ENERGY EFFICIENCY

BPB36403
• Azmi Hashim
• azmi@unikl.edu.my
• 0133503321
• Electrical Technology Section
Introduction
• Syllabus
• CLP
• Courseworks
Introduction
• What is Energy Efficiency
• Energy
• Sustainable Energy
• Efficiency
• Why?
Types of Energy
Types of Energy
• Primary energy is in the same form it occure in nature. Solar energy, wind energy, hydro
potential, biomass, crude oil, coal and nuclear energy are examples of primary energy.
• Secondary energy is when a primary form is converted into a more useful form. For example,
electricity is a secondary fprm of energy, since a primary form of energy is converted in a
power plant to produce electricity. Charcoal and products of oil refining such as gasoline and
kerosene are other examples of secondary energy.
• Final energy is what is input to a conversion device at the point of end-use. Electricity
produced at a power plant has to be transmitted, where some electricity would be lost as
heating losses, and that electricity (final energy) is provided to a motor to drive the equipment
ina foctory.
• Useful energy is what actually does useful work. There are energy losses in the motor, which
appear as heat and noise, and the amount of energy that actually goes into the driven
equipment is less than what is input to the motor
Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
• Any form of energy that can be used without
depletion, is considered renewables.
• Non-renewables - These resources are finite, and
they deplete fast causing price increses and fears
of supply limitations
Energy and Sustainability
• Today, the standard scientific definition is that energy is the capacity to do work,
that is, the rate at which energy is converted from one form to another, or
transmitted from one place to another.
• The main unit of measuring of energy is the joul (J) and the main unit of
measurment of power is the watt (W), which is defined as a rate of one joul per
second.
• Sustainability?
• not substantially depleted
• No emissions and hazards to the environment
• No sustainable health hazards and social injustice
What is Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency
Considered in two ways:
• The output returned for the energy input
• The careful (or effective) use of energy, as and when it is
required in the optimum quantities.
Conversion Efficiency
• When energy is converted from its Primary form to the Useful form, losses occur
all the way. The supplier and the user have control over these conversion processes
and can therefore make an effort to improve efficiency and resource losses.
• The conversion efficiency, often simply called efficiency, of any energy conversion
system is defined as the useful energy output divided by the total energy input. In
practice it is very common to express this as a percentage of the input:
Example:
• What is the efficiency, for example, of a complete coal-to-light conversion
process?
Group Discussion
• Why we need ‘Energy Efficiency?’
• Give three examples of inefficient use of energy.
• Discuss methods to reduce ‘energy inefficiency’.

• 30 minutes discussion among team members

• 10-15 minutes presentation next class
• 4 groups (3 groups of 3 students, 1 group of 4)