Energy Management and Conservation Handbook

While researchers work overtime to create new technologies and methods of providing energy, it is critical that modern industry makes the most efficient use of the energy that is currently available. The Energy Management and Conservation Handbook offers expert guidance on the planning and design of “green” technologies. It focuses on management strategies for better utilization of energy in buildings and industry as well as ways of improving energy efficiency at the end use. Renowned authorities from around the globe share insights and modern points of view on a broad spectrum of topics. Summarizing proven energy efficient technologies in the building sector, the book includes examples that highlight the cost-effectiveness of some of these technologies. It introduces basic methods for designing and sizing cost-effective systems and determining whether it is economically efficient to invest in specific energy efficiency or renewable energy projects. It provides guidance for computing measures of economic performance for relatively simple investment choices and the fundamentals for dealing with complex investment decisions. The book also describes energy audit producers commonly used to improve the energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings as well as industrial facilities.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction to Energy Management and Conversation
Chapter 2 : Outlook for U.S. Energy Consumption and Prices
Chapter 3 : Economics Methods
Chapter 4 : Energy Audits for Buildings
Chapter 5 : Electrical Energy Management in Buildings
Chapter 6 : Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Control Systems
Chapter 7 : Energy-Efficient Lighting Technologies and Their Applications in the Commercial and Residential Sectors
Chapter 8 : Energy Efficient Technologies : Major Appliances and Space Conditioning Equipment
Chapter 9 : Heat Pumps
Chapter 10 : Industrial Energy Efficiency and Energy Management
Chapter 11 : Electric Motor Systems Efficiency
Chapter 12 : Energy Storage Technologies
Chapter 13 : Demand-Side Management

Appendices
Appendix A : The International System of Units, Fundamental Constants, and Conversion Factors
Appendix B : Solar Radiation Data
Appendix C : Properties of Gases, Vapors, Liquids and Solids
Appendix D : Thermophysical Properties of Refrigerants
Index

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