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Calculations: Percent Average Occupancy

The document contains calculations related to an escalator's energy usage and costs. It finds that the average occupancy of the escalator is 38.3%. It determines that the motor usage is 3.73 kW, costing $0.178 per hour to run. The total annual energy usage is estimated at 28416 kWh, costing $1920.41 per year to operate. It calculates that 38.3% of the potential energy usage and costs are actually being utilized, with the remainder going unused.

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Calculations: Percent Average Occupancy

The document contains calculations related to an escalator's energy usage and costs. It finds that the average occupancy of the escalator is 38.3%. It determines that the motor usage is 3.73 kW, costing $0.178 per hour to run. The total annual energy usage is estimated at 28416 kWh, costing $1920.41 per year to operate. It calculates that 38.3% of the potential energy usage and costs are actually being utilized, with the remainder going unused.

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CALCULATIONS

Percent Average Occupancy:

Down escalator:
138 minutes + 1.73 minutes = 139.73 minutes/60 minutes = 2.33 hr/6 hr = 38.8%

Up escalator:
132 minutes + 3.42 minutes = 135.42 minutes/60 minutes = 2.26 hr/6 hr = 37.7%

Average of both: 38.3%

Motor Output:

Motor = 5 HP
1 HP = 746 W
(MEEB pg. 180)

5 HP x 0.746 kW = 3.73 kW

Basic Charge – Three-Phase Plan (Monthly Service Charge): $28.25


Demand Charge = $5.00/kW
Energy Charge = $0.04779/kWh
(Commercial Energy Rate: http://www.eweb.org/news/projects/rates.htm)

Demand charge for motor:


3.73 kW x $5.00 = $18.65

Cost per hour for motor:


3.73 kW x 1 hr x $0.04779 = $0.178

Cooling Load:

Cooling Load: 1 W = 3.41 BTU


(Green Studio Handbook – Energy Production: Plug Loads p. 183)

3730 W x 3.41 btu = 12719.3 btu

Energy Conversion: 1 W = 3.412 btu


12719.3 btu/3.412 btu = 3730 W = 3.73 kW

3.73 kW x 1 hr x $0.04779 = $0.178


Energy Cost:

Energy cost per week:


Mon – Sat: 10AM – 9 PM: 11 hrs x 6 = 66 hrs
Sun – 11AM – 6PM: 7 hrs
Hours open per week = 73 hrs

73 hrs x [$0.178 (motor) + $0.178 (cooling)] = $25.988 per week

Energy Use/Cost per year:


365.25/7 = 52.18 weeks per year

Use:
2(3.73 kWh) x 73 hours x 52.18 weeks = 28416.1844 kWh

Cost:
($25.988 x 52.18) + 12($28.25 + $18.65) = $1920.413
(weekly cost x weeks in year) + 12 months of service (basic charge + demand charge)

Cost/Energy Effectiveness:

Money utilized per hour: $0.178 x .383 = $0.068


Money not utilized: $0.178 - $0.068 = $0.11

Money utilized:
$1920.413 x .383 = $735.518

Money not utilized:


$1920.413 - $735.518 = $1184.895

Energy Utilized:
28416.1844 kWh x .383 = 10883.39863 kWh

Energy not utilized:


28416.1844 kWh - 10883.39863 kWh = 17532.78577 kWh

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