III B. Tech.

– II Semester
(16BT60241) ENERGY AUDIT AND CONSERVATION
(Interdisciplinary Elective – 2)
(Civil Engineering)

Int. Marks Ext. Marks Total Marks L T P C

30 70 100 3 1 -- 3

PRE-REQUISITES:-

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Principles of energy audit and conservation; Energy efficiency in

buildings; Energy efficient motors, lighting, instruments and significance of energy economics.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
CEO1. To impart knowledge on auditing practices, conservation measures and economics of energy.
CEO2. To develop skills in analysis, design, problem solving, economics and communication in
energy audit and conservation, using appropriate techniques.
CEO3. To inculcate ethics in practicing energy audit and conservation considering society,
environmental and sustainability.

COURSE OUTCOMES: On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to
CO1. Demonstrate knowledge on auditing practices, conservation measures and economics of
energy.
CO2. Analyze auditing practices, conservation measures and economics of energy.
CO3. Design an appropriate energy conservation measures in commercial and industrial
applications.
CO4. Provide feasible solutions for problems associated with energy auditing and conversion
through proper investigation and interpretation of data.
CO5. Use appropriate techniques for energy auditing and conservation.
CO6. Solve energy auditing and conservation problems with societal relevance.
CO7. Consider environment and sustainability in energy auditing and conservation.
CO8. Follow relevant rules and regulations in practicing energy audit and conservation.
CO9. Communicate effectively on energy audit in written and graphical forms.
CO10. Consider financial issues in energy audit and conservation.

Mapping of COs with POs and PSOs

Course Program Outcomes Program Specific Outcomes
Outcom PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PS PSO PSO PSO PS
es 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 O1 2 3 4 O5
CO1 H H
CO2 M H H
CO3 M L H H
CO4 M L L H H
CO5 M L L M H H
CO6 H
CO7 H
CO8 H
CO9 H
CO10 H
Correlation Levels: H - High M - Medium L-L

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DETAILED SYLLABUS:

UNIT - I: ENERGY AUDIT PRINICPLES (09 periods)

Energy audit - Definitions, Concept, Types of audit, Energy index, Cost index, Pie charts, Sankey
diagrams; Load profiles, Energy audit of industries, Energy saving potential, Energy audit of process
industry, Building energy audit, IE rules and regulations for energy audit.

UNIT - II: ENERGY CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES (09 periods)

Rules for efficient energy conservation, Technologies for energy conservation, Energy scenario,
Principles of energy conservation, Resource availability, Energy savings, Current energy
consumption in India, Roles and responsibilities of energy managers in industries.

UNIT - III: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS (11 periods)

Introduction, Definition and concepts, Energy and water as a resource - Heating, Ventilating and Air
conditioning systems; Energy economic analysis, Domestic energy consumption, Savings, Energy
use in buildings, Residential and commercial buildings, Green buildings, Smart buildings, Rating of
buildings, Efficient use of buildings, Solar passive architecture, Eco-housing concepts.

UNIT – IV: ENERGY AUDIT INSTRUMENTS AND ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTORS

(08 periods)
Energy Audit Instruments: Watt meter, Data loggers, Thermocouples, Pyrometers, Lux meters,
Tongue testers, PLCs and applications.
Energy Efficient Motors: Factors affecting efficiency, Loss distribution, Constructional details,
Characteristics, Variable speed, Variable duty cycle systems, Applications of life cycle costing
analysis, Return on investment.

UNIT-V: ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND ANALYSIS (08 periods)

Economic concepts, Computation of economic aspects calculation of simple payback method, Net
present worth method, Depreciation Methods, Time value of money, Rate of return, Present worth
method, Replacement analysis, Life cycle costing analysis.

Total Periods: 45

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Ashok V. Desai, Wiley Eastern, Energy Demand – Analysis, Management and Conservation
Hand book on energy auditing - TERI (Tata Energy Research Institute),2005.
2. Albert Thumann, William J. Younger, Handbook of energy audits, Taylor & Francis Ltd,7th edition,
2008.
3. Ashok V. Desai, Wiley Eastern, Energy Demand – Analysis, Management and Conservation Hand
book on energy auditing - TERI (Tata Energy Research Institute), 2005.
4. Dale R. Patrick,Stephen W. Fardo,Ray E. Richardson,Steven R. Patrick, Energy Conservation
guide book, Taylor & Francis Ltd,2ndedition,2007.
5. Ashok V.Desai, Energy Economics, Wiley Eastern, 1stedition,1990.
6. Industrial Energy Conservation Manuals, Cambridge, MIT Press, 1982.
7. Frank Kreith, Ronald E. West, Handbook of Energy Efficiency, CRC Press, 1st edition, 1996.
8. Energy efficiency in buildings, CIBSE Guide F, 3rd edition, May, 2012.
9. Nilesh Y. Jadhav, Green and Smart Buildings: Advanced Technology Options, Springer Science
Business Media, Singapore, 2016.

IMPROVEMENTS OVER SVEC14 SYLLABUS:

New syllabus introduce in SVEC16 Regulation

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 SREE VIDYANIKETHAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
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Sree Sainath Nagar, A. Rangampet-517 102
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Lesson Plan
Name of the Subject: ENERGY AUDITING AND CONSERVATION (16BT60241)
Class & Semester: IIIB. Tech (CE) – II Semester
Name(s) of the faculty Member(s):Dr. N.M.G. KUMAR, Mr. P. Venkatesh, & Mr. N. Pavan Kumar
Book(s)
S. No. of
Topic followe Topics for self study
No. periods
d
UNIT – I:ENERGY AUDIT PRINICPLES
Fundamental concepts of Energy audit
1. 1 R1,R2
and its definitions.
Types of audit: Explanation of
2. preliminary energy auditing and 1
detailed energy audit.
Explanation about various index and R1,R2
3. charts: energy index, cost index ,pie 1
charts, Sankey diagrams.
4. Tutorial-1 1 R1,R2
5. Load profiles 1
Energy audit of industries- energy R1,R2
6. 1
saving potential
7. Energy audit of process industry 1 R1,R2
8. building energy audit 1 R1,R2
9. Tutorial-2 1 R1,R2
IE rules and regulations for energy
10. 1
audit.
11. Formative Test-1 1 R1,R2
Total periods required: 11
UNIT – II: ENERGY CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES
Explanation of various Rulesfor efficient
12. energy conservation–technologies for 2 R3,R4
energy conservation
13. Energy conservation scenario concepts 1 R3,R4
14. Tutorial-3 R3,R4
15. principles of energy conservation 1 R3,R4
Explanation of various resource R3,R4
16. 1
availability for energy conservation
17. energy savings concepts 1 R3,R4
18. current energy consumption in India 1 R3,R4
roles and responsibilities of energy R3,R4
19. 2
managers in industries
20. Tutorial-4 1 R3,R4
21. Formative Test-2
Total periods required: 11
UNIT -III: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS
Introduction, Definition and concepts,
22. 1 R8,R9
Energy and water as a resource
Heating, Ventilating and Air R8,R9
23. 2
conditioning systems
24. Tutorial-5 1 R8,R9
Energy Economic Analysis-Domestic R8,R9
25. 2
energy consumption, savings
26. Energy use in buildings-Residential and 2 R8,R9

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 Book(s)
S. No. of
Topic followe Topics for self study
No. periods
d
commercial buildings
Energy use in buildings- Green R8,R9
27. 2
buildings, Smart buildings
28. Tutorial-6 1 R8,R9
Rating of buildings,efficient use of build R8,R9
29. 1
ings.
30. Solar Passive architecture 1 R8,R9
31. Eco-housing concepts 1 R8,R9
32. Formative Test-3 1 R8,R9
Total periods required: 15
UNIT – IV: ENERGY INSTRUMENTS AND ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTORS
Explanation of various Energy
33. 1 R1,R2
Instruments- watt meter, data loggers,
Explanation of various Energy
Instruments -Thermocouples,
34. 1 R1,R2
pyrometers, lux meters, tongue
testers, PLCs and applications.
35. Tutorial-7 1 R1,R2
Description of Energy efficient motors – R1,R2
36. factors affecting efficiency, loss 2
distribution
Describing Energy efficient motors and R1,R2
37. 1
its constructional details, characteristics
Characteristics of energy efficient R1,R2
38. motors: variable speed, variable duty 1
cycle systems
39. Tutorial-8 1 R1,R2
Applications of life cycle costing R1,R2
40. 1
analysis return on investment.
41. Formative Test-4
Total periods required: 09
UNIT – V: ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND ANALYSIS
Explanation of Economic concepts -
42. Computation of Economic Aspects 2 R2,R5
Calculation of simple payback method
net present worth method,
43. 2 R2,R5
Depreciation Methods
44. Tutorial-9 1 R2,R5
time value of money, rate of return,
45. 2 R2,R5
present worth method
46. replacement analysis 1 R2,R5
47. life cycle costing analysis 1 R2,R5
48. Tutorial-10 1 R2,R5
49. Formative Test-4
Total periods required: 10
Grand total periods required: 55

REFERENCE BOOKS
R1. Ashok V. Desai, Wiley Eastern, Energy Demand – Analysis, Management and Conservation
Hand book on energy auditing - TERI (Tata Energy Research Institute),2005.
R2. Albert Thumann, William J. Younger, Handbook of energy audits, Taylor & Francis Ltd,7th
edition, 2008.
R3. Ashok V. Desai, Wiley Eastern, Energy Demand – Analysis, Management and Conservation
Hand book on energy auditing - TERI (Tata Energy Research Institute), 2005.

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R4. Dale R. Patrick,Stephen W. Fardo,Ray E. Richardson,Steven R. Patrick,Energy Conservation
guide book, Taylor & Francis Ltd,2ndedition,2007.
R5. Ashok V.Desai, Energy Economics, Wiley Eastern, 1stedition,1990.
R6. Industrial Energy Conservation Manuals, Cambridge, MIT Press, 1982.
R7. Frank Kreith, Ronald E. West, Handbook of Energy Efficiency, CRC Press, 1st edition,1996.
R8. Energy efficiency in buildings, CIBSE Guide F, 3rd edition, May, 2012.
R9. Nilesh Y. Jadhav, Green and Smart Buildings: Advanced Technology Options, Springer
Science Business Media, Singapore, 2016.

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