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Electricity Flashcards

1
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Why is electricity important?

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Essential service
Most widely used energy source in hotels (usually)
Highest cost in Utilities Department P&L
Maintaining it properly is critical to the safety of the building and its occupants

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Electromagnetism

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The force that causes interaction between electronically charged particles
-spinning of turbine creates an electrical current

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Direct Current

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Flows in one direction, so electricity flows constantly in that direction
ex. batteries and solar cells
Advantages: excellent control, very powerful for certain applications (ex. high-speed elevators)
Disadvantages: not easy to “transform” to different voltage levels, costly to transport, not what goes through power lines

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Alternating Current

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Flows in 2 directions
ex. travels through wire feeds
Advantages: easily “transforms” to very high voltages and back down to lower voltages
Disadvantages: can lead to low “power factors”
Most commonly supplied electricity
3 Phases (brings more power than one phase to a circuit)

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Single Phase

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Smaller power requirements
-lighting
-small equipment

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Three Phases

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Larger power requirements
-most kitchen equipment
-most large mechanical equipment (boilers, pumps, HVAC, chillers)
-large photo copiers

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7
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Volts =

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Pressure – Electric Potential (gets the electricity Flowing)

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Amps =

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Flow (current)

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9
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Watts =

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Power (power of light bulb)
Volts * Amps

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Frequency

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Hertz (Hz, cycles/sec)

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Power Factor =

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How efficiently equipment/building uses power

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12
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Wash Factor

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Never 100% efficient, 90-95% efficiency is good

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13
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Electrical Distribution System Components

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Service Utility
Transmission Lines
Transformers (substations and sometimes in buildings)
Electrical panel or distribution (switch) panels
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Circuit to power source

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Transformers

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Step-up/down power between switch and wherever the power is going to be used
Must be cooled
-oil or dry/air cooled

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Distribution panels/switches

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Allocate power into different lots of power

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Utility riser

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Bringing power up/down building
-specific areas/closets -> circuits

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17
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Panel distribution

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Separate out individual circuits
ex. one for each guestroom, one for each guest bathroom, one for each guest corridor
-within the panel, there is access to the circuit/fuse breaker

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18
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Electrical panels must have the following features:

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  1. Enclosed in small, dry rooms or closets
  2. Locks
  3. Self-closing doors
    -for safety reasons, each circuit has its own fuse/circuit breaker
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19
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Electrical Circuit or Fuse Breakers

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Control/prevent too much electrical flow through a circuit
Should be labelled so users know where the circuits are in the building
Difference between fuse and circuit breakers: how they reset

20
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Reset circuit breaker

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Toggle switch

21
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Reset fuse breaker

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Replace the blown fuse part

22
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Electricity flows in a

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Circuit
-provides electricity to power source
-based on 20 amps (flow) to a 120V outlet

23
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Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFI/GFCI)

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Minimize risk of electrocution
Designed to trip when it senses an imbalance in electrical flow
Sees that power is not flowing from the active outlet to the ground
It trips before the circuit is overloaded (in less than a second)
-seen in kitchens/bathrooms
-avoid dangerous flow of electricity through water

24
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Reading Dials

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Round down, measures electrical consumption

25
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Consumed Energy (kwh)

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Consumption, delivery, energy charge

26
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Demand (kw)

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Peak usage during billing cycle (15-30 mins)

27
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Power Factor

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Efficiency

28
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On Peak/Off Peak

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6am/6pm, when most things are turned on

29
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Surcharges

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Fuel cost surcharge, other taxes & surcharges, service charge

30
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Electric Bill

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Always review and check the electric bill for errors
Maintenance staff should take metre readings too
Pay attention to Watts

31
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Peak Shaving

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Targets loads during your 15-30 mins peak intervals, also selling power back to the grid
-know your own utility company’s peak hours
-control through EMS (emergency management system, remotely manages equipment) during peak times
-run your emergency generator during peak times
-aimed at lowering demand

32
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Load shedding

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Throughout billing period
-equipment based, devices on AHUs, hot water heaters (HWH)
-aimed at consumption

33
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Electricity Deregulation

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Electricity supply used to be a monopoly
Deregulation has provided multiple options
Differs state-by-state
Hotels need to research rates/terms and negotiate favourable rate agreements
Ownership groups and management companies may negotiate favourable portfolio rates using volume leverage

34
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Grounding

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Connecting the electrical riser to a grounding block or using a lightning rod connected to a wire/system that runs to the ground

35
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Emergency Generator

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Emergency transfer switch, have own independent fuel source (gas, diesel, propane, etc.)
-connected to the main switch
-mainly found in places that have blackouts
-runs on fuel
-will automatically turn on if lack of electricity is sensed

36
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Emergency Power Required for:

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  1. fire life safety system
  2. safe egress: exit signs/stairwells/corridor
  3. at least 1 elevator
    -needs to have lighting to guide people outside in case of an emergency
37
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What else should emergency power power?

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  1. telephone system
  2. network system
  3. F&B: freezers, etc
  4. security system
  5. locking system
    -back-up battery
    -> all need to be connected to an emergency generator
38
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

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Provide “clean power” to sensitive equipment
-no surges, lags, “noise”
Provide power in an uninterrupted flow, for a specified time period during power outages

39
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Conduit

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Protector/carrier of the electricity wires that connects the source to the user

40
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J-Box

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Junction box
-conduit connects to j-box

41
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Maintenance

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Infrared scans
Clean & tighten connections
Check that functioning within the right range
-amps, volts, temperature, loads between the three phases in relative balance
-electrical multi-metre
-transformers should remain cool
Use safety equipment, lockout/tagout procedures (only one key for each lock)
Avoid water
Staff knowledge of breaker locations

42
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Energy Management Services

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Check your bill, track your usage, understand your rates
Consider sub-metering different areas of the hotel so you can track and control usage

43
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Sustainability

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Establish an energy baseline, demand-side management audit, measure and track consumption (daily & monthly), sub-metering, high-efficiency equipment, variable speed drives on motors (slows down/speeds up motor depending on machinery capacity need -> saves electricity)

44
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Green Electricity Sources

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Solar panels
Wind turbines
Hydro
Other
Purchase green electricity

45
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Electrical Maintenance Equipment

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Multimeters
Wall receptacle analyzers
Rubber boots and gloves
Insulated ladders
Hydrometers
Infrared (IR) scanning guns

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