ENERGY AUDIT AND EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIGHTING SYSTEM

OUTLINE
 Basics of Light and Lighting
1.) Renewable energy reduce energy consumption.

 Lighting concepts and Units

Luminous flux(Ꝋ)
 light produced or output of a light source (lumen, Im)
Luminous Intensity(I)
 light output in a specified direction( candela, cd)
Illuminance (E)
 measure of the amount of light falling on a surface or light received at work surface
(lux)

Generation of Lights

Type of Lamps

1. Incandescent Lighting
2. Compact Fluorescent Lighting
3. LED Lighting
4. High Pressure Sodium Bulbs
5. Quartz Halogen

Characteristics of Lighting Products

1. Incandescent Lighting
 1000 hrs average life. It can be used with Lutron dimming controls to increase
efficiency. They have high operating costs and low upfront cost and give off a
warm white light.
2. Compact Fluorescent Lighting
 10,000 hrs average life. Up to 75% less energy use than incandescent. Have
low operating costs, high upfront costs. Give off cool or warm light.
3. LED Lighting
 50,000 hrs average life. Low energy use. Have very low energy consumption
and high upfront cost. It gives a variety of different light colors from cool to
warm.
4. High Pressure Sodium Bulbs
 15,000 hrs average life. Up to 85% less energy use than incandescent. Low
operating costs, high upfront costs. It gives off golden/white light. Don’t use
near entryways.

5. Quartz Halogen
 1,500 hrs average life. Up to 15% less energy use than incandescent. Have
high operating costs, low upfront costs. It gives off warm light- good for
entryways.
 Design of Effective Lighting System

1.)
 Energy Audit

a.) A better way to increase energy, efficiency and reduce energy bills.
b.) A top down initiative. Its result depends on the resources being allocated by top
management.
c.) A periodic examination of an energy system to ensure that energy is being used as
efficiency as possible.

 Energy Savings Opportunities for Lighting system

1.) Lighting controls lights can be shut off during non- working hours by automatic
controls, such as occupancy sensors that turn off lights when a space becomes
unoccupied. Occupancy sensors can save up to 10-20% off facility energy use.

2.) Electronic Ballasts a mechanism that regulates the amount of electricity required to
start a lighting fixture and maintain a steady output of light. Save 12-30% power over
their magnetic predecessors.

3.) Replacing mercury lights with metal halide or high pressure sodium lights where
colour rendition is critical. Metal halide lamps can replace mercury or fluorescent
lamps with energy savings of 50%.

4.) High-intensity discharge voltage reduction reducing system voltage will have a
positive effect on energy conservation on the lighting system. As a rule of thumb, a
10% reduction in lighting voltage will result in an energy savings of 10%.

5.) Daylighting it involves the efficient use of natural light in order to minimize the need
for artificial lighting in buildings. Increasing levels of daylight with rooms can reduce
electrical lighting loads by up to 70%.

6.) Replace T-12 tubes by T-8 tubes 1/8 inch increments.