MECH3023/4423 Building Energy Management and Control Systems

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Building Energy Use (BEU)

1. Energy Use in Buildings

2. Energy Efficiency

3. Submetering

4. Demand Analysis

5. Load Inventory

[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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Further Reading:

• EEBP, 2002. Metering Energy Use in New Non-domestic Buildings, GIL 65, Energy Efficiency Best Practice (EEBP) programme, UK. [PDF]
• How to Use Energy Profiles to Find Energy Waste http://www.energylens.com/articles/identify-energy-waste
• Loading and analyzing energy data with Energy Lens http://www.energylens.com/videos/
• Analyzing energy data http://www.energylens.com/videos/analysis-video
• Loading energy data http://www.energylens.com/videos/loading-video
• Module 5: Energy Assessment – Demand Analysis [PDF]
• Module 6: Energy Assessment – Load Inventory [PDF]

Learning By Experience:

• Use one of the following online tools to carry out an energy survey for your home to investigate the major components of the electricity consumption.
• Eco Optimizer 2.0 (CLP) http://www.clponline.com.hk/EO2/
• Electricity@Home (HEC) http://www.hkelectric.com/en/customer-services/energy-efficiency-safety/electricity-@-home
• Energy Survey http://minisite.hkelectric.com/EnergySurvey/templates/miniSite/html/en/using_1_cal.asp
  
• Electricity@Office (HEC) http://www.hkelectric.com/en/customer-services/energy-efficiency-safety/electricity-@-office
• Energy Survey http://minisite.hkelectric.com/EnergySurvey/templates/miniSite/html/en/office_1_cal.asp

References:

• EMSD, 2005. Energy Efficiency and Conservation for Buildings, Energy Efficiency Office, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Hong Kong. [PDF from EMSD]
• FEMP, 2006. Guidance for Electric Metering in Federal Buildings, DOE/EE-0312, Federal Energy Management Program, US Department of Energy, USA. [PDF]
• Hong Kong Energy End-use Data, http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pee/edata.shtml

Web Links:

• Automatic meter reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_meter_reading
• Automatic meter reading (AMR) of Towngas https://www.towngas.com/Eng/Cust/Business/ResidentialProjects/AMRSystem.aspx
  
• Building energy use benchmarking http://energy.gov/eere/slsc/building-energy-use-benchmarking
• CLP Meter Online http://www.clp.com.hk/en/my-business/energy-saving-service/meter-online
  
• Continuous Commissioning http://www.encom.co.nz/Commissioning/Continuous+Commissioning.html
• Electricity meter -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_meter
• Hawthorne effect -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect
• Smart meter -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_meter
  
• Utility submeter -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_submeter
  

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| Created: Feb 2014 | Update: 30 Mar 2016 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |