Energy Audits Instrumentation I: Electrical, lighting, temperature and humidity

measurement

Course Description: Energy audits are comprehensive evaluations of the actual performance of
a plant’s energy using systems and equipment compared against the designed performance level
or the industry best practice. The difference between observed performance and “best practice” is
the potential for energy and cost savings. The purpose of this course is to review electrical,
lighting, temperature and humidity measurement instruments used in energy audits in order to
select and employ the appropriate instrument for your auditing needs.

Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Identify the appropriate energy audit instruments for measuring
• Electrical parameters
• Lighting
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Describe specific requirements for using each instrument in order to obtain correct
measurements during the audit
• Employ the proper technique to obtain correct measurements, for example: the proper
positioning of probes

Course Content or Material

1) Introduction

2) Electrical Parameter Measuring Instruments

a) Specific requirements for using instruments
b) Obtaining correct measurements
i) Ammeter (A)
ii) Voltmeter (V)
iii) Power Factor Meter (PF)
iv) Power Meter ( Watts, Vars, VA, PF)
3) Lighting level Measuring Instruments
a) Specific requirements for using instruments
b) Obtaining correct measurements
i) Illuminance Meter (Luxmeter)
4) Temperature Measurement Instruments
a) Specific requirements for using instruments
b) Obtaining correct measurements
i) Mechanical thermometer: most commonly used:
(1) Dual bimetal thermometer
ii) Electrical thermometer: commonly used
(1) Thermocouple
(2) Resistance thermometer
iii) Surface pyrometer: commonly used:
(1) Infrared temperature gun
(2) Infrared camera
iv) Temperature recorder
5) Humidity Measuring Instruments

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 a) Specific requirements for using instruments
b) Obtaining correct measurements
i) Psychrometer
ii) Hair tension hygrometer
iii) Electronic hygrometer
iv) Humidity recorder
6) Summary

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