Energy Audit-SYLLABUS

Introduction, need of Energy Audit

Types of Energy Audit & approach

Preliminary, targeted, detailed Energy Audits

Instruments & Metering of Energy Audit
Methodology for Conducting Energy Audit

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

Energy cost, benchmarking, Industrial benchmarking program.

Book- 1.3 Energy Management and Audit

Energy Monitoring and Targeting

Introduction, setting up monitoring & targeting, key elements, data and information analysis.

Book- 1.8 Monitoring and Targeting

Demand side management, supply side management, labeling

Energy Conservation measures

Energy performance assessment for electrical equipment , thermal equipment and utility system
Book-4

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

Energy scenario & Energy forms-SYLLABUS

Indian & World Energy Scenario

World energy use, reserves of energy resources, energy cycle of the earth, environmental aspects of energy
utilization, renewable energy resources and their importance

1.1 Energy Scenario

Types of Energy

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,

Electric Power Distribution, A.S. Pabla, Tata McGraw-Hill Education,

Power Systems, Behic R Gungor, Oxford University Press

Power System Engineering, R.K.Rajput, Laxmi Publication