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Energy Efficiency at Railways - L&T

The document discusses various ways to improve energy efficiency in railways, including smart metering, power quality solutions, automation, and reducing water and carbon waste. It describes implementing energy monitoring systems, power factor correction, pump automation, quick watering systems, and partnering to reduce carbon footprints to optimize energy usage and costs as well as decrease emissions.

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Energy Efficiency at Railways - L&T

The document discusses various ways to improve energy efficiency in railways, including smart metering, power quality solutions, automation, and reducing water and carbon waste. It describes implementing energy monitoring systems, power factor correction, pump automation, quick watering systems, and partnering to reduce carbon footprints to optimize energy usage and costs as well as decrease emissions.

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Energy Efficiency at Railways

30TH MAY 2022


Smart Metering For Railways

Power Quality Solutions

Automation for Energy Efficiency

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Smart Metering For Railways

Power Quality Solutions

Automation for Energy Efficiency

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Energy Monitoring System – Energy needs to be monitored , measured and optimized
We must be able to answer these questions
Proposed EMS
How much energy is used? | What are the major loads?
When and Where electrical energy is used the most? Monitor &
Customized
Integrate all Control
Dashboards as
Communicable Pumps,
per user
Devices Lighting
requirements
System

Simplified Simple , easy


Customized
Single Line to understand
Reports
Diagram analytics

M Monitor Effectiveness of Energy savings implemented


Smart Metering For Railways

Power Quality Solutions

Automation for Energy Efficiency

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Improving Power Quality – Scope for Reducing Energy Consumption
Location PF Reference
• Average PF checked from various Exceeded Contracted demand by 50%

railway buildings is either lagging or Bhusaval Railway 0.983 PQ Study L&T


station TDD – 15 to 20%
leading and there is scope for Manmad Railway 0.756 PQ Study L&T
station TDD 16.98%
correcting it to near unity
Lucknow Railway 0.89 PCRA Report
• Also Harmonics is above IEEE-519 station TDD – 7.2%

Limit of 8% Mumbai Central 0.956 EMS Data


Railway Station TDD 15 to 20%

Scope of improvements Target parameters Solution

Reduce OpEx • Hybrid Harmonic Filters: APFC Carbon


• Improve True Power Factor with passive + active harmonic
• Optimize Electricity Bills filters
Emission
• Reduce failure rate of Reduction
electrical equipment
• Optimize Apparent Power o Passive Filters to improve PF &
optimize Harmonics
Sustainability 1 KWh = 0.85 kg
• Reduce Carbon foot-print • Mitigate Harmonics o Active Filters to improve True CO2 Saving
• Comply IEEE-519 limits PF & mitigate Harmonics
Smart Metering For Railways

Power Quality Solutions

Automation for Energy Efficiency

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Reduce water wastage to Save Energy

Background:-
Manual operation of pumps cause water wastage &
increases energy consumption too !

Study

Location Pumps Reference


Solution Benefits
Bandra Terminus 10 nos. Visit to BDTS Goal
Solution Pump Automation
Mumbai Central 40 nos. Visit to MCT ✓ Use VFDs for smooth start
stop and energy saving Carbon Emission
✓ No water wastage Reduction
✓ Ensure optimum water level
✓ Use level sensors to ✓ Optimize energy consumption 4 kWh proposed saving
automate pump
✓ Avoid pump & piping damage at BDTS
operations
✓ Due to dry run ( 50 units per day )
✓ Water hammering
✓ Jerky starts ~ 15T CO2 reduction per
✓ Improved power factor year
✓ Scheduling of pump operations
~1500 fully grown trees

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Automation of quick watering system

Background:-
Water being Supplied through Overhead water Tanks
& Manual control.
Filling of Coaches takes longer time & no Consistency

Study

Location Pumps Reference


Solution Benefits
Bhusaval 9 nos. System Implemented Goal
Solution
✓ Use VFDs for smooth start Quick Watering System automation
stop and energy saving Carbon Emission
✓ Maintains required pressure & flow without Reduction
✓ Use of PLC for automation creating excessive stress on system
✓ Reduces manpower Already saving min
✓ Use of SCADA for central ✓ Reduces time to fill the coaches 10% ( > 50 units a day )
monitoring ✓ No need of throttling of valves
✓ Automatic operation of pumps ~ 15T CO2 reduction per
✓ Monitoring of water usage and energy year
consumption with SCADA
~1500 fully grown tress

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Partnering to Reduce
Carbon Footprints

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