Application of electric energy management

system in green hospital

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Yongming Pan and Dinghua Zou

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 Application of Electric Energy Management System in
Green Hospital
Yongming Pan1, a), Dinghua Zou1)
1
Logistics Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300380, China.
a)
946587245@qq.com

Abstract. The application of electric energy management systems is important in the construction of green hospitals. It is
an organic integration of information technology and power management. The efficiency of the use of electrical energy can
be improved to achieve the purpose of reducing costs and increasing efficiency. The problem of resource iste and
environmental pollution is alleviated. However, there are still some problems in the specific application of the power energy
management system, which needs to be continuously improved. The application of electric energy management system in
the construction of green hospitals is explored. The concept of a green hospital is analyzed. The problems in the hospital's
power energy management model are discussed. The function of the electric energy management system under the concept
of green hospital construction is studied, to provide reference for related work. Therefore, the application of electric energy
management system in green hospitals has practical value.

Key words: Power Energy Management System; Green Hospital; Application Practice.

INTRODUCTION
At present, the green concept has become the consensus of the society. This is the main direction and basic
requirements for the development of various industries. In the medical field, the green concept is fully integrated into
the hospital construction. Especially in the field of power energy management, the scientific optimization of hospital
electricity consumption is realized by means of high-tech power energy management system. Under the premise of
meeting the normal operation of the hospital, the total consumption of electric energy is reduced, and the utilization
efficiency of electric energy is improved. The energy-saving emission reduction of the hospital operation and the
sustainable development of the hospital were realized. It helps build and develop green society.
Green hospitals are an extension of the concept of “green building”. The whole process of hospital construction,
use and even scrapping was analyzed. Reasonable construction and management strategies were explored. Water,
electricity, materials and other resources are saved to achieve the purpose of protecting the environment and
conserving resources. The hospital's energy consumption situation is comprehensively analyzed. The consumption of
electricity and energy is the main form of energy consumption. It has a certain energy saving space. In the construction
process of green hospitals, the management of electric energy should be taken as the basic work of construction, and
careful planning should be carried out to improve the management level and meet the construction needs of green
hospitals.
For a long time, the management of hospital electric energy has been carried out by artificial means. With the help
of regular inspections by many people, human resources are wasted and management is not effective. This not only
fails to meet the needs of green hospital construction, but also affects the normal activities of the hospital. In response
to this problem, many professionals conducted detailed analysis. On the basis of reference to the power energy
management model of other industries, the power energy management system is actively constructed to realize the
informatization and automation of green hospital power management. The effect of management has been improved

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and the labor cost of power energy management has been reduced. It meets the vital interests of the hospital and is the
hospital's first choice for power energy management.

STATE OF THE ART

Anees et al. analyzed the development of contract energy management in the EU (Anees & Chen, 2016). The main
differences in the support of the energy sector and the local market structure regulations in the development of the
contract energy management market were analyzed. Then, combined with the successful experience of contract energy
management in some European countries, the strategy of promoting the long-term development of contract energy
management was expounded. Hannan et al. assessed the development of energy service companies in the state and
territories of the United States over the past decade (Hannan, Lipu, Hussain & Mohamed, 2017). The trends and
performance of the energy service industry development were analyzed. The results of the study show that appropriate
financial and non-financial policy support can effectively promote the development of the energy service industry.
Based on the energy efficiency bill and contract energy management financing model introduced in Turkey in 2007,
Qi et al. believe that there are financing and risks in the contract energy management market in Turkey (Qi, Wu,
Boriboonsomsin & Barth, 2016). To ensure the competitiveness of the energy-saving service market, the
competitiveness of the energy-saving service market in Turkey can only be guaranteed if the growth rate is maintained
at 5% in the next decade, while introducing the necessary capital flow to ensure economic stability and completing
structural reforms. Yang et al. obtained real data on energy-saving projects under the contract energy management
model from the factory (Yang, Ye, Tung, Greenleaf & Li, 2017). Based on the quantitative analysis of data, the issue
of using financial derivatives trading to stabilize energy-saving income is discussed. Miranda et al. argue that the
applicability of contract energy management is a necessary condition for success (Miranda, Carreira, Icardi & Nunes,
2017). It is the most important factor in public policy and business strategy to promote the development of contract
energy management.
Liu et al. analyzed the development of China's energy-saving service banks and the main financing models (Liu,
Chen, Pu & Wang, 2016). It points out the obstacles to the development of energy-saving service industries such as
small-scale industries, weak EMC strength, and government policies. Li et al. analyzed the current policy and
financing environment for energy-saving service projects, and discussed the financing barriers for energy-saving
projects (Li, Yan, Yang, Zhang, Chen & Jiang, 2016). They believe that the contract energy management model is a
financing model for energy-saving projects. Proposals to promote financing for energy efficiency projects were
provided. Ito et al. explored the obstacles to contract energy management and the specific reasons for financing
difficulties, and then proposed financing models for different contract energy management projects such as policy
constraints, special energy conservation guarantee funds, and guarantee types (Ito, Kawashima, Suzuki, Inagaki,
Yamaguchi & Zhou, 2018). Guanetti et al. believe that the energy-saving industry should actively promote energy
management company-led financing models (Guanetti, Formentin & Savaresi, 2016). The new energy industry should
pay more attention to the introduction of venture capital. Then, the funding gap between the energy conservation and
new energy industries and the corresponding financing factors were studied. Saenger et al. analyzed the characteristics
of building energy efficiency (Saenger, Devillers, Deschinkel, Pera, Couturier & Gustin, 2017). Based on this,
combined with government support, market promotion and project support, the investment and financing model
applicable to building energy conservation was designed. The investment and financing risks and corresponding risk
assessment methods in the building energy-saving market are discussed. Divshali et al. analyzed the risks of contract
energy management projects in depth (Divshali, Choi & Liang, 2017). The fuzzy analytic hierarchy process was used
to evaluate the risk of energy conservation service companies implementing contract energy management projects.
The demand side and purchaser of carbon emission rights are included. Based on total control, quota emission
reduction mechanism, and CDM emission reduction trading mechanism, three financing models for contract energy
management considering carbon emission trading were established (Mahmoudi, Kharazmi, Rashidinejad, Iranmanesh
& Aghaie, 2016).

THE STATUS OF HOSPITAL'S POWER ENERGY MANAGEMENT

The Basic Mode of Hospital Electric Energy Management

Although many hospitals are aware of the drawbacks of the artificial power energy management model, they use
the artificial management model due to technology, funds and personnel. The basic mode and ideas of its management

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are as follows: The first is to arrange personnel to regularly inspect the power distribution room to master the operation
of the power distribution system. The second is to manually check the meter readings and count the electricity
consumption of each department. The third is to analyze and deal with the cause of the failure after receiving the fault
feedback from the department staff. The fourth is to patrol and maintain the system and discover the abnormalities of
the system and eliminate them.

The Main Problem of Hospital Power Energy Management

First, inefficient power energy management.
The management of electric energy is the basic work to ensure the normal supply of electric energy in hospitals.
The quality of work directly determines the reliability of the operation of hospital electrical facilities. Today, as the
degree of electrification continues to increase, the dependence of hospital medical services on electric energy is
enhanced. This has prompted managers to place higher demands on power energy management. The inefficiency of
the current artificial power energy management model has been exposed. The failure rate of the system is high and
the troubleshooting efficiency is low. It has a very serious impact on the normal operation of the hospital. If these
failures are not addressed, these problems will hinder the development of the hospital.
Second, inappropriate tools for power energy management.
The 21st century is an information age. Information technology represented by computer technology has penetrated
into various fields of society. It changes the way people live and work. Information technology is applied to the
hospital's power energy management to form an automated and intelligent power energy management system. It can
effectively solve many problems of artificial power management. However, in the current power management
software market, management software of different manufacturers, types and functions emerges endlessly. Without
careful analysis and selection of appropriate power management software, the management software will not meet the
actual needs of hospital power management, and it will not reflect the advanced nature of management software, waste
hospital resources and affect the construction of green hospitals.
Third, the lack of high-quality system applications and management talents.
The power energy management system is the specific application of information technology in power management.
It covers many areas such as information technology, power distribution technology and hospital electricity demand.
The quality of management personnel is extremely high. It is difficult to train the education system and the hospital
personnel training model in batches. This leads to the problem of lack of management talents in the application of
hospital electric energy management system, which restricts its promotion and application.
Fourth, the non-standard power energy management system.
At present, many financially strong hospitals have established their own power energy management systems.
However, in specific applications, management is not scientific. The system is used and maintained incorrectly. It
seriously affects the application quality of the power energy management system and is not conducive to the
improvement of the level of hospital power energy management.

APPLICATION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN GREEN

HOSPITAL
At present, the domestic medical industry is highly dependent on the power supply system. In response to this
situation, combined with the widely used LAN technology, the hospital's power energy management system is
developed using Delphi software and SQLServer database. The purpose of the system is to improve the reliability of
power supply, shorten the time of power failure, improve the operation management level and equipment quality, and
realize the intelligent power supply system.

The Goal of Hospital Electric Energy Management System

The hospital's electric energy management system is a major component of green hospital energy management. It
aims to improve the efficiency of electricity use in hospitals and improve the way of using electricity, and provide the
basis for real-time monitoring, analysis and judgment of power supply parameters to reduce the occurrence of
electrical faults. The hospital's electric energy management system is based on scientific calculations, and the system
analysis is used to complete the analysis and monitoring of the power system to improve the hospital's electricity
efficiency and power quality. The purpose of the power energy management system is as follows: The first is to

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improve the efficiency of the power supply system management, which is conducive to the hospital's scientific,
rational and economical use of electricity. The second is to improve the stability and reliability of the power supply
system and reduce the failure rate of the power supply system. The third is to reduce power system accidents. The
fourth is to save human resources. The fifth is to automatically calculate the department's power and energy
consumption, and provide a basis for hospital performance appraisal. The sixth is to propose energy-saving measures
in a targeted manner through statistical analysis of data. The seventh is to improve the quality of hospital electrical
services. The eighth is to improve the management level of hospital power operation. A new concept is incorporated
into the integrated energy planning of green hospitals, and its substance is based on monitoring.

The Functions and Means of Hospital Electric Energy Management System

At present, the domestic medical industry is highly dependent on the power supply system. In response to this
situation, combined with the widely used LAN technology, the hospital's power energy management system is
developed using Delphi software and SQLServer database. The purpose of the system is to improve the reliability of
power supply, shorten the time of power failure, improve the operation management level and equipment quality, and
realize the intelligent power supply system.
To ensure the safe transmission, distribution and use of electrical energy, the power supply system must meet
certain power quality requirements. According to the actual situation of the hospital and the national power quality
standards, the system monitors the important parameters of the power supply system. The specific monitoring
parameters are as follows:
First, the operational status of the analog output of the low voltage distribution system is monitored. Each analog
quantity is effectively reflected. The analog quantity includes three-phase voltage on the incoming line, three-phase
current on the incoming line, transformer temperature, important line harmonics, system active power, reactive power
and apparent power, system active power and reactive power, system frequency and system power.
Second, all state quantities of the low-voltage power distribution system are monitored effectively, safely, reliably,
and intuitively, such as switching signals and position signals of circuit breakers.
Third, analog quantities such as current, voltage, frequency and power of the medium voltage distribution system
are monitored.
Fourth, the power of the distribution box of the department was collected.
Fifth, the power distribution room is monitored. The construction of the electric energy management system of the
hospital of Ningxia Medical University is mainly to renovate the distribution room of the hospital surgical building,
the distribution room of the scientific research building, the opening and closing station and the distribution box of
the department. The specific conditions of each power distribution room are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1. Power distribution room equipment

Name of the power
Number Equipment List
distribution room
Research building A total of 3 transformers, 3 transformers into the cabinet, 11 MNS distribution
1
distribution room cabinets, 80 low-voltage outlets
Surgical building A total of 5 transformers, 5 transformers into the line cabinet, 19 GCS power
2
distribution room distribution cabinets, 114 low-voltage outlet circuits
3 Switching station a computer protection system

The main equipment list of the system is shown in Table 2.

First, real-time data monitoring. The actual operating parameters of the hospital's main electrical equipment are
monitored comprehensively. Combined with the actual needs of the hospital site, these parameters are expressed in
different forms to accurately reflect the actual situation of power consumption. The process visualization configuration
tool provides monitoring means. The system simulation run chart shows accurate and valid data results. Data collection
and aggregation is achieved. Real-time data query at the field level of the hospital is implemented.
Second, the query of historical data. The operational data of the power supply system is stored and presented in
the form of tables and curves. According to the actual needs of the hospital, the recommended data storage is more
than three years.
Third, statistical analysis of data. The component and total amount of energy consumption of the sub-line, building
partition and each department are systematically summarized by time. Power quality is compared and analyzed to
provide a basis for management decisions.

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 Table 2. The main equipment list of the system
Number Equipment Main installation location Effect
Collect power supply line voltage, current, power and
1 Smart meter Distribution cabinet
power factor parameters
2 Serial server Switch room Protocol conversion
3 High-speed ball Switch room Video surveillance
Temperature
4 Transformer Monitor transformer temperature
controller
5 Meter Department distribution box Energy metering
Network hard disk
6 Control center Storage monitoring video
recorder
7 Industrial computer Control center Data collection
8 Server Control center Data storage, calculation
Control center and floor
9 Switch Network equipment
equipment room

Fourth, the alarm of the equipment operation. A full range of alarm functions is provided to alert the staff of
upcoming events in the form of sound, light and pop-up dialogs. The abnormality of the on-duty personnel can be
reminded in the interface through the screen change. Different levels of alarms can be received at all operator stations,
and flashes when the alarm is not confirmed.
Fifth, remote meter reading of various departments. A large amount of labor resources is reduced. The probability
of error is reduced. In the end, the performance appraisal of the department was completed.
Sixth, custom reports. The system provides complete automatic generation of energy consumption reports.
Combined with the system's report template, real-time data and manual entry data are used to automatically generate
common reports that conform to the system's custom templates.
Seventh, video surveillance. The live image signals of the high voltage switchgear, transformer and low voltage
switchgear are collected and stored in the hard disk recorder. The control center operator can retrieve the live real-
time image signal through the hard disk recorder, and can also retrieve the saved historical image signal. When remote
coordination is required, the on-site operation can be supervised to avoid disoperation. The historical image signal
preservation period is determined according to the actual situation of the hospital, and it is recommended to be more
than one month.

CONCLUSION
Combined with the hospital's experience in the construction and operation of the power energy management system,
an effective power energy management system construction model was proposed. Ultimately, safe, reliable,
economical, efficient and scientific use of electricity and energy is achieved. With the development of green hospitals,
the hospital's electric energy management system will play an increasingly important role.

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