purpose
- 1.5. Mandatory provision of the energy conservation act 2001.
- 1.6. Important features of energy conservation act 2001: Standards and labelling (S&L) Demand side management (DSM) Energy conservation Building Code (ECBC) Designated consumers Bachat lamp Yojana (BLY)
- 1.7. Star labelling: need and benefits
- 1.8. Economic aspect and Environment aspect for energy conservation.
Unit 2 Energy Efficient Technologies in Electrical Systems
- 2.1. Energy efficient induction motor and its advantages
- 2.2. Benefits of power factor improvement
- 2.3. Power factor improvement techniques: static capacitor method, synchronous condensor method, phase advancer and related numericals 2c Explain the energy conservation strategies in transformer 2d Explain the energy conservation strategies in electric lighting
- 2.4. automatic power factor controllers
- 2.5. Maximum demand controllers
- 2.6. Energy conservation by variable speed drive
- 2.7. Need of Energy efficient transformer
- 2.8. Comparision between Conventional Transformer and Energy Efficient Transformers
- 2.9. Advantages of amorphous transformers Transformers loss reductions 2.10
- 2.11. Energy efficient luminaires: CFL & LED
- 2.12. Advantages of electronic ballast and electronic fan regulator
- 2.13. Good lighting practice
Unit 3 Technoeconomic Evaluation of Energy Conservation Project
- 3.1. Different cost of an energy conservation project
- 3.2. Depreciation and methods to calculate it: straight line method sinking sund method diminishing value method Related numericals
- 3.3. Modes of economic analysis: Payback period Return on investment and Related numericals
Unit 4 Energy Conservation in Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 4.a Identify scope of energy conservation in electrical
- 4.1. Co-generation and its need
- 4.2. Types of co-generation 4.b Identify scope of energy conservation in electrical power transmission
- 4.3. Advantages of co-generation
- 4.4. Measures to reduce transmission line losses 4.c Identify scope of energy conservation in electrical power distribution
- 4.5. Energy conservation by demand side management
- 4.6. Reconstruction of tariff (types of tariff are not included)
Unit 5 Energy Audit 5.a Explain the concept of energy audit and its benefit
- 5.1. Energy audit and its benefits
- 5.2. Types of energy audit 5.b Describe the methodology for preliminary anpd detailed energy audit
- 5.3. Methodology for conduction of energy audit
- 5.4. Structure of the Energy Audit Report 5.c Preperation of the Energy Audit Report
- 5.5. Energy Audit Instruments
- 5.6. Roles and resposibilities of energy auditor 5.d Demonstrate the function of instruments used in energy audit 5.e List roles and resposibilities of energy auditor