TY - GEN
T1 - A Novel Methodology Proposal for the Realization of Energy Audits in Small Office Buildings
AU - Viales, Randy Jimenez
AU - Rojas, Emanuel Coto
AU - Mata, Oscar Nunez
AU - Garita, Victor Vega
AU - Mora, Aramis Perez
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The interest of companies in reducing their energy consumption has been of latent interest in recent years, and Costa Rica is no exception. In this case, the government has established different policies aiming for the reduction of energy costs for the industry sector; however, the method for reaching this goal is not clear. Hence, in this paper we propose a methodology, from an electrical point of view, for conducting energy audits, specifically for small office buildings (those in which the energy consumption is up to 200,000 kWh per year). The proposed method considers different aspects which include: the intention of a carrying out an energy audit, determination of problematic areas and, the application of updated standards, and regulations. For this particular study, the methodology proposal was evaluated in a smal building and it was determined that with the joint application of three measures the monthly cost of the electricity bill can be reduced up to 50 %.
AB - The interest of companies in reducing their energy consumption has been of latent interest in recent years, and Costa Rica is no exception. In this case, the government has established different policies aiming for the reduction of energy costs for the industry sector; however, the method for reaching this goal is not clear. Hence, in this paper we propose a methodology, from an electrical point of view, for conducting energy audits, specifically for small office buildings (those in which the energy consumption is up to 200,000 kWh per year). The proposed method considers different aspects which include: the intention of a carrying out an energy audit, determination of problematic areas and, the application of updated standards, and regulations. For this particular study, the methodology proposal was evaluated in a smal building and it was determined that with the joint application of three measures the monthly cost of the electricity bill can be reduced up to 50 %.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193209598&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/CONCAPANXLI59599.2023.10517553
DO - 10.1109/CONCAPANXLI59599.2023.10517553
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85193209598
T3 - Proceeding of the 2023 IEEE 41st Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN XLI 2023
BT - Proceeding of the 2023 IEEE 41st Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN XLI 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 41st IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2023
Y2 - 8 November 2023 through 10 November 2023
ER -