The 30th National Conference on Combustion and Energy National Chin-Yi University of Technology

June 20, 2020 Paper ID: 24001

Energy Audit System Enhancement with Data Visualization

and Online Energy Efficiency Diagnosis
Chih-Wei Lin*, Wei-Chun Lin, Tzu-Chun Yeh
Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute

Email: alanlin@itri.org.tw

Abstract the annual average total electricity consumption

According to the Energy Audit database [1–3]. Fig. 1 shows a schematic of the industrial

supported by the Bureau of Energy in Taiwan, a energy-use declaration and audit process. In this

total of 3,372 major industrial users accounted for process, users log into the declaration system

92% of the electricity consumed by the industrial website and input information regarding their

sector in 2018. The limitation period of the energy consumption, electricity balancing data,

regulations for setting energy conservation utility system, process equipment, and electricity

objectives and executing plans for energy users has conservation measures [4]. The auditors review the

been extended to 2024. Therefore, to enhance calculation methods used to ensure consistency and

energy conservation efforts in the next phase, the reasonableness. An on-site audit is simultaneously

declaration website must provide an effective conducted of corroborating documents. During this

system interface, data visualization, and online process, the declaration and audit database utilizes

energy efficiency diagnosis. During the past a data-visualization tool to facilitate tracking of

three-year enhancement period, the declaration user progress.

speed has increased each season and discussions

within the system between auditors and users have
become more efficient, with the overall level of
satisfaction having improved significantly.

Keyword: Energy Audit, Data Visualization,

Energy Efficiency Diagnosis

1. Research purpose Fig. 1 Industrial energy-use declaration and audit

To improve industrial energy efficiency in process.
Taiwan, the government has mandated a target After years of hard work, the annual average
electricity conservation goal of 1% for all large electricity savings from 2015 to 2018 was
energy users with contract capacities higher than increased by a factor of 1.65 from that achieved
800 kW. Every large energy user has been required from 2012 to 2014 (Fig. 2). However, according to
to implement electricity conservation measures, the announcement by the Bureau of Energy in
and the annual average electricity savings from December 2019 after discussions with experts, the
2015 to 2019 should have been more than 1% of Regulations for Implementing the Energy
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Management Law will extend the limitation period
to 2024. Therefore, to enhance energy conservation
efforts in the next phase, the declaration website
must provide an effective system interface, data
visualization, and online
diagnosis.
Electricity Saving (Billion kWh) Electricity Saving Ratio(%)
40
Electricity Saving (Billion kWh)
industrial energy conservation via “Regulations for
Implementing the Energy Management Law” and
“Regulations on Setting Energy Conservation
Objectives and Execution Plans for Energy Users,”
energy efficiency which are supported by the industrial energy-use
declaration system. With the ongoing advances in
information and data-visualization techniques,
2.5 dynamic charts and graphs can now be utilized by

2.2
35
30.8 2.0 the energy-use declaration and audit system.

Electricity Saving
30 1.68
1.47 1.5 During the past three years, the system has made
25 21.62 1.5
19.34 20.53
20 1.09 1.12
13.62 14.4 0.9 1.0
many improvements.
15 11.61
10
0.5 For example, the re-designed system layout
5
0 0.0 has made the declaration and audit process more
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Year understandable (Fig. 3). Energy-use charts and
equilibrium diagrams help users to understand
Fig. 2 Results of the 1% electricity saving policy
recent and historical energy-use trends (Fig. 4), and
for large energy users since 2015 and
even identify equipment with high power
corresponding savings ratio in Taiwan [5].
consumption levels (Fig. 5). During the declaration
2. Declaration system provides online
process, notices recommending the energy
energy efficiency diagnosis
In Taiwan, major industrial users accounted efficiency measures and replacement of old
for 92% of the electricity consumption of the equipment are shown in the table (Fig. 6). With this
industrial sector in 2018. Therefore, evaluation of excellent system and charts, auditors can readily
the energy conservation potential for the industrial perform online diagnoses of the energy efficiency
sector has great significance for energy policy. In of users based on their declaration data.
recent years, the Bureau of Energy has promoted
Declaration Situation Approval Status

Executing State

Annual Switch

Export Contacts

Audit Opinion

Fig. 3 New programming core and interface of the industrial energy-use declaration system in 2020.
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Data Visualization

Fig. 4 Charts of past energy use and equilibrium diagram built-in to the declaration system.

High-Power Consumption High-Power Consumption

Low Operating Hours High Operating Hours
Compressor
A
Power(kW)

Others
Pump
Boiler Boiler
B A

Compressor
Elevator Boiler B
C
Heat
Medium
Boiler
Low-Power Consumption Low-Power Consumption
Low Operating Hours Annual operating hours (HR) Low Operating Hours

Fig. 5 Quadrant diagram used to identify high power consumption equipment.

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Fig. 6 Energy efficiency measures rationality notice in the declaration system.

3. Results and discussion [Online]. Available:

The industrial energy-use declaration system
plays an important part in promoting energy
efficiency. During the past three years of system
enhancements, the speed of the user declaration
process was significantly increased and the
telephone consultation time was reduced by a third
compared to last year. Discussions between users
within the system and the perceived satisfaction
have both improved significantly.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by “The Project
of Industrial Energy Audit and Conservation
Consultation for Technical Promotion” of the
Bureau of Energy–Ministry of Economic Affairs in
https://www.moeaboe.gov.tw/ECW/english/c
ontent/Content.aspx?menu_id=1702.
[Accessed: March 10, 2020].
[3] M. of E. A. Bureau of Energy, “Regulations
on Setting Energy Conservation Objectives
and Execution Plans for Energy Users,”
Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic
Affairs, R.O.C., December 25, 2019.
[Online]. Available:
https://www.moeaboe.gov.tw/ecw/populace/
Law/Content.aspx?menu_id=2340.
[Accessed: March 10, 2020].
[4] Industrial Energy-Use Declaration System
(https://emis.itri.org.tw/energyaudit).
[5] 2019 Industrial Energy Audit Annual Report
(https://emis.itri.org.tw/Book).
摘 要
我國2018年生產性質能源大用戶用電佔工

Taiwan. 業部門用電達到92%，如何協助能源大用戶挖掘
節能潛力將是國家整體節能重要的課題。透過生
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