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Indian Institute of Technology Madras

KMB-IIT-MAD-23.05.17-08

The subject plant is located in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and falls under NIC Category-29301. This assessment was carried out by the IEAC Center, IIT Madras, during the course of the year 2023.

General Info

Principal Product

Automotive parts

Plant Area (Sq.ft)

30,000

No. of Employees

50

Production Hours

7,200

Annual Production

5,00,000

Annual Sales

₹2,00,00,000

Assessment Summary

Total Energy Costs(per year)

₹93,04,813

Total Recommended Investment(one time)

₹10,93,000

Total Recommended Savings(per year)

₹17,19,507

Energy Costs Calculation
Electricity

Annual Usage

10,63,240

Unit

kWh

Unit Cost

₹8.75

Annual Cost

₹93,04,813

Total Energy Costs(per year)

₹93,04,813

Observations & Recommendations
TR - Transformer
ObservationRecommendationUnit SavingsAnnual SavingsInvestmentROIStatus
High Current HarmonicsInstall Harmonic Filters₹3,00,00011.3
CPF - Capacitor & Power Factor
ObservationRecommendationUnit SavingsAnnual SavingsInvestmentROIStatus
₹30,000
CR - Compressor
ObservationRecommendationUnit SavingsAnnual SavingsInvestmentROIStatus
High Air LeakageArrest all identified air leakages and regularly check for air leaks1,20,750₹10,56,563₹2,00,0002.3
Power consumption during unloadingThe actual plant CFM load should be calculated accurately and there should be one compressor meeting the base air load by running at full load and the other for meeting peak/fluctuating loads by operating it with a VFD;26250₹2,29,688₹500002.6
HVC - Heating Ventilation & Cooling
ObservationRecommendationUnit SavingsAnnual SavingsInvestmentROIStatus
High Specific power consumptionInstall Air Conditioning Units and Heat Pumps Having the Highest Practical Efficiency46,200₹4,04,250₹4,20,50012.5
FN - Fans
ObservationRecommendationUnit SavingsAnnual SavingsInvestmentROIStatus
Old Type FansUse BLDC Fan of 30 W with same velocity3315₹29,006₹9250038.3