ENERGY AUDIT AT TEJAA SHAKTHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN

An increasing energy price, severe power shortage, widening in supply gap, efficiency and conservation measure have gained more attention in the recent years. Buildings in educational institutions are consuming more energy and the possibility for energy saving is also substantial. But, in India, educational institutions are ignored as a contributor to energy intensive operations within the commercial buildings sector. The electricity cost is one of the manageable costs within an institute's budget. So, the educational institutions are having lack of interest in energy conservation (EC). An energy study stated that 5-20% of energy can be saved in an educational institution through Energy Audit. An energy audit is carried out to find chances to reduce the amount of energy input into the system, without affecting the outputs when the object of study is the buildings of an educational institution, then reducing energy consumption while maintaining or improving student comfort, health and safety are of main concern. This paper contains the details of the energy audit has been performed in the campus of Tejaa Shakthi Institute of Technology for Women (TSITW), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. During the energy audit, the power consumption pattern was determined for Lighting, Fans, Air Conditioners, Computers, Laboratory Equipment, DG Sets, and Motors in TSITW and the energy loss is also calculated. EC measures were suggested for minimizing the power consumption in the TSITW campus