
CASE STUDY-POWER SAVING INDUSTRIAL
Increase in electricity consumption due to non-availability of power consumption data and unawareness about the areas/locations consuming more power in different area.
THE GOAL: 15~20 % Cost saving on Electricity Bills.
Sources of saving energy/power consumption
Breaks in between production
Employees can take breaks in between production and industry let the appliances running during this time which consumes unwanted power.
Lunch/Dinner break
It is found that industry let appliances running even when employees take time off for lunch and dinner because turning “ON” and “OFF” desired appliances from a particular place is a challenge.
Canteen
Canteen’s appliances should be “ON” only at the time when employees are there, it is found that canteen’s appliances are running all the time.
Sign in and out
At the time of coming to industry and signing off, it takes time to turn ON and OFF appliances and sometimes employee forget to switch OFF appliances.
Laziness
Sometimes employees know that particular appliances are needed to be switched “OFF” but due to laziness they let them run and end up forgetting about it.
Slip through mind
Sometimes employees really forget about appliances which are unnecessarily running due to workload or any other reason.
By using the OCTAMCB & UNIMCB, industry can monitor and control their main load appliances e.g. Tubular Fluorescent Lamps, bulbs, fans, ACs etc.
Management and staff were instantly able to identify the top consumers of electricity. They identified that: