Title :
Measurement & verifications of voltage optimization for conserving energy
Author :
Khurmy, Mohammad ; Alshahrani, Bader
Author_Institution :
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
This paper describes the application of conservation voltage reduction on one of the main substations supplying power to residential and office buildings. The paper describes the initial engineering evaluation and selection criteria based on the load size, power flow and the voltage profile. The paper illustrates, in detail, the measurement of the power consumptions, MW, MVARs and power factor at optimized voltage levels. The conserved energy and the anticipated savings are presented as well. The measurement results show that up to a 3% savings in energy can be achieved using this method at no cost.
Keywords :
energy conservation; load flow; power consumption; power factor; substations; voltage measurement; conservation voltage reduction; energy conservation; energy savings; engineering evaluation; load size; office building; power consumption; power factor; power flow; residential building; substation; voltage profile optimization; Automatic voltage control; Buildings; Power demand; Reactive power; Substations; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2011 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8779-0
DOI :
10.1109/EEEIC.2011.5874744
