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Introduction To Energy Management

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 25 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. MT&R is built around one key statistical technique:___analysis of the variance between energy consumption predicted by an energy performance model (EPM) - and the actual measured consumption.






2. A good energy accounting system is implemented in three phases: (1) ________ - (2) ________ and (3) ________.






3. Although the electrical energy at its point of end- use always contains ________ - it takes considerable more than 3412 Btus of fuel to produce a kWh of electrical energy.






4. Where ever possible - data should be recorded in physically measurable units (typically the units of purchase such as ____ - ___ - ___ - ___ - ___ - and ___.






5. A basic energy accounting system has three parts: ________ - an ________ and a ________.






6. Presently - many businesses and industries are adopting a ________ strategy for improving their operations.






7. The most important single ingredient for successful implementation and operation of an energy management program is ________.






8. ________ are vitally needed today. One important reason is that energy management helps the nation face some of its biggest problems.






9. Time and again - energy management has shown that it can substantially reduce energy cost and energy consumption through ________.






10. The energy consumed to maintain building temperature at its desired set point is approximately equivalent to heat lost through ___and ___in the heating season or gained in the cooling season.






11. In fact - for most ________ - ________ - and ________ energy management is one of the most promising profit improvement- cost reduction programs available today.






12. In fact - energy available from ________ has almost always proven to be the most economical source of 'new' energy.






13. To ________ - all of the energy used in the facility must be identified - the total cost of that energy tabulated - and the total number of square feet of conditioned space determined.






14. A ________ to energy management is required to ensure that many important activities will be examined and optimized.






15. ________ is the art and science of tracing Btu and energy dollar flow through an organization.






16. ________ - the main contributor to potential global climate change - is produced by the combustion of fossil fuel - primarily to provide transportation and energy services.






17. There are two ways to develop the energy budget: ________ or ________.






18. Although energy management cannot solve all the nation's problems - perhaps it can ease the strain on our environment and give us time to develop ________.






19. The traditional unit of measure of electrical energy is the kilowatt- hour; in terms of Btu's - ________ is equivalent to 3412 Btu.






20. The engineering model attempts to remedy the deficiency in the statistical model by developing complete ________ to determine the amount of energy theoretically required.






21. Meters should have ________; which is defined as the ability to measure accurately over the entire range of energy flow involved.






22. ________ is a vital element in the successful execution of an energy management program - and management should do all it can to encourage creativity rather than stifle it.






23. The United States adopted ________ - and ________which established a new trade program for sulfur oxides and nitrous and mercury emissions from power plants.






24. Energy represents the ability to do work - and the standard engineering measure for energy used in this book is the ________ or ________.






25. A very basic measurement of a facility's energy performance is called the ________.