Wireless Technology and its Role for Implementing Energy Efficiency and Demand Response in Industrial Electrification Processes
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The document discusses the importance of wireless technology in enhancing energy efficiency and demand response within industrial electrification processes. It emphasizes the necessity of collecting end-use data to optimize energy management and reduce CO2 emissions, highlighting non-intrusive methods for data acquisition. Additionally, it advocates revisiting load research to better understand customer load dynamics and improve energy efficiency initiatives.
Wireless Technology and its Role for Implementing Energy Efficiency and Demand Response in Industrial Electrification Processes
- 1. Wireless Technology and its Role for Implementing Energy Efficiency and Demand Response in Industrial Electrification Processes Efficient Enterprises: Powering American Industry September 25, 2009 Tom Reddoch Executive Director for Energy Utilization
- 2. Key Points • Acquiring End Use data is crucial to managing electrification processes — energy, demand and CO2 • The role of sensors and the wireless transmission of information is vital achieving economic sound practices for process management • The need for load research data including both whole site and end use information provides the necessary electrical use patterns to maximize system performance CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 2
- 3. Purpose of Wireless Communication Technology in the Electrification of Processes A non intrusive and low cost method to collect information from a process and then implement operation strategies for the purpose of maximizing several metrics such as reducing energy usage (Conservation), reducing power demand (Demand Response), and reducing CO2 footprint. CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 3
- 4. Collection of Process Data Parameter of Interest Output Signal Chemical Measurement System Chemical Electrical Electrical Mechanical Output Mechanical Thermal Sensor Modifier Thermal Radiation Transducer Radiation Optical Optical Magnetic Magnetic Power Supply Output Signal Wireless Transmitter Analyzer CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 4
- 5. Adoption of Industrial Age Technologies CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 5
- 6. Adoption of Internet Technologies CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 6
- 7. The Key to Process Management is Load Shape Information CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 7
- 8. Load Shape Library to Estimate the Impact of Promoting New Technologies • Library of load shapes – Whole-site and end-use Fast Food Restaurant -- Summer metered data from Load 12 Misc InLite XLite Refr Research Studies 10 Cook Water Vent Cool – Prototypical load shapes 8 Watts/Sq.Ft. – Engineering estimates 6 4 • Visualization and analysis 2 capabilities 0 – View 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 1 3 5 7 9 – Modify/customize – Aggregate – Calibrate/Simulate CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 8
- 9. Why do we Need to Revisit Load Research? • Changing nature of customer load • Renewed interest in energy efficiency and demand response • Even best available load data is stale • End-use shapes are critical inputs to model EE impact on marginal CO2 emissions • Availability of AMI data • Low cost sub metering and communication technology CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 9
- 10. Re-engaging in Load Research • Distributed watt-meter measurement campaign – Developing measurement protocols for plug loads – Extensible to other end-uses • Sub-metering using AMI – Interrogate smart meters – Non-intrusive disambiguation of consumption – Identify end-uses by “signature” current and voltage waveforms – Test innovative techniques CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 10
- 11. Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity CWG/9552P © 2009 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 11