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ENERGY.EXE
ELECTRICAL DESIGN SOFTWARE
Energy Cost Version 2.0 Documentation
(c) Copyright 1993-1994 Electrical Design Software
Licensed Material. All Rights Reserved.
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ELECTRICAL DESIGN SOFTWARE
12 Vassar Drive Pelham, NH 03076
Phone or Fax: (603) 893-9008
Copyright (c) 1993-1994 All Rights ReservedEnergy Cost 2.0 From Electrical Design Software
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
Introduction ............................................... 1
Definition of shareware .................................... 1
Disclaimer - Agreement ..................................... 2
What is Energy Cost 2.0 .................................... 3
Ordering Energy Cost 2.0 ................................... 3
System requirements ........................................ 3
Files ...................................................... 4
Command line options ....................................... 4
Energy Cost Tutorial........................................ 5-13
Special Keys ............................................... 14
Quick access keys from the main screen ..................... 15
Command buttons main work and names screen ................. 15
Command buttons calculate kilowatt hour screen ............. 16
Command buttons ampere averaging screen .................... 16
Help system ................................................ 16-17
General overview of the main menu selections................ 17-19
Pop up calculator........................................... 19
Each data entry field explained............................. 19-24
The electric bill information screen........................ 25-28
Data base subjects ......................................... 29-30
Ampere averaging utility ................................... 30
Reporting - print or file .................................. 31
Lighting schedules ......................................... 31-33
Motor schedules ............................................ 33-34
Power factor schedules ..................................... 34-35
Formulas ................................................... 36
When you Register........................................... 37
Why you should register .................................... 37
Support..................................................... 38
Copyright (c) 1993-1994 All Rights ReservedEnergy Cost 2.0 From Electrical Design Software
I N T R O D U C T I O N
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Electrical Design Software is a New Hampshire based company
that was established in 1992. Our organization's primary objective
is to produce quality software, at a reasonable price for the
electrical industry.
ENERGY COST 2.0 requires no special computer knowledge, and
is designed to accommodate both the amateur and professional user.
Context Sensitive Help Screens have been programmed into this
application in order for you, the user, to continue working
quickly and efficiently.
Most importantly, here at Electrical Design Software, YOUR
comments are considered essential, for the development of future
software products. With your input we can design programs that
will accommodate the Electrical Industry and other specialized
fields.
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are required to register. Individual programs differ
on details -- some request registration while others require it,
some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get
anything from the simple right to continue using the software to
an updated program.
Copyright laws apply to both shareware and commercial
software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a
few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are
accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the
programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are
good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method
of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the software, either to all or to a specific group.
For example, some authors require written permission before a
commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.
You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's Commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try it before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
Copyright (c) 1993-1994 All Rights Reserved Page 1Energy Cost 2.0 From Electrical Design Software
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Users of ENERGY COST 2.0 must accept this disclaimer of
warranty: ENERGY COST 2.0 is supplied as is. Electrical Design
Software disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including,
without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness
for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct
or consequential, which may result from the use of ENERGY COST 2.0.
ENERGY COST 2.0 is a "Shareware Program" and is provided at
no charge to the user for EVALUATION. Feel free to share it with
your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
provide personal computer users with quality software without high
prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to
develop new products.
If you use ENERGY COST 2.0 after a 30 day trial period, you MUST
make a registration of $64.00 to Electrical Design Software. The
*$64.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any ONE
computer at any one time.
You must treat this software just like a book. An example is
that this software may be used by any number of people and may be
freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as
there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's
being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two
different persons at the same time.
Commercial users of ENERGY COST 2.0 must register and pay for
their copies of ENERGY COST 2.0 within 30 days of first use or their
license is withdrawn. Site or distribution license arrangements
may be made by contacting Electrical Design Software.
Anyone distributing ENERGY COST 2.0 for any kind of
remuneration must first contact Electrical Design Software at the
address listed for authorization. This authorization will be
automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as
adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such
distributors may begin offering ENERGY COST 2.0 immediately
(However Electrical Design Software must still be advised so that
the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of
ENERGY COST 2.0).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of ENERGY COST 2.0 along to
your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register
their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
will receive a copy of the latest version of ENERGY COST
Copyright (c) 1993-1994 All Rights Reserved Page 2Energy Cost 2.0 From Electrical Design Software
WHAT IS ENERGY COST - VERSION 2.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Energy 2.0 will produce TOTAL or COMPARISON reports, in cost
kilowatt hours or demand charges.
With ENERGY 2.0 you can quickly identify the cost of one lighting system
to another, determine the savings on changing to energy efficient equipment
to calculate a pay back period, analyze the savings by improving the power
factor, compare usage at peak & off-peak times, etc. Also, the electric
bill information screen helps in calculating the cost per peak and off-peak
kilowatt hours. Built-in calculator. Ampere averaging screen to calculate
for rapidly changing loads. Complete data base system allows you to save and
recall valuable energy usage records.
New England Business Service, Inc offers compatible forms for all Electrical
Design Software programs . The advantage of forms is to enhance the
appearance of the printed reports.
To order forms phone.............(800) 388-3810
Multipurpose Form ...............9331
Mail code number ................11028
ORDERING ENERGY COST - VERSION 2.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can order directly from Electrical Design Software by filling in
the registration form and enclosing a check, OR
Credit card orders ONLY are available from Public (software) Library
with your MC, Visa, AmEx, or Discover card by calling
Voice phone (800)-242-4775 By fax (713)-524-6398
From overseas (713)-524-6394 By CompuServe to 71355.470
These numbers are for ORDERING only. Electrical Design Software can
NOT be reached at those numbers. To contact Electrical Design Software
for information about dealer pricing, volume discounts, site or
distribution licensing, the status of a product shipment, the latest
version number, for technical information, or to discuss returns,
call (603)-893-9008 or write Electrical Design Software, 12 Vassar
Drive, Pelham, NH 03076.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ENERGY COST 2.0 requires the following hardware and/or software
to operate:
1. 640K memory - 286 or higher CPU.
2. IBM(R) PC/XT/AT or true "compatible" running MS-DOS or PC-DOS
Operating System version 3.1 or higher.
3. One high-density floppy-disk drive or a hard disk drive (hard
disk recommended)
4. Expanded memory suggested, but not required.
5. Use of mouse is optional.
Copyright (c) 1993-1994 All Rights Reserved Page 3Energy Cost 2.0 From Electrical Design Software
FILES
~~~~~
You have the following files for the ENERGY COST 2.0 program:
1. ENERGY.EXE Main program
2. ENERGY.MDB Data base file will be created on first start
3. ENERGY.HLP Help screens
4. ENERGY.DOC Documentation
5. ENERGY.INI Initialization file
6. FEEDBACK.DOC Program feedback
7. ISAMPACK.EXE Utility to pack data file. (IN REG. VERSION)
8. ISAMREPR.EXE Utility to repair a damaged data file.(IN
REG.VERSION)
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When starting ENERGY you can set the monitor to 43 or, 50
line mode from the command line with the following command.
For 43 line mode type ENERGY 43 then press ENTER
For 50 line mode type ENERGY 50 then press ENTER
On 43 line mode the main work screen will be at the top leaving
a lower section to pull down the other screens. On 50 line mode
the main work screen will be at the top and the Names screen
will setup at the bottom. The main work screen is stationary
while all other screens are moveable and some are re-sizeable.
Moving windows
──────────────
With the keyboard use Ctrl + F7 to activate the window move
feature. Use the arrow keys to place the window at the
desired location. Press ENTER to set the window in the new
location. The cursor must be on the window you want to move
when using the keyboard method.
With the mouse click the top bar and drag to the desired
location.
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ENERGY COST TUTORIAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Welcome to Energy Cost - a professional software program
that is especially designed for Engineers, Energy Consultants,
Electrical Contractors, Electrical Power Companies and students.
Gain the competitive edge with advanced PC technology and
individual know-how.
This tutorial is designed to familiarize you with the major
features that Energy Cost has been widely known for. You
will feel at ease with these step-by-step instructions. So
lets begin!
1. First, start Energy Cost by going to the directory containing
the Energy Cost files. This may be the default directory
ENERGY or any other directory that you may have specified
during installation. From that directory type ENERGY, then
press ENTER. This will load the program and present the
opening screen.
2. You can begin this tutorial by pressing the ENTER key or SPACE
BAR. This will access the main work screen.
Remember to display a help message about the task you are
performing, press F1. To exit help press ESC.
3. We will continue by entering EXISTING LIGHTING in the tag
field. The tag field is used to characterize the information
on the main work screen. As we gather various records the tag
field is one of five indexes we can use to find a specific
record. Pressing ENTER will advance to the next field.
We must now enter the cost per kilowatt hour at peak time. We
can calculate this using the electric bill information screen.
4. To calculate the cost per kilowatt hour access the electric bill
information screen by selecting (calculate kilowatt hour cost)
from the menu under utility. Or for quick access from the main
work screen press the Ctrl + K keys.
5. We will continue by entering the information on our electric
bill. This screen is not only a utility but this information
will be saved in the data file ENERGY.MDB along with the main
work screen and the names screen a one record. Lets go over
each field.
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6. The meter number and service period are for two purposes.
. When printing a report explaining the cost per kilowatt hour.
. For future reference
Type in the sample information below.
Example:
Meter #: A12345678
Service period: Nov 30 to Dec 30 1993 30 days
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7. Continue with the Peak Kilowatt hours. This is the total
kilowatt hours used during peak time. You can find this on
the electric bill under the heading of KWH Usage. If your
electric bill has no off-peak categories use the peak rate
fields to insert the information.
Example electric bill:
Meter readings KWH
RATE Present Previous USAGE
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Peak 20523 19085 86280 <--- Here
Off-Peak 16879 15604 76500
Enter the value into the Peak KWH: field. Press ENTER.
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8. Now we want to enter the cost peak KWH usage $. This is the
usage charge we pay for peak time kilowatt hours.
Example electric bill:
Usage Charge: 86280 KWH X .03784 = 3264.84 < --- Here
Enter the value into the cost peak KWH usage $: field. Press ENTER.
As soon as we press enter, ENERGY will calculate the base cost per
peak kilowatt hour. Please note two things at this point.
1. Some electric bills show the cost per kilowatt hour in dollar
format (.03784) = 3.784 cents. ENERGY shows the cost per kilowatt
hour in cents format (3.7840) = 3.784 cents.
2. ENERGY carries the calculation one additional decimal space to
the right. This will become more significant for large loads
on for long periods of time.
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9. Continue with the Off-Peak Kilowatt hours. This is the total
kilowatt hours used during off-peak time. You can find this
on the electric bill under the heading of KWH Usage.
Example electric bill:
Meter readings KWH
RATE Present Previous USAGE
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Peak 20523 19085 86280
Off-Peak 16879 15604 76500 <--- Here
Enter the value into the Off-Peak KWH: field. Press ENTER.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
10. Now we want to enter the cost off-peak KWH usage $. This is
the usage charge we pay for off-peak time kilowatt hours.
Example electric bill:
Usage Charge: 86280 KWH X .03784 = 3264.84
76500 KWH X .02346 = 1794.69 <--- Here
Enter the value into the cost off-peak KWH usage $: field. Press ENTER.
As soon as we press enter ENERGY will calculate the base cost per
off-peak kilowatt hour.
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11. To get a true value of our cost per kilowatt hour we must add
any other charges that may be on the electric bill. Lets start
with the fuel charge. What ENERGY will do is take the total
cost for the fuel charge and distribute it among the peak and
off-peak kilowatt hours.
12. Enter the cost for fuel charge, 3838.35 then press ENTER.
. We can now see that the cost per kilowatt hour has
adjusted upward.
13. Again we may have additional charges, However this time we can
put in any heading we want such as:
. Type in (Oca charge $) Press ENTER.
. Put in the cost. 188.82 Press ENTER.
14. Again we may have additional charges,
. Type in (Esc charge $) Press ENTER.
Put in the cost. .33 Press ENTER.
The cost per kilowatt adjusted upward. Lets put one more.
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15. Type in (Rate settlement credit $) then press ENTER.
Put in the cost . -133.48 of the credit then press ENTER.
Yes ENERGY will take negative numbers and adjust the per
kilowatt hour rate accordingly. We now have the true cost
per kilowatt hour based on our actual electric bill.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
16. We have a demand charge on our electric bill so lets continue
otherwise we would jump ahead to the section on sending the
rates to the main screen. If we did not have a demand charge
on the electric bill, leaving the Demand $ field of the main
screen empty will automatically take demand reporting out of
the reports.
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17. Bring the cursor to the Per KVA cost $. In this area we can do
some very important calculating to determine the true cost of
demand charges. Most power companies charge the higher of 90%
of the actual KVA or 100% of the actual KW . We need to know
the demand charge information to properly set the demand
adjustment factor and calculate the demand charges. Lets start
by entering the cost per KVA as listed on our electric bill.
Example electric bill:
Demand Charge: 461.1 KVA X 8.490 = 3914.74
^
|
Here
Enter the value into the Per KVA cost $: field. Press ENTER.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
18. Enter the total cost for demand charges at Demand $.
Example electric bill:
Demand Charge: 461.1 KVA X 8.490 = 3914.74
^
|
Here
Enter the value into the Demand $: field. Press ENTER.
As soon as we press ENTER we can confirm our billed KVA to be
461.1 KVA. What ENERGY did was to divide $3914.74 by $8.49
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19. Enter the Actual KVA
Example electric bill:
Actual
Demand
~~~~~
512.4 KVA <--- Here
417.0 KW
Enter the value into the Actual KVA: field. Press ENTER.
As soon as we press ENTER we can confirm that we are getting billed
for 90% of our actual demand. 461.1 billed KVA is 90% of the 512.4
actual KVA. This also confirms that our power factor is 90% or less.
For example if our actual KVA is 512.4 and our power factor is 92%
then our billed KVA would have been 92% of 512.4 or 471.4 billed KVA.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
20. The billed KVA is already entered into the billed KVA field.
If a change is made in the billed KVA field, the Demand $ field
and the Adjustment Factor will adjust accordingly. Press ENTER
to continue to Actual KW.
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21. Enter the Actual KW
Example electric bill:
Actual
Demand
~~~~~
512.4 KVA
417.0 KW <--- Here
Enter the value into the Actual KW: field. Press ENTER.
This value is used to calculate a power factor for your service based on
the actual KW divided by the actual KVA times 100 = Service Power Factor.
This information will print on the Print cost per KWH report.
Example: 417KW \ 512.4KVA X 100 = 81.38% Power Factor
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22. The adjustment factor is already entered into the adjustment
factor field. This value may be changed if a different billing
format is being used.
The adjustment factor is used in calculating demand charges. For
example if we have a 10 KVA load and the cost per KVA is $8.490
we would expect the charges for our 10 KVA load to be $84.90.
However since we are paying for only 90% of the actual KVA load
our true cost for the 10 KVA load is.
10 KVA X 8.490 per KVA X .90 adjustment factor = $76.41
With all this information in place press the Send Rates command button by
pressing the Alt + S keys or click it with the mouse. This will place the
rates in their respective locations and we can enter the loads.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
23. At this point we have defined four cost parameters.
1. Cost per peak kilowatt hour.
2. Cost per off-peak kilowatt hour.
3. Cost per KVA of demand.
4. The adjustment factor.
24. Lets continue by entering some loads. Our first study will be to
analyze the lighting in the office area of the all American flag
manufacturing company. Bob the facilities engineer has a proposal
to convert some lighting to a more energy efficient system.
Bob must determine EXACTLY what the new lighting will save each
month before making any decisions.
25. What we have in the office area is a total of 155 - 2X4 4 lamp
recessed fluorescent fixtures. Our first objective is to list the
loads and the times they are on. The office personal work from
7:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday with the lighting on a half
hour before and a half hour after each work day.
26. Enter the statistics for the existing lighting system as shown below.
Load Volts Amps Phase P-F KVA P-H O-H P-D Op-D
~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
150 - 2x4 4 lamp 120 240.0 1 98 28.8 9.0 1.0 23 23
5 - 2x4 4 lamp 120 8.0 1 98 1.0 13.0 11.0 23 23
5 - 2x4 4 lamp 120 8.0 1 98 1.0 24.0 8
Copyright (c) 1993-1994 All Rights Reserved Page 10Energy Cost 2.0 From Electrical Design Software
27. Line 1: Our first load is the 150 fixtures that are working at 120
volts. The total Amps for the 150 fixtures is .8 amps per
ballast times 2 ballast per fixture times 150 fixtures =
240 amps. Since the amps are based on single phase we have
a 1 in the phase field.
Please note that we could base the amps on 3 phase as long as the
KVA remains at 28.8
Example: A load of 240 amps at 120 volts 1 phase = 28.8 KVA
A load of 79.9 amps at 208 volts 3 phase = 28.8 KVA
The power factor of the existing ballast is 98% therefore put 98
in the PF% field. Most high power factor ballast operate from
10 % to 2% of unity or a power factor of 90% to 98%.
We listed our load description for the 150 fixtures that are on
from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. Since the peak time
for this utility company is from 8 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday.
The 150 fixtures are on for 1 hour during off-peak time and 9 hours
at peak time. This occurs for 23 peak days during this particular month.
28. Line 2: We also have 5 fixtures that are night lights and never
shut off. These fixtures are on during PEAK AND OFF-PEAK
DAYS. Lets first consider usage on peak days. The 5
fixtures are on for 24 hours a day OR 13 hours per day at
peak time and 11 hours per day at off-peak time for 23
peak days.
Unlike the 150 fixtures on line 1 that operate on peak days
only. We need to define the 5 fixtures two times once for
peak days (line 2) and once for off-peak days (line 3).
(Line 2 covers Monday through Friday)
29. Line 3: The same 5 fixtures are also on for 24 hours a day at
off-peak time for 8 off-peak days.
(Line 3 covers Saturday & Sunday)
30. We have just established the criteria for the existing lighting
system. To complete this record we need to put a name on this record
by accessing the names screen. Press the Alt + S keys or click the
screen command button with the mouse.
31. Fill in the prepared for and prepared by information. In the
header #1 field type the following.
Existing lighting 155 - 2x4 4 lamp std ballast, std lamps.
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32. Lets return to the main work screen by pressing the Alt + S
keys or click the screen command button with the mouse or the easy
way by pressing the Esc key once.
33. From here we will enter the proposed lighting into a new record.
We can do this two ways. By selecting New Record and entering the
information for the proposed lighting system into a new record. Or
copy the existing lighting record into a new record and change the
relevant fields.
34. Lets copy the existing lighting record by selecting (copy this
record to a new record) from the menu. When ever we leave a record
for any reason ENERGY will check if the record has been created or
changed in any way and verify that we want to update this record.
35. Select yes. Energy will update the existing lighting record and
copy this record to a new record. We now have two copies of the
same record, we will modify the 2nd record to become our proposed
lighting.
36. Start by entering (Proposed lighting) in the TAG field. Since the
Voltage, Phase, Power Factor & Times are the same we need only change
the KVA or Amps field. If we change the Amps field energy will
automatically update the KVA. If we change the KVA field energy will
automatically update the Amps field.
37. Our proposed fixture is a 2 lamp fluorescent fixture with a
reflective housing, T8 lamps and an electronic ballast. The amp rating
on the ballast is .52 amps. 150 fixtures times .52 amps = 78 amps.
Enter 78 in the Amps field.
38. The Amps for the 5 fixtures is .52 times 5 fixtures = 2.6 amps.
Enter 2.6 in the Amps field.
39. Enter 2.6 amps for line 2 and 3. We now have the information for
the existing and proposed lighting systems.
40. Go to the names screen and enter the following in header #1.
Proposed lighting 155 - 2x4 2 lamp T8, Electronic ballast.
41. Lets print a report for the existing & proposed lighting systems. But
first a few notes about going from record to record.
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42. Records are displayed in an ascending order based on the current
index. The default index when ENERGY is started is the TAG field.
Therefore we can go from record to record by:
1. Select the Next command button to go to the next record.
2. Select the Prev command button to go to the previous record.
3. Select the Find command button to bring up a dialogue box.
Enter the search criteria. EXAMPLE: Type Existing then press
ENTER. This will go to the record with the word Existing in the
tag field or the record with the next closest match.
4. When the cursor is on the TAG field press Page Up to go to the
previous record and Page Down to go to the next record.
43. Go to the EXISTING LIGHTING record & print a COST TO OPERATE WITH
TOTALS report then do the same for the PROPOSED LIGHTING record.
44. TO PRINT A REPORT
Press ALT to activate the main menu.
Select Reports, press ENTER.
Highlight the Cost to Operate with Totals press ENTER.
Accept the default or select your specific printer port, press ENTER.
Your printer is now printing a detailed report.
45. As we examine the report we can see the total cost for the existing
and proposed lighting systems to be.
Existing $656.52 per month
Proposed $213.49 per month
=======
Monthly Savings $443.03 per month
Therefore $443.03 per month X 12 months = $5316.36 per year
With this solid information in hand Bob can make a positive decision
if his company should invest in the new lighting system
Congratulations! You have just completed the ENERGY COST 2.0 tutorial.
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SPECIAL KEYS
~~~~~~~~~~~~
ENERGY COST 2.0 uses the following operating functions.
1. ENTER - Accept input & advance to the next field.
2. TAB - Advance to the next field. When in a help
window pressing tab will jump from one hyper-
link to the next.
3. SHIFT + TAB - Move to the previous field.
4. ALT - Activate the top Menu.
5. ALT + HOT KEY - Select menu item or command button. Hot keys
are highlighted in white.
6. ESC - Move towards the main screen & out of the program.
7. NAVIGATION - Up or down arrows keys.
8. PAGE UP - When at the prepared for name, page up will
move to the next record.
9. PAGE DOWN - When at the prepared for name, page down will
move to the previous record.
10. MOUSE - Select any field or button.
11. F1 - Context help.
12. Ctrl + F4 - Close a window.
13. Ctrl + F6 - Activate next window.
14. Ctrl + F7 - Move a window.
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QUICK ACCESS KEYS FROM THE MAIN SCREEN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
15. Ctrl + X - Exit program
16. Ctrl + T - Set index to tag.
17. Ctrl + P - Move to previous record.
18. Ctrl + N - Move to next record.
19. Ctrl + F - Find record screen.
20. Ctrl + A - Quick access to ampere averaging screen.
21. Ctrl + K - Quick access to Calculate KWH Cost screen.
22. Ctrl + C - Copy the contents of this record to
a new record.
23. Ctrl + H - Quick access to the contents help window.
24. Ctrl + S - Quick access to the search help window.
COMMAND BUTTONS MAIN WORK & NAMES SCREEN
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New Rec....... Create a new record.
Update........ Update the current record. When a record is changed
in any way, a message will ask if the program can
update the record for you before you exit.
Delete........ Delete the current record.
Previous...... Move to the previous record in the indexing sequence.
Next.......... Move to the next record in the indexing sequence.
Find.......... Find a specific record. The search will take place
on the field that is the current index.
Calc.......... Bring up a pop up calculator.
Screen........ Toggle the Name screen.
Exit.......... Exit the program.
Esc........... The Esc button will move out of the program.
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COMMAND BUTTONS CALCULATE KILOWATT HOUR RATE & AMPERE AVERAGING
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Send Rates............ Calculate the information on the electric
billing information screen and send this
information to the main work screen.
Clear Fields.......... Clear the current screen.
Calculator............ Bring up a pop up calculator.
Main Screen........... Exit this screen & access the main work screen.
HELP SYSTEM
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The help system is a context help system and hyper-text Help
system. Some help screens have hyper links that relate to the
subject in discussion.
F1 = Pressing the F1 key on any field will bring up context help.
SELECTING A HELP LINK
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With the keyboard Press TAB or Shift-TAB to select a link.
Press ENTER to accept and go to that subject.
With a MOUSE - Click on phrases outlined by two triangles.
SCROLLING THE HELP WINDOW
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With KEYBOARD - press the cursor navigation keys.
With a MOUSE - click on the horizontal or vertical scroll bars.
CLOSING THE HELP WINDOW
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With KEYBOARD - Press Esc or Ctrl-F4.
With a MOUSE - Double click on the window's control box icon,
top left.
Contents - Displays a Table of Contents for the application's
HELP. Press C to select Contents.
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Search - Opens a dialogue box that lists all available HELP
topics. Select a topic from the list box and press
ENTER. Press S to select Search.
Back - Jumps to the last HELP topic viewed. Press B to
select Back.
History - Lists the last 20 HELP topics viewed. Jump to a
topic by selecting from the list box and pressing
ENTER. Press T to select History.
Copy - Copies the contents of the current HELP topic into
an edit area. Select the text you want copied to
the clipboard and choose copy. Choosing copy
without selecting any text in the edit area copies
the entire HELP topic to the clipboard. Press P to
select copy.
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN MENU SELECTIONS
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REPORTS
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All reports can be sent to the printer or an ASCII file.
Kilowatt Hour, Cost Daily kilowatt hour usage and cost,
& Demand ............... monthly kilowatt hour usage, cost and
demand charge. Each line item is broken
down into a detailed report.
Kilowatt Hour Usage Kilowatt hour usage with line item totals
with Totals ............. and group totals.
Kilowatt Hour Usage Kilowatt hour usage with line item totals
comparison .............. only.
Cost to Operate Cost to operate with line item totals
with Totals ............. and group totals.
Cost to Operate Cost to operate with line item totals
comparison .............. only.
Demand Charges .......... Demand charge summary, user can select
from the reports menu to report on peak
time loads only or peak & off-peak loads.
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Print Field Form ........ Print a form that can be used to collect
information in the field.
Calculating Demand
on Peak Only ............ Toggle if you want the reporting for the
demand charges to be based on the default
peak time only or report the demand charges
for the loads on off-peak also.
Exit..................... Exit ENERGY.
DATA BASE
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Set Index to Tag......... Index records on the Tag field.
First Record............. Make the first record current.
Last Record.............. Make the Last record current.
Create New Record........ Create a new record.
Update................... Update the current record.
Delete................... Delete the current record.
Previous................. Move to the previous record in the
indexing sequence.
Next..................... Move to the next record in the indexing
sequence.
Find..................... Find a specific record. The search will
take place on the field that is the
current index.
UTILITY
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Calculate Kilowatt Bring up the electric bill information
Hour Cost................ screen Use this work screen to calculate
peak, off-peak and demand charges.
Ampere Averaging......... Bring up the ampere averaging screen. Use
this work screen to calculate the average
amperes for rapidly changing loads.
Copy this record to
a new record............. This will take the current record copy the
contents and create a new duplicate record.
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HELP
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Contents ................ Various help hyper-link topics.
Search .................. Sort the help links in alphabetical order.
Special Keys ............ Screen navigation and functions.
Using Help .............. Explains about the help system.
About ................... Information about this program.
POP-UP CALCULATOR
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Bring up a pop-up calculator that can add, subtract, multiply,
divide and do percents. With the mouse you can move the calculator
around. Put the mouse cursor on the top of the calculator, press
the left mouse button and drag to a new screen location.
% - percent.
/ - divide.
* - multiply.
- - subtract.
+ - addition.
c - clear.
ce - clear last entry.
To remove the calculator press one of the functions listed below:
1. Press ESC,
2. Click the exit button on the calculator,
3. Click the mouse on the background screen.
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EACH DATA ENTRY FIELD EXPLAINED
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TAG
~~~
Use the tag field to identify information on the main screen.
The tag field is the only indexing field for the main screen.
When the cursor is on the tag field you can move to the
previous record by pressing Page UP or move to the next
record by pressing page Down.
Information in the tag field will not print on reports.
The data file will store up to 25 characters for this field.
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PEAK RATE
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The cost per peak kilowatt hour. A peak kilowatt hour is the
use of 1000 watts for one hour during peak hours.
This field will accept a value up to 50 ¢.
Perform the following to calculate the value for the peak rate:
1. select calculate kilowatt hour cost from the menu.
2. Enter the information from the electric bill
3. Press the send rates command button. This will place the
calculated rate into the main work screen.
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OFF-PEAK RATE
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The cost per off-peak kilowatt hour. An off-peak kilowatt hour
is the use of 1000 watts for one hour during off-peak hours.
This field will accept a value up to 50 ¢.
Perform the following to calculate the value for the peak rate:
1. select calculate kilowatt hour cost from the menu.
2. Enter the information from the electric bill
3. Press the send rates command button. This will place the
calculated rate into the main work screen.
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DEMAND CHARGE
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The Demand Charge is the cost per KVA of demand. This charge is
generally for commercial & industrial users.
This field will accept a value up to $50.000
Example: 461.1 KVA X Demand Charge of $8.490 = $3914.74
An example of how the demand is measured by some utility Companies.
The Peak Hours demand for each month under ordinary Load conditions
shall be the greatest of the following:
A. The greatest fifteen-minute peak occurring during the
peak hours period within such a month as measured in
kilowatts (KW).
B. 90% of the greatest fifteen-minute peak occurring during
the peak hours period of such a month as measured in
kilovolt-amperes (KVA).
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LOAD
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Identify the load being analyzed.
Example: 25 hp air compressor
The data file will store up to 25 characters for this field.
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AMPS
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Amperes of the load.
If you make an entry into the Amps field with the Volts &
Phase fields greater than 0, a value will automatically be
calculated & inserted into the KVA field.
This field will accept a value up to 999 amps.
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VOLTS
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Enter the voltage.
This field will accept a value up to 15000 volts.
╒═══════════════════ Standard AC Voltages ═══════════════════╕
│ │
│ 110 - 120 - 208 - 220 - 240 - 440 - 480 - 550 - 600 │
│ │
│ 2,200 - 2,300 - 2,400 - 4,000 - 4,160 - 6,600 - 6,900 │
│ │
│ 11,000 - 11,500 - 13,200 - 13,800 │
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PHASE
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Phase of the load. This field will accept 1 or 3.
When you are at the Phase field, and a value is in the Amps & Volts
fields, a non entry in the Phase field will cause it to default to 3.
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POWER FACTOR
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Power Factor of the load as expressed in percent.
Power factor is the ratio of the true power or watts to the
apparent power or voltamperes. The power factor is expressed
as a decimal or in percentage. Thus power factors of 0.8 and
of 80% are the same.
This field will accept a value from 1 to 100.
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KVA
~~~
KVA or apparent power of the load. When the Amps, Volts & Phase
fields are greater than 0 a change in the KVA field will
automatically calculate & adjust the Amps.
This field will accept a value up to 25,000 KVA.
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PEAK HOURS
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Enter the peak hours per day.
This field will accept a value up to 24 hours.
Check with the customer representative for your area to confirm
the peak hours as applied to your electric bill.
The following is a typical schedule of peak hours.
Peak hours will be from 8:00 am TO 9:00 pm daily Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays.
The utility company reserves the right to change these peak and
off-peak hours, but in no case will the off-peak hours be less
than eleven hours a day.
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OFF-PEAK HOURS
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Enter the off-peak hours per day.
This field will accept a value up to 24 hours.
Check with the customer representative for your area to confirm
the off-peak hours as applied for your electric bill.
The following is typical schedule of off-peak hours.
Off-peak hours will be from 9:00 pm TO 8:00 am daily Monday
through Friday, and all day on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
The utility company reserves the right to change these peak and
off-peak hours, but in no case will the off-peak hours be
less than eleven hours a day.
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PEAK DAYS
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Enter the number of days that the Load is using power during
the peak hours period.
This field will accept a value up to 9,999 Days.
The following is typical schedule for peak days.
8:00 am TO 9:00 pm daily Monday through Friday,
excluding holidays.
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OFF-PEAK DAYS
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Enter the number of days that the Load is using power during
the off-peak hours period.
This field will accept a value up to 9,999 Days.
The following is typical schedule of off-peak days.
9:00 pm TO 8:00 am daily Monday through Friday, and all day on
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
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PEAK KWH
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The value that reflects usage during peak time.
The Peak, Off-Peak and Total Kilowatt Hours will always be
displayed on the KILOWATT HOUR BAR of the main screen.
The Kilowatt Hours will automatically adjust when enter is pressed.
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OFF-PEAK KWH
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The value that reflects usage during off-peak time.
The Peak, Off-Peak And Total Kilowatt Hours will always be
displayed on the KILOWATT HOUR BAR of the main screen.
The Kilowatt Hours will automatically adjust when enter is pressed.
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LOAD DESCRIPTION FOR AMP AVERAGING SCREEN
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Enter a description for this category. This is used when
printing an ampere averaging report.
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LOAD AMPS FOR AMP AVERAGING SCREEN
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Enter the amps that reflects the load in the description
and seconds fields.
This field will accept a value up to 999,999 Amps.
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LOAD SECONDS FOR AMP AVERAGING SCREEN
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Enter the time in seconds that the amps is at the value
as shown in the Amps field.
This field will accept a value up to 86,400 Seconds.
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CUSTOMER INFORMATION
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The Name, City, State & Zip fields are indexing fields.
To change the index to the prepared for name, select set
index to Name from the top menu.
When the cursor is on the prepared for name field you can move
to the previous record by pressing Page Up or move to the next
record by pressing Page Down.
The default index is the Tag field of the main work screen.
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PREPARED BY INFORMATION
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This information will print on all reports under the prepared
by heading. If the Prepared by NAME field is empty no prepared
by information or heading will print on the report.
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HEADERS AND FOOTERS
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If information is entered into the header field it will print at
the top of all reports. The header is an excellent location to list
a description or purpose of the report.
If information is entered into the footer field it will print near
the bottom of all reports.
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THE ELECTRIC BILL INFORMATION SCREEN
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METER NUMBER
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Enter the meter number indicated on the electric bill. This is useful
when printing a report or for future reference.
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SERVICE PERIOD
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Enter the service period indicated on the electric bill. This is useful
when printing a report or for future reference.
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PEAK COST
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Enter the usage charge on the electric bill for kilowatt hour usage
during peak time.
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OFF-PEAK COST
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Enter the usage charge on the electric bill for kilowatt hour
usage during off-peak time.
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FUEL CHARGE
~~~~~~~~~~~
Enter the fuel charge on the electric bill.
This dollar amount is distributed among the total peak and
off-peak kilowatt hours to calculate the actual cost per
kilowatt hour.
This field will accept a value up to 9,999,999.00 Dollars.
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LIST CHARGE
~~~~~~~~~~~
Use this field to enter the description of a charge or credit.
You can customize any heading you want, and ENERGY will save that
information in the data base file and use it for the printed reports.
Example: Oca charge
Example: Rate settlement credit
Example: Sales tax
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FIXED COST
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Enter any charge or credit on the electric bill.
This dollar amount is distributed among the total peak and
off-peak kilowatt hours to calculate the actual cost per
kilowatt hour.
This field will accept a value up to 9,999,999.00 Dollars.
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ADDITIONAL CHARGE
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Enter any charge or credit recorded from the electric bill.
This dollar amount is distributed among the total peak and
off-peak kilowatt hours to calculate the actual cost per
kilowatt hour.
This field will accept a value up to 9,999,999.00 Dollars.
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PER KVA COST
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Enter the cost per KVA for the Demand Charge.
This field will accept a value up to 50.00 Dollars.
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When you enter the information from the electric bill the
per KVA cost, Demand$ & the Billed KVA must all reflect the
figures on the electric bill. This will assure ENERGY that the
rates that are sent to the main screen (via the Send Rates)
command button are correct.
To Verify your input ENERGY will:
. Take (Demand$) ÷ (Per KVA cost) to verify the (Billed KVA).
. Take (Per KVA cost) X (Billed KVA) to verify the (Demand$)
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DEMAND COST
~~~~~~~~~~~
Enter the Total Demand Cost.
This field will accept a value up to 9,999,999.00 Dollars.
When you enter the information from the electric bill the
Per KVA cost, Demand$ & the Billed KVA must all reflect the
figures on the electric bill. This will assure ENERGY that the
rates that are sent to the main screen (via the Send Rates)
command button are correct.
To Verify your input ENERGY will:
. Take (Demand$) ÷ (Per KVA cost) to verify the (Billed KVA).
. Take (Demand$) ÷ (Billed KVA) to verify the (Per KVA cost)
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BILLED KVA
~~~~~~~~~~
Enter the Total billed KVA.
This field will accept a value up to 25,000 KVA.
When you enter the information from the electric bill the
Per KVA cost, Demand$ & the Billed KVA must all reflect the
figures on the electric bill. This will assure ENERGY that the
rates that are sent to the main screen (via the Send Rates)
command button are correct.
To Verify your input ENERGY will:
. Take (Per KVA cost) X (Billed KVA) to verify the (Demand$)
. Take (Demand$) ÷ (Billed KVA) to verify the (Per KVA cost)
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ACTUAL KVA
~~~~~~~~~~
Enter the actual KVA as shown on the electric bill.
This field will accept a value up to 25,000 KVA.
This value is used to:
. Calculate the adjustment factor.
. Calculate the Power Factor based on the electric bill information.
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ACTUAL KW
~~~~~~~~~
Enter the actual KW as shown on the electric bill.
This field will accept a value up to 25,000 KW.
This value is used to:
. Calculate the Power Factor.
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ADJUSTMENT FACTOR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The adjustment is automatically entered for you when you
enter the Actual KVA & the Billed KVA. This value is used
to adjust the actual cost burden for Demand Charge.
This field will accept a value from 1 to 100%
The reason for the adjustment factor is that most electric
utility companies will allow for a Power Factor of 90%.
Therefore if you have a 10 KVA Load and the power company is
billing for 90% of the total KVA then the billable KVA on the
10 KVA load is 90% of the 10 KVA or 9 KVA. The adjustment factor
will assure that the reports reflect the
true cost that you incurred on the electric bill.
Example: Assume a per KVA cost of $10.00. When we look at the
electric bill we see that the actual KVA is 100 but the billed
KVA is 90.
This would cause the electric bill to look like this:
90 KVA X $10.00 per KVA = a Demand Cost of $900.00
Now lets calculate the demand cost of a motor load with a KVA
demand of 10 KVA. If we took the 10 KVA X $10.00 per KVA the
demand cost would be $100.00 This would be $10.00 higher than
we were actually charged on the electric bill for this motor.
Since we are paying 90% of the actual KVA the formula for the
motor must be
10 KVA X $10.00 per KVA X .9 adjustment factor = $90.00
This value is used to adjust the demand cost on the reports.
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DATA BASE SUBJECTS
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INDEXING
ENERGY has 5 Indexing fields.
Tag
Prepared for Name
Prepared for State
Prepared for City
Prepared for Zip
Records are sorted in an ascending order based on the current
indexing field. When ENERGY is started is the default index is
the Tag field of the main work screen. To change the current
index select the desired index from the Names screen menu.
Four of the five indexes also have multiple sub indexes.
Prepared for Name > City > State
Prepared for State > Name > City
Prepared for City > Name > State
Prepared for Zip > Name > City
Example: The name index will sort based on the name field
first, then as sub-index it will sort on city and
lastly on state.
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DATA BASE
~~~~~~~~~
All records can be saved to disk in a data base file named
ENERGY.MDB. The data base will first show records on an
ascending order based on the Tag field of the main screen.
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DATABASE PACKING UTILITY
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ISAMPACK purges records marked for deletion and recovers disk
space formerly used by deleted records in 32K blocks.
When a record is deleted it is removed from the indexing order.
However the information remains in the data file. Using ISAMPACK
reconstructs the data file with active records only.
Syntax ISAMPACK ENERGY.MDB
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DATABASE REPAIR UTILITY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ISAMREPR recovers databases that become corrupted; it recreates
them by systematically evaluating every table and index and using
every piece of internally consistent information in the file.
Syntax ISAMREPR ENERGY.MDB
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MAXIMUM FIELD LENGTH
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The Maximum Field Lengths for various fields is the data that
will be saved in the data base record.
TAG ...................25
LOAD DESCRIPTION ......20
PREPARED FOR NAME .....25
PREPARED FOR ADDRESS ..25
PREPARED FOR CITY .....20
PREPARED FOR STATE ....20
PREPARED FOR ZIP ......10
PREPARED BY NAME ......25
PREPARED BY ADDRESS ...25
PREPARED BY CITY ......20
PREPARED BY STATE .....20
PREPARED BY ZIP .......10
HEADER ONE ............72
HEADER TWO ............72
FOOTER ................72
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AMPERE AVERAGING UTILITY
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The ampere averaging utility is a convenient way to analyze rapidly
changing loads and calculate an average amp value over a defined
period of time.
For example you may have an injection molding machine with electric
band heaters that heat the product a different parts of the machine.
As you take amp readings you find that the heater load changes every
2 to 30 seconds.
However as you further examine the ampere readings you discover a
repetitive cycle over a 7 minute period. This repetitive cycle
continues for the entire eight hour shift. If we calculate the
average amps for that 3 minute period we can list that value in
the main work screen. With that information we can easily report
the exact cost.
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REPORTING - PRINT OR FILE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All reports can be sent to
1. Printer ports LPT1, LPT2 or LPT3
2. An ASCII file via a user supplied name.
When sending reports to the Printer you have the option to
produce multiple copies from 1 - 10 with the copies field.
When sending a report to file ENERGY produces an ASCII file
that you can edit with any word processor. If the default
left and right margins of your word processor are less than
the width of the report it may be necessary to set the
margins to accept the width of the report.
. With replace ENERGY will first check if the file name you
supplied already exist. If so a message box will confirm
if you want to continue and overwrite the existing file
or cancel the operation.
. With append if the file already exist ENERGY will add the
report to the end of the existing file otherwise a new file
will be created. A convenient way to use append is to
produce multiple reports all into the same file.
Energy will produce the following types of reports:
. Cost to Operate, Kilowatt Hour Usage & Demand charges.
. Kilowatt Hour Usage with Totals.
. Kilowatt Hour Usage Comparison.
. Cost to Operate with Totals.
. Cost to Operate Comparison.
. Demand Charges.
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LIGHTING SCHEDULES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Below is a general list of the rated WATTAGE for various types of
fixtures. Most ballast today have high power factor ballast that
bring the power factor to within 2% to 10% of unity.
The figures below represent the wattage or true power consumed by
the various fixtures and not the volt-amps or apparent power. Please
consider this if you are using these figures and reporting on the
demand charges.
Example: A 2 Lamp 4' Standard lamps and Standard ballast fixture is
rated at 94 watts therefore 94 watts / 120 volts = .783 amps.
However one manufacture has the ballast listed at .8 amps. The
volt amps at .8 amps is 120 volts X .8 amps = 96 va
With this information we can list the fixture at .8 amps instead of
the .783 but in the power factor column we can put 98 instead of 100.
(94 watts / 96volt amps = .979% power factor -> rounded to 98%). Using
this method we would have a report that has a 2% better accuracy on
the demand charges.
STD - Standard ballast or lamp EEMAG - Energy efficient magnetic ballast
EE - Energy efficient lamp ELIG - Electronic or hybird ballast
FOUR-FOOT FLUORESCENT SYSTEMS
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Description Rated Wattage Description Rated Wattage
F40T12
1L4'STD/STD 57 1L4'STD/EEMAG 50
2L4'STD/STD 94 2L4'STD/EEMAG 86
3L4'STD/STD 151 3L4'STD/EEMAG 136
4L4'STD/STD 188 4L4'STD/EEMAG 172
1L4'STD/ELIG 46 1L4'EE/STD 50
2L4'STD/ELIG 72 2L4'EE/STD 86
3L4'STD/ELIG 110 3L4'EE/STD 136
4L4'STD/ELIG 144 4L4'EE/STD 172
1L4'EE/EEMAG 40 1L4'EE/ELIG 38
2L4'EE/EEMAG 70 2L4'EE/ELIG 60
3L4'EE/EEMAG 110 3L4'EE/ELIG 90
4L4'EE/EEMAG 140 4L4'EE/ELIG 120
F32T8
1L4'T8/EEMAG 37 1L4'T8/ELIG 30
2L4'T8/EEMAG 70 2L4'T8/ELIG 60
3L4'T8/EEMAG 107 3L4'T8/ELIG 90
4L4'T8/EEMAG 140 4L4'T8/ELIG 120
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F48T12
1L4'F48T12/STD 60 1L4'F48T12EE/STD 50
2L4'F48T12/STD 102 2L4'F48T12EE/STD 82
3L4'F48T12/STD 162 3L4'F48T12EE/STD 132
4L4'F48T12/STD 204 4L4'F48T12EE/STD 164
F48T12HO
1L4'HO/STD/STD 85 1L4'HO/EE/STD 80
2L4'HO/STD/STD 145 2L4'HO/EE/STD 135
3L4'HO/STD/STD 230 3L4'HO/EE/STD 215
4L4'HO/STD/STD 290 4L4'HO/EE/STD 270
FIVE-FOOT FLUORESCENT SYSTEMS
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2L5'STD/STD 135
SIX-FOOT FLUORESCENT SYSTEMS
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1L6'STD/STD 95 2L6'STD/STD 173
1L6'VHO/STD/STD 180 2L6'VHO/STD/STD 300
1L6'T8/EEMAG 53 2L6'HO/STD/STD 206
3L6'STD/STD 213
EIGHT-FOOT FLUORESCENT SYSTEMS
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F96T12
1L8'STD/STD 100
2L8'STD/STD 173 2L8'STD/EEMAG 158
3L8'STD/STD 273
4L8'STD/STD 346 4L8'STD/EEMAG 316
1L8'STD/ELIG 70 1L8'EE/STD 83
2L8'STD/ELIG 134 2L8'EE/STD 138
3L8'EE/STD 221
4L8'STD/ELIG 268 4L8'EE/STD 276
1L8'EE/ELIG 60
2L8'EE/EEMAG 123 2L8'EE/ELIG 109
4L8'EE/EEMAG 246 4L8'EE/ELIG 218
HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE SYSTEMS
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MERCURY VAPOR
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40 W Mercury Vapor 50 50 W Mercury Vapor 75
75 W Mercury Vapor 95 100 W Mercury Vapor 120
175 W Mercury Vapor 205 250 W Mercury Vapor 290
400 W Mercury Vapor 455 1000 W Mercury Vapor 1075
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METAL HALIDE
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50 W Metal Halide 85 70 W Metal Halide 95
100 W Metal Halide 130 150 W Metal Halide 195
175 W Metal Halide 205 250 W Metal Halide 300
400 W Metal Halide 455 750 W Metal Halide 825
1000 W Metal Halide 1080 1500 W Metal Halide 1620
HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM
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35 W - HPS 45 50 W - HPS 65
70 W - HPS 95 100 W - HPS 130
150 W - HPS 190 200 W - HPS 245
250 W - HPS 295 310 W - HPS 365
400 W - HPS 460 1000 W - HPS 1100
LOW PRESSURE SODIUM
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35 W - LPS 60 55 W - LPS 85
90 W - HPS 130 135 W - HPS 180
180 W - HPS 230
MOTOR AMPERE SCHEDULES
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Table 430-148 Full-Load Currents in Amperes
Single-Phase Alternating-Current Motors
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
HP 115v 200v 208v 230v
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1/6 4.4 2.5 2.4 2.2
1/4 5.8 3.3 3.2 2.9
1/3 7.2 4.1 4.0 3.6
1/2 9.8 5.6 5.4 4.9
3/4 13.8 7.9 7.6 6.9
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1 16 9.2 8.8 8
1½ 20 11.5 11 10
2 24 13.8 13.2 12
3 34 19.6 18.7 17
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
5 56 32.2 30.8 28
7½ 80 46 44 40
10 100 57.5 55 50
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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Table 430-150 Full-Load Currents*
Three-Phase Alternating-Current Motors
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HP 200v 208v 230v 460v 575v
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1/2 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.8
3/4 3.2 3.1 2.8 1.4 1.1
1 4.1 4.0 3.6 1.8 1.4
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1½ 6.0 5.7 5.2 2.6 2.1
2 7.8 7.5 6.8 3.4 2.7
3 11.0 10.6 9.6 4.8 3.9
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
5 17.5 16.7 15.2 7.6 6.1
7½ 25.3 24.2 22.0 11.0 9.0
10 32.2 30.8 28.0 14.0 11.0
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
15 48.3 46.2 42.0 21.0 17.0
20 62.1 59.4 54.0 27.0 22.0
25 78.2 74.8 68.0 34.0 27.0
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
30 92.0 88.0 80.0 40.0 32.0
40 119.6 114.4 104.0 52.0 41.0
50 149.5 143.0 130.0 65.0 52.0
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
60 177.1 169.4 154.0 77.0 62.0
75 220.8 211.2 192.0 96.0 77.0
100 285.2 272.8 248.0 124.0 99.0
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
125 358.8 343.2 312.0 156.0 125.0
150 414.0 396.0 360.0 180.0 144.0
200 552.0 528.0 480.0 240.0 192.0
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POWER FACTOR SCHEDULES
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Many of the newer energy efficient motors have a
power factor rating listed on the name plate. This
value would represent the power factor at rated load.
The most accurate method for determining power factor would
be to measure the specific circuit with a power factor meter.
Below is a table showing average power factors for various
3 phase 1800 RPM motors.
These values will vary from manufacture to manufacture as
well as for different RPM values. Lower RPM motors have
lower power factor ratings and higher RPM motors have higher
power factor ratings.
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Average Power Factors for Standard Industrial Design
3 phase Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors.
─────────────────────────────────────────
Hp 1/2 load 3/4 load Full load
───────────┬──────────┬──────────┬───────────
1/2 │ 45 │ 56 │ 65
3/4 │ 48 │ 58 │ 65
1 │ 57 │ 69 │ 76
1½ │ 64 │ 76 │ 81
2 │ 68 │ 79 │ 84
3 │ 70 │ 80 │ 84
5 │ 76 │ 83 │ 86
7½ │ 77 │ 84 │ 87
10 │ 77 │ 86 │ 88
15 │ 81 │ 85 │ 87
20 │ 82 │ 86 │ 87
25 │ 82 │ 86 │ 87
30 │ 83 │ 86.5 │ 87
40 │ 84 │ 87 │ 88
50 │ 84 │ 87 │ 88
60 │ 84 │ 87 │ 88
75 │ 84 │ 87 │ 88
100 │ 84 │ 88 │ 88
125 │ 84 │ 88 │ 89
150 │ 84 │ 88 │ 89
200 │ 85 │ 89 │ 90
250 │ 84 │ 89 │ 90
300 │ 84 │ 89 │ 90
───────────┴──────────┴──────────┴───────────
Typical Power Factors
─────────────────────
1 phase induction motors 1/20 to 1hp ....... 55 to 75
average at rated load ....... 68
1 phase induction motors 1hp to 10hp ........75 to 86
average at rated load ........82
Incandescent lighting ........100
Electric resistance heaters ........100
Fluorescent lighting ........50 - 95
H.I.D. lighting ........50 - 95
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FORMULAS
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OHM'S LAW 1 PHASE
─────────────────
Watts = E x I = Volts X Amps
Watts = E² ÷ R = (Volts squared) ÷ Ohm's
Watts = I² x R = (Amps squared) X Ohm's
───────────────────────────────────────────────────
Volts = I X R = Amps X Ohm's
Volts = P ÷ I = Watts ÷ Amps
Volts = √(PxR) = Square of (Watts X Ohm's)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────
Amps = P ÷ E = Watts ÷ Volts
Amps = E ÷ R = Volts ÷ Ohm's
Amps = √(P ÷ R) = Square of (Watts ÷ Ohm's)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────
Ohm's = E ÷ I = Volts ÷ Amps
Ohm's = E² ÷ P = (Volts squared) ÷ Watts
Ohm's = P ÷ I² = Watts ÷ (Amps squared)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────
OHM'S LAW FOR A 3 PHASE LOAD WITH A POWER FACTOR OF 100%
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Watts = E x I x 1.732 = Volts X Amps X 1.732
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Volts = P ÷ (I X 1.732) = Watts ÷ (Amps X 1.732)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Amps = P ÷ (E X 1.732) = Watts ÷ (Volts X 1.732)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
OHM'S LAW FOR A 3 PHASE LOAD WITH ANY POWER FACTOR
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
Watts = Volts X Amps X 1.732 X POWER FACTOR
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Volts = Watts ÷ (Amps X 1.732 X POWER FACTOR)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Amps = Watts ÷ (Volts X 1.732 X POWER FACTOR)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Power Factor = Watts ÷ (Amps X Volts X 1.732)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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