utiliVisor Introduces Portable Energy Monitoring Service
utiliVisor has introduced a portable service aimed at increasing energy plant performance.
Called Intelligent Performance Testing (IPT), the new service will enable building owners to optimize chiller plant equipment to achieve significant energy savings with a minimal capital investment.
With the IPT portable service, utiliVisor energy technicians install non-obtrusive, portable BTU meters, electric meters and a web server to gather five minute incremental interval data on chiller plant equipment. The data is collected in “real time” and analyzed by utiliVisor energy engineers to evaluate equipment performance and indentify energy saving opportunities.
The IPT process allows owners to establish the true operating cost of chilled water generation. It identifies excessive kW usage at part load conditions, improper water flows that might cause heat transfer problems, inefficient compressor control, and chiller inefficiencies verses the manufacturer’s design specifications. The service provides the basis for implementing optimal chiller sequencing and creates baseline operating efficiency for future chiller plant upgrades.
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