Electrical Load, Facility Audit and Estimation of Monthly Energy Consumption in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Electrical load, load audit, facility audit, energy consumptionAbstract
Electrical loads and facilities audits are carried out within the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Measurements of consumption are taken for a period of five days with the aid of a clamp meter. Monthly electric energy consumption data from January 2008 to February 2013 are also obtained from the Works and Services Department of the University. Facilities audit reveals that the University has 20 functional generators with a total capacity of 6130kVA and 22 transformers comprising 20 distribution transformers and 2 power transformers. The study shows that load and facility audit is essential in carrying out load forecasting. Therefore, energy storage should be incorporated to the power network to cater for sudden increase in energy demand.
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