Energy Audit-SYLLABUS
Energy Audit-SYLLABUS
Energy Audit-SYLLABUS
Pre audit phase, detailed energy audit phase, data collection and analysis through available techniques,
preparing flow charts, identification of ENCON opportunities, audit report preparation, post audit phase.
Energy Performance
Plant Energy Performance, production factor, reference year equivalent use, matching energy uses to
requirement.
Energy cost and Benchmarking
Introduction, setting up monitoring & targeting, key elements, data and information analysis.
References :
Guide books for National Certification Examination, BEE
www.unfccc.com
www.ipcc.com
www.cdmindia.com
www.recregistryindia.nic.in
www.bee.nic.in
NPTEL lectures
References :
1. Energy Audit by YP Abbi, ISBN 8179933113
2. Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation by V Kirubakaran, APH Publisher, ISBN 8131313107
World energy use, reserves of energy resources, energy cycle of the earth, environmental aspects of energy
utilization, renewable energy resources and their importance
Primary & Secondary energy, commercial & non-commercial energy, non-renewable & renewable energy,
primary energy resources, commercial energy production, energy conservation and its importance.
1.2 Baisc of Energy
Energy Economy
Final energy consumption, Energy needs of growing economy, Long term energy scenario, Energy pricing,
energy sector reforms, energy security, energy strategy for future.
Energy Conservation Act, its features and related policies
Features of the Energy Conservation Act 2001 & the Energy Conservation (Amendment) act, 2010, schemes
under ECT-2001, integrated energy policy, NAPCC.
Energy & Environment
Air pollution, climate change and its impacts, Global Environmental issues, Loss of biodiversity, sustainable
development.
References:
1.
http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/Environment%20and%20Energy/Sustainable%20Energy/we
a%202000/chapter9.pdf
2. https://www.worldenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/World-Energy-Scenarios_Composing-energy-
futures-to-2050_Full-report.pdf
3. http://www.powermin.nic.in/whats_new/pdf/ENERGY%20MARKETS%20&%20TECHNOLOGIES-
REVISED1.pdf
4. Guide book-1 s for National Certification Examination, BEE
Power System-SYLLABUS
Introduction
General concepts of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Utilization; Structure of Power System.
Power Generation, Load & Load Curves
Types of power plants: Thermal, Gas Turbine, Hydro and nuclear power plants. Types of loads; Load
Prediction; Load curves & Load-duration curves and their significance; Terms & Factors –Maximum Demand,
Diversity Factor, Load Factor, Plant Capacity Factor, Plant Use Factor etc.; Base Load & Peak Load Power
Plants.
CHOICE of Generation, Tariffs and Power Factor Improvement
Cost of generation – Fixed costs, Variable Costs, Effect of load factor on Cost/kWh, Depreciation of plant,
Methods of determining depreciation; Tariffs – Definition, Objectives, Types, Tariffs for domestic,
commercial, agricultural and industrial applications; Power Factor Improvement – Causes & Effects of low
power factor, Advantages and Methods of improving power factor, Economics of power factor improvement.
Transmission And Distribution Systems
DC 2-wire and 3-wire systems; AC single phase, three phase and 4-wire systems; Comparison of copper
efficiency. Distribution Systems: Primary and Secondary distribution systems, Voltage drop and Power loss
calculations, Voltage regulators.
References:
Electrical Power Systems, C. L. Wadhwa, New Age International,