1PG Scholar in Power & Energy Systems, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India
2Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Dept, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India
Economic development of any country depends on energy consumption and conservation. Within the commercial sector of India, the educational institutions are significant consumers of energy. Energy consumption depends on the type of the load associated with it, within the educational institution lighting load is a major load. It has been concentrated on how energy consumption can be reduced for the illumination by using energy efficient LED lamps. Energy conservation measures by energy audit has to be performed prior to the design of solar PV power plant as of to reduce the capacity and cost of the plant to be installed. Hence this paper first focuses on the energy conservation measures carried out in University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bengaluru. Later the energy demand has been estimated based on previous electricity bills and 120kW On-Grid Solar PV power plant in the area of 0.35 acres land has been proposed to meet the energy requirements within the college campus.
Energy Audit, Energy Conservation, On-Grid Solar PV Plant, Payback Period, Thermography
