Optimal metering plan for measurement and verification on a lighting case study

dc.contributor.authorYe, Xianming
dc.contributor.authorXia, Xiaohua
dc.contributor.emailxianming.ye@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-03T10:23:15Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.description.abstractM&V (Measurement and Verification) has become an indispensable process in various incentive EEDSM (energy efficiency and demand side management) programmes to accurately and reliably measure and verify the project performance in terms of energy and/or cost savings. Due to the uncertain nature of the unmeasurable savings, there is an inherent trade-off between the M&V accuracy and M&V cost. In order to achieve the required M&V accuracy cost-effectively, we propose a combined spatial and longitudinal MCM (metering cost minimisation) model to assist the design of optimal M&V metering plans, which minimises the metering cost whilst satisfying the required measurement and sampling accuracy of M&V. The objective function of the proposed MCM model is the M&V metering cost that covers the procurement, installation and maintenance of the metering system whereas the M&V accuracy requirements are formulated as the constraints. Optimal solutions to the proposed MCM model offer useful information in designing the optimal M&V metering plan. The advantages of the proposed MCM model are demonstrated by a case study of an EE lighting retrofit project and the model is widely applicable to other M&V lighting projects with different population sizes and sampling accuracy requirements.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentElectrical, Electronic and Computer Engineeringen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2017-01-31
dc.description.librarianhb2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/energyen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationYe, XM & Xia, XH 2016, 'Optimal metering plan for measurement and verification on a lighting case study', Energy, vol. 95, pp. 580-592.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0360-5442 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-6785 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.077
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52234
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Energy. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Energy, vol. 95, pp. 580-592, 2016. doi : 10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.077.en_ZA
dc.subjectEnergy efficiencyen_ZA
dc.subjectLightingen_ZA
dc.subjectSamplingen_ZA
dc.subjectMeasurement and verification (M&V)en_ZA
dc.subjectEnergy efficiency and demand side management (EEDSM)en_ZA
dc.subjectMetering cost minimisation (MCM)en_ZA
dc.titleOptimal metering plan for measurement and verification on a lighting case studyen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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