Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic

Energy Engineering
Energy Audit
Spring 2018
Prerequisite:

An energy audit is a systematic analysis of energy use and energy consumption within a defined
energy audit scope, in order to identify, quantify and report on the opportunities for improved
energy performance. Therefore, an energy audit is an energy assessment. This evaluation analyses
energy flows in a building, process or system to reduce the amount of energy input into the system
whilst maintaining or improving human comfort, health and safety. The level of detail of this
evaluation determines the type of audit.
In this course, we will explore aspects of energy audits, conservation measure, energy analysis tools,
thermal comfort, indoor air quality, energy efficiency in industry, and finally apply concepts and
methods to energy audit of buildings and systems. Topics include types of energy audit, energy
sources, thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality, heat transfer through walls and windows,
ventilation, space heating and cooling loads, energy analysis, HVAC systems, computer simulation
models, and energy audit process and energy efficiency in industry. We will emphasize both a
qualitative and a quantitative understanding of energy fundamentals, examples from practice, and
audit exercises.
Pairs of student should select a building or system for their final project. Student teams will apply
energy audit concepts and methods on the selected building or system.

Class Meetings
Lectures: Saturday and Monday 04:30 pm -06:00 pm, Room 102

Instructor
Ehsan Asadi, asadi@oxinpetro.com
Mahdi Shakoori, m.shakouri@unido.org
Office hours: by appointment

Suggested text
 Dotty, S., 2013. “Energy Management Handbook”, 8th Edition.
 Thumann, A., et al., 2012. “Handbook of Energy Audits”, 9th Edition.
 Krarti, M., 2009. “Energy Audit of Building Systems, An Engineering Approach”, 2nd Edition. CRC
Press.
Further readings on reserve at Rotch Library
 DIRECTIVE 2002/91/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL, Official Journal of the European Communities.
 DIRECTIVE 2010/31/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL, Official Journal of the European Communities.
 ISO 500001, Energy Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use.
 ISO 50002, Energy Audits – Requirements with guidance for use.
 ISO 50006, Energy Management systems – Measuring energy performance using energy
baselines (EnB) and energy performance indicators (EnPI) – General principals and
guidance.

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Course Grading
15% Homework submittals
15% Short presentation
15% Exam 1
30% Exam 2
20% Final project report and presentation
5% Class participation

Schedule

Class Date Day Subject Lecturer

1 2/3(‫ بهمن‬14) S Introduction, types of energy audit EA
2 2/5(‫ بهمن‬16) M Energy Audit, ECM, Case Study, Energy Sources EA
- 2/10(‫ بهمن‬21) S No Class -
- 2/12(‫ بهمن‬23) M No Class -
3 2/17(‫ بهمن‬28) S Economic Analysis EA
4 2/19(‫ بهمن‬30) M Energy Analysis Tools EA
5 2/24(‫ اسفند‬5) S Building Envelope EA
6 2/26(‫ اسفند‬7) M Example of Envelope heat gain/loss EA
7 3/3(‫ اسفند‬12) S HVAC Systems EA
8 3/5(‫ اسفند‬14) M Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) EA
9 3/10(‫ اسفند‬19) S IAQ Audit EA
10 3/12(‫ اسفند‬21) M Exam #1 EA
11 3/17(‫ اسفند‬26) S Spring Break EA
12 3/19(‫ اسفند‬28) M Spring Break EA
- 3/24(‫ فروردین‬4) S Spring Break -
- 3/26(‫ فروردین‬6) M Spring Break -
- 3/31(‫ فروردین‬11) S Spring Break -
- 4/2(‫ فروردین‬13) M Spring Break -
13 4/7(‫ فروردین‬18) S Energy Management Control Systems EA
14 4/9(‫ فروردین‬20) M ‫ اصول کلی ممیزی و بازنگری انرژی در صنعت‬،‫ ضرورت بهره وری انرژی‬MS
15 4/14(‫ فروردین‬25) S No Class MS
16 4/16(‫ فروردین‬27) M ‫ فرصت های بین المللی و ملی در زمینه بهره وری انرژی‬،‫ تعیین خط مبنای انرژی‬MS
17 4/21(‫ اردیبهشت‬1) S ‫ معرفی تجهیزات اندازه گیری‬،‫ روش های تحلیل پروژه های صرفه جویی انرژی‬MS
18 4/23(‫ اردیبهشت‬3) M ‫ بررسی و ارزیابی عملکرد انرژی در سیستم های حرارتی‬EA
19 4/28(‫ اردیبهشت‬8) S Methods for estimating Energy Savings EA

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20 4/30(‫ اردیبهشت‬10) M Computer Simulation Models EA
21 5/5(‫ اردیبهشت‬15) S Case Study 1 EA
22 5/7(‫ اردیبهشت‬17) M Case Study 2 EA
23 5/12(‫ اردیبهشت‬22) S Tour of … facility EA-MS
24 5/14(‫ اردیبهشت‬24) M No Class EA
25 5/19(‫ اردیبهشت‬29) S Project presentations EA
26 5/21(‫ اردیبهشت‬31) M Project presentations EA
27 5/26(‫ خرداد‬5) S Project presentations EA
28 5/28(‫ خرداد‬7) M Exam review EA