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Introduction To Energy Management
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 25 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. ________ 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.
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; the Clear Skies Act of 2003
British thermal unit - or Btu.
Creativity
Energy Utilization Index (EUI).
2. A basic energy accounting system has three parts: ________ - an ________ and a ________.
One kilowatt- hour (kWh)
Improved energy efficiencies.
Energy use monitoring; energy use record; performance measure.
Energy management activities
3. The traditional unit of measure of electrical energy is the kilowatt- hour; in terms of Btu's - ________ is equivalent to 3412 Btu.
One kilowatt- hour (kWh)
1. design and installation of accurate metering 2. development of an energy budget 3. publication of regular performance reports including variances.
Good turndown ratio;
Manufacturing; industrial; other commercial organizations
4. The most important single ingredient for successful implementation and operation of an energy management program is ________.
Commitment to the program by top management.
CUSUM (Cumulative Sum of Differences)
Good turndown ratio;
Energy accounting
5. There are two ways to develop the energy budget: ________ or ________.
New energy sources.
Energy use monitoring; energy use record; performance measure.
Statistical manipulation of historical data; utilization of engineering models.
Improved energy efficiencies.
6. ________ are vitally needed today. One important reason is that energy management helps the nation face some of its biggest problems.
Energy management programs
Energy management activities
Energy use monitoring; energy use record; performance measure.
CUSUM (Cumulative Sum of Differences)
7. 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 ________.
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; the Clear Skies Act of 2003
Energy management programs
Commitment to the program by top management.
New energy sources.
8. A ________ to energy management is required to ensure that many important activities will be examined and optimized.
Compute the EUI
Whole systems viewpoint
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; the Clear Skies Act of 2003
Gallons - litres - therms - kWh - ft3 - M3 and so on.
9. Time and again - energy management has shown that it can substantially reduce energy cost and energy consumption through ________.
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Energy Utilization Index (EUI).
Compute the EUI
Improved energy efficiencies.
10. In fact - for most ________ - ________ - and ________ energy management is one of the most promising profit improvement- cost reduction programs available today.
CUSUM (Cumulative Sum of Differences)
Compute the EUI
Improved energy efficiencies.
Manufacturing; industrial; other commercial organizations
11. ________ - the main contributor to potential global climate change - is produced by the combustion of fossil fuel - primarily to provide transportation and energy services.
Carbon dioxide
Total Quality Management (TQM)
1. design and installation of accurate metering 2. development of an energy budget 3. publication of regular performance reports including variances.
Gallons - litres - therms - kWh - ft3 - M3 and so on.
12. The engineering model attempts to remedy the deficiency in the statistical model by developing complete ________ to determine the amount of energy theoretically required.
Energy balance calculations
Energy accounting
Energy Utilization Index (EUI).
One kilowatt- hour (kWh)
13. A very basic measurement of a facility's energy performance is called the ________.
Improved energy efficiencies.
3412 Btu per kWh
Statistical manipulation of historical data; utilization of engineering models.
Energy Utilization Index (EUI).
14. Meters should have ________; which is defined as the ability to measure accurately over the entire range of energy flow involved.
One kilowatt- hour (kWh)
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; the Clear Skies Act of 2003
Good turndown ratio;
British thermal unit - or Btu.
15. 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.
Manufacturing; industrial; other commercial organizations
Commitment to the program by top management.
Statistical manipulation of historical data; utilization of engineering models.
Compute the EUI
16. Where ever possible - data should be recorded in physically measurable units (typically the units of purchase such as ____ - ___ - ___ - ___ - ___ - and ___.
Energy balance calculations
Creativity
Gallons - litres - therms - kWh - ft3 - M3 and so on.
Total Quality Management (TQM)
17. 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.
Improved energy efficiencies.
Statistical manipulation of historical data; utilization of engineering models.
New energy sources.
CUSUM (Cumulative Sum of Differences)
18. 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.
3412 Btu per kWh
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Creativity
CUSUM (Cumulative Sum of Differences)
19. A good energy accounting system is implemented in three phases: (1) ________ - (2) ________ and (3) ________.
British thermal unit - or Btu.
Gallons - litres - therms - kWh - ft3 - M3 and so on.
Whole systems viewpoint
1. design and installation of accurate metering 2. development of an energy budget 3. publication of regular performance reports including variances.
20. In fact - energy available from ________ has almost always proven to be the most economical source of 'new' energy.
Energy management activities
Commitment to the program by top management.
One kilowatt- hour (kWh)
Energy accounting
21. ________ is the art and science of tracing Btu and energy dollar flow through an organization.
Energy accounting
Carbon dioxide
Whole systems viewpoint
Energy use monitoring; energy use record; performance measure.
22. 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.
Commitment to the program by top management.
CUSUM (Cumulative Sum of Differences)
The building envelope; ventilation
New energy sources.
23. Energy represents the ability to do work - and the standard engineering measure for energy used in this book is the ________ or ________.
New energy sources.
Energy Utilization Index (EUI).
British thermal unit - or Btu.
Manufacturing; industrial; other commercial organizations
24. Presently - many businesses and industries are adopting a ________ strategy for improving their operations.
Whole systems viewpoint
Energy balance calculations
Energy management activities
Total Quality Management (TQM)
25. The United States adopted ________ - and ________which established a new trade program for sulfur oxides and nitrous and mercury emissions from power plants.
One kilowatt- hour (kWh)
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; the Clear Skies Act of 2003
Improved energy efficiencies.
Statistical manipulation of historical data; utilization of engineering models.