Title :
Challenges in the scaling of energy savings baselines on mine compressed air systems
Author :
Marais, JH ; Kleingeld, M. ; Van Rensburg, JF
Author_Institution :
North-West Univ., Potchefstroom, South Africa
Abstract :
Several Demand Side Management (DSM) projects have been implemented on mine compressed air systems at South African mines. The Measurement and Verification (M&V) of the achieved energy savings is important in assessing and evaluating the success of the projects. External factors beyond the scope of the DSM projects influence the energy consumption of mine compressed air systems. This complicates the measurement and verification process. A method that involves the deactivation of newly installed energy saving control systems for a short period after implementation is suggested where other scaling methods is not a suitable option.
Keywords :
compressed air systems; demand side management; energy measurement; mining; DSM project; South African mines; achieved energy saving M&V; demand side management; energy consumption; energy saving baselines; energy saving control systems; measurement-and-verification process; mine compressed air systems; scaling methods; Electricity; Energy measurement; Gold; Integrated circuits; Manganese;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), 2011 Proceedings of the 8th Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1745-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9814311-6-1
