Power Quality
- Failure of sophisticated testing machinery and micro-processor controlled sensitive equipment
- Discontinued operation of crucial process such as synthesis, fermentation, milling and granulation
- Interruption in crucial drug formulation process
- Over voltage
Building Thermal Efficiency
- Insufficient cooling
- Heat pockets
- Stratified cooling
- Air pressure imbalances
- Frequent door opening
HVAC Efficiency
- Fresh Air Supply- Insufficient – Energetically inefficient without Heat Recovery units
- Insufficient cooling
- Excessive humidity lead to dust build up on equipment thereby lower efficiency
- mould leads to lower lifespan of equipment
- Heat build-up from equipment thereby leading to de-rating of expensive equipment and reduced life span
Lighting-Conventional vs. LEDs
- High operating cost due to higher consumption of electricity by Halogens
- Higher replacement costs due to shorter lifespan
- High thermal impact on cooling
Indoor Air Quality
- High Humidity
- High temperatures
- Odor-Food/smoke/mould
- mould
- Low efficiency due to dust built up
- VOC’s/CO2
Power Quality
- High harmonic distortion generated by automated machinery and drives basically employed in manufacturing plant, chiller plant and utility plant
- Varying harmonic spectrum and fluctuating load profile
- Positive tap change policies of the utilities
Building Thermal Efficiency
- High exposure to sunlight due to extensive use of glass facades in case of building/high rise towers
- Insufficient thermal insulation of windows, doors & roofs (corrugated steel roofs)
- Over burden on HVAC
- Lack of air flows lead to heat pockets thereby damaging equipment
- High outside temperature
HVAC Efficiency
- Incorrect choice of the chiller plant- this may be due to incorrect sizing or incorrect technology
- Poor Maintenance of chiller plants
- High Humidity
- Incorrect configuration
- High ambient temperature
Lighting-Conventional vs. LEDs
- Old technology of conventional lightings
- Inadequate light output
- Significant light depreciation within 6-9 months of installation
Indoor Air Quality
- Lack of dehumidification
- Lack of cooling/ insulation
- Lack of indoor air treatment
- Excess use of solvents in the form of air fresheners, detergents, cleaning sprays etc
- Dusty natural environment & inadequate cleaning by FAHUs
- Lack of indoor air filtration
Power Quality
- Active Harmonic Filter at major non-linear loads
- Hybrid Filter suitable when power factor is low
- Voltage optimizer
- Dynamic Power Factor Correction with detuned filter reactor
Building Thermal Efficiency
- Cool window films
- Cool roof coatings
- Arresting leakage of hot air from doors
- Air pressure rebalancing
HVAC Efficiency
- Yearly audit and maintenance of HVAC and proper configuration of chiller plant.
- Refurbish existing Heat Recovery units by chemical cleaning of Heat Wheels, Enthalpy Wheel or Desiccant Wheel
- Additional upgrade of HRU with Horse Shoe Heat Pipe or Desiccant Dehumidification
- Consider advance air distribution technologies such as Bosch Clemotion or Composite air ducts.
- Chiller replacement for highest energy savings and lowest cost of ownership – Heat Pump -Water cooled chiller -Invertor based chiller
- Shading of chiller plant and Wet wall
Lighting-Conventional vs. LEDs
- Replacement by LED with following specs: -160 lumens/watt -less than 10% depreciation in light output over the expected life of 5 years – TL-21 certified – LM 79 and LM-80 compliant
Indoor Air Quality
- Heat Recovery Unit
- Horse Shoe Heat pipe
- Desiccant dehumidification
- Indoor air purification
- HEPA filters are best suited for dust collection
- Oxygen concentrators to improve air quality
Power Quality
- Total current harmonic distortion maintained within limits specified as per IEEE standard (iTDD <8%)
- Elimination of failure of precision machinery, drive cards and PLCs
- True power factor closes to unity
- Clean and uninterrupted power supply
Building Thermal Efficiency
- HVAC is no more over burdened
- Wellbeing
- Window films add to the overall looks
HVAC Efficiency
- Lower cost of utilities (DEWA bills)
- Adequate cooling
- Improved life of chiller plant
- Improved lifespan of hardware
- Overall well being
- Better light output
Lighting-Conventional vs. LEDs
- Well being
- Reduction in heat load on HVAC
- 70-80% reduction in electricity bills
- Significant reduction in maintenance costs due to longer asset life
Indoor Air Quality
- Wellbeing
- Less maintenance problems
- Better life of hardware
- Better air quality
- Prevention of data loss due to system crash