Electrical energy audit of a electroplating unit — A case study

Author

Bhawarkar, S.R. ; Kamdi, S.Y.

Author_Institution

Deptt. of E & P, BDCOE, Sevagram, India

fYear

2011

fDate

15-17 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

29

Abstract

This is a case study of a electroplating unit located in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state. The energy audit indicated scope areas for conservation of energy. Energy audit study at the plant resulted in identification of the following energy saving opportunities. This study results in saving of about Rs 57,083 / year in the annual energy bill of the plant. Total approximate investment required about Rs 74280 which has a payback period of around 1.3 years. The savings proposed account for 25.70% of the total annual energy consumption of the plant.

Keywords

auditing; electroplating; energy conservation; energy consumption; Flash Platochem industries; Maharashtra state; Vidarbha; electrical energy audit; electroplating unit; energy conservation; energy consumption; Capacitors; Electricity; Industries; Loading; Nickel; Performance evaluation; Resistance heating; Energy Conservation; Energy Saving Measures and Energy Efficiency; Energy audit;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Recent Advancements in Electrical, Electronics and Control Engineering (ICONRAEeCE), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Sivakasi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-2146-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICONRAEeCE.2011.6129730

Filename

6129730