Hochschule Mannheim

Report on the internship at

Synergy Efficiency Solutions in Jakarta

KPS
David Isermann
Mannheim, 18.04.2024

Hochschule Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Contents

1 Synergy Efficiency Solutions

2 Analysis and Design of a Chiller Plant
2.1 Analysis
2.2 Design
3 Automation
3.1 Automation of Analysis
3.2 Automation of Plant Design
4 Final Assessment
5 Conclusion about the Internship

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1 Synergy Efficiency Solutions

• Founded 2008 and headquartered in South Jakarta

• Mission:
Making energy efficiency a mainstream practice in Indonesia
• Business model:
• Investing in the client
• Revenue through savings
• Services:
• Financing and consulting
• Design and implementation of energy efficiency solutions
• Focus on HVAC systems

References: [1]

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2 Analysis and Design of a Chiller Plant

• A chiller plant is a centralized cooling

system for large buildings
• For analysis temperatures, input
powers, flow and pressures have to
be measured or logged

References: [2] [3]

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2.1 Analysis

• Part-load profile is a tool for understanding operational characteristics

• Estimating plant efficiency and energy cost

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2.2 Design

1. Chillers:
• Identify suitable chiller configurations
• Analyse chiller configurations
2. Pumps:
• Identify suitable CHWP and CWP configurations
• Analyse pump configurations
3. Cooling Towers:
• Identify suitable cooling tower configurations
• Analyse cooling tower configurations

Process takes up to 10 days

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3 Automation
3.1 Automation of Analysis
• Automation in Python
1. Import and synchronization of datasets
2. Cleaning data
3. Computation of Excel formulas
4. Create dataframes containing data and formulas
5. Write to Excel file

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3.2 Automation of Plant Design

• Inputs:
• Part-load profile and equipment database
• Chiller Selection:
• 3 nested loops exploring every configuration for every chiller
• Ranking chillers depending on CAPEX and electricity cost
• Pump Selection:
• 2 nested loops exploring configurations and oversizing
• Computation of optimal parameters and price estimation
• Cooling Tower Selection:
• 2 nested loops exploring every configuration for every CT
• Ranking CTs depending on CAPEX and electricity cost

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4 Final Assessment

• Time savings of up to 10 days

• Selection of most efficient equipment
• Monetary savings of up to $350.000 USD for every tested project
Impact on engineers workflow
Double amount of audits

• Optimal results with larger database

• Analysis has to be reviewed and validated

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5 Conclusion about the Internship

• Transformative learning experience

• Collaboration in multicultural team
• Insights in software development
• Understanding of project dynamics
• Politics involved in high-budget projects

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Quellenverzeichnis

[1] https://synergy.id/about/about-us/, last accessed on 22.01.2014

[2]
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/ModelicaBased-Dynamic-Modeling
-of-Water-Cooled-LiLi/e992d1a1baecb5dbefa5a14fb381f57ac598f81d/gur
e/0
, last accessed on 22.01.2014
[3]
https://theengineeringmindset.com/chiller-types-and-application-guide/,
last accessed on 22.01.2014

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Thank you for your attention

KPS David Isermann

Mannheim, 18.04.2024

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