Rockwell-automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start User Manual download pdf (Page 18)

18 Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS016C-EN-P - October 2014

Chapter 1 Energy Assessment and Monitoring Methods

Determine Business Goals

Business today has changed and it added a color - green. Not only do you need to meet your business and production goals,

but global dynamics are forcing you to pursue energy reductions. Many companies can help reduce energy consumption at

their manufacturing facilities when a plan is implemented.

Determining your business goals is the first step in understanding and developing the scope of your energy and power

management application. Your business goals may include:

• Energy cost reduction

• Operating equipment efficiency

• Usage based cost accounting

• Downtime reduction through power quality monitoring

• Sustainable production initiatives

• Driving energy cost accountability to the energy user

• Identifying and justifying energy cost savings projects

Plant Walk-Through

After determining your business goals, conduct a walk-through of your plant or campus. This will help you to identify the

largest energy consumption uses and events.

To maximize the efficiency of the walk-through, gather pertinent facility documentation that is available.

• Facility one line diagrams for electricity, gas, water, steam, air, and other fuels

• Production equipment layout

• Electric power equipment list

• Other energy equipment documentation including boilers, air compressors, HVAC equipment, and process cooling

equipment

• Energy meters and monitoring equipment

Plant walk-through steps include:

1. Listing large energy consuming equipment and processes.

2. Listing typical time of use or duty cycle.

3. Listing operational or production dependencies.

4. Identifying applications using variable speed drives.

5. Reviewing operation of air compressors, boilers, and chillers

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