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Electrical Energy Saving and Management Initiatives: A Case Study of University Libraries
in KPK, Pakistan
S.Z. Hassan1*, T. Kamal1, S.R. Hassnain2, H. Ali1 and A. Saleem3
1
Electrical Department, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Electronics Department, University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan
ARTICLE INFO
ABSTRACT
Article history :
Received : 08 May, 2014
Revised : 09 February 2015
Accepted : 12 February 2015
Several recent studies show that a significant portion of the electrical energy consumption in
educational institutes, residential and business buildings are due to the improper use of electrical
appliances. The objective of this paper is to develop a cost effective automated power management
system for the academic institutions to reduce the consumption of electrical energy. To this aim, a
sensor-based intelligent system and decision making algorithm are proposed. As per algorithm, the
system monitors the number of persons, intensity of light, temperature and accordingly controls the
behavior of appliances. This paper includes a case study of two university libraries in KPK,
Pakistan, namely, University of Engineering and Technology(UET), Peshawar, Abbottabad Campus
and Hazara University Mansehra. The analysis of the experimental results concludes that the
proposed energy saving system (PESS) is able to provide a significant energy savings.
Keywords :
Case study
University library
Energy saving system
1.
Introduction
Related Work
Nomenclature
Symbol
Description
Firing angle
max
Vi
Tmax
Tmin
Vin
yb
Output of ADC
WAPDA
3.
Survey
Analytical Survey
Table 2:
Electrical load
Type of Appliance
Watts
40
70
Ceiling Fan
70
Table Fan
60
GLS Bulb
100
3.3.
2.
Both the libraries are not fully occupied and all electrical
appliances and devices are turned ON.
3.
Proposed Work
AC Voltage
Source
AC Voltage Controller
AC Light
Signal Amplifier
Automatic
Mode
Selector
DC Fan
Manual
Temperature Sensor
Pressure Sensor
Variate Knob
6.1
AC
Light
DC Fan
AC
Voltage
Controller
DC Buck Converter
LCD
PM S
Light
Sensor
Temperature
Sensor
AC
Source
VLDR
6.2.
RLDR
5 (Volts)
RLDR 10k
(1)
Vt Troom (Volts)
(2)
(3)
AC Voltage Source
Conversion
(Binary into
Delay in s)
yb
ADC/
Pulse Decoder
VLDR
Vlight
PWM
Signal
Electrical
Lamp
TRIAC
AC Voltage Controller
PMS
PWM Signal
Temperature Sensor
ADC/
Pulse Decoder
yb
Vtemp
Conversion
(Binary into
Delay in s)
Vfan
Voltage Amplifier
DC-DC Buck Converter
PMS
DC Load
(a)
PWM Signal
Vref
ADC/
Pulse Decoder
Manual Regulator
yb
Conversion
(Binary into
Delay in s)
Vfan
PMS
DC Load
(b)
Fig. 5: Block diagram of fan control system (a) automatic (b) manual
6.3.
6.4.
Power on
From
1
Calculate
VLDR, Troom
No
Detect
Student
Yes
No
(Manual)
Mode
Selector
= max
Vlight=0
7.
Manual
Regulator
Yes
(Automatic)
No
Vfan =
No
Vin
Troom>Tmin
VLDR < 5V
Goto
1
Vfan=0
Yes
=0
Yes
Vlight=Vmax
= 36VLDR
No
Troom<Tmax
Yes
k = (Troom-Tmin)/
(Tmax-Tmin) 100
Goto
1
Vlight = Eq (2)
Goto
1
Goto
1
No
Goto
1
(6)
Yes
VLDR
Troom Tmin
100
Tmax Tmin
Goto
1
Vfan=kVin
Goto
1
36VLDR
(4)
1
sin 2
Vlight Vi
12
(5)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WAPDA
PESS
WAPDA
PESS
WAPDA
PESS
WAPDA
PESS
WAPDA
PESS
8-9 AM
560
88
560
88
560
88
560
88
560
88
9-10 AM
980
352
560
88
910
550
840
484
560
88
10-11AM
770
286
1050
550
1120
1012
770
682
770
418
11-12PM
980
748
980
682
980
748
980
418
840
616
12-1 PM
910
682
910
682
700
352
840
484
560
88
1-2 PM
455
209
735
737
350
110
420
209
2-3 PM
770
286
770
418
770
286
630
88
630
220
3-4 PM
700
220
520
220
630
88
630
88
630
154
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
WAPDA
PESS
WAPDA
PESS
WAPDA
PESS
WAPDA
PESS
WAPDA
PESS
8-9 AM
840
128
840
128
840
128
840
128
840
1258
9-10 AM
1310
656
840
194
1700
1052
1450
920
840
128
10-11AM
1130
524
1910
1052
2310
1976
1530
1316
1380
788
11-12PM
1810
1448
1670
1316
1880
1448
1520
788
1560
1184
12-1 PM
1630
1250
1670
1316
1240
656
1520
920
840
128
1-2 PM
690
394
1190
1054
560
196
725
394
2-3 PM
1090
524
1380
788
1200
524
840
128
1020
392
3-4 PM
980
392
980
392
910
128
840
128
910
260
7000
Monday
6125
2871
Tuesday
6085
3465
Wednesday
6020
3234
Thursday
5670
2541
Friday
4550
1584
Total
28459Wh
28.4 kWh
13695Wh
13.6 kWh
WAPDA (Wh)
PESS(Wh)
Monday
9660
5316
Tuesday
10480
6240
Wednesday
10640
6017
Thursday
9265
4722
Friday
7390
3008
Total
47435Wh
47.4 KWh
25303Wh
25.3 KWh
WAPDA
PESS
6000
PESS(Wh)
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thrusday
Friday
Days
WAPDA (Wh)
8000
6000
4000
2000
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Days
WAPDA
PESS
6000
Days
Thursday
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
Days
30
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
Days
200
180
160
140
120
100
Cost Analysis
80
60
WAPDA
(kWh)
40
PESS
(kWh)
20
0
Hazara University
UET
EWAPDA EPESS
100 %
EWAPDA
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
12
16
20
24
28
Fall
Spring
Fall
123
61.5
63
46.8
5 Months
615
308
315
234
Total consumption
(i.e Spring + Fall)
923
549
700
Spring
1 Month
(7)
-100
Duration
32
36
No of Students in Library
40
WAPDA
(kWh)
PESS
(kWh)
Duration
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
1 Month
206
103
108
79.3
5 Months
1030
515
540
396
Total consumption
(i.e Spring + Fall)
1545
936
(8)
Conclusion
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Acknowledgments
Thanks to COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology, Abbottabad, KPK, Pakistan for facilitating us
in the completion of this research work.
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