JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

M.Tech I Year II Semester (R17)

UNIT - I

Introduction: Principles of energy management. Managerial organization, Functional areas for i) manufacturing industry, ii) Process industry, iii) Commerce, iv) Government, Role of Energy manager in each of these organizations. Initiating, Organizing and managing energy management programs

UNIT - II

Energy Audit: Definition and concepts. Types of energy audits, Basic energy concepts, Resources for plant energy studies. Data gathering, Analytical techniques. Energy Conservation: Technologies for energy conservation, Design for conservation of energy materials, Energy flow networks. Critical assessment of energy usage. Formulation of objectives and constrains, Synthesis of alternative options and technical analysis of options. Process integration.

UNIT - III

Economic Analysis: Scope, Characterization of an investment project. Types of depreciation, Time value of money. Budget considerations, Risk analysis.

UNIT - IV

Methods of Evaluation of Projects: Payback, Annualized costs, Investor's rate of return, Present worth, Internal rate of return, Pros and cons of the common method of analysis, Replacement analysis.

UNIT - V

Alternative Energy Sources: Solar Energy: Types of devices for solar energy collections, Thermal storage system, Control systems. Wind Energy, Availability, Wind Devices, Wind Characteristics, performance of turbines and systems.

REFERENCES:

  • 1. Energy Management Hand Book / W. C. Turner (Ed)
  • 2. Energy Management Principles / CB Smith/ Pergamon Press
  • 3. Energy Management / W. R. Murthy and G. Mc. Kay / BS Publication
  • 4. Management / H. Koontz and Cyrill Donnel / McGraw Hill
  • 5. Financial Management / S. C. Kuchhal / Chaitanya Publishing House M. Tech – I Year – II Sem. (Energy Systems.)

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