ECS5357

Energy management: technical and economic aspects

Offered subject to sufficient enrolment

W Mielczarski

6 points · 39 hours of lectures and practical work · Irregular availability · Clayton

Objectives The student is expected to acquire an advanced knowledge of energy management systems.

Synopsis Energy management in industry, commercial and residential sectors. Energy demand forecasts. Commercial software for demand management. Quality of energy supply. Modelling of load demand. Energy tariff construction. Inroduction of new technologies. Calculation of cost savings and benefits.

Assessment Examinations (2 hours): 70% · Assignments: 30%

Recommended texts

Antill J M Engineering management McGraw-Hill, 1991
Bjork O Industrial load management: Theory, practice and simulations Elsevier, 1989
Talukdar S Load management IEEE Press, 1987

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