ENERGY SAVING PROJECT. A SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY ON ENERGY MANAGEMENT UNDER SPARC MODEL OF KEP.

1. Energy Optimization in Air & Water system
SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY

2. TEAM UTILITY OPTIMIZERS
 CHANDAN DEBNATH (UTILITIES-SMELTER 1)
 SURESH PANDA(RECTIFIER-SMELTER 2)
 SOUMYA PRASANA MOHANTY(UTILITIES-SMELTER 2)

3. THEME
ENERGY SAVING OF 291 KW BY OPTIMIZED OPERATION
OF AIR & WATER SYSTEM IN UTILITIES(SMELTER-2)

4. FOCUS AREAS
IDENTIFIED EQUIPMENTS/AREAS FOR POWER
SAVING INITIATIVES IN UTILITIES:-
1. HP & LP COMPRESSORS
2. COOLING WATER SYSTEM FOR
COMPRESSORS(RCPH & CCPH)
3. CIRCULATING WATER SYSTEM FOR
RECTIFIERS(RPH)
4. MAKE UP WATER SYSTEM FOR GAP(ETP)

5. BACKGROUND
Sl.No
.
Equipments Rated
capacity/eac
h(In kW)
No.of
equipments
installed
No.of
equipments
in operation
1 HP
COMPRESSORS(RCH
&CCH)
1750 12 7
2 LP
COMPRESSORS(RCH
)
1150 5 4
3 FILTER FEED
PUMPS(RCPH)
55 2 1
4 COOLING TOWER
FANS(CCPH)
15 2 2
5 COOLING TOWER
FANS(RPH)
75 4 2 to 3
6 COLD WELL PUMPS-
LT(RPH)
350 3 2

6. TOOLS TO BE USED

7. ACTION PLAN
SL NO AREA/EQUIP ACTIONS TO BE
TAKEN
TARGE
T (kW)
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
1 HP
COMPRESSOR
S
Reduction in
system pressure of
compressed air
(6.6 to 6.5 kg/cm2)
173 kW 26/08/2017 29/08/2017
2 LP
COMPRESSOR
S
Reduction in
system pressure of
compressed
air(2.88 to 2.85
kg/cm2 )
66 kW 26/08/2017 29/08/2017
3 RCPH Optimization of
running hours of
Filter feed pumps
based on water
quality
9 kW 01/09/2017 30/09/2017
4 CCPH 1.Cooling tower
operational
optimization based
on temperature
control
4 kW 28/08/2017 15/09/2017

8. SL
NO5
AREA/
EQUIPMENT
ACTIONS
TO BE
TAKEN
TARGET(k
W)
START
DATE
TARGET
DATE
5 RPH 1.Cooling water
system
operation
optimization
based on
temperature
control
20 kW 28/08/2017 31/10/2017
6 ETP 1.Optimization
of running
hours of
process water
pumps for
GAP-3&4 by
additional
pumping
arrangement
17 kW 28/08/2017 31/12/2017