ECONOMICS OF USING ENERGY SAVING LOADS FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Adejumobi, I. A. and Wara, S.T. and Adebisi, O.I. and Akinwande, O.A. (2016) ECONOMICS OF USING ENERGY SAVING LOADS FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICES. UMUDIKE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (UJET),, 2 (1). 144 -152.

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Abstract

One major practice these days for effective utilization of the available electrical energy is the use of energy saving electrical loads. This work examined the economic advantage of using the energy saving electrical loads for electrical services design. Using College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD) and College of Engineering (COLENG) at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in Nigeria as a case study, load audits and energy efficiency calculations were carried out considering both the conventional and energy saving components for electrical services. Economic benefits of using the energy efficiency components was determined by calculating the Mean Absolute Percentage Saving (MAPS) of electrical energy consumption. Results of the analysis showed that an average of about 38% of the electrical energy that was to be consumed in the two colleges would be saved if the energy saving components were employed for use instead of the conventional electrical load.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Load audits, Energy management, Energy saving, Efficiency, Mean absolute percentage saving
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2016 11:04
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2016 11:04
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/7373

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