Solutions are the fundamental tools to saving energy and each system can adapt various ways depending on the user’s budget and installation. At Sedac Energy Management we specialize on providing solutions to the 4 major energy consumers and they are: Lighting, Refrigeration, Heating / Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Power

 

Each of these energy consumers has a number of solutions to save energy, all of which depend on the site, the current system installed and return on investment for the user. These systems also require professional and technical installation which we also provide. Each of our installations and applications are designed to work with a Return on Investment. A return on investment is the time it takes to payback the installation from the money saved in energy. These factors are greatly affected by the price of kWh you’re paying, the selected applications installed and size of installation.

 

Lighting is an important part of everyone’s day and to save lighting generally means turning off lights and working in uncomfortable situations. We have technology which can not only save energy but allow us to work comfortable. The different ways in which we reduce energy with lighting are:

• LED light retrofits (Same light except 30% power)
• Dimming existing lighting in bright areas
• Occupancy sensing
• Installing timer systems to turn off lights out of hours

 

Refrigeration is said to use up to 5% of Australia’s energy consumption which is extremely large considering the progressing technology to refrigerate more efficiently. Each refrigeration plant is affected by certain factors that can and cannot be controlled. Climate is a large influence on how efficient the plant runs and each should be commissioned specifically to its location and requirements.

We can however save energy by a number of ways including:

• Re-commissioning the plant to its optimal settings
• Night Set backs
• Installing anti-sweat control on freezers
• Case lighting control
• LED retrofits
• Installing EC motors
• Installing Fan Speed Controllers
• Installing Variable Speed Drives

 

Air conditioning is another system we use to feel comfortable but in order to do this we must use energy. There is a number of differently types of HVAC systems and they all operate in different ways. We have simplified the ways these systems work and isolate areas where we can save power. There are simple means to save energy as well as quite complex installations.

The following are solutions for saving HVAC energy:

• Re-commission the system to its optimal settings
• Night Set backs
• Placement of sensors is extremely important
• Installing Variable Speed Drives
• Installing Fan Speed Controllers
• Installing an inverter

 

Power is a factor which we seem to associate with all energy usage but it can be quite hard to save depending on the installation. It is generally used as a means to keep things running and generally not turned off unless removing an appliance or application from its location.

We can however use a couple of techniques which are proven to work and these are:

• Automatic power boards which turn-off appliances when not used
• Voltage optimisation (Mainly commercial market)
• Power factor correction

We have a large portfolio of satisfied clients, follow the link to view their case studies.

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